Daily Republican., 1879-02-28
The Desuocratic Plsn.

The Den0cratic Rlaa.
II looks now a. if there would really
- An extra session through the failure
ofthe present Congress- 70 pass the def
cheney bill with an appropriation Of
1250, 900 tackled TO ii for the Depart
nsnt Of Justice. This appropriation 10
for ,hs purpose Of paying deputy mai
shals and United States Supervisors Of
elections. In soms sections OF the South
even with the supervisors the election
vas nothing but sham but without
them they would have been the veriest
faSoss. Abolish the supervisors and
there will therefore be NO check To dis
honeSt elsctions anywhere. It il true
,hst even with them in South Carolina,
the Republicans could not vote, but
without them there would have been
no revelations OF the fraud Used in
carrying those elections. Without these
% Der visO-s no fair elrction would he
held In New York, and IN consequ
the Democrats would carry it by
fraudulent Democratic vote which
would sxtinguish thu honest Republi.
can part Of the State. There can be no
doubt that the Democracy have their
deep laid plans already in operation BY
which they can carry the solid South
for tho Democratic candidate in 1880
whosvsr he may bs. but unfortunately
for them this will not elect their candi-
date. What then : A glance At the
electoral % llsge OF 369 votes will show
that tho solid South has l36 OF them
and that solid North would have 231.
A majority being ls5 it will be necessary
for the Democrats TO carry enough in the
north 70 reduos the northern vote down
b low 1856 aud 10 incr-as. the Sou thern
electoral vot. above lS4 before they can
elect their oand idsts. A glance at the
Northern and Western States to see
where ths ~ votes requisite to give the
eov-ted l75 will bs interesting. 1t will
be found that although the State Of New
York with her IS votes will not be suf-
hcisnt " elect, yet it % necessary for
the Democrats to carry that State before
they can succeed. Take New York's
IS votes from the northern column
there would be still 1876 votes left, IL
more than necessary to elect the Re-
publican provided that candidate car
riss all the Northern and Western
States. Add New York's IS votes to
the Southern column 1t would make
l73, which would be IL less than
enough to elect the Democrat. II will
be ssen from the foregoing that New
York joined with the solid South can
not elect the next President.
We will next show that without New
York it is next to impossibl BILE to elect q
Democratic President. The Northern
States more likely than any others
70 be carried by the Democrats, are;
New Jersey, 9 votes; Indiana, Is: Con-
necticut, 6; Oregon, 3, and California,
., making 3 total of39 which, il added to
the Southern column would make 1T or
s short OF an election. We do not
know Of any other States that
belong to the northern column that
look anything like voting with
with the Democrats, but allowing for
adverse influence on account Of the
Chinese question, the two Western
States Of Nevada and Nebraska, with s
votes added TO the Democratic column,
il would still leave that party's candi-
date two short of an election.W We do not
know where to look for those two votes
outsids Of New York, and SO we think
it ia made perfectly plain that even
should the Democrats carry Indiana,
New Jersey, Connecticut, Oregon, Cali
fornia, Nevada and Nebraska, without
New York, they cannot elect their can
didate, and this being we'll known by
them accounts for the efforts made to
abolish Supervisors and Deputy Mar
shals of elections in New York City,
that a fraudulent vote of 80, 900 or 49,
900 may bs counted, and the State
given to the Democrats. This is the
secret OF the whole affair, and although
IN extra session has its draw backs, it
would be preferable to tame submission
to the demands which the Democrats
propose at any cost to enforce. If
the Republicans, however, insist
upon opposing this obnoxious mea-
sure, even if it should result
in an extra session, We are not
sure that the Democrats would come
any nearer to obtaining their desires
than now. 1t is true that tn. Senate
will be decidedly De nocrstlc, but the
House will be neutralizei by the near
equality Of party strength, with the ad-
vantage on the side of the Democrats.
Aside from all this there sits Replb-
lican President in the White House,
who has the veto power confided to his
keeping and for his use, which it is
harnl h. Ii Ill 4. LIN A, dufon4