The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-10-19
OUR NEW YORK LETTEJs.
New YORK, Oct. II
TIE OCTOBER ELECTION 5.

IlCdu party Win IUelI vast GeScftCs
have failed TO carry the State that, by
their own showing, was to decide the
result. The New York Herald of this
says that the chances are now
with the Democrats, and all that need
be done to elect Samuel j. Tilden in
is TO act with caution, ,cour-
age and judgment. This is conceding
a great deal from newspaper which
has favored the election of Hayes and
but it is the truth. The De-
mocracy are certain of victory in the
future. In all of the States that have
held elections thus far, the Democratic
party have gained grand total of
over two hundred thousand votes.
Nothing like this has ever taken place
except when the people have decided
upon change. If the Republican
party with the whole power OF the
behind it, and the NOR
al power given to it by the prestige of
sixteen years of success, cannot carry
a single State, and that State one upon
which they have staked their all. THAT
hope have they OF electing their candi-
dates in October. The opposition are
very excited and will, in all probabil-
ity do something else before the can
vass is over to further jeopordize their
own chances. Men craZed by the pros
pect of defeat will hesitate at nothing,
and l confidently look for another ex-
hibition of the Bloody Shirt" and
more lies from the party organ. What
ever thew 40 cannot stop the flow of
the tide. Public opinion is strong for
Reform. and their every act only
strengthens that desire.
THE LYING CANVASS.
The camqaign of lies progresses,
and it would seem that man cannot
be good Republican unless he can
tell falsehoods large and strong.
1t seems 10 be the characteristic of
their method of carrying on the cam
paign, for they have said almost moth
ing this year that does not bear the
print of falsehood upon its face. When
one comes to reason about the matter,
however, it does not seem strange, for
their record has been such during the
past four years, that this policy is the
only one that can save them from ut
ter annihilation. The record of eight
long years is dotted by the fall OF
Christian statesmen. They all lied
and were found out. and in like man
ner the lies of this canvass are expos
ed, and the liars humilia;ed. Not hui
inflated in their own eatimation, but
in the eyes of the people. Witness
the brazen ef1rontery of Cham mberlain
in South Carolina. He knows, or
ought TO know, that his story of out
rage are not believe by any one. and
only credited by Republican, office
holders because it is their interest to
do SO. After the Greeley Grant CAM
paigD, all the newspapers OF any re-
pute in this city exposed the ''bloody
shirt" stories that had come from the
South in such hOrrid form AS to curdle
the blood of the most stolid. On in
vestigating these stories, the origin
was found to be not only groundless,
but ridiculous. The deputy Inarshals
confessed that they had shot bullet.
holes through their own hats and ar
rested innocent men on charges of in
timidation. The Administration par
ty labor under two disadvantages in
the conduct Of the "bloody shirt can.
vass. In the first place the party is
not solid iG the South, and we haye
contradictory reports from opposing
factions in each of the Southern States
under Republican rule. And in the
second place, the exposures of two
and three years ago have educated the
people, and they are not to be hum
bugged by partisan reports o! outrag-
es and massacres. The HcTaid OF this
city, while supporting Hayes iorpres-
ident, is so dlsgusted with the South
ern policy Of the party, that it recon-
mends all voters in the South To vote
the Democratic ticket, and gives the
following advice to the Republican
party:
ave. warn the Republican leaders
that they had better very quickly set
such men as Chamberlain and Pack ard
adrift. They cannot afford to support
them. In Louisiana, the Democrats
have already appealed 10 Attorney
General Taft against Packard's system
of illegal and arbitrary arrests. They
do not ask to be excused from arrest !;
they only ask for speedy tria'. Mr..
Patton, chairman of the Conservative
State Committee, writes TO Mr.. Taft:
81 am directed to request that, for the
better protection of the citizens in
their right to speedy examination and
bail, the United States marshals and
deputy marshals be instructed by your
10 take the accused per-
sou, when arrested, before the neares
or most convenient United States
Commissioner for preliminary exam
inatiOn. The practice has been to
bring such persons to this city from
remote parts of the State, often sever
al hundred miles distant, leaving the
parties, when bailed, to def-ay their
expenses home. This, coupled with
the consequent prolonged absence
from home at critical moment TO the
crops and business, ipflicts an unneces-
sary hardship upon the accused, which
will be obviatcd by recourse to the
United States Commissioners at
Nachitoches, Shreveport, and else
where We 1anm tbe roou,St un1,.