The Osceola times., 1880-10-23

Gratis gained the state of Maine and
the republicans gained the state OF
Indiana. This is the situation as It
stands now. 1t is far better that
we should have carried Maine and
lost Indiana, than that we should
have carried Indiana and lost
Maine. The bulk of our northern
ELECTORAL voters are expected from
the northeastern states, and the
election IN Maine proves that the
democrats in that section are stand
ing true to their colors, The elec
ton in Maine shows that New York
and New Jersey will vote demo-
cratic. 1t shows that we have the
inside track IN Maine and more
than an even chance for Connecti.
cut. New York and New Jersey,
with either Maine or Connecticut
gives the victory to Hancock and
English.
Besides, VIC have q fair fighting
chance in California, Oregon, Ne.
vada and Colorado. All these four
states are democratic, and with o
fair election they would all vote
democratic. With New York and
New Jersey, the electoral vote of
either one of the four would give
tho election to Hancock. New
Hampshire, too, with a fair election
is democratic. The democrats Of
that state have an exceedingly
popular state ticket in the field,
and they are moving with all their
strength and great enthusiasm to
carry the state. A democratic vic
tory in New Hampshire would give
the democrats the president. 1t
will thus be seen that the demo
Gratis have many chances yet in
store, and that 1t only needs pluck
and energy to carry the day IN
November next.
There are twenty-five northern
states. OF these New York and
New Jersey are democratic beyond
any doubt. Now Jersey has never
voted for a republican candidate
for the presidency but once, and
that was in 1873, when one-thlrd OF
the democrats refused to support
Horace Greely because he was not
a democrat. New York has not
voted for republican candidate for
the presidency but once either since
the war, and that, too, was when u
large portion of the democrats re-
fused TO vote for Greeley. The New
York democracy never have been
beaten when they were united.
They are better united and work
ing together more harmoniously
now that they have been since the
first split between the barn. burners
and Old Hunkers, fifty years ago.
There is not a shadow OF doubt OF
either New York or New Jersey.
With these two states, casting
forty -four votes, and the 1873 south
ern ELECTORAL votes, the democrats
will have lS2, which is within three
votes Of sufficient to elect. Any
other one Of the northern states
will therefore be sufficient to elect
Hancock, and we have good
chance in Maine, New Hampshire,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Indiana,
Colorado, Nevada, California and
Oregon. To win, the republicans
have to carry ail these nine doubt
.ul states, and as Illinois and Wis.
consn are aiso growing rest,ye un-
der radical Encouragement, they
too will eeed watching and paying.
The repuslicans will not have an
Indiana Job before them on the Cd
of November. Instead of one, they
will have eleven states to fight tor,
and. after all they have already ex.
pended, it will readily be seen how
the obstacles to their success are
multiplied.
There is noti,i~g desperate about
the democratic chances at all. Their
chances are to day far preferable TO
those of the republicans. Tire e4ec-
ton of Maine had no effect upon
the west, and tor the same reason
the election in Indiana will have
none upon New York, New Jersey,
Maine, Connecticut and New Hamp-
shire. Let the democrats 90 to
work once more, and without per.
adventure they will retrieve all
they have lost and yet win the bat
tie. The skirmlshing is stand of,
and now the real struggle has just
houun