The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-05
PRESIDEN VIEWS
ON REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS IN 1884
ri, Sympathy with u.Aons Ia the vlrslaIa El.e
tIonS-Whsrs the Party must look for Electoral
votes next year-as gives up IndlauA and
New York-Tho Elections To.NorroW.

WARRINGTON, November 4-There is th'
best authority for saying that the following
which appears in the Capital to-day, truth
fully represents the views Of the President
The election in Virginia on Tuesday, in
terests the President more than any even
which has occurred since his administra
tion began. He is deeply anxious tina
Malone should be sustained at the polls b,
a decided majority. In such success hi
sees the only hope Of handing over hi
Office to Republican successor. He viii
regard victory for Malone on Tuesday Al
sure indication that virginia's vote viii
be cast next year for the nominee OF The
Republican Convention, and thus vindicatt
the only policy the Administration hss pre-
sumsd to have. He has not been unmoS:
ed by the sharp criticism Of the indepen.
dent prees on his alliance with Malone
nor hes he been unmindtul OF the fact that
very many OF the partisan friends have
doubted the wisdom OF his Endorsement oi
Malone and his methods. But neither
kind Of objectors have at any time affected
his purpose TO do al he could to aid liberal
coalitions in Virginia and elsewhere.
THE PROBLEM OF 1884.
To him the problem Of 1884 is very
simple one. He believes that the candi
da.e Of the next National Republican Con.
vention, whoever he may be, may salely
count on receiving the electoral vote ol
every State that voted for Garfield and
Arthur in 1880. except the States Of New
York and Indiana. The vote OF the latter
State was not necessary to an election, and
need not now be considered as factor in
the problem. He counts 1t against the Re,
publicans. The only factor, then, to be
considered, is the loss OF New Yolk. Sub.
tract her thirty-fve votes from Garfield and
give them to Hancock, and there would
have been q Democratic instead Of q Re-
publican victory. Mr.. Arthur does not
believe that any Republican can be named
who can carry New York in 1884. He does
not believe that any REPUBLICAN could have
carried it in 1880 II Tiiden had been the
Democratic candidate. Il was the iudiffer.
ence or hostility OF Tilden, and not the
treachery of Kelly, which gave it to Gar.
field. ,
WHERE THE VOTES MUST COME FROM.
Where then, he asks, must Republicans
seek for Electoral votes to make up for the
loss OF New York? The other Garfield
States will, excluding Indiana also, give
III, while POI are necessary 10 choice,
leaving the Republicans "a votes short
There remains OF the Northern and West.
ern States only the Hancock States Of New
jersey, California and Nevada. None ol
these gave the slightest evidence Of waver.
ing in 1884. 1t would be folly to count on
any OF them changing to the Republican
column.
The needed votes must be sought for in
the South. Events there shape them.
selves to cause Virginia, Florida and North
Carolina in 1884 to take the place held by
Indiana in 1880 II there ia campaign
fund raised 1t will be expended in them.
They together will cas-. twenty.seyen votes,
and will all be needed to win the election.
Anything like the same effort that was ex-
pended on Indiana in 1880 will secure
these three States. Half the money spent
in Indiana would have secured North
Carolina. Twenty thousand dollars sent
there in 1882 would have given her Re-
publican Governor, and have secured a
majority Of her Congressional delegation
for the Republicans. A like sum wonld
have secured Florida. The want OF lees
than that may lose Virginia on Tuesday.
He Is not uneasy when told that the Ma
hone alliance jeopardizss success in NORTH
ern States otherwise surely Republican.
When the nominations are made and the
canvass warns up, he knows that political
methods take on different aspect. Be.
tween canvasses there is always period Of
strained morality. 1t is then that the in
dependent who "would rather be right
than to win" is listened to with admira-
tion. Consciences are not 80 tender when
the conflict begins. Then the inquiry is
for results, and he who Is too particular
about means Is whistled down by the wind.
These are the Presidents ideas. Events
will phow whether he Ia right or wrong,