The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-10-08
THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.


has made for twenty years is now progress
ing In tho States, especially in Indiana,
Ohio aud Now York. It il make or break
this. time; for, IL with Hancock for candidate,
Barnum for manager, the solid South to 60
in on, Greenback diversion, and untold
largesses Of money to use, the Democrats
cannot elect the President now, they can
not have the audacity to attempt to sur
vive. 1t 10 but fair to say there has boon,
and is, possibility Of Democratic success.
A party In power as long as the Republican
has been works alien atoms in itself and 10
especially endangered when not handled by
master. IfZach Chandler were alive and
Chairman to-day, Barnum's "mules"
would be useless to him, and the Plaisted
revolt against Blaine and Hamlin in Maine
would have been nsutralized or postponed
until moro convenient season. A decided
majority in Maine, which the Republican
party il justly entitled to, would have
given us prestige for effect on the Octo-
ber States. Aside from this tho Republi-
can campaign Is gaining on the opposition
and It only needed 5000 majority In Maine
to have elected the entire ticket In Indiana
and carried Ohio by $4,000 majority. As
it 10 ut present we think Judge Porter will
be handsomely elected Governor over Ian
den and tho rest Of the ticket will be very
close unless COLONIZATION " interferes. 1t
seems probable now that tho October States
will not have any moro effect on tho No
vsmbsr elections than tho September cleo
tions are having In Ohio, Indiana and West
Virgins, and nothing but sweeping Dem
ocrstic victory In Indiana can help Hancock.
The tide OF Northern sentiment ID setting
against Democracy and ID urged By issues
that have but recently become conspicuous.
Ono Of these ID tho dissemination broad
cast over the country By the Democracy Of
an address Sy Augustus Mongredien, issued
By London publishers, addressed 70
"The Western Farmer Of America " and
favoring Free Trade. II anything 10 cal
cularsd to damage Hancock chances In
the great manufacturing States 1t IL Free
Trade af;liation BY tho Democracy and ITS
committal 10 "tariff for revenue only"
Hanoock's acceptance Of the Constitution
n amendments and eager denial of any
sympathy with rebel war claims has also
attracted . degree Of attention to these
matters that they did not have before and
investigation Is awakening tho North 10 the
dangers that threaten despite his avowals.
There 10 now In Congress . bill to reor-
ssniss the Supreme Court Of tho United
States, increasing the number Of Justices
Of tho Supreme Court to twenty-one, to b
appointed BY the President BY and with the
ooussnt Of tho Sonata. The appointment
OF thsss BY the President il assurance tho
majority Of that Court will be Democrats.
The one hundred and thirty eight electoral
votes OF the solid South arc assurance
large proportion viii be selected therefrom.
The history and traditions Of the Demo
cratic party TO which tho Democratic can-
didats II pledged b. the Cincinnati plat
form y opposed to the legislation TO on
forcs the fourtsonth and fifteenth amsnd-
ments - Unconstitutional and tho reorgan-
lied Supreme Court would probably 70 de-
side thsn. This Hancock could not veto
md the amendments would therefore stand |
null and void, notwithstanding his COM
initial 10 than In his Letter Of Acceptance.
A Republican President win b bar TO |
my sush rsorganiEation Of the Supreme
court.
The South b in earnest about opening up
~ war claims and demanding oo0psnsa-