New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-09
THE 1Y>UER RI mr. South.

Wade Hampton did deliver the Solid South,
as he promised. There was no mistake on
his part WHY should there be any whe the
election does not really begin until the PARTISAN
managers sit down to count the votes The
Sohd South was ready to give its electoral
votes. without an exception, TO anybody who
would help il to get control OF the Governmcn mt
which it failed TO destroy. Delaware was kept
III line by only 1000 majority, and the majority
in Florida ,gas not large, but the thing was done
as Wade Hampton promised. The sixteen
States in which slaves were formerly held gave
all their electoral votes. and about 100000
majority on the popular vote as counted, for
General Hancock No one cares whether the
majority there was small or large. There is not
an intelligent Democrat who does not know
that the real majority was suppressed. stamped
ont, and virtually disfGanchlscd in several of
the Southern States. No Democrat feels that
his party is the stronger, 10 Republican feels
that bis party is the weaker because OF the
large majOrtics where free elections do not
exist.
The answer TO Mr.. Hampton is found in the
votes OF the Northern States. l. IS not quite
a Solid North in respect to electoral votes.
The people of the North are free, and believe
IN freedom In every Northern State, meet
ings of either party can be held in peace, with
out the slightest danger that they will be in
yadrd by armed hOrsemcn, red-Shlrtcd infantry.
or political clubs with cannon, Of the opposite
party. TIE votes that are cast are also
counted there is no knavish prcstldigitation,
such a. that which transformed Grccnback
majority in Alabama into Democratic majority
of 10000. II General Hancock has les Than
100 majority in California, even though 1t was
obtained by an infamous forgery which dis
gIaces the party by which 1t was used, still
everybody knows that General Hancock Will
IN that case receive the entire electoral vote OF
California. So of every other Northern State
Public opinion would Instantly crush any party
that should attempt to thwart the will of the
people IN any Northern state, even though 1t
should be for the purpose Of giving effect &c the
will of the people in every other Northern State.
Tuat is freedom. Upon such Il foundation pop
ular institutions rest securely. OF all the
Northern States, three are claimed 20 have
voted tor General Hancock; the State Of Cam
den and AmbOy 10y plurality of ABOUT l,OOOj
the State of the Bonanza Kings 10y majority
of about 500; and California, il at all, by
majority so small that microscopic examination
is needed to detect it. Beyond these, 10
Northern state is by anybody supposed to have
voted for TIN Democratic ticket; and New
jersey was tunei by n railroad companyJ
Nevada by a mining millionaire, ard California
by forgery SO papable that it would not have
deceived the most stupid Celestial in China
Town.
General Garfield, some one remarks, was
found extraordinarily strong in the Western
States. Undoubtedly, he MAS strong. But the
Republican party was stronger than its candI-
date, ana gave him tremendous majorites
where he was not known at all, as we'll as in
the States which knew him best. The gain in
majority since 1876 is nearly 2S.OOO IN Ohio
and 1900 IN Indiana. The Republican party
was not mistaken in believing that his personal
popularity would help greatly IN those States.
But its gain III majority since 1876 was 5000
in New York, IL 1000 in Massachusetts, 10000
in New-Jersey, 5000 in Connecticut, 1900 in
PENNSYLVANIA, 2jOOO in Michigan, $4,000 in
Wisconsin, 80, 900 in Illinois, 21 900 in iowa,
1900 in Minnesota, $4,000 in Kansas, and
II 900 in Nebraska. The Republican majority
in the nineteen Northern Stairs which gave an
undoublcd majority for General Garfield was
about 80, 0G0, and four years ago in the same
States It was Oaly 2Gj,070 three of those
States having been carried by the Democracy.
In spite OF fraud in counting, bulldozing red
shifted rflc-clubs, and mounted rangers with
cannon, the Democrats could not get as large
a majority in all the Southern States as the
free North has given for the candidate who rep
rcsents its convictions and It's will. General
Garfield goes into the Presidency with clear
majority of tie popular vote, although sixteen
States were counted and three more were
stolen 10y his opponents
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