The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-02
The 0atloOk for 1880.

Inc hon. Isaac III. Eaton, Of Kausas
prominent member of the National Dem
ocratic Committee and shrewd politi
clan, was interviewed in Washington th
other day, and gave the following ex
preston of his views as to the politica
future:
Instead of the outlook of the Demo
cratic party being discouraging for l88t
from the result OF tho elections which
have taken place this year, and from
what we know of the organization of tn,
states which are yet to hold elections, /
Is anything but discouraging. In th,
State Of Maine, which is termed the eta
which never sets for Republicanism, fol
the first time in twenty year
they failed last year to carry thu
popular vote Of the State. This
year they have failed again, noswith.
standing the extraordinary efforts tina;
were made and the immense expenditure
of money. In California there were nc
National Issues at stake, and the RcpubIi
cans there are in most woefui minority
having elected their tickets by pluraii.
ty of votes. When the Presidential con.
test arises 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. The
present division in New York in the
party he alone is responsible for, al.
though it does not result in division OF
the party, as his bolt did at Baltimore, in
lS4S, against Gen. Cass as the Democrat
ic nominee. The party is unit in New
YORK both as to their platform and can.
didates, excepting upon Governor, and
with that exception there is no doubt bu,
that the Democratic ticket will be sue.
cessful. This bolt of Tammany is moi
from the Democratic party but O revol,
against Tilden and his methods in tba,
State. The election Of the balance of the
ticket will demonstrate that the Democ.
racy OF New York next year can cast the
electoral vote of that State for any. can.
dldate they may nominate, except Sam
J. Tilden.
In regard to Ohio it has been cosf-
IDENTIFY claimed that Foster will have a
walk over in that State; that Ohio is be,
yond all question, as they claim, Repub-
lican. The elections il 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
1874 the Democrats again carried the
State; in 1875 the aid and assistance of the
moneyed power and a false issue raised
on the school question Just on the eve of
the election enabled tho Republicans to
carry their State ticket by small ma
,jority; by less than 5000 in poll OF
900, 600 votes. In 1879, with an unpop-
nlar candidate for President in that
State, he not being in accord with the
opinion of the masses of the people on
the money question, the Republicans
elected their Governor in October by the
email majority of 5000 votes and their
Presidential electors by 1000 in poll
Of 66G,000 votes. In 1877 the psmo.
Gratis elected their Governor by majori.
OF $4,000 votes. In 1873 the Republi-
cans elected their State ticket by o plu.
rality $4,000 votes, being in tho minor
ity in the State of some 5000 votes. It
will be seen by reference to the votes Of
the different counties Of tho State that q
two-thirds majority of the Greeuback
vote came from the Republican party.
II the opinions of those having the con-
duct of the Ohio campaign in hand is
worth anything at least $4,000 of those
votes will be cast for Ewing, and the
balance of their vote for Piatt. Mono of
them will be cast for John Shermane
candidate for Governor. Moro than this,
the Democratic party has never had az
perfect an organization In Ohio, or any
other State, as it has for the present cam.
paign. / am informed by tie chairman
of the executive oonlmiitee that the
enthusiasm for Ewing and Rice 10 great
er than hes been manifested In the State
for the last twenty-five years. It is i'm
possible for me to see from the surround
ings 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 stringent election law
OF that State. Without. Ohio what earth
ly show have the Republicans to elect
theit President in 1862 The Demo.
Gratis 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
Butter will carry the State. If no does
the head of the Republican column goes
down and its defeat will be inevitable in
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