The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
PICTURE.

One of the National Democratic Com
mittee, when interviewed a few days
ago in Washington, said that instead
Of the outlook of the Democratic party
being discouraging for 1880 from the
results of the elections which have
taken place this year, and from what
we know Of the organization of the
States which are yet 10 hold elections,
it is anything but discourging. In the
State of Msine, which is termed the
star which never sets for Republican,
ism, for the first time in twenty years,
they failed last year to carry the popu-
lar vote OF the State. This year they
have failed again, Notwithstanding the
extraordinary efforts thai were made
and the immense expenditure of money.
In California there were no national is
sues at stake and the Republicans there
are in q most woeful minority, having
elected their tickets by q plurality of
votes. When the presidential contest
ar ses the issue will be confined to but
two parties, let them attempt to dis
guise it as they may.
The nomination of Mr.. Tilden at st.
Louis was AN unfortunate one. Toe
present division III New York in the
party he alone is responsible for, al
though 1t does not result in division
Of the party as his bolt did at BaltI-
more in 1913 against Gen. CaSs as the
Democratic nominee. The party is u
unit in New York, both as 10 their
platform and candidates, excepting
upon Governor, AMI with that excep-
tiOn there Is no doubt but the Demo-
cratic ticket will be successful. This
bolt of Tammany Is not from the Dem
ocratic party, but revolt against Til
den and his methods in that State.
The election of the balance of the
ticket will demonstrate that the De-
mocracy of New York next year can
cast the electoral vote of that State
for any candidate they may nominate,
except Sam j. Tilden.
In regard to Ohio it has been conf =
dently claimed that fopter will have q
walk over in that State; that Ohio is b, =
yond all question, as they claim, Re-
pub .ican. The elections in that State
for the last SIX years do not by any
means establish that claim. In the
election OF 1873 the Democrats carried
the State by electIng William Allen
Governor in 1864 the Democrats
again carried the State; in 1876 the aid
and assistance of the .noneyed power,
and q false issue raised on the school
question just on the eve of the election
enabled the Republicans to carry their
State ticket by a small majority; by
less than 5000 in poll of 500, 900
votes, In 1876, with an unpopular
candidate for President in the State,
he not being in accord with the opln-
ions of the masses of the people on the
money question, the Republicans elect
ed their Governor in October by the
small majority of 6C00 votes, and their
presidential electors by 1000 in poll of
660, 600 votes. In 1877 the Democrats
elected their Governor by majority of
%. 900 votes. In 1873 the Republicans
elected their State ticket by plurality
of 6000 votes, being In the minority in
the Safe of some 80, votes, the
Greenback ticket having polled over
3S, 900 votes. 1t will be seen by refer
ence to the votes of the different coun-
ties of the State that two-thlrds ma
jority of the Greenback vote came from
the Republican party. If the opinions
of those having the conduct of the
Ohio campaign In hand is worth any
thing, at least 25, 900 of those votes
will be cast for Ewing and the balance
of their vote for Platt. None of them
will be cast for John Sherman's candi-
date for Governor. More than this,
the Democratic party has never had as
perfect an organization in Ohio or any
other State as it has for the present
campaign. lam informed by the chair
man of the executive committee that
the meetings of the Democrats largely
outnumber those of the Republicans,
and that the enthusiasm for Ewing
and Rice is greater than has been
manifested in the State for the
last twenty-five years. 1t is i'm
possible for me to see from the sur
roundings how the Republicans can
carry the State of Ohio this fall, with
all the use of money which they can
put into the canvass, under the strln-
gent election law of that State. With
out Ohio, what earthly show have the
Republicans to elect their President in
1902 The Democrats can do without
the vote of Ohio, but the Republicans
cannot.
Even in Massachusetts, the outlook
for the Republicans is even worse than
in OHIO. The conventions held within
the last few days pretty clearly show
that Gen. Butler will carry the State.
II he does, the head of the Republic
can column goes down and its defeat
will be inevitable in 1880.