Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-13
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
rHn SOLID SOUTH.

Itis q pretty plain proposition, more
and more evident every day. that the
battle ground Of the present political
campaign will not be In the
South, but entirely in the North.
Tho South does not belle It's
political speculation Of "ths Solid
South" and In all human probability
Hancock and English will receive the
entire one hundred and thirty. eight
electoral votes to be cast by the sixteen
Southern and border States. AT the
recent Republican conference In New
York 1t is significant to notice that no
hopeful remarks were offered In regard
to capturing the electoral votes OF any
Southern State for Garfield and Arthur
at the coming Presidential election.
Senator Blaine aptly remarked thai
Republican votes In the South
are one OF that kind OF blessings that
como when we don't stand much in
need Of them. Judge Freeman, OF Ten
nesee, also declared that the Republican
ticket would not receive q single elseto-
raj vote from south Of the Ohio river.
Col. Sypher. Of Louisiana, said: - am
free to say that il the election Of our
candidates this year depends upon votes
from the South. We are licked today. in
my Judgment" In view Of this we'll
developed aspect Of the situation, an
aggressive Southern campaign Is
not contemplated, although the most
energetic efforts will be made to
help out the Republicans in that Sec
ton, and make as good a showing a.
possible. The campaign throughout
the North will be most vigorously con-
Quoted. and the Republicans do not
propose to lose one single point in the
fsht. The New York Graphic very per-
~tinently and correctly sets forth the sit.
uation % follows:
The campaign 10 to DO intensely ssnsa'
tionAl. 1t 10 the South against the North.
The North IL the battle ground for both
parties. Unless the Republican party can
win its victory in the great North defeat
10 certain. II the Democrats cannot carry
at least two northern States-New York
and I~udiana-the "Solid South" with lse
votes. will DO Of no practical use TO them,
The Republican conference has announced
70 the world that tho Republicans mean bns'
mess. The South can take care Of itself,
but We propose to carry the North. Thii
10 bold and to the point. II 10 sound pol.
ICY. Few parties in our history would
have had the courage 10 hold an open con.
ference to discuss q plan Of campaign.
The Republican party does not lack
grit" in ~whatevery quality it may be
wanting.
Democrats might a. we'll understand
that they have no walk over before them
three months hence. The ground 10 to be
contested inch by inch-that 10. where Q
eontes. will be OF any service. And
where Q contest can result in nothing. II
will not DO entered upon. Concentra-
ton OF effort 10 the only way TO In
sure success. Republicans will endeavor
to hold their own In regard TO Southern
Representatives. They do not propose to
lose the few seats they now have II they
can help IL, but have an active electoral
campaign at least until after the October
elections. The battle 10 to be fought In
the North. and the Republican leaders
are clear-sightsd enough to zee tina,
fact and bold enough to pro.
claim. Maine in September and In
diana and Ohio In October are for the
present the great objective points. New
York's turn will come in November. No
one can say hereafter that he did not know
where. the limo OF battle was, a. the Re-
publicans with their usual promptitude.
have cut out the work for the campaign.