Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-10-08
THE OUTLOOK.

The week closes without any marked
change in the aspects of the political
canvass, though the Republicans who
were somewhat depressed by the unan-
ticipated result in Maine, are becoming
more hopeful again, because Of the en-
couraging reports that come from Ohio
and Indiana, and the onorgy ond en-
thusiasm with which the Republicans
are carrying on the campaign in New
York. The Democrats, 4s they have
been from the beginning, are boastful,
and there have been times during the
past few days when many Republicans
feared that this Dragging was based on
something more than eXuberance or
partisan zeal. But the Republicans
who were in positions that afforded
good opportunity for knowing the can
vass have seen no occasion for alarm,
and the late reports, if they do not re-
move I'LL occasion for anxiety, are of a.
most encouraging character. There
was a fea early in the week, that the
| Ohio lie uolicans were to be caught
mapping, but the reports from that
State show that they are vigilant and
active, and confident that they shall
! have O. small but decisive majority
corresponding to that of the State cleo
ton of four wears ago. Both parties
have given close attention to Indiana,
and the contest is perhaps the bitterest
ever knowN even in that State of close
and warmly-contested elections. The
Democrats claim that they are to have
q majority there, but admit thati it will
be very small, while the Republicans
are content with saying that they hope
to win, and find in their canvass en-
couragement to labor to that end.
| Both parties are better supplied with
campaign funds than ever before, and
each is adopting measures to prevent
the fraudulent voting which they each
charge their opponents contemplate.
| The Democrats now concede that the
| loss of Indiana will be fatal to the pros
poets of General Hancock, and this fact
makes them tn e moIe anxious 10 Sc
coed there, and to this end they are
| bending their efforts to the neglect of
their canvass in some other States, and
while the Republicans are working In
Indiana in the hope that a victory
| there may remove all doubt of the re-
suit of the November election, and
/ thus lessen the work for the remaining
weeks of the canvass. They believe
that with Indiana Democratic, they
will still succeed, as they have before,
| when that State was against them in
October. This belief is based upon the
expectation that New York will this
year place herself in line with the Re-
4 publican States. The canvass now go.
ing on warrants this expectation. The
business men in the metropolis and all
over the State, are at work for the snc-
cess of the Republican ticket, as they
never have been before, and their zeal
and earnestness have an influence
which manifests itself in the number
and size of the meetings held even al
this distance from the election. There
are favorable reports from Connecti-
cut and New Jersey, from Pennsylva.
MIA and Illinois, and from the Pacific
coast, and there are indications that
the National Committee, without much
Indulgence in talk, will have work
done in the South if there is anywhere
a prospect that it can effect anything.
A survey of the field, while it affords
no reason for Boosting, certainly af.
fords the Republicans much reason for
hope. Indiana is in doubt, with fair
chance that the Republicans will sue
coed there if they do the election OF
Garfield and Arthur Is assured. With.
out Indiana, the Republicans seem to
have fully an equal, and many claim
q better, chance of success than that
of their opponents. On the whole
therefore, the outlook is favorable fol-
the Republicans, and they have every
encouragement to continue the active
work that has given the campaign its
hopeful aspects. Boston TrGte!Icy.