The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-08-14
Bright Prospects of Republican
cess.

cratic organs, as usual. The caM-
paign was commenced, and appX
emily is to be continued, entirely 81
the Chinese fashion on the Deti4
cratic side, with the gong as ~
principal weapon. and stink,pots IN
auxiliary. The Hancock moyeme#
began with a loud hurrah. Cool ~
publicans predicted that it woqiH
soon die out, and a candid and cafs'
full review of the situation t0Tda5
will show that there is really iez
ground for Democratic hone than
there has been in any previous Pre93s
idential campaign since the war. lel
1868. at this date, the Democrats bad
great hope or account of tie stlk.
posed influence Of Presiti mt John, Il
and the prominent Northern KeStll1
Leans who had acted with HIM In
1872, at later date than this, Demo
cratic leaders still expected % bring
their followers in full fore to the
support of Mr.. Greeley. In 1876,
even to the end of TIE contest. there
was the widest copfdence among
Democrats of all grades. On the
other hand, the Republicans have
greater confidence, and greater rea.
son for confidence, than they have
had at corresponding time i'll any
other Presidential contest since the
war. In 1868 they were in serious
doubt as to the effect of Mr.. John
sons patronage and his conspicuous
supporters. In 1872, at a later day
than this, it was admitted by Gov.
Jewell, who was then, as he is now,
in an official position to know the
situation, that there was serious dam
ger of Republican defeat. In 1876,
the stress of hard times, and the rep
utation of Nj. Tildcn as a "Reform-
err" made such inroads among Re
publican voters that the result was
doubtful to the end.
To day the Republicans havereason
to believe that Garfield and Arthur
will be elected. They know that in
some States the fight will be close
and hot. But men of cool heads and
long experience, who have had part
in five successive victories of the Re-
publican party in Presidential elec-
tions, consider that the result is al
ready assured, provided the party
puts forth the proper efforts during
the three months which remain. And
they feel sure that thoss efforts will
not be wanting.
There is a great deal of chatter
about the Democratic hopes in nearly
every Northern State. The naked
truth is that Maine, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Indiana and Cal.
ifornia are the only Northern States
in which the Democrats themselves
really think that they have possi-
bility Of success. If they talk of
New Hampshire, it is 20 encourage
their partisans to spend strength in a
hopeless effort which. at the utmost,
might possibly cut down Republican
majorlties. There is nothing else in
their talk about Ohio, Pennsylvania
or Illinois, and they we'll know it.
Maine will vote in September, and
will give its opinion of the infamous
fraud perpetrated there last year.
The hard money Democrats and the
soft. money Green packers Of last year
must unite to man, in support of a
particularly weak candidate for gov.
ernor. who is hated by all the old
Democrats, or the fusion has no
chance of success. That unnatural
and shameless union could not lie eff
fected under any circumstances. But
it cannot be made now without Sc
rious loss of votes from two causes.
The Greenback force has melted away
under the warmth Of prosperity
which the Republican policy of re-
sumption has caused, The decent
voters Of the opposition will not fail
to rebuke the usurpation of last year.
In suci circumstances, the etfafts
which the Republicans of Maine
never iail to make for their cause and
their country ought to make their
success certain.
Republican victory in Maine,
State called doubtful, may be follow
ed in October by Republican victory
in Indiana, the home of Mr.. Eng
fish. Even the Democrats now OPEN
ly admit that his personal unpopular
ity is great. On the other hand there
isan intense.opposition to Mr.. Land
ers, the wild fanatic who is the DEM
ocratic candidate for Governor, which
has led to the serious question among
Democratic leaders, whether all the
risks run by his withdrawal are not
preferable to his defeat. 1t was hoped
I that hA and his HAM nOnroti i,. frinnQS