National Republican., 1880-10-15
A Democratic view OF tho situation.

A correspondent of tho Philadelphia Times
writing from indianapolis the day after tho
election In that state, says;
Recognizing their defeat, the democrats
are In an ugly state Of mind. Among them
selves there has been moro or less backbiting
| all through the canvass, and from the leaders
down through the ranks tho most prOfo, nd
contempt has been shown for the democratic
candidate for vico-prcsidcnt. ] have not in
| the ten days of my presence here heard ono
commentator of him. Nobody questions his
integrity, but he Is cold aud selfish aud repcl
liant. 1t Is very much TO be feared that the
people of Indiana have unjustly judged tho
democratic party Of the whole country by tho
8ize of its candidate for vice. president. Lam
dcrs charges the defeat largely 10 English, and
English is reported by his intimate friends
to regard Landers as the weak figure of the
campaign. Tho party was heavily laden by
both and could not have pulled either through
The party was further laden with the un.
qucstionably cookod.up decision Of the su.
promo court respecting tho constitutional
amendments but for which the election would
have been held in November. The republic
cans pointed to the threatening attitude of
| tho thing during tho past week and made
good use Of it, All this offered n fair invita-.
tion to the republicans sweep which came
across the border from OHIO. Hundreds of ro.
rublicans have said to-day that if Senator Nc.
| lJOnaiu llau Decn on the licReJ Jue rcpuOlCHNS
could hardly have made canvass In tho state;
it would have been conceded in advance.
| WILL ENGLISH DE DEPosED2
The possibility Of change IN tho ticket is
talked OF everywhere to-day, aud 1t is said by
some democrats that ifoveu English remains
on the ticket and Hancock pulls through Eng.
| lish will never get enough electoral votes to
make him vicG.prcsdent. The popular demo-
cratic idea is to put the whole blame upon Eng
4
Gratis to give up the fight and even SO careful n
man rs Ex-Governor Hendricks says there Is
good enough reason TO suppose that Haucock
| will carry the state in November Tho republic
cans claim the victory as Il result of their tariff
fight and general distrust of the democratic
party. The figures rs now ascertaincd show how
| closely they had calculated. Their estimates
MS telcgraghed you ON Monday night claimed
from 5000 TO 6C00 for Porter, seven congress.
men and tho Legislature. Their estimate Of
the greenback vote at 10000 was singulary
accurate. Every republican from Dorsey
down is satisfied that tho election of Garfield
is secure.
ENGLISH OUT or PATIENCE.
There were all sorts of stories abroad during
the evening that the withdrawal of English
| from tho democratic ticket would be demanded
| IN u way that lo could not resist. ] called at
Mr.. English's house and asked him concerning
the matter. Ho was out Of patience and said If
| there was anything in tho story he hadn't
heard ab0utit. Anybody who wanted to could
announce upon his authority that he had no In
tention whatever of withdrawing from the
ticket, no matter what the pressure to secure
such q result might be- There Is no sympathy
for either English or Landers among the demo-
Gratis, the whole expression of feeling being with
regard to Hancock and the blow which the
| + esult may prove to the lato rosy prospects
The democratic leaders will not talk as a gen.
| eral thing. They have been stricken with
dismay, as every one of them, with the possi
bic exception of Governor Hendricks, was
sincerely expecting wholly different result
The last thing said by Chairman Barnum
whom he left last night an hour before the
polls closed was altogether cheering. Ho
said he did not entertain doubt Of tho sue
cess of tho democratic ticket. Ho explained
as one OF the favorable points that the ropub.
licans had started the day without money,
while the democrats had cash to spare.
1t is fact that Barnum took away with
him q large sum which ho had brought
here for q contingency aud concluded
was not needed. The fact is that the
republicans themselves are largely aston
| ished ut the result. Senator Mcdonald is of
the opinion that the republicans will have to
make q still moro desperate fight than the ono
just ended if they expect to got tho state In
| November Senator Voorhees, says there Is
nothing to say-the returns speak for them.
selves Sergeant'at.arms Bright says 1t is tho
| last Of the "yaller dog democracy" which is
II kindly way he has of designating
Some eccentricitios of the returns arc notice.
able. The republicans made gain of SO in
Eugish's own ward and there was gain of
nearly hundred in the ward III which Lam
ders lives. Mr.. English Is reported as feeling
almost as badly over the frightful result in
the state us ii he had lost months rcnt.
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