The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-05

The situation.
MacAuLxv's dlctum that facts are bat TIE
dross OF history may be true IN the sea.e
IL which he tutended 1t to no understcsu,
but 4 h not applicable to the facts watch
control men n their sctloa % elec,icn-eays. |
These fscts are history, or at least make
history. We mcsn that tsess which are soon
"a bc msae namely, the results OF
the elrrsssos 10 Ohio end lsdiana--1vsil pos
sibly 20 sifect the ieteusious and accs OF the
voters Of vireiuia ~ 10 exercise more in'
nueuce upon the results ~ the presidential
election 50 far ~ Virgins Is concerned thsn
MI the speeches which will hascaee made
IN ss,is state No 70 that time. The October
elections mar be "tbe food 'issat will put
az events iuss the background which shall
have taken essce bcscre they are held. The
peopic everywhere may possibly be so en-
lirbteued Is the resuIts OF the October cleo
lions thai new tcpartuvwilI be made I'M
mediateH after those results are known.
Let us illustrate our idea by the case OF
virgipix. II Ohio and Isdisna shall both
vote the Democratic ticket 10 October, the
Republicans csn no longer entertain the
hope Of eleciug GAHWgzD. What would.
be The probable effect In Virginia Of such a
stase Of thingsf Our theory is that the Re-
publicass here would in that event 90 over.
almost bodily to the MALONE party. whilst
thousands OF the white Readiusters now
acting with the boilers would come over TO-
the regular Democratic party. Thus there
would De so much doubt raised as to whether
Virginia would vote for HANCOCK or Tor
GARFIELD that both the MALONE party and
the regular Democratic party would be SUBJ
staptiaiiy in a new condition. All that
will have gone before may have compare
lively little effect upon the result. The
new state OF things will demand new tactics
on the part OF both the regulars and the
boilers.
On the other hand, II the Republicans
should carry both Indiana and Ohio In
October, the Democrats might as well
abandon all hope of-electing HANCOCK. AS
we have said before. they would not have
a ghost OF q chance OF success, and ought
TO be told the trIth In regard to the matter.
What would be the probable effect in Virgil
mia OF this state OF Things, One result would
be that all the Republicans in this State,
black and white, would flock to the stand
ards of GARFIsLD. They would make a
strong fight for their ticket in the Old
Dominion, and would stand very good
chance OF success II the Republican Ma
tional Committee would pay up the poll
4.xr &c. h. D,,t hat tonl
would hardly do this after they had become
assured that GARFIELD would be elected
without the vote OF Virginia. Nevertheless,
they might do 1t IN order to secure the House
OF Representatives as well as the President. |
The two HANCOCK tickets would still be In |
the field. but the boilers, losing all their |
"fafhful allies" would probably make a
poor show on election.day. Thus, again, |
the regulars ia Virginia ought to be |
strengthened by the fact, il fact it should |
turn out to be, that the Republicans carried |
Ohio and Indiana Ia October, though the
boilers would in this event claim that every |
Resujuster ought TO stand by the MALONE
ticket because there was no hope OF electing
HANCOCK anyhow.
But how IL In October Indiana vote the
Democratic ticket and Ohio the Republican?
In that event the three parties in Vir.
ginia would be left in exactly the same con-
dition as they are now in. Their work Of
the past would not be rendered OF no avail
and worthless. They would all be as well
off as they now are, and neither would have
10 Es t<.t
one Of the others. and neither would do so.
The next question is as TO how Ohio and
Indiana will vote next Tuesday. II the
election had taken place last week Indiana
would have gone for the Democrats with
rush. But can the Democracy maintain
their advantage against the powerful com.
,binations OF men, Of money, OF rascaities,
and OF orators, and against the electi0neer-
ing trickery. 10 which the Republicans will
resort? The holding In Indiana of grand |
meeting Of soldiers to be presided over by
General GRANT only five days before the
election is one Of the appliances adopted
by the stalwarts to save that State
from the hands OF the Democrats. Our
Information Is that the Republicans are
making their death-struggIe In that State.
1t Is said that bribery, fraud, and the in
timidation OF workingmen by their employ
ers, are being used to excess. The Demo |
Gratis there are said also to fear the import
alton Of a large number Of voters from
Michigan. Nevertheless, we are decidedly |
of the opinion that as "all signs OF rain
fail 10 dry weather." so all the devices Of
the Radicals will avail nothing in a year
predestined to witness Democratic success.
As to ONO, We need not speculate. since
the vote Of that State IL not necessary 10 the
election Of HANCOCK. However, we may a.
well say that, for the reason just assigned
In the case OF Indiana, we are inclined 10
the belief that Ohio will either elect the
Democratic ticket in October, or reduce the
Republican majority TO a figure that will
as.onlsb the wavers Of the bloody shirt.