Litchfield enquirer., 1876-10-19

have had within nine Of the required majority, without New York, and might have reasonably expected that number from the list marked doubtful. Now, however, the Democracy only need ten of the doubtful votes. beside New York, to get a majority. This number they are almost certain to carry; for they would only need Louisiana and Florida;or Loui- siana and one of the Pacific states; or Call ifornia and Florida, to succeed. More- over we must recolIect that all the states marked doubtful are Democratic on the recent political record. Some of them the Republicans may reasonably hope to carry, but to recapture "A out of the 33 doubtful electoral votes. outside New York, would be expecting altogether too much.
 The October elections, therefore have had this result; they have narrowed the issue down to fight for the State of New publicans can no more succeed without that state than can the Democracy. The terrible struggle of October in Indiana will be repeated in New York in Novem-' Der. Here Tilden unquestionably has some advantages. It is his own state; at former elections he has received large Republican vote; he has a majority on last years record, though greatly dimin- ished one; he is sure of an enormous vote in New York city.
 On the other hand the Republican posi- ton is far from hopeless. As heavy pro- portionate gains as they made in Indiana in October would give them New York in November. One great advantage the Re- publicans will have in New York which they lacked in Indiana. The inconsist- ent combination of soft-money Hendricks with hard-money Tilden ought to help them Tn New York as much as it hurt them in Indiana. They can never carry New York with the "bloody shirt" The vulnerable point in the Democratic line in that state is its financial position. The repeal of the resumption a0t by the Dem ocratic House and MT. Tilden's assent thereto are as unsatisfactory to Democrats as to Republicans in that hard money state. Such canvass on the financial issue as gave us Ohio, last year, ought to give us New York, next month.
 In any event we look for an encounter in New York; during the coming month, more furious than has been known in that state since the memorable contest be- tween Polk and Clay in 1844. Connecti- cut, in the meantime will be spectator rather than an important actor on the po- litical stage. Our vote will probably go to Tilden, and it is not likely to be of de- cisive importance, whichever way it goes. The Hartford Times and other Demo- cratic state papers are very much shock ed at the religious views of Col. Inger- soil. They eoeld stand without even a sigh. the appearance of Connecticut Senator upon the floor of the Senate Chamber maudlin drunk, but the free thinking of the Col. shocks them beyond expresslon.
 A Democratic procession in Port Jervis, N. Y., last week. carried miniature gib- bet from which was suspended the efigy of colored man. In the rear of the gal. lows stood figure of man representing MT. Tilden. The transparency fitted around it contained the following inscrip- tions: ''Tilden hang Hayes" "Hang all Black Niggers." 'Tilden and Reform. J Comment is unnecessary.
 Senator Barnum spent ten days before the Indiana election in that state in the capacity of special organizer of the De- mocracy in doubtful districts. On election day he received the following telegram from the chairman of the Demo. cratic National committee:
 New York, October 10, 1876 I ". H. BGrnuna, care William Tender.
 son, Bank of Commerce, Indianapolis;
 Dispatch received. You may buy seven more mules. ABRAM S. HEWITT.
 Inasmuch as MT. Hewitt is not known to be dealing in that sort of live stock, il is suspected that ''mule" translated from the reform dialect into English means 5000, and that MT. Banrum was author. ized to put 1000 ''where it would do the most good. "on the eventful 10th inst, the returns indicate that he did so.
 We regret to see Hon. s. W. Kellogg renominated by the Republicans of the 2d Congressional district. He is the only one of our Congressman who did not cover his Salary Grab into the Treasury When so much clamor was raised against Barnum in 1875 for not giving up his back pay. Kellogg, was in the same po- sition. The former covered his into the treasury and the latter did not The nomination of Mir. Kellogg. too, in cam paign in which we are preaching civil ser vice reform, is a gross inconsistency. Judge Phelps has shown himself utter ly unreliable on the financial issue, but we would rather see him in Con- gress than Mir. Kellogg.