National Republican., 1880-09-23
IIIsION VIII Fuse.

The too sanguine republicans learned
this month in Maine that fusion will fuse
Their expectation that hard-money demo
Gratis would decline to become wct.nulses
to the rag baby was disappointed, and
they should not now be led into over
confidence because the SOLoN CHASE green
hackers have put up a straight electoral
ticket. If the republicans expect to carry
Maine for GARFIELD they must rely on
some other advantage in the contest than
in the expectation that there will be y
serious rebellion against the fusion electoral
ticket There is no reason to expect that
General PLAIsTED and his followers will
20 back on their bargain with the demo-
Gratis The latter have Loyalty delivered
their votes to secure greenbacll governor
and two members Of congress, In return
the democrats expect full greenback vote
for three HANCOCK electors; and so far as
the leaders arc able TO deliver the goods
they will be undoubtedly delivered.
The temperance men, who punished
Governor DAVIS for real or fancied
treachery to temperance pledges by voting
directly for PLAIsTED, are not likely to
vote for the fusion ticket. GARFIELD will
be more attractive 10 such voters than
HANCOCK where they do not stick to their
old war-horse, NEAL Dow. This may re-
duce the fusion vote several hundred votes
possibly a thousand, which would be
enough to turn the balance in favor of the
republicans. The contest is to be close,
and the real assault of the republicans
must be upon the thousands of ex-republi-
cans in the greenbaclS ranks who have still
enough of the old leayen to make them re-
coil from handing over the general govern
ment TO the combination Of copperheads
and rebels now commanded by HANCOCK.
We believe the state can be carried for
GARFIELD by earnest work, and republicans
there must not lay on their arms an hour
between now and the second day Of No
vembcr.
In Indann, too, it is just as well that we
should count all those who are not for us
as against u.s. There are some reasons why
we may have made inroads upon both oppo-
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chances to do so were superior to those we
had in Maine. Indiana has largely par
taken of the wave Of returned prosperity;
her manufactures have increased largely;
artisans and laborers arc at work and wages
are fairly good. These facts will tend to
weaken the hold Of the grecnbackers upon
ex-republcaus. The unpopunuty of ENG
IIsH among democratic worlimgmen and
| the disgust of the better class of that party
with the vulgarity and ignorance Of LAND.
ERs will help us to some votes, We are
thus hopeful Of an increased relative vote
| in indiana. Nevertheless it is folly 10 for
get that fusion between greenbackcH and
democrats IN that state would involve but
little, if any, sacrifice Of political principle
on either side.
In fact, in every state Of the union the
republican party will have to stand as the
Representative Of the real conservative
forces of society. twill lud itself opposed
by every variety Of disturbing social
! force eeubackers, ommunists, Kear,
Ineyles, Molly Maguires, etc, in north and
west, with white Leagues ku klux, moon
sinners aud ballotbox suffers in the south
unite in desiring the overthrow Of the party
of order, sound money and political free