The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-02
Pennsylvania A.
HOW SHE WILL VOTE,
opinion Of Colonel A. K. Mcclure.
rPRASdelphia Tines.l /.

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Until the October elections threw a,
measure Of ofnuncertainty upon the final
issue Of the Presidential contest that
was recognized by both parties, Penn
sylvania was regarded as one of the GER
tain States for Hayes; but since Indiana
has been anchored in the Tilden column,
and the vote in Ohio exhibits decided
weakness in the Republican lines, there
is great concern felt by the Republican
leaders for the safety Of the keystone
State. Had Ohio and Indiana both voted
Republican, the majority for Hayes in
Pennsylvania would not be less than
10000, and might be 10000, for the bat
tie would be all on one side and had
both those States voted Democratic, this
State would to-day be as certain for Til
den as Maryland and Kentucky. But the
Democrats have won the doubtful State
of Indiana, and the Republicans have
barely saved the strong Repr blican State
of Ohio, the home of Hayes, and the
prestige is to-day with the Democracy in
all the debateable fields.
Pennsylvania is a Republican State on
fall vote, and would so render her ver-
dict in any issue where the Republican
convictions of her people could cordially
follow the plumes of Republican admin
istrations, candidates and leaders but
Republican power hes been uninterrupt-
ed for nearly half generation, and it
has its sores and scars and growing de-
formities and distrusted masters to han
diCap the party in the contest. 1t has
honest and dishonest disappointment
the resentment ofinsatiate bad men and
the revolt of sincerely good men to deal
with, and they have paralyzed many ele-
ments of Republican power in a contest,
and quickened the hopes of the opposi-
ton. Grant stands at the door of the
temple of Republican victory, like the
angel of destruction with flaming sword,
to repel his own followers, and Came
ron's bayonet election usurpBtions in the
South are angry lions in the path of
Hayes. Thus is RepubliCanism embar.
rassed at every step in the progress of
the campaign, and if Hayes shall be
elected, it will be the most marvellous
victory of great party over its own in
frmities ever recorded in our history.
On the other hanG. the Democrats have
no distracted counsels or offensive sores
to make them falter. They have had no
plunder to quarrel over, no patronage to
debauch the few and disg lst the many.
They have their scars of old eruptions
before them, but they will not be torn
open afresh until there is power to make
ambition and cupidity call their leaders
into facticious conflict. They have been
out of power for four national admins
trations, and they all agree in a Jealous
effort to get back into the control of the
government. They now accept the issues
and make their platform from the neces-
sites of to-day, and they, therefore, have
the slogan of Reform They have re-
duced the Republican majorities in Yer
mont, Maine and Ohio below those given
in any previous Presidential year, and
have rescued Indiana and West Virginia,
two Grant States in 1868 and 1872, and
enrolled them in the Tilden lines for
1876. They have the inspiration of vic
tory in Octc ber, and the reasonable hope
of final victory in November to resolve
the doubtful and quicken the sluggish
for the contest. Thus armed, they will
assail Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and
will compel the Republicans to exhaust
their energies and resources to save those
States, if they can be saved at all. There
q rp now not less than tpn thousand
Greenback men in ntheSt4te who would be
active Hayes men had Indiana and West
Virgins voted Republican. In the in
terror Juniata and Susquehanna regions,
in the mining section and in the western
manufacturing counties, the Greenback
element has had new life infuse | in it by
the absence Of Republican victory in
October, and unless Colonel H9yt's cam
paign shall be so sharp and effective as
to recall his wayward wanderers, Penn
sylvania will tremble in the scale on
election night.