Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-10-25
[From the Springfield Republican,
THE PROSPECT.
AN IMPARTIAL REVIEW.
Decidedly Favorable To
Tilden and Reform.

GeOrSia, lAoulsiaiia' -"iH'''epP'' N0'''
and South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia--cast, all told, ninety
seven electoral votes. Add the three
votes of West Virginia, which appears
to be part of the Solid South for all
practical purposes, this season, and
we arrive at an even 100. The four
ex-slaye and border States that didn't
90 out-Delaware, kentucky, Mary
land and Missouri-cast, together,
thirty,eight electoral votes, Add
these, and the total amounts to 1873.
But 1856 votes elect this year--the
whole number of electoral votes since
the arrival of the centennial baby, Col
orado, in the family being 369. That
is to-day, supposing the political sol
'idity OF the South to be fact, suppos-
ing Mr.. Tilden to come North with
these 1873 votes, he will only have to
pick up forty-seyen additional votes IN
the twenty-one remaining States IN
order to make his majority. But his
own State Of New York alone casts
thihy-ive votes; while New York.
New Jersey and Connecticut, togeth
er, cast fifty.
Is the political solidlty of the South
fact ? 1t begins to look uncommon-
| ly like it. This overwhelming Demo
cratic majority in Georgia, where the
Republicans put their best foot fore.
most, this year, might have been ex-
planned away as Il case of the Dutch
taking Holland. But, taken in con-
nection with the Republican disap-
pointment in West Virginia-whith
has the look of being genulne-and
the latest news from South Carolina,
Florida and Louisiana, it must be al
lowed certain Significance. 1t the
negroes abstain from voting or vote
the Democratic ticket in Georgia.
where the outrage mill suspended,
some time ago, for lack of grist, where
the two colors are living and working
together, not only peaceably but ami
cably, isn't it at least probable a for
tori that the South Carolina negroes
for instance, will follow suit ? If we
accept as liberal truth the statements
of Gov. Chamberlain and other Re
publican authorities rs to the military
demonstrations Of the whites, the ter
Tor already inspired by them, the sup
plementins OF the general argumert
to the nerves to the argument to th'
stomach, this probability only becomes
the greater, If the blacks are reall,
persuaded that they risk employment
) food. life, in voting the Republican
} ticket, this year, it is not the presenc
$ of United States troops that IS golnE
, to induce them TO take this risk. Al
intelligent and Trustworthy testmon.
= goes to confirm the belief that the lie
E publican party in Mississippi il, prac
Q tically, out of the combat. The he
t publican organizations in Louisiana
| and Florida are notorously rent b.
n internal feuds and jealousies, If no
: honey -combed with political treach
a cry while the whites have neve
been more united, more hopeful, O
!, If we may be pardoned the phras
y more aggressively conciliatory
0 their advances TO the blacks. Indeed
= dispassionate observers, acqualnte
: with the facts, pronounce the Reput
e llcan chance better, to-day, III Mort
e Carolina than in either of the State
: we have named. Yet the Congre
n sional election in North Carolina, tw
= years ago, showed a Democratic m;
e iority of 1876. Outside ofthese fi'
d States, North and South Caroln'
IS Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida Il
e Republican pretends to see AN elect
:. rial vote tor his party from the Sont
In the estimate" prepared earlier
the canvass by the National Repub
~ can Executive committee, South Ca
. . olina and West Virginia are set do"
e e tor Hayes North Carolina, Missssl
pi. Louisiana and Florida are classt
Il, as doubtful"
|, But, if Mr.. Tilden gets New Yo'
(35 votes), New Jersey 70 votes), Go
necticut (o votes), and Indiana {
re votes), he can lose North and Sou
'e Carolina, or either of these States al
o' Mississippi, Or either of the three al
Louisiana, and still have enough
M elect. If, in addition to the thr
Northern States named, he gets Ca