The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-08
Hanoook.a Eleetion Predicted.

The Chicago Times which is an Impair
tial reflector of politics-being neither one
or the other as to party. comes out squarly
predicting the Success of Gen. Hancock by
an overwhelming majority. 1t publishes
an extract from private letter, dated
Oct. 2, from one of the most eminent OF
our politicians. which the Times says con-
tains some information which ut the pres
emit moment, is of general interest. The
writer says that, for some three weeks an
terror to the writing OF the letter he had
been in Maine and Ohio; and that at the
date of writing he was engaged in speaking
in Indiana. He says:
TT is hard and earnest work. bat it is q
good work with me. The nomination OF
Hancock has taken away from the repub-
lican orators and papers the power to
alarm the people by swinging the bloody
shirt. The letter of Hancock to Cook
has annihiIated the bugbear Of southern
war claims. and the people. republican as
well as democrat, begin to listen, and TO
open their eyes to the truth.
The result in Maine came, not sc
much from the discussion of the green
back question, as from national issues
the fraud of 1876 Z, from the domineerine
and the bulldozing tyranny of Blaine and
amliD, and which had become SO intoler-
able as to cause revolt among the repub-
llcans, and finally from the instincts OF the
masses, which are often stronger and
truer than reason. Hancock is stronger than
his party in Maine, He has received over
two thousand letters from soldiers in that
state, who write him that. although they
did not vote the fusion ticket, they vii
vote for him. Indiana will vote the dem
ocratic ticket at the OctobereleetioB. The
changes are in our favor since 1876; snc
the imported negro vote will not b.
equal 10 these changes In fact, Their,
have been changes on this very ground
that the republicans are importing negroes
in order to carry the state.
4 have been in Ohio, and, from all
saw and heard, / am satisfied that there
are changes enough to wipe out the Re
publican majority of 1876. My deliberate
opinion is that we shall carry Ohio thi!
month as well as Indiana, and then there
will come perfect stampede, from the
effects of which we will carry Maine New
Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey,
New FORK. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois,
and, L hope, Wisconsin"
The Times then editorially SAYS:
AS said. this letter is written by q gem
tleman who is eminent in politics, and who
is remarkable for his cooiness at times
when caution and judgment are vital
elements In any situation with which he
may be connected. It is beginning to be
conceded, although most unwilllngIy. by
the Weil-iDformed among the Republicans,
that almost anything is now among Che
possibilities of the political situation,
and that Hancock may be cleo
ted by the largest majority ever
received by any presidential candidate.
livery thing favors a result of the kind
Inc democracy was never more united the
republicans were never less unit than at
the present time. Not only should the DEM
OCT ats elect their man. but they seem likely
10 90 1t with most tremendous majority.
Unless something in the nature of mira
Gel shall occur, the republican armies are
now fastnearing their Waterloo.
This is the first out and out prediction
OF the Times as to the result and is signifi-
cent at this time. It may be taken as
reliable forecast of the result, az the Times
is very cautious.