The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30
THE OUTLOOK.
There ~ work 10 he hone.

= had simply walk over IN TINS STATE
Our enemies have encouraged thi
delusion by II studied Indifference NJ
to the result in this State. Indeec
they seemed anxious to give up the
contest at the outset in order to con
' tribute to the "Solid Southn and
thereby strengthen the plea for Il
"solid north" among the stalwart,
Still they have left nothing undonc
to keep their organization perfect and
well in hand to be hurled against the
Democratic citidel if they ever found
its guardians asleep or apathetic. But
for the turn in the tide as shown by
the elections in Indiana and Ohio, it
is probably true that we would have
had no trouble in Mississippi. But
those elections have klndled the hopes
of the waiting and ambuscading en-
envy into flame. We are to-day con-
fronted with well organized opposi-
ton, and it is exactly the old Radical
enemy we have to fight. Every
congressional district has its cand-
date for Congress and Elector. Radi-
cal election tickets by the hundreds OF
thousands have already been dis
tributed. While Democrats have
been asleep Radical emissaries have
been at work and they have at least
succeeded in making it necessary for
our friends TO be vigiant and active on
the day of the election,
We warn Democrats that apathy
will lose the State
Our advices from New York give
every reason to believe that our
friends will carry that State. AS goes
New York so will go New Jersey. With
the Al electoral votes of New York
and New jersey added to the 13S votes
of the South we only need three more
to save Hancock. For these three
votes we have good grounds to expect
from Maine, (by operation Of the
fusion with the Greenbackers, 8
votes; from Oregon 3; Nevada 3; Cal
ifornia 6; Connecticut 6; Indiana 10.
We have also Il splendid fighting
chance in Pennsylvania, Illinois and
Wisconsin. The best calculations yet
made, however, indicate that the
election will be close in many North
ern States, and as this is year of sur
prises We may expect to be surprised
by losing some States we counted on,
and winning some we had given up.
Hancock's chances for an election
are too many and too good, if the
South stands by him, for him to he
beaten.
Suppose Mississippi's vote goes
against him and that it would elect
him! and that this vote had been lost
by want of energy and activity on the
day of the election
What would be your feeling in that
state of the case?
1t won't do to fold your arms and
say there is no danger Of that. We
tell you there is danger, and that
Mississippi expects every man to do
his duty from now till the polls close
next Tuesday evening.
In this Congressional District, if
there is not work done, our gallant
Hooker is imperiled. He is opposed
by Grecnback candidate, a so-cal,ed
Republican candidate and an apparent
ly self-conStituted "Independent" cam
didate. Letn man be deceived i'm this
CONGREGATIONAL .,"nt--f 'ri',- ~,,-StvIen
Republican nominee, Osborne, don't |
amount to bump on log, and the
Greenback candidate don't even rise |
to the dignity Of bump on a log.
Radical votes are not going to be
thrown away on Osborne. The
Radical Managers have put HIM
forward simply as blind to call off
the fire from Judge Deason, who is the
man Col. Hooker will have to beat.
All the information we can gather
proves that the negroes in this county
and the Republicans elsewhere, are
upon him. He will poll
a strong vote IN COpiah, Lincoln,
Pike, Amite, and in one or two
counties on the Coast. He is a per-
sonalIy clever and popular man, and
many Democrats in the counties NAM
ed have announced their intention of
voting for him under the impression
that he is not a Republican because he
himself as an "Independ-
mt" But the question comes up in {
his case, What has he ever done to {
'lienate him from the Republican
old? He was elected District Attor-
icy by the Radicals, was Chancellor
lnder Ames, and now holds the Post 6
'flice at BrOOkhaven under Federal ..
If he has ever re.
bounced his Republican faith and as
OciatiOns we are wholly ignorant of i
he fact. His election would be hailed |
8 Republican triumph, and it would q
re Republican triumph. In this t
Jew of the matter we appeal to those {
Democrats who have been led to con- I
ider his case favOrab'y on personal k
rounds, to stand by their colOrs and u
Ote for the regular nominee, and we
ont think the appeal will be made in g.
ain.
In Gen. Chalmers District it will re- J.
uire the strongest kind of effort to -
ecure his election. But it can be done r.
y every Democrat pulling off his q,
'at and knuckling down to the work.
The Second District, (Manning's) is
jeopardy. The danger is that the p
reenback candidate will draw off r
lOugh of votes to elect Buchanan. II
ur information, however, from that Q,
istrict is to the effect that cOnscien- Il
ous Greenbackers, seeing the inev- fl
a lilo Fagult of opposino, tI,o no,,,