Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-09-12
The Political Outlook.

AS the campaign begins to take definite
shape the prospect from the Democratic
standpoint seems to be very hopefEl one.
The final action of the Tammany Hall
Democrats in unanimously endorsing the
ticket would seem to place the success of
the Democrats in New York beyond the
shadow of a reasonable doubt. Every
breeze that blows from Indiana seems also
to bring more and more definite assurance
that the fifteen votes of the Hoosier State
will be counted for Cleveland and Hend-
ricks, while the Republican campaign
bravado with regard to 'breaking the SOL
id South" seems to be now pretty general
ly conceded to be entirely gaseous and
without solid foundation. Every assur-
ance comes from West Virginia, upon
which they had built their chief hope in
that direction, that Democratic success
is assured.
II will be remembered that with the 1913
votes of the South held intact and aug
mented by the 81 of New York and the Is
of Indiana, the Democrats will have votes
enough to elect their candidates without
counting those of New Jersey, which is
certainly Democratic, and California
which is very nearly so. In other words,
as we have heretofore maintained, the
electoral vote OF New York is the sine qua
non of Republican success. Nearly all
the Republican computations seem to
concede this point. Though some few
have endeavored to figure out a majority
of the electoral college without the vote
of that State, this is seen to be founded on
gross mprobabilities.
1t being conceded, then, that New York
is the decisive battle ground, it must be
admitted that the chances in that State
seem at present to be overwhelmingly in
favor Of the Democrats. The calculations
which had been based upon the large de
fections from the Democratic ranks among
the Irish and laboringmen which Buffers
candidacy was expected to create, proves
to be entirely groundless, as the redeubta
ble general had little more than a corpor.
ais guard to welcome him when he came
down to address his monster mass meet
ing" While on the other hand it has
been as certsined that the strength of the
independent Republican element iu the
State exceeds the most sauguine expeta'
tions. Altogether the Empire State gives
every promise of aligning itself in the
Democratic columns on the 4th of Novem
Der.
Tie prospect being thus so hopeful fol
Democratic administration at Washing
ton, it becomes of the highest Importance
that our district should be represented in
Congress by Democrat. In this respect
too, the Democratic prospect seems to be
an encouragingly hopeful one. Indeed
many Democrats of the district are entire
ly sanguine of Mr.. Compton's election by
good majority. But it will be a mis-
taken idea to overlook the facts that this
district is very close one and that an
abundance of money will be brought into
the contest on the other side and a des
perate fight made to carry the district. l,
behooves every thoughtful Democrat in
every election district of the county to ex.
ert himself to see that every possible Dem
ocratic vote in the county is cast for our
candidate fol Congress, and to this end oul
campaign clubs should go systema' ically
and industriously to work.