The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-06-18
THE NoMrN ATOMS.

The fuller expression from tho country
confirms the first impression that the NOM
NATION of Garfield was an act Of wisdom
approaching inspiration. His broad, en-
Iightened craftsmanship, his splendid MIL
itary and civil IL cord, his irreproachable
character, his life of successful struggle to
achieve noble aspirations, his lplenitude OF
friends aud dearsh Of enemies, all count Ia
considering his candidacy, aud have wrung
even from un~illing' adversaries tue full
lest concession Of his strength, while
elciting from the Republican party uni
versal satisfaction that will warm into
earnest enthusiasm as soon as the cam
paign fairly opens. No better evidence OF
the strength Of the Garfield aud Arthur
ticket Is needed than the eager solicitude
with which the Democrats are consIdering
the nomination they will make in the Con-
vention which Is to meet at Cincinnati on
the 23d inst. The talk Of TildeD, despite
his persistent demands upon the party, Is
sinking to whisper and Seymour, undoubt-
eddy the strongest man and one Of the best
men in the Democratic paIiy, is looked to
by the furnishing hosts as the Cjncinnatus
upon whom their hopes depend. Not tc
be outdone in generous concession we ad-
NIT in advance his nomination would be
. strong one aud it would take good work
to defeat him In New York. Although he
has frequently most positively declined to
be a candidate, his later utterances indi-
cate he is Gin the hands of his friends"
II Morrison of Illinois should be nominated
with him the ticket would be very strong.
The popular tendency at present, however,
seems to be for Thurman Of Ohio, who Is
doubtless strong IN Indiana where the green
back heresy most did prevail and with
which Thurman Is enough IN sympathy to
awaken grave dist ust Of him in New York
and neutralize his advantage in the West.
Seymour has reached the ordinary limit Of
life and the money of the country will not,
II 1t can help it, risk successor whose po-
sition on finance is even doubtful. The De-
mocracy have large list to select from
Bayard, Field, Randall, Hanc ock, Hendricks.
Black and score Of others-either Of whom
would perhaps take the second pie "A on the
ticket with Seymour, and the party will in
this campaign endeavor to break the histor-
ical succession of blunders thai have cher
acterized 1t and make final attempt for
supremacy. The Democracy count, oil
course, on "solid South" with 1873 cleo.
toral votes. If they get these they will
still fall At short of majority 10 the cleo
toral college. Therefore they propose to
concentrate their strength to carry New
York with its 35 votes and Indiana with
its Is votes, while Connecticut is to be la
bored with In hopes II Indiana fails that
Oregon and some other State may be car
ried or the election thrown into the House
The "solid North " has 231 elt ctoral vote
--46 mols tbaa sufficient to elect-so thai
the Republicans can afford to lose New
York while the Democrats canuot. Be
sides, Florida, pretty certain to 60 Repub'
lican, has four votes and Virginia, which il
at least doubtful Stats, has eleven. II
these two 20 Republican We can lose both
New York and indiana and still elect th'
Republican nominees.
1t vii! be seen from this how sci .ous I
task the Democratic managers have before
them in selecting candidates aud what Her
culean Efforts are demanded Of the faithful
in the subsequent struggle. We have nj
doubt Of the result. The Republican party
Is much stronger now than it astfou
years ago. The Independents and scratch
ers will fall into line and bring moral Al
we'll as numerical strength. The peril OF ;
triumphant Democratic party with execu
tive aud legislative branches In accord ]:
understood aud the still create peril Of an
other electoral doubt will inspire a rail-,
that will be conclusive. Unless Cincinnati
bluuders though the campaign will be q
hard fought one, notwithstanding Garfield
will poll a larger vote than either Grant
| Blaine or Sherman could have done. Tit
closeness of the '76 campaign inspired The
Democracy with hope and they will not re
alize how different the situation is now an
| til conclusions are reached 10 November
Il is just as we'll. The nearer the TIVE
great parties OF the country approximate
in strength the purer is the government
and the more energetic the contest thu
better the people are informed on the is
sues involved.
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