The Portland daily press., 1876-10-30
The New York Canvass.
Change In the situ tuatien-RepubIie.u.
Confident OF success-rhe Dem ecr.,.
Losing Hope.

Those Democrats who derived so much en-
couragemeDt from a letter on the New York
canvass in the Boston Advertiser few days
since, may be interested IN the following letter
from the same correspondent which appeared
IN Saturdays issue of the Advertiser. Repub-
licans will be delighted with it.
NEW YORK, Oct. "a.
republican prospects in this State have
9g 99aghteDed wonderfnlly during the past week.
Ihe scare of q week ago set every man N
tne party at work, and the effects of this sua-
cen revival OF energy are n rceutible every.
where: The Republicans are enthusiastic and
nopetui, while the Democrats again show unmis.
taxable symptoms of alarm. Tins n. nI, re- ssups
to believe that the results of their tboroueh
canvass OF the State are not so satisfactory
as they expected. Governor TiIdeu Ia findine
out that the most perfect organization is pow
eriess against an Overwhelming popular seDti-
ment That such sentiment does exist in
this State now is best proved by its simnItape-
GUS discovery by both parties The Repnhli-
cans are certainly relying on it for success. and
their renewed confidence is due to belief in ITS
s,muitaneous discovery by both parties. The
Republicans are certainly relying on il for sue
cess, and their renewed confidence IS due 10 be-
hef IN Its existence rather than to apy svst4m-
attic organization. There is on all sides a quiet.
nnDroken faith that republican principles must
triumph; that, however the little masses of the
on merely local issues, when 1t comes to ra-
tlonai questions they are a unit in voting the
sra'ght old ticket. L believe that this
fsitn rests on sure foundation of actual facts,
ana the sudden alarm in the Democratic camp
IS the best confirmation of the belief The bal
ancesof power has always been conceded 10 the
liberal Republicans, aud il is pretty clearly
established now that the great mass of them
nave returned TO the regular parry rauks.
Mary have returned during the ,st week
convinced by the sound arguments advanced by
the principal Republican speakers The spepcb
OF Carl Schurz before the Union League Club
last week did vast amount of good IN calling
the attention of the people TO the financial is
sues in the canvass. The vote of this state has
been decided more than once BY appealing TO
the reasonable apprebensions of the mercantile
classes lest change OF administration should
bring about further instability of value. Mer-
chants like William E. Dodge, who have been
doubtful which way to vote, have decided
within few days that Hayes and Wheeler
promise the safer administration, and they are
men who carry large number of votes BY their
innuence. SLEPT changes like these are going
on all through the state, and the Republican
party stands behind Hayes aud Wheeler TO-DAY
In even more solid mass than il did behind
Grant IN 1872, because now the liberals are all
back at their posts 1t is upon this slow but
sure solidizing OF the party that the Republi-
cans base their confidence. They reason in this
way: There was a Republican majority of 50,-
600 for Grant in this state in 1872. To reverse
this majority now it must be shown that 25,000
Republicans have since then become so dissat-
lshed with the party that they are Determined
to vote for Tilden. This cannot be shown.
Then 1t must be remembered that 10 1872 there
were at least 10000 Liberal Republicans who
voted for Mr.. Greeley. 1t is admitted on all
hands that at least two-thirds of these men are
back in the party today. The issues developed
by the canvass have not only held the party as
it stood in 1872, blt they have brought back all
the men who lett 1t in that year and In 1874.
Therefore, say the Repub cans it is impos-
sible that we should be defeated. Ag Aust rs
is the increased vote; but giving the Demo
Gratis more than they can Justly expect of that,
We are still ahead by good majority. How
far this reasoning is sound and likely to be
verified by the election, l shall not undertake
to say. 1t is certainly plausible enough to en-
courage the Republicans and frighten the
Democrats, and that is pretty good evidence in
its favor.
The panic 10 the Democratic camp is unmis-
taxable Gov. Tiden gave evidence Of that when
be published his let er on Southern Claims. 1t
was the first time q his life that he ever acted
so pr mptly or spoke so clearly and frankly. 1t
is difficult to say whether the letter has doBe
him much service. II has not dismayed the
Republicans at all but has, on the contrary, en-
couraged them, by revealing to them the alarm
OF the enemy and by codfessing the danger of
the presentation of Southsrn claims. The
Governor has riven dignity to charges which
many independent voters we're accustomed to
~
persons are for the first time in doubt and alarm
about tie exDedlency of putting the "solid
SOlth" in power As Murat Halstead put 1t
in his speech last night, they are not yet pre-
pared 10 ''put the Southern Confedericy on top
of the United States" Mr.. Tllden has empha-
sized the danger of such catastrophe by VIZ
tually declaring so late in the canvess that be
Is afraid such an attempt will be made, eut he
will do the best be can TO prevent it. Another
sign of d mocratic alarm is the attempt 10 Sc
cure fraudulent registration in this city. That
the efforts all proceed from Democratic sources
is proved hy the silence of the local journals Of
that party ou the subject. A OF lhe expos
ures have been .Bade by the Republican jour-
pals, aud not word on the subject, save IN rid-
icule, bias been ittred by the reform" organs.
Supervisor OF Elections Davenport, has already
discovered 5000 fraudulent names on the lists of
New York city, aud the probability is that the
number will be doubled before bis examination
IS ended. His system is an aJmirable one, and
there is the utmost confidence in his ability to
prevent nearly all efforts to poll illegal votes.
In Brooklyn, also. the bogus registration has
been large, but it is hoped that large part of
it will be exoosed before election day. This
will cost the reform" party at least 10000
vOtes