The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-10-15
THE OCTOBER ELECTION.

From advices received up 70 TINS Wr1tlnB
it appears that Oh last Tuesday Ohio went
Republican about 20 200 and Indiana Re-
publican by about 1000. The Democrats
expected, or asserted they expected, up to
the eve of election, that Ohio was at least
doubtful and that Indiana would poll
Democratic majority Of from 5000 TO TO-
600. Even the most sanguine Republicans
scarcely anticipated gain in Ohio or dared
hope for more than the election Of Porter
in Indiana with the loss Of tho balance Of
the ticket by small minorities. Yet not
only has the entire State ticket been elect
cd but by majority that will have posi-
tive effect on the November elections and
besides the gain Of q Congressman, it is
stated the Legislature, which chooses a
United States Senator to succeed Mcdonald
next winter, is Republican. These results
have been attained in the face of the ex-
penditure Of money by The Democracy with
lavishDess never excelled in the history
OF politics, the dissemination of campaign
documents by the ton, the concentration in
Indiana Of eighty of the ablest speakers in
the Democratic party against fifty Repub-
lIcans, and the skillful manipulations Of
that trio Of worthless, Mcdonald, Hendricks
and Barnum. Moreover, Democratic sue
cess In Indiana in October was an absolute
essential to National success in November.
While New York is technically the battle
ground Of the campaign the fight in Indiana
was for prestige and position necessary as
vantage in the Empire State. While
rated q Democratic State, with Demo
cratic Legislature, two Dem ocratic Sena-
tors, having given Tilden a plurality Of
over 5, 900 in 1876 and the Democratic Sec
rotary Of State in 1878 plurality of nearly
IA 600, the Republicans would have not
felt severely the less of Indiana by the least
of these maiorities. But when the result is
reversed as above and the State gives
clear, decided Republican majority it is
disaster to the Democracy from which we
do not believe it can recover. Had the re-
suit been against Garfield bis campaign
might hereafter have been desperate; going
against Hancock We believe it renders his
campaign hopeless. 1t is not to be suppos-
ed it will be abandoned there is much de-
pendent on the campaign aside from the
Presidency. But the tide is setting strong
ly against Hancock and the Democratic
party and cannot be turned back in the two
or three weeks intervening between this and
the election. The Indiana Republicans
have fought too hard and feel too proud of
the victory to permit defeat in Novem-
Der and their foes are too much exhausted
and crestfa lien to rally to the attempt.
Indiana will vote in November as now.
The rema ming States to look after are
New York and New Jersey. In those two
manufacturing States the tariff question,
of which the Democracy has the weak side
there, will cut an important figure. Cenk-
ling is said to have dedicated himself to
carrying New York for Arthur and 1t is not
impossible Tammany may fail to see It's way
clear to rake Tilden chestnuts. One of
these forces may be sufficient; the two
would be more than ample. Pennsylvania
is safe as Kansas or Michigan and is suf-
ficieutly interested to assist her neighbors
in suppressing the free trade danger that is
developing.
The result OF Tuesday was disastrous to
the Democracy. 1t required decisive vic
tory to check the tide of public sentiment
that for . half dozen reasons has turned
against it, and to boost Hancock again into
the popularity he enjoyed when nominated.
It met decided reverse. Its defeat in
November now seems to us inevitable. As
Hancock is not really as bad as the Demo-
cratic party, SO, also, he is not as strong.
The superhuman efforts of his partizans to
magnify his very commonplace letters and
conversations into oracular craftsmanship
have signally failed. Graut's erpsse has
made his much lauded New Orleans record
rather discredtable than otherwise and We
think If the facts could be known the
Democratic party and the Democratic can
didate are now mutually a good deal dis
gusted with each other. The best thing
that could happen Hancock and the coun-
try would be the defeat of himself and the
party he has tho misfortune to represent,
and that is precisely the result indicated by
the Ohio and Indiana elections.