, 1880-02-28

t1 "'.A oA4 e'tAA' 'tlAo -
V representing fOrty-sevcn Electoral 'otes,-al
bope tat ths ioa 'no @ will obt
any Of those votes Should tree ana I aaae e. ee'
counted out by Returning Boards, or cheated b
- h,1,a III - tua ,sa .as and thatr cand
~ naFe at1 OF tnoso LIS soses' a4o 1ae.i es''u
) dates will obtain them. To hope, or think
icans ] bri1r themsc1xss ie 0 10 the m work neccssr
tn acbfo,o ,sta.o.n. s.-;thant INV of tno so1i
so"th ~ ~ s1etofs "'tnou' an' - 'no 'e''
ooutn. the better.
We frequently, L think too frequently, hen
the statement that INV ~ rood Republicans VII
may receive tho nomination can be elected
Ihat may be truei yet It is subject TO very serl
Gus doubt. The exhibition that the Democrat
49,. -. ,"ao ~ .1set1 u. 'no 4.as. :.
sle'', toiiowod ny tho more recent attompt Z
stenl the Goverrment Of Mime, and its deter
| lRiEation, By the aid Of Bill Springcrs tonlH1it
tee, to unsoat 4 Republican member from Ind
ana and one from Minnesota, as it hns alread!
Gs the peope 70 es vi
be, but with the r1ck-rbbed Bourbon Deuce g,
racy those iniquities will be no more against the
cr. AS much as ridden Is disliked BY many o1
the party they ;Tlll vote for him If he shall be
nominated.
1t VIII not be wise for Republicans to build
any hopes on tho fact that Ia nlnany hates Til.
den Or Tllden q!slikcs Kelly. That 49, local and
UlDSlly personal gutrtGl. anu Will De SO DaItuGE
up thnt the Democracy Of tho Empire State will
unitedly support its party nominees, whether
the ticket bo headed BY filden or some other
:. Republicans ought to and do know that with
II to achieve i National victory, i is true that
only make 173, and luck twelve Of II majority.
The fifteen votes OF Indiana added would make
more than enough: It the Democrats can and
| do onrry Now York, they will carry Indiana. I
| believe both nre Republican States, but Il dcs-
perate party, using the means necessary to
| success in New York, and needing tiftec,, addi-
tionni votes cannot afford to cnnfine the strug-
gle to that Suite. They would, from the fact
! that thoS already have moro prestige in Indiana
likely to empty tho .bnrrel III that State
Who among the distinguished statesmen Of
the Republican party viii be most certain to OBJ
question lends me to say few words about
ongh5 TO- IND t6nk % i h4Se
boom Of three months ago has subsided. Can
what now seems ttot he 4 Blaine boom continue
ticket upon the vhirwind Of boom ? It may
be that either, Grunt or Blaine is the
proper person to bo honored with the
hrst place: that he and his friends nre ablo to
get up in his behalf a large enthusiasm is GER
tatiny to his credit and in bis favor Let us re-
eeeon re @ @ tue
which time tho nominee will have to sustain d
fire from every pnrt Of the Democratic line: he
EEHrnlSt
criticisms, but also to tho most savage nssu1Its
tfnt IN unscrt1ptll6,ls purity Gun devise If there
FeG pout os IN ss ss oss sem sse rs
his adversaries viii discover it and mike their
Three asei4 }r thu Presidency
ncntiy befpre lie 1eon @ GEnt ain,p fe p'o om
Shcr1nnu and the S!n1nes Of Wushb1rnr. Conk-
ling, E.l.Au1lds, Logan, and Garaeli have been
generally hurmouions, and with not many cx-
ccptions, the mannor in which i would EXPRESS
my my ehoie9 ;Sst wqaid q adopted b KsPa6sans
nominated, and forithe nomination tho person
who cnn obtain, tho most Electoral votes;
and, and. while not preferring him personally
WAshburne In some Of the States tie contest
viii be close ani In New York und Indiana the
at-home Republicans in the tirst and few
hundred in The hlstIlamed States might cause |
our defeat. y
toGrant They Do not favor the idea Of Il third |
term While We regret their Detection. and be-
bov fy t1a5 1szf g to fnq term i
their thought Of attion. and unless there il m |
to DO 80 TIs op y EI p n w If pe M oest not
sity is that the DsnlDcruts are dcvsing plans to |
count i'm and sent u Democu,t whpth6r ,.jrctcd
or not. aud that Grant has the courage and
nerve to force uhclIiunce tO tha viii If tia peo-
pie should be e.elected It is diiicuit to see
rection or he norEtlinr rn cYnrT r ~ nr ecenr
in doing So thun w3uid iiiaire or WnshM1rnc' or
any Of the othcE gentlemen uemtinned' n
Grant by the IuSs:nf a fcw thousand Gnrmnn
voters ii, New York, should faiI to carry that
statc and thus fufp be- elected, bis NERVE viii
be of no avail bet sus, be will haye no occnsjon
to apply It, @S o~~N@'0A'
We think It mct,S ,Sprobnb1e TINT G. rant will not
be in tho race when the Eonvcntfon shall cons
ycnc and We. ART f1t eyncnrine nnv Wnshhnrnn |
boom among the pHonlc nj lnNst va su1,nnsn he /
would endruyor III prevent f. Int he wn1id mr. |
refuse thu nOninnffnn- ~ "01@A Ao
One Thing is ccrfafn tho nnonte will think ara
thinkfug now, and Ewing exnressinn t., fheir
thoughts; and. tho1rh Hiane isa non,,lar stntcs-
rran cfa,tr1rt -TSe-.hIjnn tn
lapable. nosstssinS mn" n,arnnfs,I' +horo, u n
current nniug, not much nmonr tha pnIitietans
but strong among ffe masses az fhe nnonin thnt
with Mr. Wushbur1ie ut The head cf tke tfcScf W.
can make the icstsracc. If is II remnrkahie evi
leuce Of bis populurity that he il the second
choice Of n yttry f1rrs. 1n"inrifr ~ thoac uin
aaye expressed a,iftirst preference for others;
Ind 1t IS also very significant that while great
lany Ger1nnn hepubllcahs say they will not |
support Grant, ana fewer numbcr-yet many
that tney VIII not give Blaine cordial sup |
?ort. We nave 1allgd TO near OF one who would
.eluse - Eote Tor Mashpurne. we DO not know !
hepuplicAh OF any nationality who Will not |
upp.rt s.ar an!l nltn ..
Wy serious 1eafs are entertalned anu nave
,een expressed, 1nfegnrd to the ability Ut Mr.
slnlnc 70 curry inc state of New York, hut our s
~ lM1lor1nauon IS that Mr. Wnshburne viii be us
tt11lnt.