National Republican., 1880-11-04
uIrNoys on THE CAMpAIrN.

Wild and untutorcd politics develop
some ludicrous ecccntricities in the way OF
assumption and discussion. When paper
gucsses at everything without the guiding
light of knowledge 1t may occasionally
make q strike near the bull's-cyc of fact,
but oftencr than otherwise it makes itself
the subject of ribaldry and jest. The organ
for weeks has been prolific in sage remarks
aud prophecies relating TO the pending eau
yass and its results, and by way of diver
tisement in the hour Of republican hilarity
we WILL just for the fun of the thing, re-
produce q few specimens of the nuggets
that have been drawn from the mine Of
mingled assumption and folly during the
last few days preceding the surrender of
the forces Of coppcrhcadism and secession
at our November Appomattox Read them.
They promote mirth and iollity:
WE do not supp5so the democrats will carry
| Massachusetts to-day.
| on an honest vote, New York is as certain
for HANCOCK rs Missouri or Kentucky
WE desire It universally understood that
the democratic party does not concedc tho
states of Pennsylvania, Illinois and New
| Hampshire TO GARFIELD.
THE man who casts his ballot for General
GARFIELD to-day takes the serious RESPONSE
biity of indorsing as many evils as wero ever
approved by any single act.
ELECTIONS will have ceased to elect If d
majority of the American voters can be in
duced 10 indorsc the fraud Of 1876 That
act would demolsh the dam and let in the
food.
WHATEVER may be the. outcome of the
| presidential election, the house of representa-
! tives must not be lost to the democracy. Re.
member this, democrats dwelling in doubtful
districts.
WE earnestly request our democratic friends
not to bet on the result of the election. They
have every reason to be con nfdent of HAN.
COCK 8 success but the feeling should not be
manifested ia the pool-room.
TODAY presents the only opportunity that
will ever occur to rebuke usurpation of the
executive department of our government. II
this rebuke is not administered VIC shall have
taken long stride toward anarchy.
HAVE CONFIDENCE, DEMOCRATS You
have largo majority Of the popular vote.
| You can control majority of the elect raj
vote. II II fair aud honest election is held to.
morrow HANCOCK will be the next president.
| You have every reason TO he cheerful and cou-
| hdcnt.
The republican managers In New York are
very confident of GARFGELD's election, but
they indulge in no figures. JEWELL says his
| lips "are sealed as far as predictions are con.
ccrned." This Is really the most surprising
feature Of the campaign. On the othor hand,
| the democratic mugnatcs support their
prophecy of HANCoCKs election by stating
facts. They count on New York by 10000
majority, andNew York is the deciding state.
General HANCOCK himself has little doubt OF
his success.
LEGISLATURES 10 be elected, tomorrow, in
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Con-
necticut California and Nevada, will choose
successors to Senators HERMAN, WALLACE
| RANDOLPH aud EATON, democrats, and BoOrH
and SHARON, republicans The democrats
must secure the return of three senators OF
these six If they would retain their majority
IN the senate after the 4th of March. Includ.
| ing twenty-ninG senators holding over, the
democrats are certain of thirty-six seats in
the new senate" Three more are needed.
IL the reasonable hopes of the democracy
are justified, the voters of the country will to-
day decree a new, brighter aud a better era
than wo have known for twenty years Ii the
right shall triumph in the campaign that cul-
inmates this day, We shall, as people, enter
upon period of Unprecedented prosperity, Of
lratemal relations between the sections, oil
honesty in the administration of public affairs
and OF strict conformity TO the constitu'
tien OF tho Unltod Slates-Jhe great chaTler o.
our liberties Who can recall the wrong, tho
Iinlamies, the burning disgrace Of GRANTS two
terms, and not feel that our salvation depend
on retiring Grautism to permanent ohscurity
What honest man. what patriotic citizen eur
contemplate the shameful corruption Of that
era, aud not feel that tho future Of tht
republic depends OH the defeat OF th,
party responsible for such degradation Of ia,
Government? IL is not necessary to ento
.n.t. IL ma HG ifrtn "a,
not 10. know that Grmtsm and inG,Iny art
convertible terms. GRANTS 'eR OF good steal
ing" was sucseedod by the era offraud, Sine,
Mr.. HAYES was installed In tho stolen pros
deucy thore has been no self'respecting Amer
lean who has not felt an eyor'prcsent sense 0