Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-08

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state cannot be repeated. The. only
factor TO he considered is the los OF
| Nsw York, Subtract her thifty-nve
votes from Garfield, and add them to
| Hancock. and there would have been
n Democratic instead of a Republican
administration. Mr.. Arthur, 1t says,
does not believe that any Republican
ean he named who can carry New
York In 1884. He don't think that
any Republican could have carried II
In 1850 II Mr.. Tilden had been the
! Democratic candidate. u was the IN
difference or hostility OF Tilden and
not the treachery OF Kelly
which gave II to Garfield.
Where then, he asks, must the Re
publcnus seek Tor electoral votes 10
make up for loss OF New York ? The
other Garfield states. excluding In
diana, will give only Ia votes, while
| POI are necessary to a choice, leaving
the Republican, q votes short. There
remain then New jersey, California
aud Nevada. None of these give the
slightest evidence OF wavering IN lisa.
IL would be folly 10 count on any of
them changing to the Republican
column. The needed votes must be
sought for In the South. Events thus
shape themselves to make Virginia,
Florida ard North Carolina In 1884
take the place held by Indiana in 1880.
II there IL campaign fund
raised, it will be expended In
them. They together will cast
twenty-seven votes, and will be needed
to win the election. Anything like
the same effort that was expended in
Indiana in 1850 will carry these three
states. Halfthe money spent in In
diana would have carried North Caro-
lima i'm 1880, and 100000 sent there in
1889 would have given her Republic
can governor and secured n majority
OF her congressional delegation to the
Republican. \ IKE SUM would have
secured Flor da. lie is not uneasy
ieopardzes success in Northern states,
surely Republican oil erwise. When
the nominations ufe made, and
the canvass warns ~, he knows that
political methods take u different MS
pect. Between the Cinvasses there IL
always period of strained morality.
1t is then that the Independent, who
would rather be RICH than be presi-
dent, Is destined 10 win admiration.
Consciences are not 30 tender when
the conflict begins. The president
will regard victory ~ Virginia as Il
vindicatiOn OF the only policy of his
administration, and y sure indication
that Nirginia's vote y III be cast next
year for the nominee of the Republi-
can convention. This is the substance
of the article. Now, that the election
has shown that New York IL doubt
full state for next year, aud Malone is
defeated In Virginia, this will change
the programne materially.
Washington, November Later
The jury In the case of IInilett Kill
bourne against John G.. Thompson,
for false imprisonment, returned Il
verdict far S6n,OOO for plaintiff. Mo.
tion fora new trial was made by the
defense.
In an interview to-day Senator Gar
land said the result of The election in
Virginia was of national and lasting
Importance, and showed the people
were determined ut all times torcbukc
presidential interference in state affairs.
The result doomed so.called
Independentism and mongrel
Mahoui III. 1t showed the peo-
pie OF Virginia had no faith
in readiu.terism, but deemed the
leaders of that party domagogues, who
would sacrifice the interest OF the
state for party gain. The young men
Of Virginia preferred white girls to the
colored, whom Malone wanted to
thrust upon them.
Officials Of the postoillcc department
think Smith viii be made postmaster