Daily Republican., 1883-07-07

hundred and one heing necessary to o
choice. The fifteen States, New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,, Michi- |
gan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Wisconsin and Rhode
Island furnish precisely tke requisite
number necessary to elect. 1t is true
the Republicans have carried Connect
cut, Colorado, Indiana, Nevada, Ore
gon, California and Florida, and New
Jersey, but there is no manner of GER
tainty that they will do so again. Even If
they should carry the whole Of them
and lose New York and Ohio, they
would still be eight votes short of elect
ing their candidate.
All the States first named are reason
ably sure to go Republican except Ohio
and New York. They are both Repub-
lican States in judicious campaigns and
when full vote is polled. In the last
Presidential campaign, New York gave
10000 majority for Garfield, and Ohio
some 80, 900, but in the State election
since held the first gave somewhere
about 100000 majority for Cleveland,
Democrat, for Governor, and Ohio gave
the Democratic State ticket about 2S,-
900 majority.
If there is any lesson 10 be taught by
this it is that all the energies Of the
Republican party should be to capture
the two States last named. These cap
tured, a Republican President is as
sured; with these lost the Republicans
would have to carry all the doubtful
States named and look elsewhere for
eight votes more. Where can these
eight votes be got from Evidently from
a Southern State, but from which one
can they be got?
South Carolina, Mississippi and Lou
isiana with twenty.six electoral votes
would give large Republican majorities,
if fair elections were held, but nobody
that understands how elections have
been held in those bull-dozed States.
need expect anything from them but
overwhelming Democratic majorities
If either of the three States would 60
Republican, the Republican candidate
would he elected. But they are broken
sticks, upon which no reliance can be
placed and we must look elsewhere for
those eight votes. Maryland would
just make it, but although that State is
changing it cannot lie relied upon.
North Carolina would do it and have
one vote to spare. but who would de
pend upon that State in a close emer
gency. Certainly nothing can be cx-
pected from Mississippi, Tennessee,
Texas, Alabama, Georgia or Kentucky
Even if there was any hope for Arkan.
sas and West Virginia, the first would
fall short by one and the latter by two
Delaware, As a single State, could do
nothing, and even if she could, she is
carried in Mr.. Bayards pocket as a
pocket piece. Too many are pinning
their faith to Virginia because she has
refused to elect a Bourbon Democratic
State ticket. But it must be remem-
bered that in the last Presidential cam
paign while Virginia was carried by
Malone and the Readjusters, she gave
Hancock about 10000 majority. From
this we may learn that while Virginia
hates the Bourbons, she hates the Re.
7 publicans more. 1t would be suicidal
in the highest degree to let New York
and Ohio go with the expectation OF
gaining Nirginia's vote. The only
hope for the Republicans in the ap-
} preaching contest is to be outspoken,
frank and manly upon the public ques
tons of the day. There must be nc
dickering on the tariff issue. Both
New York and Ohio will cast thel
; votes for the party that presents honest
issues. In looking ahead it will be seen
that the election is only sixteen months
Off Let that time be prOftably EN-
poyed and the sceptre will not deparI
from the Republican party.
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