Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-08
Tho ola ennae.

As the OLD Game.
The Republican press Is again at
its old game Of killing off the DEM
eCratic party. Some of these sapient
editors even effect to take encour-
agement from the Maine election,
and they announce that the Demo-
cratic Organization is hopelessly de.
moralized in Maine and Massa-
chusetts. How horrible Can
Il really be that the mag.
ni6cent and invincible organ
ixations Of the Democracy in those
States is seriously menacsd? Let
Ne see. How often have we been in
the habit Of carrying Maine, for
instance? For twenty-five years
the Democratic party has not
elected single Congressman from
the Pine Tree State. The delega-
tion has been solidly Republican
during that long period. Now it is
shlvered to pieces, one Democrat
and one Greenbacker sitting in the
next Congress from Maine, leaving
but three Republican members
against the traditional five. As to
Massachusetts, we believe that the
eighty thousand Republican major
ity Of that State has good chance
of being absolutely wiped out this
year, and we shall capture several
Congrsssmen between the Demo-
erats and greenbsckers. We once
elected Democratic Governor by
enc majority In Massachusetts,, but
that was so long ago that most peo-
pie have forgotten the circum-
stance altogether. Aided by the
famous tidal wave, we also elected
0aston in 1874. In fine, we per.
smpserily decline to be anything
but encouraged by the outlook In
Massachusetts,.
In Ohio the prospect Of our gain
ing three members of Congress is
excellent. A proper districting OF the
State, in return for the infamous
Republican gerrymander, almost
assures\us of that. In Indiana the
outlookls all that could be desired
and Democratic gains are certain.
So Of Missouri. The greenback
movement in many of the hereto
fore Republican States is certain
. cause heavy losses to the Repub.
llcans In their Congressional del
eyetions, In any event, whether
the Democracy benefits directly or
not.
The situation in Pennsylvania
10 very peculiar. The Democracy
carried that State last year for the
nrst time in a long while. The sit
uation now is exceedingly threat
euing to the Republican party, be-
cause all discontented elements at
work appear to come from its fol-
lowers. The Greenback and Labor
movement is principally made up
Of men who have become weary
and disgusted with it's prostitution
to selfish and personal ends, as IL
iustratsd by the domination of the
Cameron ring, the abuses growing
out Of our financial system, and the
utter failure Of Republican man.
agement Of practical measures vi
tai to the prosperity of the country.
Add to these the failure of the Ad-
ministration at Washington, and
there are causes enough to disturb
the strongest party that ever lived
and, with the hard times to inten-
sify this feeling still more, party
leaders are at bay, and of once
they have lost their control. In
the northern range of counties,
which were always relied upon as
the Gibraltar Of the party, and in
their majorities always large
enough to overcome deficiencies in
other sections, there are now hope
less divisions and great danger of
losing several members of Con-
gress, besides many members of
the Legislature. Should the coali-
tion with Democratic candidates
continue, as Is foreshadowed, the
probabilities are that that body
will either be Democratic or the
Greenback men will get control of
the balance of power, and in either
case the defeat of Don Cameron
will be sealed. The opposition to
him 10 very bitter, and much of the
vitality given to the Greenback
movement is engineered by mep
long hostile to the Cameron dom.
tnation. There are other Republic
cans, again. who will never forgive
the treachery practiced upon
Blaine at Cincinnati, and many of
them charge that but for this treat
ment Of the wishes OF nine.tenths
OF the Republicans of the State,
Blaine would he President to-day,
the Republican party intact all
over the country, with some hope
Of success, and very many of the
complaints of labor in a sure wav