The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-10

seme joyous congratulations after
the nomination of ticket, the same
fierce yells Of triumph and the same
gushing pledges of unlimited major
tiles in all the doubtful States.
But the season of rejoicing has
always been followed by a dismal pc
riod of doubt, and ate wards by the
sack cloth and ashes of great defeat.
1t pleases the Democrats to win ali
their National victories before the
votes are counted, and no one will
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cock and English are not going to be
defeated after all.
Reasons why this ticket ought not
to succeed will be given hereafter in
abundance. AT present it may be
well enough to suggest few Of the
| reasons why it will not succeed. The
ticket is very decent and creditabIe
one, and the Democratic party de-
serves some praise for selecting a
mask so respectable. Whether it
will deceive anybody is quite diff
| ferent question.
First, as to Indiana. Some time
ago the fact was pointed out that the
Democrat had trouble before them
in that State. AT the Cincinnati Con-
vention their chosen delegates insis-
ted that nothing except the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Hendricks for President
could make that State safe for them,
and even that would probably baYe
failed. On test vote neither party
has carried the State for many years,
save by slender majority. The Re-
publicans are united to a remarkable
degree upon ticket of peculiar
| strength, while the Democrats have
put up for Governor the most reck.
less and blatant Demagogue in the
State. Add to this the fact that Con-
Stitutional Amendments adopted by
14,0O0 majority on vote of the peo-
pie have just been set aside for parti-
san ends by Democratic Court. The
chances were obviously much against
the Democrats before the National
ticket was nominated. Those DEM
ocrats We're evidently well informed,
and have a strong reason for their
belief, who declared that their State
could not be made safe for the Dem
ocratic ticket except by the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Hendricks. For the DEM
ocrats had no reason to expect success
unless they could give especial salts
faction to the Greenback vote.
General Hancock has no personal
strength with the Democratic or
Greenback voters of Indiana. Moth
ing is known of him to satisfy their
notions on the financial questions. AS
soldier, he will be Objectionable to
some copperheads, of whom Indiana
has ever had many of the most ma
lignant. His part in the S1rratt af
fair will excite the hostility of some
voters. But for the fact that he is
the candidate of the party, he would
not receive one-tenth Of the votes
that would he cast in Indiana for
Mr.. Hendricks. If it is expected to
carry the State at all, therefore, it
must be by the nomination of Mr..
English.
But William II. English has for
years been one of the most unpopu-
lar Democratsin that State. For eight
years he had been member Of Con-
gress when he was thrust aside in
1860. From that day to this he has
had no part in public service, nor has
his party eyer supported him for any
office. 1t has elected to Congress
some strong and some weak men
from the district in which he lives !;
has sent Hendricks, Mcdonald and
VOORHEES, to the Senate; has set up
as candidates for Governor McDon-
aid, Williams and Landers has yo-
ted in Democratic National Conven-
ton for some good and some poor
candidates for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency; but never has made
any effort to oplace Mr. English in any
position of public trust or honor. The
reason is not hard to find. National
banks and bankers have been pecu.
liarly unpopular among the Demo-
Gratis of Indiana, but Mr.. English or
ganized and was president from 1868
to 1873 of the First National Bank of
indianapolis. Lenders of money
upon bond and mortgage have been
even more unpopular in Indiana than
they usually are in agricultural
States, for the disposition to paw
d. BITS has never been strongly devel-
oped among the Democrats of that
State. But for twenty years Mr..
English has been accommodating mill