Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-16
The Outlook.

In late interview with Mr.. Eugene Hale,
chairman of the Republican National com.
mittee at Washington, he sketched the re-
suits of the recent election and the general
political outlook as it appears from the point
of view of his committee, together with the
plans for the future. Mr. Hale in sub
stance said: " The fact that the party was
able in Ohio 10 carry the state by ma
jority of ten thousand, when last year the
democratic majority was nearly twenty-five
thousand, shows that on fair presentation
Of financial issues the people agree with the
Republicans. If the strongest democratic
candidate for the Presidency, with all the
apparent advantage of soft.money theories,
this year could make no better fight in his
own state than Senator Thurman did, it is
plain what the final issue must be-"
OF the future Mr.. Hale said "The COM
mittee expects gains in New York, Connec-
ticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia and North Carolina, and that the
Republicans will hold their own in the
other November states. The tendency of
the campaign in these states is in the direc-
the money question. The fate of those who
faltered upon that question, together with
the success of Ohio, where the battle was
made for sound currency, has removed
nearly all the doubts which any Republican
may have had as to the position which the
party shall take. The popular strength of
the sound money theory in Ohio shows that
the backbone of the greenback movement
has been broken, and the evidence of panic
in certain democratic quarters shows that
their leaders begin to realize that in per-
hitting the Republicans to assume the ad-
vocacy of sound currency they have made
as great mistake as they did in assuming
the disloyal side in the war.
Mr.. Hale further says an earnest effort
will be made to carry certain districts in
South Carolina, where it is clear that the
purpose of the democracy is to prevent any
organized effort of the Republicans. OF
this matter Mr.. Hale said: " After confer.
ence with the committee, it has been deter
mined to announce meetings in each county
ayowedly for the purpose of discussing the
pending Congressional elections, so that il
there is any disturbance or interruption Of
the meetings by violence, case may be
made under the recent letter of Attorney
General Devens for the interposition of tbs
United States Courts. At these meeting:
there will be present not only the Republ
can candidates for Congress, but the United
States District Attorney, United State
Marshal for the state, corps of deputies
and United States Commissioner. Attor
ney-General Devens has informed his subor
dinates that in case of violence the Leaders
shall be selected for trial and punishment
and the holepower of the government will
be used TO see that the persons guilty o
such violence be brought to justice. Unde
such notice a meeting was to have been hell
Saturday night in Sumter county, S. G.
| (Raiuey's district), and the committee await
3 with interest the result of the experiment
{ The Attorney-General is in earnest, ant
, means to execute the laws, as indicated b
A his letter of October 3, The purpose of tn
I committee and the Administration is tina
|. when the voters of South Carolina, or an
, other state, desire to give expression to thei
D political opinions against the democrati
party, they shall be permitted 10 do So"