The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-08-11
The Republicans Will Go.

Every political sign indicates the defeat OF
the Republicans at the presidential eiecIlon
in 1884. Since 1860 there has not been So
cheerful prospect for the Democrats 90 NAT
the Republicans party will go out IN 1851 Is
almost assured. r+,,
FIVE have Democratic governors, IL hepupll-
can governors and Virginia has Malone
Ofthe old free states California, COLORADO
Connecticut, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada
Michigan, New Jersey, Newl ork and PennSyi-
vania have Democratic governors; limos mas
not elected q governor for four years, but III
1880 when the last election was held, Dem
ocratic school superintendent was elected III
illinois, In 1882 Indiana, which then had
Republican governor, went Democratic Tor
secretary of state by 1864 majority, and the
delegation in congress was changed the same
wear from Republicans and Democrats
to nine Democrats and four Republicans. In
1882 the Democrats carried Ohio by ~, 10
majority, but a governor was not elected tnaC
year, and the congressional representation
was changed from Is Republicans and Dem
ocrats to Is Democrats and Z Republicans.
In 1882 governor was not elected IN WIS
consin but there was an election Tor state
officers, and the Democrats carried the state
by 5000 majority, and changed the congress
siona representation from SIX Republicans
and two Democrats to six Democrats and
three Republicans.
If those states with Republican governors
went Democratic in 1882, it surely must be
that the states having Democratic governors
will 90 Democratic in 1884.
The states that now have Democratic gov
ernors cast 272 electoral votes, of which the
northern states cast 131 votes. The states
with present Republican governors cast III
electoral votes.
If the Republicans should retain all the
states they now hold, including Ohio, Indi
ana, Illinois and Wisconsin, and should re-
deem Connecticut, Kansas, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania, they
would still leave the Democratic president
with majority of II electoral votes
Instead of redeeming all these states the
Republicans are likely to lose Indiana, OHIO,
Oregon and Wisconsin, and probably Illinois
In many of the states the Republican party
has become totally disorganized since 1880
In seven of the states that voted for Garfield
in 1880, viz: Pennsylvania, Oregon, Michi-
gan, Minnesota and New Hampshire, the Re-
publican caucus nominees for United States
Senate have been beaten, while in New DIRK
and Massachusetts, the disorganization was so
great in the Republican ranks caucuses could
not be held.
The old time Republican leaders who are
living have abandoned the party and are
heartily working with the Democrats. The
old time questions that used to deceive the
people are potent no longer, and the old time
issues used as cries to agitate the people
are either abandoned or powerless.
This situation is fully realized by the Re
publicans, whose only hope now lies in carry
ing some of the Southern States, and for this
purpose desperate means are being resOrted
to. The administration coalition with Ma
hone in Virginia, with Chalmers in Mississip-
pi and with Cash in South Carolina is to this
end.
In Maryland the Republican scheme is to
divide the Democratic party by encouraging
and exaggerating its teuds and divisions. Every
dissatisfied Democrat is petted by the Re-
publicans. Every Democratic complaint is
magnified and spread abroad by the Republ-
can newspapers, Every Maryland Democrat
who encourages faction within the party or
brings his individual grievances or personal
aspirations to the front in way offensive to
other Democrats is encouraging the Republi-
cans and helping a Republican victory in
Maryland in the year Of the presidential elec-
ton.