Daily Republican., 1880-02-12
Delaware can be Carried for the
Republicans.

Delaware can be Carried for the
Republicans.
We are not jubilant over the pros
pect Of the Rspu blicans carrying Della.
ware next year though there is a com.
mendable and successful activity
amongst them in getting those assessed
who have for years been disfranchised.
We have always maintained that there
was at least Republican majority of
two thousand in the State If fair
vote could be had and recent develop
ments have led us to the conclusion
that there ia really a greater majority
than we have named but We would not
ignore the fact that there are many im-
pediments yet in the way of the polling
OF the full Republican vote of the State.
The election comes in year when the
Democrats have more at stake than
they ever had before. 1t may be posi-
BILE that the electoral vote for Presi-
dent will be- SO nearly balanced between
the two great political parties Of the
day, that the three ELECTORAL votes of
Delaware may be needed to determine
the result one way or the other. A full
assessment Of the voters makes it a
6oubtful State and this is known by
none better than by the Democracy.
But this is not the only incentive on the
part Of the Democrats to prevent full
and fair vote which they know would
be against them. Democratic lightning
might strike Delaware and make Hon T.
F. Bayard the Democratic candidate for
President. In such a contingency there
is no knowing to whal extremes the
Democracy might carry the campaign to
give our Honorable U. s. Senator q
good showing in his own State though
il be but small.
But there is another contingency un-
der which the Democracy must ifpossi
BILE carry the State, greater than any
we have yet named. Ifthe Legislature
of Delaware is not kept safely moored
in the Democratic harbor at the next
election, Mr.. Bayard will not be re-
turned to the Senate and this ifhe does
not get the nomination this time will
be a standing argument against him
for the future. Even should New Gas.
lie County, where the Senator has his
home amongst his forty thousand dis
franchised subjects go Republican, the
Senator's chances for reelection would
indeed be very slim. The two lower
counties Of the State which are opposed
to Mr.. Bayard's financial theories
should they 60 Democratic and there
by save the State to that party, will
feel under no obligations to vote for
Mr.. Bayard's return, especially when
they have an opportunity to elect
better Democrat from the lower part of
the State whose views on finances coin
eide more nearly with their own. Under
these circumstances if New Castle coun-
ty gives Republican majority, Mr. Bay
ard would stand almost as poor chance
Of reelection to thu Senate as if the
whole State would go for the Republi-
cans. These are facts which cannot
fail to make an animated election this
coming fall. Mr.. Bayard stands forth
prominently as the figure head of
candidate for reelection to the U. s.
Senate and perhaps IS the accepted
Democratic candidate for the Presden-
cy. The friends Of Mr.. Bayard may be-
expected to leave noEstone unturned to
secure his success, even perhaps as we
have already intimatsd to the bull doz-
ing of Republicans after the style of the
Democracy farther South. Confident that
the views ws have expressed must coin
eide with the viewsof every Republican
who has given the matter that thought
that its Importance nsrits,we have only |
to say that there is no reason for dis
couragement amongst Republicans. At
last day break seems to bs dawning
auspiciously in the State. With union,
harmony, we'll directed effort aud
determined stand for justice and right
the State can be redeemed from Demo
cratic misrule, and with a full assess
.ment and then full and honest vote
she will be redeemed.