The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-10-15
PRESS COMMENTS ON THE ELECTION

Generally Conceded that HANCOCK Is Beach,
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Herald: The
Democrats are substantially beaten. If 1t
shall turn out that they have elected their
Governor this will be but small comfort to
them, considering the result in Ohio. They
hoped and looked for vote which should
show the other States that the set of tho
tide was against the Republicans. On this
they have acknowledged that their chief OK
pectation of success depended on Novem-
Der. But the set of the tide appears to be
against themselves. II it shall tnrn out
that they have lost Indiana as we'll as Ohio,
the general and we believe, correct impress
sion, will be that this substantially decides
the Presidential contest and makes Garfield
the next President. Tho result of yester-
days elections makes the Democratic union
in this city, on which depends Democratic
success in the State, very doubtful.
Times: 1t ia tolerably obvious there is
no Democratic "tidsl wave" this year. The
careful reader of to-day's dispatches will
be able to satisfy himself whether there is
any tidal wave" at all, and, if 30, in what
direction 1t is setting. An abnormally
large majority in Ohio, and probable Re-
publican plurality in Indiana. are calculat-
ed to give Republicans in this State new
confidence in victory: The Republican
party propose to carry New York, whether
the majority against them in this city and
in Brooklyn be $1,000 or $4,000, and the
elections of yesterday certainly give them
assurance that party vote in these cities
will be twenty per cent, greater than any
vote which has ever been cast in any Presi.
dental year. Yesterdays elections make
it moro certain that the two Democratic
factions in this city, both of which have
been waiting for chance to assert their in
dependence, will find new reason to fight
over the municipal spois which are attaio-
able rather than agree over the expecta-
ton Of Federal patronage which is more
than ever beyond their reach.
Sun: 1t is probable that the Garfield
pal ty has carried his own State. Figures
from Indiana up to this moment are not
such as to enable us to give any assured or
detailed result in that State, but the first
of results to reach us are from the larger
Republican cities, while the counties in
which the heaviest Democratic majorities
were expected are not yet heard from.
The Sun asks: Can Hancock carry
New York?
World: There seems no reason to
doubt that the Republicans have carried
the Republican State of Ohio, although
upon the candidate who heads their ticket
the Democrats have made very oonsidera-
bic gains upon the vote of IA. Indiana,
however, is doubtful State, and the con-
test there is always close. The total vote
this year, if we can infer anything what
ever from the returus thus far received, has
been more than 100000. The result will
not apparently vary from that Of '76. 1t is
to be noted, however, that the straight
Democratic counties of tho interior are yet
to be heard from, and it is entirely within
the possibilities that these counties will
overcome the reported Republican gains
although Landers has unquestionably run
behind his ticket, since he is enough of
Greenbacker to disaffect many hard money
Democrats, aud not enough of a Green
hacker to attract any following from soft
money men,
CHICAGO. Oct. 13.-A)l editorials, so far
as received, agree that the Democrats have
received great and irreparable shock in
the Indiana defeat. 1t is now conceded
that defeat there is certain. The Demo-
Gratis still assert that with Solid South,
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and
possibly some Of the coast States they may
pull through yet, and that they have odds
in their favor still.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-The World con-
codes Ohio tn the Republicans, but says the
returns from Indiana are too meagre to
justify a decision as to the result. 1t con-
codes that Landers has run behind his
ticket because of his Greenback record.