The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-20

in the votes Of the Northern States.
1t Is not quite q Solid North, in re
spect to electoral votes. The people
Of the North are free, and believe in
freedom. In every Northern State.
meetings Of either party can be held
in peace, without the slightest danger
that they will be invaded by armed
horssmen, red-shirtsd infantry, or
political clubs with cannon, of the
opposite party. The votes that are
cast are also counted; there is no
knavish prestidigitation, such as that
which transformed a Greenback ma
jority in Alabama. into Democratic
majority of $4,000. If General Ham
cock has less than 100 majority in
California. even though it was OBJ.
tanned by an Infamous forgery which
disgraces the party by which it was
used, still everybody knsws that
Gensrsl Hancock viii Il, that case
receive the entire electoral vote 81
California. So of every other North.
ern State. Public opinion woul d
instantly crush any party that should
attempt to thwart the. will of the
people in any Northern State, even
thoagh 1t should be for the purpose
of giving effect to the will of the
people in every other Northern State,
That is freedom. Upon such foun-
dation popular institutions rest
secussly. OF all the Northern States,
three are claimed to have voted for
General Hancock the State of Cam.
den and Amboy by a plurality of
about 1 900; the State of the Bonanza
Kings by majority Of about 500 !;
and California, if at all, by major
ity so small that microscopic exami.
nation is needed to detectit. Beyond
these, no Northern State is by any,
body supposed to have voted for the
Democratic ticket; and New Jersey
was turned by railroad com pany {;
Nevada by a mining millionaire, and
California by forgery so palpabls
that it would not have deceived the
most stupid Celestial in China Town.
General Garfield, some one remarks,
was found extraordinarily strong in
the Western States. Undoubtedly.
he was strong. But the Republican
party was stronger than its candi-
date, and gave him tremendous ma.
jorities whore he was not known at
all, as well as in the States which
knew him best. The gain in majority
since 1876 is nearly %, 900 in Ohio and
$4,000 in Indiana. The Republican
p rty was not mistaken in believing
that his personal popularity would
help greatly in those States. But its
gain in majority since 1876 was 55, 900
in New York, 1000 in Massachu.
sets, 10000 in New Jersey, 5000 in
Connecticut. $4,000 in Pennsylvania,
$4,000 in Michigan, % 900 in Wiscon.
sin, 10000 in Illinois, 81 900 in Iowa,
$4,000 in Minnesota, 25. 900 in Kansas,
and 1000 in Nebraska. The Re.
publican majority in the nineteen
Northern States which gave an un-
doubted majority fer General Garfield
was about $4,000. and four years ago
in the same States it was only 1885,
070, three Of those States having been
carried by the Democracy. In spite
of fraud in counting, bulldozing red.
shirted rifis.clubs. and mounted
rangers with cannon. the Democrats
could not get as large a majority in
all the Southern States AZ the free
North has given for the candidate
who represents its convictions and its
will. General Garfield goes into the
Presidency with a clear majority Of
the popular vote, although sixteen
States were counted and three more
were stolen by his opponents,-M Y.
Tribune.