The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-01
Proofs tina, Tilden will be Elected.


For the past four months we have been
proving that Mr.. TILDEN ought to be
elected President. The great campaign is
drawing to IA close: the argument is pretty
well exhausted; and we now propose 10
give few reasons why TILDEN will defeat
HAYES on Tuesday next.
The history of the country shows that,
from the administration of JEFFERsoN
down to the present hour, the political
party which carried majority OF the
House OF Representatives Mt the election
held In the middle of a Presidential term,
never failed to elect the President two
years afterward. There is not one excep-
ton 10 this rule; and certainly when it is
the party of corruption and fraud which Is
to DO turned out, and the party of honesty
and reform that is to be let in, the pending
contest ~ not likely TO vacate this old rule.
Now for its application.
In the Forty-third Congress the Republic
cans had II majority of one hundred and
eight in the House. Two years ago the
| Democrats elected majority OF seventy
10 the present House. This great change
Enthusiastically foreshadowed the triumph
| OF inc ltefnOtIhtt III thc EitbA NohNNot VI
this year.
The result Of the Western elections in
October assured the success OF TILDEN.
West Virginia, Ohio. and Indiana have
always voted for the Republican nomi-
nees for President. Candid members OF
that party admitted that If they failed to
carry two of those states in October they
would have no hopes for HAYES in Novem-
Der. Early in the canvass they abandoned
| West Virginia, and then staked their all
| ON Ohio and Indiana. They worked des-
perately to secure Ohio for HAYES, and
toiled with the energy inspired by despair
to wrest Indiana from HENDRICKS. The
returns astounded the Republicans and
electrified the Democrats. West Virginia
went pell-mell for TILDEN and Reform.
HENDRICKS bore off splendid victory in
Indiana. But poor RUTHERFoRD! He got
the Cincinnati nomination because his
friends promised 10000 majority in
Ohio for the Republicans in October II he
were on the ticket; and 10, he sneaked out
of the state with n small majority In his
favor on the state ticket, and two hundred
majority against him on the aggregate
vote cast for members of Congressl
We hold the Republicans to their admis-
slons of three months ago that the party
that carried two of the October State:
would surely win the battle In November.
In truth, there is not Republican that
knows much on the subject, who does not
feel sure that the October elections killed
HAYES and WHEELER stone dead.
Since their defeat In Indiana, a largo ant
intelligent class of Republicans admit tina
the Presidential candidate who carries
New York will certainly be elected. Now
tnougn WI 1870 mot DOUBT tina
after the contest Is over IL will b
apparent that TILDEN did not MOO.
the thrtv-hve votes OF this state 4
place him In TIE whita House, never
.neIess we will accept the situation as dc
fined by the Republicans. To please 'hen
we will concede thnt enc candidate VIII
, prevails in tiis state in November will de
a | liver the inaugural from the east front o
. the Capitol In March: and we assert tina
every New York Republican, possessing q
sufficient amount OF nowiedge 10 form an
intelligent opinion on the question, be
lieves that that man will be SAMUEL
TILDEN.
The result in Indiana undoubtedly threw
the supporters of HAYES back upon New
York AS their forlorn hope. With chatter
ing teeth and quaking knees, they conced,
thus. Now, deducing our opinions from
the very best sources OF information, We
assure the friends of reform that the TIL,
DEN electoral ticket will receive major.
~ of the votes cast outside of the city OF
New York, and that the majority in Tia,
whole state will be at least $4,000. Let the
advocates of reform in other States no
bother their heads about New York, but
move Immediately on the enemys work.
in their own States.
The Signals OF distress thrown out b,
tine advocates of HAYES at all points o
the compass during the past two or three
weeks, aud particularly within the las
three or four days, prove conclusively
that the tide has turned against them. ant
that their rotten craft is about TO go to TIA,
bottom. Let Us look at some of these sign
Of a sinking cause.
No sooner was the Indiana election Owe
than SITTING BULL MORTON fled TO the Pa
ciilc coast. 1t was MoRToN that raised tn,
bloody shirt aud gave the contest its san
culinary aspect. Does any one believe h,
would have skulked from the field had h,
not known that all was lostl
The ordering of troops to South Caro-
lima 10 save that State was only the pr
liminary step in programme the Garry
nally contemplated an attQby the bay-
half dozen States for Il of popular indig-
onet' but the lll.iicd GRANT old Father
, r'''o" "'ts ZACH, who puts the screws to
49, iiGceholders and slippery Don CAM
iRoN, to whom the facile HAYES owes his
nomination; and they have abandoned all
hopes of salvatiou by means of the army.
Ten days ago the last card which the
HAYES men were playing in this losing
game was the rebel claims which they
SAID amounted to about a., 500, 0O0, 600, and
would surely be paid if TILDEN was
elected. This baseless assertion was UNI
doubtedly making an impression and
therefore TMDEN trumped the demagogue
trick by his bold, manly, patriotic letter.
This quite took away the breath of the
desperadoes who are conducting the cam
vass. Casting around for Il straw whereon
to fasten, and thus for moment avert the
| doon that aWaits them, thew called upon