The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-23
ADVANCE FIGURING.


most difficult things to do is to kee
the ballots in line with the figuring
Here is the Philadelphia Press. I'm
, reasoning Republican, demonstrat
ing by figures and a good many 'ifs,
how its party will win next year
The way it fixes the business
Is about as follows: The electOra
vote having been increased from
500 to 401, a majority will be POI
should the States vote as they die
in 1880, the Republicans would have
228 and the Democrats 173. The
Press generously admits there are
three States that we're Republican
in 1880 which are doubtful now.
These are Connecticut, Indiana and
New York, with a combined vote
of 81. This leaves III sure RepuO-
lican votes. The Press then pro-
ceeds to find five Democratic States
that are doubtful: California, Flor
ida, New jersey, North Carolina
and Virginia, with a votes, leaving
only 129 certain votes for the Demo
Gratis. The mathematician goes on
to show that the Republicans, hav-
ing III sure. votes, need only New
York's SO to make a majority; or
losing New York, they can get
the 80 required from Connecticut,
Indiana, and New Jersey; or losing
both New York and New jersey,
they could get along with Califor-
MIA, Florida, Indiana and Connec-
ticut; or losing Indiana, New York
and New Jersey, they can still be
happy and victorious with Con-
necticut, California. Florida
and Virginia. In all these
calculations Ohio is counted for the
Republicans as one of the certain"
states. 1.-THE Republican party can
be content and happy with this kind |
of figuring and representation, the
Democrats ought not to feel the |
degree of alarm. There is
about as much chance for the Re-
publicans carrying Florida, North
Carolina and Virginia as there is
for bridging to the moor, and New
\ DIRK and Indiana are as certain to
go with the Democrats as Iowa is to
continue with the Republicans. Even
in Ohio the Democrats have more
than even chance for winning, and
California is so well pleased with
her Democratic rule that she is per-
rectly content to continue it indefs
nitely. Only the most reckless
laundering can defeat the Demo-
eracy next year, and what is of i'm
oortance under the circumstances
S that the party is in no humor to
permit of any counting cut frauds.
THE FACT that the President,
of the Cabinet and their
families, as well SIS others connected
With the administration are on
pleasure and junketing trips about
he country, some of them in gov
ships and all at the ex-
)ense of the nation, has given rise
20 severe criticism of the practice
nto which modern administrations
lave fallen, Of making the public
Jay for their fun as well as their
work. In striking contrast is an in
,ident that transpired during the
erm of Buchanan, the last Demo
ratio President. The Presidents !
liece, Miss Harriet Lane, was the
ady at the White House, and a
eYenue cutter having been named
lerin honor, she was inclined to use
t as her private property. The first
ime she employed it as a yacht :,
Buchanan reprimanded her, and her Z
econd offense caused him to write q
er this letter: Il am sorry
0 find that your excursion to West :
Joint on the Harriet Lane has been
made the subject of newspaper
riticism on yourself. The practice,
owever, of employing national
essels on pleasure excursions to
ratify any class Of people is a fair
ubject of public criticism. You
now how much l condemned your
ormer trip on the same vessel, and
did not expect you would fall into
second error. The thing, however,
] past and gone, and let it pass.
After a fair time shall have elapsed,
is my purpose to cause
eneral orders to be issued
y the Treasury and Navy de-
to stop the practice"
Buchanan carried out his