The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-04
SENATOR WALLACE On THE sITuA-
TION.
Thc Importance 0f the Congressional
Elections.

Especial Correspondence of the WorldJ
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The jIorld'S
article of yesterday on the Congressional
aspects of the fall elections has excited
great attention here and commanded
general assent | called to-day upon
Senator Wallace, Of Pennsylvania, to
inquire into his views AS to the general
position and prospects OF the party. lie
declined to express anN.Arefercnce as to
| the Democratic candidates. He said
that the nominations made by the Gin
cunati Convention, and the drift of
events during the coming month. must
| be potential in determining the line of
action to be taken at st. Louis. The
Pennsylvania delegation was unin-
structed, and. SO far as he knew, un-
committed, and he believed that their
only purpose was to so act and vote as
to bring about harmony upon principles
and to aid in selecting those candidates
who would be most likely to carry the
necessary number Of electoral votes and
to help secure the lower house of Con
gress. The tendency OF a certain school
OF politicians to ignore those States
which vote in Obtober and to trust all to
the November elections, he thought
was a very dangerous one. No Presi-
dent has ever been chosen against the
voices OF the States which vote in Octo-
ber. and this year will be no exception.
In the choice Of both candidates and in
the settlement of the platform, this con
trolling rule must be kept in view
II the States reaching from the Mis-
sssippi to the Delaware are aban-
doned, the contest is hopeless. and the
lower house will be lost. The selection
Of candidate and the adoption Of
theories acceptable only to New York
and New England will lose all of the
doubtful Congressional districts in llli-
nois, Indiana. Ohio, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. In Pennsylvania alone
there are ten doubtful Congressional
districts. all of which are now held by
Democrats, who were elected mainly
upon belief that the financial policy
Of the Republican party would be re-
versed and one adopted that would give
to the Frustrated manufacturing and
business interests Of the State time
to recuperate. Three-fourtbs Of the
people OF that State. irrespective of
party, think the Sherman resump-
tion statute impossible Of execution
and destructive Of their business
interests. While they do not favor con
traction, very few of them believe in in
flation; but they believe that the
specie standard should be reached
by natural processes without forcing
statutes. Ine loss OF JneSe uouDt-
ful districts in the great central
States looses the House to the Democ-
racy, and with them go their Legisla-
lures, from which alone the Senate can
be made Democratic in 1879. A Presi-
dent without either House OF Congress-
in political accord with him, would be
a barren victory. No party can long
exist which deliberately abandons to
their political foes their brethren among
IL, 600. 600 Of people. who from the very
force OF their locality hold a middle
ground in opinion, and are best fitted to
temper both extremes. "A change OF
one half Of / per cent upon the total
vote OF last year would give us Ohio;
PENNSYLVANIA is Democratic outside Of
Philadelphia, and in 1874 the Demo
cratic majority on the Congressional
vote of the whole State was nearly 5000,
Indiana is a Democratic State. 1t would
therefore be suicidal to abandon these
States, and trust all to the hope ofcheck-
ing victorious enemy in the November
elections. Instead of carrying the coun-
try. then, ii is to be found that we would
have great d difficulty in carrying Now
York. New Jersey, and even Virginia
and North Carolina
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