The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-14

! shire, Massachusetts, Connecticut New Jersey,
pennsyvana Ohio lRGs haa Micnigan ga ha Rad
calls have carried all those States on pluralltles
/ and had this been presidential yeaT would
Goege oM Being eli at & he Same time in minority
of over 100000 on the total popular vote OF the
countryll Now, II things go on as they are
going now something llke thls ls gong 10 nap
then. Unless the opponents Of Kadtcalism can
unto upon some comprehensive platform and
genpity OF organization,t the Radicals will wrigge
and twist themselves Into pluralit1es enough to
carry
THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELEsT1oN.
And they will do this, although in q total poll
Of nearly seven millions Of votes they do not
poll quite three millions. II we examine the
returns from all the States we shall find that
while the Democrats have clear majorities in
fourteen, carrying q total electoral vote OF l56.
the Radicals have clear maiorties in only three;
Wryn t4 eeetoh fet 29 Of Only aa w M
minority as against their combined opponents
In twenty one States, carrying a total electoral
vote Of 291 PVT Of these they ntaI G9n
electoral vote of 179. while the Democrats hold
by plurality only four, having q total electoral
Teve ES2 Of etSora Votes N2T Which h Ee G @
hold by u clear majority in three States to the
l79 which they hold by pluralities averaging
in seventeen. we observe that they viii have 1871
or clear majority in the electoral col lege. and
will therefore elect their President, These
things do not form pleasant subject for Dem
ocratic contemplation nor an agreeable topic
for Democratic comment, but they are hard
facts, and have never seen an yth,ng gained
by evading facts The solo and single problem
for Democratic managers and statesmen to
solve Is that Of
UNITING THE ELEMENTS THAT ARE OPPOSED
TO RADICALISM
and they have not a moment to lose: There is
probably not one Greenblcker Or one National
| out of every ten of those who came to those
orga1izaions from Tie Radionl a, party who
and Greepbackers were to unite on prcsiden,.
tinl candidate in 1880. Certainly not one Of
those Greenbackers or Nationals who formerly
belonged to the Democratic party would ever
go over TO Radicnllsm under any clrcum-
stances; Thus, In view Of the figures | have
given above, | conclude that in case the Demo-
dates in 1880 the Republicans will elect Grant by
about 1871 to 2lo votes in the electoral college, all
but twelve to nineteen of which will be carried
on the strength Of pluralities not representing
over two ffths Of the entire popul lar yoto.
But If tho Democrats and Gr9enba"k ers = m make
votes, giving them New York which they claim
as sure to go for them on the financial issue.
undoubtediy have majority, under
any cirgsum,s'an9ces, ezc!ndiqg Ben Ii But7 Eato
tho elements Of opposition to Radicalism can
be combined. We have both houses of Congress
by clear Democratic maJ0rltleS. IHere are ten
and perhaps twelve Greenbnckers elected to
THE NEXT HOUSE.
13l Republicans and 15l Democrats: So far as I
can ascertain five of the Groenbnckers viii act
with the Republicans on old party questions,
and seven Of them with the Democrats. making
the vote Of the House stand substantially 159
Democrats to 1876 Republicans. BE this as it
may. the Democrats can organize the House rs
against both the Republicans and Greenbackors
by nine majority In the clear
THE SITUATION OF TIE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
in the next Congress will therefore be the most
delicate and difficult situation from the stand
point Of party management ever held by any
party in the history of the country. The solo
aim of Legislative policy, and the sole end of
finesse in the organization of the House and
Senate should be to coalesce all tho elements of
opposition to Radcnlsm under one leadership
and into one compact lighting force for the
say how this can CT shall be dono. Bnt
relapse into the hands Of Grant. Robeson and
Zack Chandler and that too by a miserable
minority composed of its thieves, fools and
fanatics. prevailing by pitlabIe pluralitios over
tho divided and distracted majority Of its hon
est and intelligent massesl Such q result would
undoubtedly signaizo tho end Of real popular
self -governmen and the fall of true Demo-
cratic institutions, Let us trust that the wisdom
and patriotism Of Democratic statesmen will
prove equal to the delicate and difficult task be-
fore them aud that the catastrophe of Il plural
ity Radical success will be avertei A. q. d.