The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-09-27
THE SITUATION.

Now Tor lOhiO." ne voice or 1allfOr-
MIA and of Maine has been heard.' Thus
does the New York Tribune cheer the
Republicans on. Well, if the Republi-
cans do no better in Ohio than they have
done in Maine and California the outlook
for 1880 will be no more encouraging for
them than for the opposition. Maine and
California have heretofore been reliable
Republican States, but they are so, no
longer. The party is in minority in each
State Put the Workingmen and Dem
ocratlc vote of California together and the
Republicans are in a ma ority of several
thousand In Maine the Republicans are
also in the minority of the popular vote.
There is not much comfort in this for
the money power. There is chance
that the elements now composing the di-
vided opposition to the Republicans will
unite in 1880. This will certainly be the
result if Ewing is elected In ohio, but 1T
may happen any way. 1t certainly will
happen if the Western and Southern lead
ers have any sense. The California and
Maine elections have clearly demonstra-
ted that the Democracy are powerless
without the votes of the Greenback and
labor elements.-T he-result,- however,
teaches as strong lesson to the Green
hackers as to the Democrats. 1t admon-
shes them that the Republicans will carry
the country high and dry if there are
three parties in the field next year. Mel
Their one of the two opposition parties is
capable of beating the Republicans, but
the two united can sweep the country.
We know that the argument will be pre-
sented that the Greenbackers might carry
one State and perhaps hold the balance
of power in the electoral college, but this
is running too great risk. The Green
back party is stronger in Maine than in
any other State, but there it is several
thousand behind the Republicans, Count
ing on as great gain there next year as
in the late election and still the Republi
cans have good lead. But add the Dem
ocratie strength to that of Greenbaekers
and the State is anti Republican. e
No State can be named where the
fGreenbackers stand chance of polling
the largest vote next year. 1t IS the rank
est folly to expect that with the powerful
influences the Republican party will
WELD in 1880 that there is hope of sufh-
)cient Green back gains to G i've the, latter
the supremacy in any one State.
AS we stated yesterday the duty of the
hour is for all the opposition elements to
the Republicans to concentrate their
strength on General Ewing in Ohio and
elect him Governor. His election will
pave the way for an honorable and sue
cessful union of Democrats and Green
hackers next year. The producing classes
are fighting for the success of well con-
sidered and righteous principles. It makes
no difference under what party name the
victory is won. Certain it is that if they
ramain divided into two parties the com
mon enemy will gain all, the advantage,
The Republicans will not only elect their
President but will control Congress, and
then they will carry out their purpose to
destroy every dollar of Greenback money,
again demonetize silver, and provides for
the perpetuation Of, the National debt by
making the bones payable only in gold.
-Ne7v Haven ~Lui0z.--A----~---.-
G.Is l----===== = AtI4IJ