The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-12


= 4 use,ess to try to think about fdsShing
eAss I'M morning than the electors which
~ q lake place to-day 10 Indiana cad Ohio
Everybody who feels an interest In public
slP,iss must experiences an anxious solici'
tude q 10 whether the results 81 this days
votIus will remand the South ~ new pro-
bssicn. and continue her In Yrison Tor am
other four years, or free her from all UNI
eas,ness ~ TO her equality With the otner
sections Of the Usion, graxt new lease Oh
Me 70 The Democratic parry, and inaugu-
rate IN era Of pesce, prosperity ana nspp''
ueu. Ycr ali the people 81 ell parts OF our
nagnjsecnt couutry. Sc much are oil per-
sous, thoughts absorbed by this subject
that they will no dcust excuse us for IN
duIviug IN speculations which the kilograms
N to.norow's issueof the Dispatch may
prove TO have been totally unwarranted by
The Facts Of the case.
Let these speculstions be what they may,
nobody will surrender his right to forecast
the events OF the future when he does no.
thing more than tell what he guesses VIII
be the outcome Of an election. Virginians
are rsyen 10 speculation OF that sort, and
every yirginian 10 as ready to wink at II IN
another person as TO indulge In 1t himself
We have endeavored to post ourselves thor
ouQhly as tos:be state Of things in Ohio
and Indiana, having ayaiied ourselves OF all
The sources sof information which were ~
our command; yet we are as compieteV
NJ sea to-day as We were Two weeks
ago. We can only say now what
we said then. II Ohio and Indiana
both vote The Republican ticket to-day, then
GzRrTBIp will In effect have been elected.
We would not give penny for HANcocKs
chances. But, on the other hand, IL both
these States vote the Democratic ticket, then
GARFIELD might as well hang up his fiddle.
He will not stand ghost OF a fbaDce OF
election. He would be in a morSbopeless
condition than HANCOCK would be in II the
Democrats lose both those States to-day;
for the solid South, with New York and
Eew-Jersey, might possibly still elect HAN
C0eg, whereas GARFIELD would be lett with
out any foundation whatever for hope OF
success.
1T Is possible, however, and most persons
would say probable, that Indiana will to-
day elect the Democratic ticket, end Ohio
the Republican ticket. In that case the
three weeks which will intervene between
now and the presidential election will wit
ness the grandest political battle-nay, the
btoodiest one-whch has ever been fought
in this country. 1t will be struggle for
life on the part Of the Republican party,
which ought TO have died years ago. The
Republicans OF the North have more money
than the Democrats, and they will pour it
out like water in New York and Indiana,
for one or the other they must have or be
buried never more to rise. The Democrats,
however, have the most voters, and wilt use
all their powers TO keep these votes in the
Democratic ranks.
We own that we expect both Ohio and
Indiana to vote the Democratic ticket to-
day. We ought to add that it's because we
expect both OF those States to vote the same
'ticket-both TO go Republican or both to go
Democratic-that we dare to indulge such
hope. We are inclined to think that there
is q certain tendency OF things just now
operating which cannot be resisted. II that
tendency is towards the success OF the
Democratic ticket, as we would fam be-
lieve, and.do hope, then the stars in their
courses will fight against GARFIELD, and
Indiana and Ohio will both vote the Demo-
cratic to-day. But, on the other hand, il the
northern people still fear that the Gov
ernment would not be safe in the hands
OF the Democrats, to-morrow's Dispatch will
carry good news to no Democrat. We
apprehend aAesperate struggle on the part
OF the Republicans, especially in Indiana.
An immense sum Of money has been sent
to that State a large number Of deputy
marshals, all Of them Republicans, have
been appointed to oyerawe the voters.
There are huRdreds of DULLES and repeat
ers in Indiana who have been sent thither
from Pennsylvania and other States. In a
word, the Democrats have no light work
before them in the booster State. But, as
we have said, we have faith that the cause
for which the Democrats are battling has
made such lodgment In the breasts 0f the
voters OF Indiana that that cause Is pre-
destined to be triAsmphant when the sun
shall set this evening.
We hope for success IN Ohio, and conf
deutIy expect il in Indiana. The Democrats
need, however, to sucesed In only one Of
these States In order to insure the triumph
OF HANCOCK.
II the Democrats carry either Indiana or
Ohio to-day, the vote OF Virginia will not be
necessary to the election OF General HAM
COCK. The HANCOCK men. however, will be
apt TO 9ock TO the standard OF the regular
ticket, for ii is well known that General HAN.
COCK has no sympathy with anything that
even so muck as sqnints at reputation,
whether that thing be called "resdjust-
ment" or what not.
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New YORK DEPENDS ON INDIANA.--Mr. |
CoYKLING as good as admitted in his speech |
at Terre Haute, Indiana, last week that |
New York could not be carried for GAS
FIELD IL Indiana did not go Republican 10
day, but he also claimed that it was safe for
GARFIELD II Indiana did so vote. We