Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-08-04
THE TWO OCTOBER srA TIES

both hold State elections in October,
and these elections will be watched
with anxious interest by the managers
OF tho two great parties, The third
party this year will make but small
figure in tho National contest, The
venerable Peter Cooper, who may be
said to represent its best element, was
quick to acknowledge this fact by bis
visit TO General Hancock.
In 1876 the vote for President in In
diana stood as follows;
Tilden,..."."...2ls,525 Coopcr.a....,..... 1888
Hayes "..",".,2Os,Oll Tildons plu'y". 5,5l5
In 1878, for Secretary of State, 1t
stood:
shanklin, Dem, ,49l james, Nat'l... 30,iis
Moore, Rcp.,..,1sO755 Dem plurality" 1880
The vote of 1878 was about 1900
short of that Of 1876, and with this de-
fciency the Democrats lost $4,000 and
the Republicans $4,000 on the total
poll. Hence, it is apparent that the
detection to the Nationals was greater
on the Republican than on tho Demo
cratic side During the past year sew
eral thousand negroes were colonizcd
IN Indiana with the expectation of cap
turing the State by that movement,
But the practical effect Of the attempt
seems to have resulted injuriously for
the Republicans by reaction against
this partisan manGuvrc,
In 1876 the vote for President in
Ohio stood as follows:
Hayes s..........33O6 6gs Tilden. .........S2l,i ,is2
Hayes majority, 1915.
A change Of loss than one and a hall
! per cent. on Hayes vote would have
given the State to Tilden.
In 1879 for Governor it stood;
Foster, Rep....SS6,26l Piatt, enb'k...O ,072
Ewing, Dem..,.,3l9lS2 Stewart Temp'cc.4, las
Fosters majority over all, 4,gl4.
The vote was 1880 greater than in
1876. It is well known that many
hard-money Democrats refused to sup.
port Ewing, while on the other hand
he did not satisfy the Greenbackers,
These figures exhibit the political
condition of tho two Statcs-Indiana
strongly inclining TO the Democrats
and Ohio to the Republicans. The
candidacy of General Hancock brings
a new element into the contest which
will reinforce the Democracy in both
States, and ought to be decisive in
each. But it would be worse than un-
wise TO count upon aocesslons which
are contingent on circumstances and
it would be foolish, even if they were
reasonably sure, to abate any effort OF
to relax any energy on that account
The Republicans will concentrate
their resources, their appliances, and
all the official machinery on Indiana
and OHIO, knowing full well that il
either be lost they are certainly beaten,
The Democrats cannot do better than
organize their campaign on a similar
basis. They are in condition to car
ry both States, and the battle should
be fought with the resolution to make
the victory crushing at the outset. A
decisive triumph in October would
settle the Presidential election, and
save a large expenditure of money and
of material.
One hundred and eighty-fvo votes
are required in the electoral colleges
to choose the next President. Giving
1873 from the South, according to Mr..
Conkling's lavorite form, with 30 from
New York and 10 from Indiana, and
Gen. Hancock would have three murc
than are required. Or Indiana might
be left out, and New Jersey and Con.
necticut would furnish Is to make the
same complement.
There is much confidence that Penn.
sylvauia will vote for General Han.
cock, and the Pacific States promise Ia
do likewise, But we cast all these
speculations aside, and regard the Oe.
tober States as the pivots of the con,
contest In that view, the friends ol
Hancock would be criminally negli
gent if they failed to organize prompt.
ly and vigorously, so as to put Indiana
beyond all doubt, and to make Ohio
hot for the Credit Mobilier candidate,
Now is tho time to begin the work.
and every day OF delay invites danger
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