The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-25

against the voice of the October States, |
and Pennsylvania when voting in Octo-
Der was universally recognized as the
battle field. No President has ever
been elected by the people without Penn
sylvania, and none is likely to be. Inc
State has ceased to vote in October, but
the place of conflict, like the march OF
empire, has moved Westward. Her ia
tai power still exists, for the cause that
SHAPE the destinies of parties in Indiana
and Ohio in October will control and
direct the vote of Pennsylvania and that
of New Jersey in November.
For full forty years the October States
have piloted the way to safety or disas-
ter in the November election. In 1874
New York was carried by a majority OF
sc. All votes. but in 1875, under the IN
fiuence OF the sinister result in Ohio, the
Democrats carried New York but by
IL, 500 votes. With both OHIO and lndl-
ana lost in October, power and money
would lie concentrated in New York to
our utter discontinue. Are the rela-
tions OF our brethren who lead there so
kindly each to)the other that the Demo-
cratic party can afford to trust to that
State alone the future OF the organlza-
ton? Will it pay to subject ourselves to
the just charge that the South has dlctat>
ed terms to the Democracy or the North
at the expence of the faithful men OF the
West and OF Pennsylvania? But what
of the Democratic chances in Virginia
and North Carolina, it we lose both
OHIO and Indiana in October? Are the
Democracy assured of their electoral
votes? In such contingency every
corrupt appliance, every form OF
executive control, and the very energy
of desperation will be turned upon the
south, and upon these states especially
to coerce or buy their electoral votes.
The risk is too great for reasonable
men to incur 1t the Democracy lose
both Ohio and Indiana they lose not only
the President but the lower house Of
Congress. We must Judge of the future
in the light of the past. We must re-
cognize the fact thatthe policy, platform
aud candidates that will suit New York
and New England may not suit the grea1
middle belt Of States reaching from Mis-
souri, to New Jersey. While preserving
the traditional policy of the Democratic
party it must be qualified in the interests
OF the whole people and not OF class
We must remember the vital necessity
for a platform which while carrying
Ohio and Indiana, or one Of them, in DC
tober, will sweep the indispensable state
to the Democracy in November. The
sympathies OF their people are alike
their opinions concur, their business in
terests are identical, and they and thu
south are in national accord. The Dem
ocracy can carry the election with lndi
ana or Ohio and Pennsylvania and New
Jersey added to the south. They can
not carry the country and will lose tn
lower house of Congress at the same
time if they do not recognize and &C
! upon the tact that the October states ar
), the Thermopylae Of the conflict. Ih
Presidential problem is solved by secuI
ing candidate who can carry Ohio an
Indiana. VINO is ne? Where is he?
D. W Ingersoll Il Co still continue to tax
the lead in the dry goods trade OF this city; It
one Of the oldes, dry goods houses in the cit
and their reputation tor fair dealing was estat