The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-19
vaTloNN RtPusLICAN TICKET,
THE nEpUBL,cANs CONFIDENT
of a Grand Victory ON the I'd OF Noren
ber-Hhy they are Confident.


mr., Grand Victory ON the I'd Of Norern'
ber-why they are Confident.
Senator Dorsey OF the Republican
National Committee said to a reporter OF
the New York Post on Saturday last that
he had no more doubt that Garfield would
carry every Northern State than he had
that the sun would rise on election day.
Hon. j. G. New, Chairman OF the Re-
publican State Committee Of Indiana
saws that the result in that State did not
differ 500 votes from the figures OF the Re-
publican Committee on the evening be-
fore the election. He showed his con-
fidence in the result by offering to bet
5000 on the State.
Anywhere from $4,000 to $4,000 are the
sgpres claimed for Garfield in Penn
sylvania.
TIL. New York Herald has read the
handwriting on the wall and has made a
clean aop over to the winning side.
speaking Of the result in Indiana, it says:
Democrats may affect to undervalue this
signal defeat, but they know perfectly
we'll that II is fatal to their hopes OF carry
inc lint State for Hancock. Why did
thev take their candidate for the Vice
Presidency from Indianap For the sole
reasou thai they deemed success in that
State In October needful to the election OF
their ticket. They did not misjudge as TO
ths importapce OF the Indiana election,
although they made an unfortunate selec-
tion of an Indiana candidate. Their deep
spnse ofthe necessity OF keeping Indiana
In October was also attested by their her
culean exertionB to carry the State. 1t
will not do for them 10 say now that the
result in Indiana il OF little consequence.
They staked too much on it 10 bellttle 1t
after the State has gone against them.
The pretence that they have any chance
OF recoyeringiit in November after losing 1t
by so heavy majority in October Is gas
conading braVado. They can expect moth
ing OF the kind. Indiana is irretrievably
lost.
The Herald says that Democratic pros
poets in New York are gloomy enough"
and that the tariff issue is dead against the
Democracy both in New jersey and Con
necticut. 1t says OF these States:
They are manufacturing States; the
tariff Issue, which was urged by the Re-
publcans with success in the later stages
OF the canvass in Ohio and Indiana, will
he more potent in Connecticut and New
Jersey, where manufacturers bear an alto
gether larger proportion to the general in
dustry. The Democratic national plat
form which toierates "a tariff for revenue
only" will he pretty sure to defeat the
party in such States as New Jersey and
Connecticut, whose prosperity is bound up
with their manufactures.
The Philadelphia Times DEM thinks
that Sin the event OF dispute between
the Kelly and Tllden factions on the mu-
nicipal officers OF New York City, the Han
cock battle will be ended, the Democratic
retreat will besounded in New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut, and Garfield will
come in with the solid electoral vote OF the
North, and Virginia, Florida, and probab-
ably other Southern States will be added
the Republican fold"
COMMENTING on General Hancock's
tariff views, the Boston Herald lind says:
"It General Hancock really used the Ian
gusye attributed TO him by New Jersey
Democratic editor, who sought an inter
view for the purpose Of extracting some
thing from his candidate to quiet the
uneasiness felt among his protectionist
patrons at home over the revenue for re-
form plank in the party platform, it is
evident that economic questions are not
his strong hold nor political history his
specially"
TIE Memphis Aralanch, like the New
York Herald, recognizes the coming doom
OF the Democracy. acknowledges that
"the Indiana election was a revolution"
Why2 Because, as 1t says:
A change OF 10000 votes to the Repub.
lican party within two years In 80 closely
contested State is significant OF the final
overthrow OF the Democratic party. This
revolution not only means the defeat OF
Hancock in November, but it means the
disbandment OF the Democratic organiza.
ton, 10 be followed by the disruption Of
tho Republican party and the reconstruct
ion OF parties on new issues. The disin.
tegrati0n Of tho Southern wing Of the
Democratic party is now far advanced in
nearly every Southern State. With rea.
sona6Ie certainty Of electing Hancock, the
Southern Democrats would have stuck 10 |
the national ticket until the I'd OF Novem-
Der, and cast 1873 electoral votes for the
Democratic candidate. But the un.
expected and overwhelming die.
aster in Indiana will paralyze
Southern Democrats. The 1888 Southern
electoral votes cannot now be counted as
seCureior Hancock. Virginia, South Caro-.
lima, North Carolina and Florida may now
be counted as doubtful States. The change
OF opinion developed by the result OF Wed.
nesdays election in Indiana has fairly
stunned the Southern Democrats. They
see in that result Solid North for Gar
field. AS an Independent journal, the
ArdldnChc deems II unnecessary to disguise
Quences Of the great Democratic disaster.
the political Solid South will disappear.
There are now two solid sectional parties.
There will continue to be two OF these sec.
tional parties until one Of them takes the
lead in the work Of disbandment. The
Indiana verdict demands hat the political
Solid South shall be the first 10 disband,
and il the Democrats of the South are wise
they will gracefully accept the verdict, with
the full assurance that with the final dis.
appearance Of the Solid South the Solid
North also finally disappears"
Coming Down ON the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
peration of the Democracy.