The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25
How New York Will Go.

KGpuDllcanS nave Deen WaFned irVts&
the first, that they should not com
upon any division among Democrat5
as to the Presidential ticket. Thelf
union may not be complete or hearz
ty; it is not, and will not be. But
it will serve to poll nearly the full
party vote for IA single electoral tick
ct. In some quarters there will be'
coldness in some lack of energy iIl
sorle incompetent management, the
shrewdest and most experienced
workers having ''gone tishing'; snd
in others. possibly, limited and
private sort of tfeachery. The. DEM
ocratic.rarts eenaot pat f6ith ] Is f6II
strength, under existing circumstan
ces, in this city or State But It will
not fall far short of its full party vote
and it would be folly for Repuhli
cans to expect anything less than its
full vote.
Once more the attempt is made to
beat the Republicans of New York
by much sounding OF gongs. Because
the Democrats are united, it is said,
New York is sure to give 10000
Democratic majority. The principal
object of this clatter is to dishcarten
Republican workers and to carry off
the floating vote. But is there any
truth in Democratic claims? Mr..
Tilden had 1912 majority in this
State four years ago, it is true. But
it is notorious that he had the sup
port of many thousand Republicans
who fancied that the "RefOrm Gov
ernor would make good President,
or who were discontented because of
hard times, and wanted "a change"
No intelligent man imagines that
General Hancock has inherited Mr..
Tilden's personal following, or that
the men who wanted a change be.
cause times were hard in 1876, will
want change because times are good
in 1880. The attitude of parties has
wholly altered since 1876. The Solid
South, the performances of Southern
Brigadiers, the extra session, and the
revolutionary threats and attempts
of the Democratic party, and it's
manifest incompetence, have com
pletely changed the situation, as all
recent elections show. The one thing
certain is that Democracy has no
right to expect in this State anything
near the majority which Mr.. Tilden
obtained.
Last year, with the largest vote
ever pOlled in New York, except in
1876, the Republicans elected all their
State officers except one. The vote
for Wadsworth, for Controller. was
43S, ,253, and the vote for Olcott 432.-
325; Republican plurality nearly
5000. The vote for Governor Cor
nell was 41S,567, so that nearly 90
600 votes were cast against him that
were cast for other Republican can.
didates, and the combined votes for
Robinson and Kelly was about 90
600 greater than the vote for other
Democratic State officers. Hence
many Republicans voted for one of
the Democratic candidates. But the
Democrats We're united as to other
offices, and their double headed or
ganiZation, and the fierce rivalry OF
factions, enabled them to get out
their vote more fully than they could
have done Other wise. AS there
was some dissatisfaction which led
many Republicans to vote against
some Of their candidates, so many
others stayed at home. 1t is alto
gether probable, therefore, that the
Democratic vote was more fully east
than the Republican of the 1l5,0OO
voters who voted for President in
1876 but not in 1879. there Is every
reason to believe that majority
were Republicans.
On the returns of 1879, then, the
Republicans have right to claim a
majority in this State against uni
ted Democracy. But last year all
the influence and patronage of the
State government was against them.
The same influence and patronage
are now in their hands, and shrewd
Democratic managers have counted
the control of the State government
worth more than 10000 votes. But
again, the last Legislature passed
several important acts to guard
against fraud at elections. The EN-
forcement of these acts, it will be
found, is worth thousands of votes to
the Republican party. And again,
the machinery of elections, both in
New York and in Brooklyn, is now
so far in Republican hands that
much can be done to prevent fraud
ulent voting. Nor will the Federal
Supervisor, who has been making a
study of the consus returns be found
innpi iun or VOVunpla..