The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-10-28
Which Party is In the Greater Dan
From the Cincinnati ENQUIRER, /

q From the Cincinnati Enquirer.I s.
The Republicans are really no nearer
the next Presidency than they were
when the elections Of this year began.
Itis true, thev might have been placed
much fa'ther away from It, and have
not been, by the elections that have ta-
ken place. and on that fact they can take
complaceucv. But the fact that they
have carried States which they have Car.
ried before. and which three years ago
gave their Electoral votes Tor Mr. Haves
may lay the foundation for hope, but
does NOT constitute confidence. To cal
rv the States they carried three wears
ago. when they did not elect, q Presi
dent, can give e.nos solid assurance that
they will elect one next year. II the
vote OF New York-shauId- shew.~Dext
winter that the united Republican vote
is larger than the united Democratic
vote in the great Ssste, with thirty-ive
Electoral votes that were D mocralic
three years ago, the Republicans will
have achieved substantial preliminary
vntorv. That might be remedied next
year, but it would be exceedingly dis
couraging to the Democracy. The loss
OF Maine aud of Iowa and of Ohio does
not discourage Democrats. 1t has not
done SO in the past. Democrats are ac-
cnstamed e. lose those States. IT New
York should be captured by the Repub-
licans that would be the first emphatic,
pronounced Presidential victory. for the,
Republicans in this year. Even then, if
Democratic defeat could be traced d.
rectly or indirectly to internal quarrels,
and it the result were to be, shown to
have been caused by the dssertion Of
Kelly, for example, that fact would not
hopelessly disturb the Democratic calcu-
lations. 7 me aud other things, could
and would sooihe these differences, and
tie party could be united next year.
But il Cornell should not only be elected,
but elected by such vote as to show
that the Republicans of New York uni
ted are more numerous than the Demo-
Gratis Of New York united, there would
be occasion for the greatest Democratic
alarm. Such a calamity as this, We do
not at all apprehend We do not for
get the desperate messures TO which the
will resort, to which some
Of them have already ,resorted. There
will be money in enormous sums, and
there will be United States Deputy Mar
shals without number. The cities OF
New York and Brooklyn elect ten mem
bers of Congress-, Republicans. will
move the Deputy Marshals into them to
save some members of Congress- There
are about ninety-hve members of the
House of Representatives, to be chosen
in or by cities Of twenty thousand. peo-
pie, to which the Deputy Marshal Laws
apply. This is almost one-third Of the
House Of Represen :atives, and thus the
Deputy Marshals may have power to
elect or take hand in electing one hun
dred members OF that body. This
power will be unscrupulously used in
controlling votes for members OF Con-
gress and for Presidential Electors
But even this power, to which they so
tens6iously cling, can be overcome, and
the beginning of the, defeat should he
made this year in New York. It is net
likely that the Republicans willagain at
tempt to take the State of Louisiana
and Florida as they took them before.
Their only hope Of electipg President
ia in earrv,np Nav York and nearly all
the other Northern States. The Demo.
Gratis have all the Northern States in
which to find forty-seven Electoral
votes, New York have thirty-fye. 1t is
easy to see which party is in the greater
danger. sn5s9.e r auaas a