Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-11-14
From the n. Y. Tribune.l
The Next Presidential Contest.

The latest elections give the Republicans
promise Of a majority Of the electoral votes
II three tickets should be in the field and the
division Of parties should be such rs il has been
In the elections OF this year. the Republicans
would have a decided plurality and would
choose electors in twenty States. casting 2i3
electoral votes. II must be remembered that
in Ohio, although the Democrats secured
majority OF the Congressman by an infamous
gerrymander, the Republicans elected their
State ticket, and, had Presidential electors been
chosen. would have secured all the electoral
votes OF the state. In Indiana and Oregon
only. the Democrats could have chosen Is
electors: in California. though a Democratic
robbery Of the people has made the delegation
IN Congress equally divided, the Republicans
had 6.193 majority for their Congressional can
didates. and may confidently expect in >eptem-
Der next 10 elect three member. with only
500 majority to overcome in the remaining dis
trct For twenty-five years. California has
never given Democratic majority at Presi-
dental election, and 1t l.. moreover. n very
radical hsrd-money State. With three parties
In the field, then, the Republicans may safely
count upon California and every other West
ern state except Oregon and Indana--in all,
100 electoral votes. ON the basis of the latest
elections they may count upon every electoral
vote from New England New York, New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania. 1l3 in all. There re-
main. for the Democrats the Solid South with
lSs votes and Indiana and Oregon with Is
votes. or l56 I'm all.
But let the currency question pass out OF the
way, and the Greenback element return to the
parties from which il came. and what would
happen. The solid South would then become
the overshsdowing issue of the canvass. 1t
would be answered by a Solid North. for even
Oregon, in that phase OF National politics.
would probably side with the Republicans. a,
1t has done in every Presidential election save
one. aud Indiana did not falter In its Republic
canism for twenty years, until the currency
question caused disaster. A Solid North. with
81 electoral votes, will never be - broken a.
TO be beaten so long as the South remains solid.
Amer $50. that division OF parties remaining.
The Republicans viii be prepared 10 resume
control of the Senate 10y retiring Messrs
Eaton. of Connecticut Mcdonald. of Indiana
Randolph. of New Jersey. Herman Of New
\ ork. Thurman. Of Ohio, and Wallace. of
Pennsylvania whose terms expire in 1881.
and 10 enlarge their electoral vote by new
apportionment to accord with the loss Of popu-
lation at the South and the enormou. Increase
al the North and West. Moreover. it will then
be- considered whether States in which free
elections are not held. sud the Constitution Of
the United States i systematically di.regarded
and defird, are entitled TO cast electoral votes
or elect Congressman ST all. IL we are to have
forced upon us the unwecome issue which a
solid South inevitably raises. patient and en-
during North Will not be found wanting when
it i settled.
Confronted with sure defeat il they keep the
currency question alive. and three parties in
the field. and with no les. sure defeat II thew
drop II and fall back upon a Solid South for the
controlling issue OF the next canvass. What wall
the Democratic party do: Tbs Cincinnati
Inquirer says. in eject, that the Democratic
party must virtually merge itself in the Green
back party, In the hope OF winning additional
votes in the West and South. This crawling
under patches in order TO surprise Zoe /, not
. new device. Rot there will be great many
politicians and journals a. the West which will
take this view. and naturally; It i decidedly
the easiest for them. People who have grown
to be great statcsmen bv how ling about the cur
reucy and the banks are not the men to aban-
don those issues II they can help II. Another
faction. on the other hand. already welcome the
patriotic advice OF The LoHinH Times. which
kindly uomiuaic- Mr.. BAyard for Pre- of
the lniied otaie-. We su-peci that the Demo
cratic party WI htidit rAiliN the uominTiiln.
" oT,c men than str kal ard have b., n Pre-
ideni>. Worse men may Vet H. nominated FOR
thu Presidency. But the elections of October
killed MIR. Thurman aud Mr. Hendricks: the
cipher dispatches Killed Mr. Tilden: and the
elections OF TUESDAY last Killed Mr.. Bayard. Il
l. more hi misfortune than his iault. pcrhap-,
that he became the fayoritc candidate Of Tam
many. but, be il fault misfortune. It j. fatal.
lammany cannot hope 10 carry New-lork.
New-JeTsey o. Connecticut. and a TamInAny
candidate VIII not b. sought by the hungry
Democracy Of lS>0. There J. smother reason,
TO Mr.. Bayard fatal, II not TO some other per-
sonsliy worthy men. The friends Of Mr.. Bay
arl at the south have oVcrdOne the business.
They have nade the South 20 remarkably solid
that there will not De the iantc,t shadow Of
chance for southern candidate. Not man
Will be found with the Sudacity to pr pose that
the "bulidoZed" third OF ihi, country shall pro-
coed. by President from itsclf and OF it, own
selection. TO govern the other two-ihiri-.
Whenever the smoke of tuesday, battle clears
away. ii viii i,e found that the remain. OF Mr..
BAyard lie on the field. killed. like stuncwall
jackson, by hasty shots from hi own support
ers-killed by THE Mississippi plan" the " hite
Leagues Of Louisiana, aud the reL->hirt brigade
OF South Carolina.
II j. quite Wi hin the bound, OF possibility
,l.-' 'hs bes"~~r-"y rnzv sst u ,vtnT,clle,l 10
merge itself IN the Grcenback party. There
Will be tendency TO something Western. New
York has furnished Democratic candidate. to
be beaten and Democrats corruption TO be ex-
posed Tor nearly twenty yesrs. 1iden and
ciphers. and Reform By fraud have a bad
TASTE in the mouth. There rem ain. the untred
possibility OF gaining Western votes. by APP
pealing TO Western notion. with a Western
candidate. II Democracy decides TO abolish it,
self. OF TO hide Itself under Greenback matches
there may yet be hard struggle ahead.