Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-20

cratic but nOly to assert tina; unless he Iepub
licans wake w and do something their ma oFi
ty next month will do them no credit "a
Saturday morning another proml0e! Journal 10
this city which Is Jealous supporter OF Hayes
printed long letter from Columbus reviewing
the situation III Ohio, which squaly betokcnei
more formidable opposition to Hayes In his Own
State than the party short time spce hal any
reason to apprehend. The writer OF the letter
does not despair OF the republican canvass, al
though be fears close contest. Hayes carried
the State last year only by the aid Of the Ger
man wore, and his majority Was small Ii is
supposed that tWo-thirds OF the German citl-
zeus will now vote for the democratic caodi-
dates; aud should this be the case Hayes would
be 10 great dagger OF losing his own State. His
majority last year was only 544 and change
OF 2,773 votes would have prevented his elec-
we'll uuited 90 Hayes last year, should be d.
vidcd this year and o.thirds, or even one
half OF it, be given to the Democratic ucket. ii
is difficult to see how the republicans coult!
carry the State. The republican correspond
cot whose letter we have cited says 90 this
point: Il cootess to some anxiety as to the
course Of the Germans. They saved the State
| for Hayes in 1875, aud if it be true that they
| threaten to oppose the republican State ticket
| because OF MIR. Barnes temperance views, then
| there is danger ahead The same republican
correspondent explains, in another part Of bis
letter. that Coonel Thompson, the Chairman OIL
the Democratic State Committee. places great
| reliance ou the Grrman vote, which b. is Coz
hdent the republicans h.ve alenat>d 10 a g.
part by nominating prcnourccd prohibiton
ist tor Secretary of State " The correspond
ent is unable to dispute the fact that the re-
publicans OF Onio have put faoaical prohlb
ZIONIST al the mead Of their State ticket. H.
says: There seems to be 90 doubt that Mr.
Barnes record shows him to be Temperance
man OF the ultra sort, that are forever srckin,
to force men toto habits of total abstinence b;
penal statues" MIR. Barnes vas prObab.s
nominated 10 the hope OF torestall!ng sepa
rate prohibition ticket, but if this was the ain
it has failed. There is a temperance lickctin tt;
field, land the republican correspondents We hav,
been quoting says their movement has some
Importance 10 close contest sach as this prom
Use: 10 be, Tor Whatever strength they can uius
ter is substraclrd from the republican ranks.
But quite apart from the temperance gus
ton the German population, not only Of ONO
but generally throu lhout the couutry, havt
manifested strong disposition to >unport i'll
deo. 1t is certainly so here III Now York, AM
i there is good reason for bcevrg that 1t Is st
everywhere. 1t was stated in our lodana let
ter published yesterday that morc than TWO
thirds Of the German rewspaL crs III the Unltc'
States-165 cut Of 240-support Iildcn aud op
pose Hayes. II the attitude Of the Ohio Ger
mans is such as the democrats claim and tn
republicans partially coDcedc it is possible an
not very improbable that the slender repub!i
can majority OF last year, which was wholly du
to the German vote, may be reversed \
month. At any rate, Ohio, which was thougt.
80 secure for Hayes, is suddenly becoming To
GENRE Of political interest. If contrary to a
previous expectations and prediction, the Stat
should b. carried by the democrats, their vic
tory will put quite new face on the nationa
canVass.-N Y Herald.