The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-08-13
wATCHMAN, TELL Us OF The NIGHT

Al tuAo cal VI Wiz fASoAsASAAsssss ~ASSS.O--
there are not wanting political prophets
who forecast the result far in advance of
the verdict of the people, but it seems to
us that there is more speculation and I'M
certainty about this, than any previous
election within the past twenty-five
years. The tendency is stronger than
heretofore, to drift away from party ties.
The class of Independents who will not
be bound by party caucrsses and con-
ventions is growing stronger every year,
and it is a healthy sign, as it will force
parties to make such nominations as the
conscience of the country will support.
We are apt to be biased by party feeling
and no extreme partisan can he wise
prophet as to the result. Reason and
judgment is blinded by our desires, and
we often wonder that there can be SO
many WHO take a different view from
ourselves. There are more uncertain
quantities il the coming e:ec ion than
any for years. There are four tickets in
anu q lrllr ~ a4ess',sI aor are to FOLLOW.
ticket outside of the regular Democratic
and Republican will carry single elect
oral vote, they will exert some influence
on the result. Now as to our views as to
the result and here we may say that we
may be biased in judgment, but we
nevertheless candidly believe what we
now utter. First. We cannot ignori the
tact that there will be large detection
from. the Democratic party Of the Irish
element, but it will not be as strong as
orr opponents think, to offset that there
: in b. a large addition Of the Indepen-
4 ut vote, bit that adli,i II will /, l.,
ina erial a s;stanca unt>id. o Nv
rk AMI Mas~a ''.uset;s TIL. sins
.ale tin.ls lis5 indita. Ia de q; -m;;n
element which ha, been iarseiy Eepub-
iican, is deserving that party by the
thousands. The prohibition tendencies
of the party is driving them out; in many |
of the Western States this is a large ele-
ment and capable Of turning the scale, so
that we think that the accessions from
this quarter will more than overbalance
the detection of the Irish. The elections
to be held in some of the states prior to |
November will scarcely give an index as
to the result in November. The prohi-
bjtion ticket will certainly be in the
field. They are in earnest and mean to
show their hand, but with no hope of
but they intend to plant their
and hope to rise, sooner or later
to the dignity of a. powerful party. No
Dne, who is not blind, but must admit
that those votes will come mainly from
and consequently that party
will advance the chances of the Demo-
rats. We do not think then that we
ire blinded by prejudices, when in view
If the fact, that so many heretofore Re-
publican papers are opposed to Blaine
md in favor of Cleveland. That large
md intelligent class of Independent Re-
,ublicans are opposed to Blaine and in
avor of Cleveland. That large major
ty of the German Republicans are deser-
ing the Republican party. That the
bird and fourth parties in the field viii
lraw more Republican than Democratic
,otes. That the desire for change is
,rowing upon the people. That the
platforms are SO near alike. That the
treat business interest of the country
heretofore solid against the Democrats,
not with them this year is divided.
That the machinery of the Government
annot and will not be used as heretofore
o carry elections and buy whole states.
that Grover Cleveland will be the next 4
resident of the United States.