The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-10-25
OUR NEW YORK. LETTER.
New YORK, }
Oct. 1S, 1861

SH
NA" Oct tA IS, 1885,
EDITOR DEMOCRAT a7
Never before was the Democratic
party in better condition or more GER
tain of victory. The elections of last
Tuesday virtually ended the fight
The Republicans are broken and dis
pirited. Their only hope of success
lay in carrying the October States.
With Indiana and West Virginia lost
and Ohio only saved by a majority
of about one-half per cent. they are
already beaten. Rightly or wrongly
it has come to be accepted that the
November election is to be decided
by the October elections. In '72 the
Republicans gained the advantage in
October, and the Democrats virtually
abandoned the fight. Now the De
mocracy has not only really carried
two out of three of the States voting
but has so cut down the Republican
majority in the third that it may al
so 60 Democratic in November on the
square Issue of National Reform.
The Democratic gains in those States
which have held elections are simply
surprising. As compared with rs,
we have gained 225,000 popular
votes, and have rescued from the en-
envy the electoral votes of four States
thirtyeix in all, The. Republicans
have lost everywhere and they are be-
coming desperate. They see that
the Democratic party will carry New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut and
probably Illinois and Wisconsin.
There can be no possibility of the de-
feat of Tilden and Hendricks now exs
|cept through over confidence and;ap-
athy among Democrats, and Of that
there isno fear. Gov. Tilden's great
prestige in New York cannot beover-
come, and all claims of Republican
strength in this State are utterly
baseless. Gov. Tilden carried the
State two years ago by over $4,000
majority in the face of fierce oppo-
sition from his own party. That op-
position no longer exists, and he has
gained thousands ofsupporters since.
Every statement to the contrary is
false and comes from the ehemy.-
New York will give Tilden and Hen
bricks from sixty to seventy thou
sand; majority. Gov. Hendricks
popularity in Indiana will double the
majority in that State. The attempt
to create trouble in, the South has
failed. 1t has cost the Republicans
more votes than it has gained them,
and even were they to succeed in car
rying Louisiana and South Carolina,
it would not help them. i' 'sa.t.', q,
The people are determined to Sc
cure an honest administration Of the
Government and a consequent reduc-
ton in taxation which shall revive
industry and secure to the artisan
and laborer not only employment,
but good wages. The party that has
brought disaster and distress upon
the country has proved itself unwor
thy Of confidence and the people
have repudiated it forever. RI
Very many Republicans have ceas-
ed to make even pretense of conf
dence in the result of the Presiden-
tial election. Privately, the Repub-
lican, leaders here, most Of whom are
gamblers on elections, are trying to
find some one who will bet in favor
|of Hayes and Morgan, in order to
hedge their losses in Indiana. But
fools are scarce here now, and the
gambling Republicans will be obliged
| to. pocket their modification and
their losses together in November
SIGMA.
-THoUGH the registration here is
continually mysti6ed, and big col
ored majorities reported against us
still one thing has leaked out whicf
gives US assurance that we will win
We can count now on 1850 white.
being registered, and from these fig
ures we argue that the honest col
ored majority against US cannot pos
sibly exceed 500, which would swell