Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-10

| THE REPUBLICAN MANItESTO.-
The republican national committee has
issued another manifesto expressing the
utmost confidence In the election Of
Blaine and Logan By 2lS electoral votes.
The committee earnestly urges republic
ans to-. Join with t in resenting the
claims Of the democrats that Cleveland
carried New York, and requests a suspen-
sion of judgment on the part of the
people until the official count of New
York has been completed. II is emf.
nently proper that the republican man.
ayers shall have a fair opportunity to
establish the claims of Blaine and Logan
through an impartial canvSss OF tho official
returns. 1t is, however, impossible for
them to stay public opinion upon the
probable outcome of the electoral contest
without presenting definite figures. The
leading newspaper5 of New York, except.
ing the Tribune, representing all parties,
have published the returns from the va
rious counties, verified by reliable cores
pondents. These figures have been
compared carefully with the reports
received blythe Albany Evening Journal,
a leading republican paper at the state
capital, and it's opinion comedies with
the conclusions arrived at by the Rev
York Hcrald, Times, Sun, Journal,
Post, Commercial AdUertiser, WOrid
and Graphic. The Associated Press,
which at the outset seemed to afford o
basis for the claims of the republican
COMMITTEES, has also conceded the
probability of Mr.. Cleveland's election.
In view of all these concurrent opinions
tho national committee will find IL dl fiji
cult to impress its own conclusions upon
rational republicans, who are disposed to
look dispassionstely on the situation.
Every republican in the country will
rejoice if the official count shall show
Blaine and Logan to have received g
plurality OF the vote of Now York,
but they have little OIL no faith in mere
assurances OF the committee. SO far as
the canvass is concerned the probability
is that 1t will not be completed for seve-
raj weeks, and even then the chances are
that the closeness of the contest will re-
vive the fraud cry of 1876, and finally
force the fight into congress. With so
narrow q margin as the official count
must give, a republican senate inevitably
would decide that fraud had given the
state to Cleveland, and that the thirty
six votes belonged to Blaine; the demo-
cratic house in the same way and for the
same reason would say the votes belonged
to Cleveland. The outcome of such q
conflict of opinion would be The rejection
of the returns from New York, and the
election of the president by the demo.
cratic house of representatives, and the
election of the vics-president by the re-
publican senate. democratic president
and a republican vice-president would in
spire political cranks to attempt
assassination of one or the other and an
archy would be the consequence. While
such a contingency menaces the peace If
not the life of the republic, the national
committee cannot restore confidence and
alloy agitation by its manifestoes. If the
committee has any tangible proof that
Blaine and Logan have received a plu
rality of the vote of New York, let it be
presented to the proper canvassing board
If not, it would DO far better for tho
party and the country that we should &C.
cept the inevitable, and oonoede the elec-
ton of Cleveland and Hendricks.