The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-10-08
The Outlook In Indiana.

The indianapolis correspondent of
of the New York Times, gives very
hopeful view of the situation. He
saws:
In general terms. it may be stated
that the Republicans enter upon the
last days of the canvass with increased
confidence and decidedly better pros
poets. The Democrats give evidence of
weakness on every hand. Their cam
paign of fraud has been beaten in
advance. The preparations made by
the Republicans to meet and check
mate it have been SO complete and the
shadow of the United States authority
is so threatening that the Democrats
have about concluded it will not pay.
The talk of, and alertness against
fraud and the preparations maze to
meet it are such as to warrant the be-
lief that the election will be measrrably
free from the scandals which have been
contemplated. The one great thing to
fear now is the opening of barrels in
every county on the day of election.
This the Democrats propose - do.
They openly brag, both here and in the
east, that they will have plenty of
money on election day, while fie Re-
publcans have been lett to make their
fight without sufficient means at any
time. Ii there was money enough here
properly to guard the ballot-boxes, and
to pay for work that is indispensable to
check Democratic processes, there
would be no doubt of carrying the
state and settling the whole presiden-
tial election by decided Republican
victory in Indiana. But it will not be
so regarded, probably, by the national
committee and by the gentlemen of the
east who have their own campaigns yet
to make. The Democrats have been
driven from their contemplated frauds.
There is an undertow towards the
Republican party, the strength of
which is hard TO estimate, but it exists
with great force. On every hand
there are reports of Democ ats who
will vote for Porter or not vote at all
while do not know of a. single
Republican who has altered his politi-
cal affiliations. What this will amount
to, as has been said, it is hard to con-
lecture, but it is silent vote, the force
of which will be felt on October -.
so decided has this become since the
business mems meeting was moeted
that careful member of the state com.
mittee said yesterday that it would not
surprise him if Mr.. Porter had 10000
plurality. The Greenbackers are 90
ing to pieces, and the tendencies from
that party are toward Porter. Under
the force of recent circumstances il
would not be strange if The Greenback
vote did not exceed 1900, aud it may
be even less than that. The selling out
of two of their prominent meE to the
Democrats has pre- cd bad bargain
for Mr.. English, and the Democracy
will most certainly lose by it. Gen
Weaver and DR.. De La Matyr are both
using their full influence to prevent
any increment to those who have seduc.
ed weak Grecnbackers with Demo.
cratic money.
The strength of the Workingmen's
movement is much greater than has
been supposed, Will this is being
written the streets are alive with dem.
onstrations by the Knights ofColumbia,
the Workingmen's organization of this
city, formed TO vote particularly fol
Porter. AT least 800 torch-bearcrs arc
in line, and they claim a membership
of 22S0, fully 20 per cent. of whom have
hitherto been Democrats. At the south.
ern part of the State, Mr.. Newland Dc
Paw is busy making speeches to work.
ingmen, with gre effect; and at the
north, Mr.. Studeo ..ker aud Mr.. Oliver
of South Bend are doing the same thing
A Democrat from Fort Wayne to day
conceded the probable election of Judge
Robert 5 Taylor to Congress from that
district. Such result would be rev.
olution.
The situation closes this week with
Republicans more cheerful and hopeful
Than they have been at any time, and
the Democracy decidedly desp ondent
The tendencies in favor of Republican
success are becoming more pronounced
and that they will be strong enough tC
overcome the Democratic plurality il
the belief Of more people tonight thai
ever before.