Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-19
TILE POLITICAL DRIFT.

The indications are already manifest
all over the country that the political
pendulum is swinging back to its old
pose before the reverse in Indiana.
AS JOHN KELLY remarks, "We elect a
President in November, not in October.
Considering the nature OF the unex'
pected defeat in the West, the Democrats
are rallying in remarkable manner
The tough old party has an ugly habit
of not knowing when it is whipped.
The Republican decentralization after
the backset in Maine was really more
widespread and panicky than anything
the Democrats have shown over the re-
verse in Indiana. The Democrats are
not yet ready to conccde that Indiana
is lost to them in November. They be.
lieve that HANCOCK can carry it ii Ian,
Dras could not, and they propose 10
test that question.
The spirit of the party in New York
is especially gratifying. JoHS KELLY is
on lis mettle. He serves notice on the
Republicans that they must carry New
York before they count her electoral
vote. We publish on the first
page his speech made at the
meeting of the Democracy OF that city
the other evening. He believes that We
shall not only carry New York but In
diana, and whether we carry the latter
or not, we can elect HANCOCK without
her.
At the meeting OF the HANCOCK Re-
pubIicans in New York, the following
letter from Gen. SICKLEs was read:
The reverses of October point the way
to victory in November. Applause.
The loss OF Indiana rightly appreciated
will elect Hancock. Applause. The
State elections in the autumn are pre-
liminary skirmishes that discipline the
great army for the decisive battle. Al.
plausel The nomination of Gen. Han
cock was received with such favor by
the country that his supporters he.
came confident and inert, while
the Garfield men were respondent
but diligent. The result was soon obvi.
Gus in Vermont, where the greater en-
ergy OF the Republicans increased their
majority. This example stimulated
General Hancock's friends to fresh zeal
and activity in Maine, and Il victory fol-
lowing that, assured them OF the pOpu-
larity of their candidate. Then follow
ed exertions on the part of the Republi.
cans to carry Indiana, which has per-
haps no parallel in American politics.
All their force has been expended
in their effort to retrieve their
disaster in Maine, for without
Maine the election OF Garfield was
impossible. The two parties stand to.
day as they stood at the outset OF the
canvass The Republicans have lost
Maine; the Democrats have lost In
diana. Both parties are admonished
that success is reward OF good cause
and a hard fight. Applause New
York is the battle ground and New York
is for Hancock. IApplause. The ma
jority in the Empire State will prove
that the strongest political sentiment OF
our people is the desire for cordial and
kindly relations with all our sister Com.
monweaths and with all sections of our
reunited country. Sincerely yours,
DANIEL f. SIcKLEs.
As to the probable result in Indiana,
in November, Senatar VOORHEES, said:
General Hancock is stronger than
the party. in my judgment, every
where. know that he is stronger in
Indiana than the State ticket or any of
the local tickets. believe that after
the first few days OF depression our
people will rally, and that General Ham
cock will receive 10000 more votes in
November than were cast for our State
ticket in October. There is no truer
and unflinching body OF men in
the world than the Democracy
Of Indiana. General Hancock
has the full confidence OF the
public in his ability, integrity and patri-
otism. Everything that he has said or
written has strengthened him. In fact,
never knew a candidate who strength
aned himself 80 much after his nomina.
ton. There is not an honest man of
common intelligence in the United States
who doubts the country's safety under
administration. His defeat,
IN my opinion, would be an indiscriba-
bic calamity, and cannot believe that
1 is to take place. Hancock himself
never week.-mrs. and his followers will
1ot in this critical moment"