Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-20
NOT A REPUBLICAN TRIUMPH

Garfield Falls to Hold His Own In Ohio
Vote of Indiana Explained-The State
Certain for Hancock in November
Words of Good Cheer and Encourage
ment-"Up Guards. and at Themt"
To the Editor of the Globe.
Now that the smoke Of the battle has
cleared away, and we are able to calculate
from the correct returns, of what Republi-
cans claim as "great victory" and its cost
to them. l fail to discover that the Demo
Gratis have any good reason to feel dispond
ent over the result. If any Democrat has
been foolish enough to allow such
lying party organs as the Pioneer Press to
be the thermometer to his feelings, he has
undoubtedly felt so, but / believe there are
not many 80 foolish.
One would suppose, by the way these
fanatics howled, that the Republicans-as
was at first claimed-had made a clean
sweep of everything; had carried Ohio by
fifty thousand majority, and Indiana by
thirty thousand.
standing all their "blowing"-have gained
Ohio instead of gaining they have lost, by
failing to hold their own. Notwithstanding
this is Garfeld's State, and tremendous
efforts were made to show that he was strong
in his own State, the majority is less than
that of Governor Foster, last year. So far
then, as Ohio is concerned the Republicans
have nothing to boast of. In growing over
it the way they have, they display no more
sense or honesty, than they
did in Growing over carrying Vermont.
They claimed to have carried Vermont BY
an increased majority; but the full returns
showed that,(as in Ohio) they failed. by sew
eral thousand, to hold their own. The
most expert liars of the present century,
they never hesitate to claim q victory, or
gains, whether they are entitled to Ii or not.
In Indiana l fail to discover much more
substantial grounds for Republican reioic-
ing than in Ohio. The full returns from
Indiana whittle the 'great" Republican
majority there down to five thousand-one-
third of what they first claimed. The mis-.
| take made by the Democratic leaders was to
claim that State as reliably Democratic.
Start and raise the hopes Of the crank and
| fle." They should land properly soy have
classified it as they did Maine-doubtful-
and made the same Sight. Am not cor
rect as to Indiana being doubtful Slater
In 1876 the vote for President was Tilden
213,526; Hayes 20s,011; Cooper 9,633 Til
den therefore had plurality, and not a
I ma sjority, in Indiana. This year the "Green-
back" vote has almost entirely disappeared;
evidently in consequence of the fact that
just before election many of their candi-
dates for State offices withdrew. Where
did they go to? 1t Is we'll known fact
that Weaver. their Presidential candidate,
made open war there upon the Democratic
candidates; manifestly fearing the Green
hackers would vote for them and he was no
doubt successful. But in the November elec-
ton vastly different state of affairs will
exist. The Greenbackers will have an cleo
toral ticket of their own in the field, and
with the present prospect, of the election
being very close, eyary man of them will
rally to its support, and If they do, the above
vote of 1876 shows conclusively that there
are over 5000 more Democrats than Repub-
licans. In short, if Weaver, as he expects
to, polls the vote of his party, Indiana Is GER
tain fer Hancock, for that reason.
| Indiana is certain for Hancock in Novem-
Der, for other reasons. Landers, the Demo
cratic candidate for governor, was not strong
candidate. He had been "Greenbacker,"
|
| Democrats, while many of the latter were
dissatisfied with him. The personal pepu-
larity of Gen. Hancock in that State is
equal to 5000 votes over Landers; and all
he needs is 5000 of them to have q majority
of the whole, instead of the plurality which
he is certain of.
The Democracy of Indiana made grand
| fight against fearful odds, and deserve the
thanks of every liberty loving citizen in the
land. Rendered desperate by the loss Of
Maine, the Republicans of the entire country
poured in upon them men and money at
every point. 1t is believed they
expended over $1,OOO,0OO as the
price of this barren triumph. And set tie
Democrats held their own. The total vote
will show that they were not beaten by de-
sertions, or converts from their ranks, but
by an increase of the Republican vote,
caused by the importation of negroes and
other hirelings. This cannot be repeated in
November, for these fellows will be needed
at their own homes.
This, then, is the situation: The Republi-
cans have lost in Garfeld's own State, Ohio;
the Democrats held their own in Indiana,
but were beaten by reason of circumstances
that will not exist in November; and which
point unerringly to the success of Gen. Han.
cock at that election.
Democrats, be of good cheer. There is
no reason to feel otherwise. The late tre-
mendous contests show that Notwithstanding
the Republican party was backed, in each of
them, by one hundred Thousand desperate
and unscrupulous Office holders, they have
lost ground, and the Democracy are in pos.
session of every inch gained-and anxious
and ready to engage in the grand battle in
November. The Democracy is the "old
guard" of the Union. It's members "die,
but never surrender" "Comrades, touch
the elbow" and be ready for the final charge,
when the order comes of "up, guards, and at
them.' GETTYSBURG.
MNNEAPoLIs, Oct. 16, 1880.
| dry, rasping cough irritates and endaugers