National Republican., 1880-10-16
THE OUTLOOK now.

Since Tuesday last we have taken two
states out of our debatable column pub
lished last September. These are Maine
and Indiana. The latter has spoken for it.
self and will speak louder in November
We have no doubt that GARFIELD will
carry tho hoosier state by clear majority
over all equal to the present plurality OF
PORTER.
AS to Maine Indiana has also spoken.
The only possible bond 10 secure fusion in
Maine was the hope OF success Indiana
has taken that away at once from green
hackers and democrats. The former can
no longer hope to make themselves a figure
in the electoral contest Four votes in
Maine for WEAVER would excite no more
comment and exert no moro influence than
did the one vote for DAVID DAVIS in the
electoral college ofMissouri or the two for
JENKINS in that Of Georgia in 1872. The
prospect OF DE La MATYR figuring as the
arbitcr of the de5tinics of the country in
contest in the house this winter has dis
| appeared simultaneously with DE La
! MATYR himself The hard-money demo-
Gratis of Maine too, who have writhed under
the disgrace of IL fusion with disciples Of tho
rag baby, are now liberated They will
perceive that n sacrifice of decent politi-
cal consistency is no longer demanded of
them. Tho three HANCOCK votes on the
/ fusion ticket cannot make or mar his
chances in the contest. Ifhc Is not elected
without them he cannot be elected with
them The fusion will fall to pieces on
election day, and The GARFIELD ticket is
certain Of very large plurality and mt
jority over all OF not less than 5000.
BY stretch of courtesy we allow New
York and New Jersey to remain among the
debatable states, Connecticut having taken
herself out on the ILh instant by her de-
cisve town elections and ranged herself
with Vermont rs n sure state for GAR
FIELD. But New York and New Jersey
are only plausibly debatable. We consider
them safe for GARFIELD. The democrats
can only claim them by relying on the
figures of 1876 and ignoring those made
since, and binding themselves to the cur.
rent change in opinion. They have re.
ceiyel additional impetus toward our side
since Tuesday, Of course. In fact on that
day New Jersey furnished welcome in,
dicator Of her intentions in November by
the wonderful republican majority in tn,
Newark city election. The joke of the
thing, too, is that both states added to the
solid south for HANCOCK would leave hin
short by three votes Of an election. Tht
chances are therefore, altogether lavorabl,
for the vote standing thus in the electora
college, GARFIELD, solid north, 23l; HAN
COCK, solid south, 1873.
Even this may be too favorable for HAN
p COCK. There may be debltable grount
even in the south. The vote in West Yir
2 ginm shows what inroads arc being mad
upon the solidity of that section. Littl
Delawarcs little election squiuts towar,
very narrow democratic majority of TIN
Blue Hens chickens being found voting TO
HANCOCK. A gain of 500 votes there woul,
make little break in the democratic forti
fed camp. Virginia has q split which offer
, n chance at least to an assaultiug party
Florida reports her republicans 10 be hope
ful of sending q wreath Of orange flower
for the naugura tive decorations. Nortl
l Carolina republicans are alive and kicking
and the inducement 10 bulldo2e in SouLl
= Carolina is to some degree taken away b,
j the utter failure of the assault of the briga
! dicrs upon the union lines rs presaged b.
tis9 route of Tuesday.
here will be no dispute about th
- electoral returns in any event. That clou