The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-10-26
TIE SITUATION.

"E. D. NJ" thus reviews the pOllti-
cal situation
The total result OF the October eIee-
ton is not very different from what
well informed men expected, The
only thing on the Democratic side to
boast Of, is that Indiana has given
them little more majority than Il
did in 1872. Then the majority was
| Jas now there is about ), 500. II l.
| 14S Democratic majority IN October,
1872, gave q Republican majority Of
2, 900 in Noyemb Der, we think Hayes
will get over 10000 in November,
1876. or course, like Colorado, that
will be disputed, until it is finally
settled. But there are some things In
Indians decidedly favorable to the
/ Republican,. Our gain OF four men,
beEs OF Congress proves that ON Ma
tional questions the Republicans are
stronger than on local ones. This
/ must naturally be the case when such
| q candidate rs Tilden is involved
| His character and conduct are dis
honest, and that has far more effect
than a charge OF ignorance or wear.
ing blue jeans pantalOOns. In fact
the last charges helped Williams.
Mr.. Tilden will enter the canvass
without the benefit of the last, aud
with the full force OF the former
against him. Again, in 1S74-a third
candidate running-the Republican
candidate was beaten by 1882 ma
jority. That was the point they had
to start from. Now ii they have
gained Is, 900 on that, aud 5000 Green
hackers still standing out, what then
is the probability? He who runs can
read it. What Is now necessary Is to
carry the canvass on actively and
labOriOusly until the 7th OF NOYem-
Der. Lose not day, aud victory Is
certain. As to OHIO, it Is quite as
well as any Republican expected.
We have q decisive majority, aud
gain five members of Congress. In
Indiana and Ohio / counted on =
gain OF ten members Of Congress, and
we have gain of nine. rhe only
one wanting is Matthews. and that
was as unexpected to the Democrats
as to US. Had he been elected, we
should have had the whole ten
counted on. How he was defeated
can not tell exactly, hut have q very
decided opinion. The importation Of
men from Kentucky on one hand,
and the repeaters from everywhere
did the work. OF the first it is useless
for parties to deny il. It has been
done in other elections, and will be
when the facilities are so great.
Here, let me remark, that this Is one
place in which the Republican organ
iZatiOn was not as good as should be.
The defect was in challenging. Re-
publicans voted who were honest
voters but who ought to have been
challenged. Perhaps that was q
Democratic fault but every man
should be challenged who Is not
known by the judges or bystanders to
be legal voter. In 1910 this WIS
done, and the Wings cut off nearly
all illegal voters.
And now as to Congress. It Is all
important that We should have the
next Congress We shall have the
Senate, and if other States do as
well as Ohio and Indiana, We shall
have a decisive majority in the
House. We want q gain of thirty
one. We have nine here, and one in !
Colorado. We have left thirty-nine |
Districts which we expect to gain. |
On the other hand, there are three or
four Districts in the South which we
expect to lose. Altogether, the pros
poets are that We shall have 3 clear |
majority in the next House Of Repre- |
sentatives. We shall, IN all PROBABLE |
1ty, have both Houses OF Congress. |
Now for the Presidency. The case /
stands thus: The majority OF the
Electoral College is 1S5. the States
which have now voted, with aeknoWl- /
edged majoriIies, make 139. Seven /
more electoral votes elect the Repub-
lican President. Is there s Democrat |
who sIppOses that all the doubtful /
States, without exception, will 90
Democratic II Connecticut goes
for Republicans Tilden is defeated. /
II New Jersey or North Carolina, both
Of which are probable, go Republican.
the Democrats are beaten. All OF this
is entirely exclusive OF New York,
which our friends expect to carry by
large majority. Throwing in what
we believe, the votes OF Indiana and
New York, and Hayes will be elected
by tWO-thirds OF the Electoral vote,
and such is my opinion OF the result.
1t is useless, IN = close and severely
contested election, to brag or boast.
1t is true, that bold "bluff," an en-
thusiastic "brsg," will influence q
few people. It will Influence, for
example, some gamblers, hundreds OF
whom lost bets on the Democratic
brag about COlOradO.-Gdzette.