, 1876-09-12
THE DATTLEFIELD,
SURVEY OF TUE SITUATION IN INDIANA.

Eee Fork Htrald (tdfsorfaf} Sept. 3.
When Napoleon Donapartc, then thin, yol-
1es.vssaEed yopth. WAS sent TO Touion to assist i,
tn the s'cec, tho young artillery officer per- I.
ccircd, With the quick intuition Of genius, thas ;.
the whole plan Of operations was n h1undcr,
and that instead Of d!rcc. assaults on the tow, :
tho forts should be taken On the high ground I
which commanded tho harbos, which would
compel the English TO withdraw their feet ana
render the city unlel,adc. Being admitted tx !
ncouncs! Of war, he urged this view, and point :
Ing On a map to the HautsHr de erase, on whicf
Furt EguIliettc MAS sltuated, the imprlsiva J,
youth exclaimed, "Tt,crc Is Touion!'' a stupid
old 0etleral who could not SEE the merits Of tho
ptan whispered TO the officer at bis elbow, "The
young man does nat sccm very strong In his
geography" supposinE that Bonapnrte l,ad mis-
conceived the location Of the town In bis lifcly
wa5 OF pointing ont the position which would
make tt untc rablc. In the present siege OF the
White uouec, the Octubes election In 1udiaua ia
the Fort Eguilletta. Nc suppose there Is no
politician on either skle who is 60 stupid TINT
lie does MT perceive this OF who wonld fanGy
nj b!un.lcr to say TINT the Presidential election
Ia likely 70 ba decided IN tho State Of Indiana on
the accond Tuesday III Octobcr. :,
This statement needs to lie taken, however,
with the same limitation as t!le exclamation Ut
the young artillery officer that 'Fouion was On
tho heights that commanded Its haebor. It
made great difference whether those hcighta
French could take them the fall Of Touon vas
certain, but their retention by the English by
no means Insured their permanent possession
Of the town. 30 (to carry out Che parallel tho
the whoie campaign, whcrcas tllc failure Of tho
Republicans III TINT 5tute would still leave them
very good chanyes Of clcct!!g Hayes in NoTem-
Der: Il tnakcs great difference to Z party
States Or only one. The Republicans aro In no
danger Of losing both, and may not lose either;
hut tile Democrats are certain to lose 0hto, and
the very utmost they cau hope Is to brealS tbo
liz Democratic party las virtually admitted
that all it's chances Of succcss arc stnkel on Its,
ability to carry Indiana In oetobes. Al TIC ye,y
The st. Louis ConEcntton. pnt 3 great deal at
hazard in the country at large IN the hope OF
Strengthening tue 0ttutn:r canvass IN Indiana.
Ii was solely with ytcw to lntlIaua TINT It Inv
tic intlatlonists, and neturtcd tho stupid de-
luanA for repeal of the Resumption act. It
WIS becarsc It deemed 6ucccss III Iuliaua tndls-.
pcnsahle that It weighted thu ticket with Hen
drirks rs u countcrpolse to the jlard-nloney
yirw5 Ut Tll1en. II WA With all eJe on 1ndlan1
that tlat "cnngregation Of incapalles," thy
Democratic House, passed 10 foo'!sl, bill
acceptance. After milking those foolish sacri-
tccs OF principle 50 damaging In every
other ylow than thc!s elect IN tue October
statss, tho ncnoerats catst!ot deny that they
hare made Indiana the grand linge of their cam.
ruIg, expecting to gei:l mere by sucress IN that
Htutc thau they would loae BY danti1ing the tnse
baby. But Il Indiana goes ssaaat then tn spita
tess Iay } cfy asy i NJ sfs
tobcr States and Of t4clr i!ltocy on the money.
a Til 10 anything ba, fattcring; { they nro d.
IN j. ana A. mr tha ns1t w foS9 % /
s'dceret than ever p!nlnmct sounded" II they
losu 1nslil1ia they will bc badly 6satcn IN New
Yors, alll tho whole, party Will 60 to wreck-
,t a c W. a es,, ses ~ aa sSo s as
Indiana, and our great rcf0rtncr, Will! whom ho
is urelslal'y yoks, will tiuu that otlcllo'a oe~
eupation'a gonc."
the central poln. of interest uutl H. rcsalt Is
known. Both parties 1rc c1trttng themselves
there with the cncrsy Of dcspcsatfon, and until
within tho last week or two 1t seemed to 10 p
| fairs operatcs against the Democrats. Tho mis-
cradle iiasco III New York, which shows that
Tilicn hus loAt tho rciua Of Ills uwu State, Ia
calculated to have depressing c1ltct Ill lndl-
/ ana. The Misc things done by the Democratic
OF other States, well rs tlle ldfotlc things,
operate badly Tor tle Hendricks canvass. Even
tic nomination Of Charles Francis Adams,
strengthening md cheering 1s 1t IL fn the E3st-
ert, States, IS eet,buck to tho lnllapa inlnton-
men, unl tho shouts of utilization raised by tho
11llen organs over Ills no.n!nation vii! rrt.ste
tbs greater part OF tho stump-speeches ALL
| dressed tu the followers ot ilenficks. Tho
wistlu1u VI Alassaclliscttsand tho folly of Nuw
| Yurk arc alike lau,aslnE tin Democratic can-
yass In Indiana "The stars in THUR cour5cs
fought against slscrsl." Thu sutsess Of the Re-
| puGflcans in keeping tho Democratic party con-
stantly On tic defensive las Weakening effect.
Moreover, tAcy contrast In the attltude OF thu