National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-29
rusu ON TIE cnIrMN.

The season of brag and buster in the
democratic camp has fairly opened. In
deed, it is Just booming now and will he
until tho October elections, when the boom
will collapse Ike punctured bladder
Thus far in this contest the democrats have
won no victories at the north. The claim
of Maine Is n mere pretense, for if PLA1srED
shall he declared elected, the greenbackers,
not the democrats, have achieved that
trlling success The attempted fusion on
an electoral ticket TO again Garcelonize the
state viii prove miserable failure. The
republicans will carry Maine in November,
and no measure of fusion or fuss or fustian
can prevent it, Maine cannot and will not
90 for HANCOCK, no matter what feeling Of
discomfort may disturb the republican
camp. The state of Maine will not sur
render to the confederate brigadiers in
November. II is not prepared to commit
such an error in the light of history and
patriotism.
The democrats claim Indiana not he
cause they are confident of carrying it, but
for the reason that that is part of their
programme. The Chinese warrior sounds
his gong in battle to intimidatc the foe,
because that is a part of the tactics of his
people, when he knows it can do no harm
The democratic gong business in Indiana
has lost all its terrors. The combat takes n
! higher plane and the republicans are fight
ing to win, rs they will, in spite of Ken
lucky aud Maryland immigration. The
tactics and methods of the democrats in
Indiana have all been developed and are
well understood and guarded against. A
private letter dated at Tene Haute, Ind,
September %, and addressed to the editor
of TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, says
We are gaining daily. After twelve days
in the state have absolute faith that we
"will carry the state" This shows that
republicans who are on the spot aud in the
midst of the fray are full of hope and con-
| fidence. This should assure republicans
elsewhere against intimidation under the
wind, noise, brag and brass more than it
does upon the justice of lis principles or
the correctness of its methods for winning
victories.
The claim of Ohio, based upon a still
hunt, is simply absurd. The democrats
cannot by a possibility carry that state
either in October or November and they
know it. But they will not, because they
cannot without show of giving up the
contest abandon their lnvorite tactics and
methods. Hence their continued noise by
way of deception. Ohio is not democratic
meat this year, clamor though they may tC
deceive the public ear.
The democrats hope to carry New York
and assume an air of confidence of doing
so, but it is u mere shell of a chance with
manifest New York will cast its electOra
vote for GARFIELD and ARTHUR, unles,
indications prove utterly delusiye. The
western, interior, northern and southern
sections of the state have never been a
well organized in the republican interest n,
now since 1850. There are no schisms, M
dssensions no arrangements to disturb
the harmony and efficiency of the party
anywhere throughout the state The line
is unbroSen and will remain unbrokel
throughout the remainder Of the canvass
The republicans are receiving large acces
sions from the business and money class o
democrats all over the state, These vii
develop an unlooked'fOr power in the bal
lot.box, where it will do the most good
The republican majority that will be rolled
down upon New York and Brooklyn vii
be too great for them to overcome with {
fair election and an honest count in thost
ulcers upon the body polite,
or course, the democrats claim Connect
cut and New Jersey, for this is their habit
and they never lose anything for the wan
Of claiming it, We have too much conf
denco in the sagaeity, good sense and pa
trlotism Of the people Of those two states
to believe for one moment-so long as theil
vitalizing power centres in their munumc
turing aud business interests--that they
will turn them over to the tender care o
free.traders aud fiat moneyists at this crisis
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