The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-15
The Duty Of Democrats.
ST Ionis Republicans.

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The Democrats have lost Ohio, which
they did net expect to win; and they have
lost Indiana, which they did expect to win.
What shall the losers do about it? We
say emphaticaliy. initiate the example
of the winners. Republicans were far
surer of carrying Maine than Democrats
were of carrying Indiana, and they failed
to carry Maine. Did they sit down, fold
their arms and give mp the ship? On the
contrary. they then. for the first time iu
the campaign, got up and went to work 10
earnest. Ii was absolutely necessary that
they should retrieve an unexpected and
almost fatal disaster, and they have
retrieved it. They are to-day where they
were before Maine was snatched from
them. They got even" on Indiana. and
the game SO far is stand off" Demo-
Gratis have received heavy blow, but no
heavier than the one Republicans received.
1t now remains TO be seen whether they
will bear it as well and improve il as wise
ly.
This is "a year of surprises The sur
prses began when the third term was
knocked into the Chicago ditch. cont nued
when Maine slipped through the fingers
of Blaine and Indiana turned wrong side
| up, and we do not think the last of them
has been seen. There is, to say the 10 st
very strong probability say a GER
tai0sy-that what Indiana would not do
| for Landers she will do for Hancock
Senator Voorhees, said weeks ago that in
! his travels through every nook and cor
ner of the state be everywhere found
Hancock far more popular than any can
didate on the state ticket, or any of the
| candidates on the local tickets. We may
reasonably hope that this extraordinary
personal popularity-the like of which
| Voorhees, says he has never seen ~ will be
sufficient to overcome the narrow Re
publican majority and restore Indiana &c
| the Democratic ranks But throwing
| Indiana aside entirely, and there are still
New York, Connecticut and New Jersey
to fall back upon. The electoral votes Of
those three states. added TO the Southern
vote; will ielecs Hancock: and all three
voted for Tilden 10 1876
The Boston Herald (Iudenendenr
but for Garfeld) recently re-
marked to this effect: IF we were pick
ing out states liable TO go Democratic II
Novem Der, we should hesitate a long Will,
before passing over Pennsylvania" Tha
state is admitted to be good fghtins
ground, and may prove much better thai
the Republicans imagine or will be pleas
ed with.
i Democrats are not made of the stut
;, which surrenders easily. If they were
the party would have been dead and bur
led nineteen years ago. They have in
domitable.pluck andi pertinacit and no,
] is the time to give those qualities practi
cal expression; Instead OF being discour
aged and demoralized by an unexpecte,
reverse, they should be-and will be
6 nerved thereby to greater efforts. Til
battle is lost. " SAID Dasalx to Napoleon a
Marengo, Yes. said Napoleon, puliin
out his watch, but there is time to gal
another" aud Marengo is ore of th
brightest leaves in the great Corsicsn'
laurel wreath. Again we say to Demo
Gratis everywhere, do as Republicans di
after Maine: and it they follow this advIc
letting the past go for what it is wort
and working the present for all it
} WORTH the future will bring appropriat
reward,