The Red Cloud chief., 1884-07-18

The Republican tickc, has now been
long enough before the country TO call
out whatever opposition il is likely %
meet. The Democrats have no hope of
success against it in n State west Of
Pennsylvania The feeling in its favor
a; the West is ma-vcilausly strong.
Ohio. naturally \ Republican State in
Presidential contests. was twisted over
To Democracy in the State election by
promises to the liquor interest and u
the wool-growers. The promises 70
both have all been broken. The Scot;
law is not TO be repealed. but the Dem
ocrats have contriyet. By means Of the
Supreme Court decision. IL take the
only course that could lee more uppopu
lar than either the repeal or the enforce
ment of the law. The party not only
refused TO restore the wCol-tarif. as il
had promised. but four-iifths of It's
members voted for a further reduction.
ULier almost any circumstances con
ceivable those things made Ohio GER
tain for the Republican ticket, but the
nomination Of a friend of President
Garfield has aroused a feeling which
nothing can resist. The same in
fiuences and interests prevail 10 a great
extent in Indiana. and the popularity of
General Logan in both states. with
public appreciation Of the manly Ameri-
can policy of Mr.. Blaine. seem TO have
settled the matter a far as IL can be
settled before the ote have been
actually cast and counted. IL is sig
%niticant. too. that no Democrat now
talks of the possibility of securing the
votes Of any Pacific States.
Pennsylvania. Of course. is beyond
doubt. In New England. the Repub-
lican ticket has shown less strength.
Maine. doubtless. will give a heavy ms
jority for it, and no one doubts the re-
suit in New Hampshire. Vermont or
Rhode Island. In estimating the prob
abilities in Massachusetts. i: must be re-
membered that the Republican major
ity for President Garfield was 1855.
General Butler gained many votes
which no other Democratic candidate
can. As against any other. the major
lty to be overcome is too large TO per-
NIT the State 10 be considered doubt
full. The protest Of 1900 voters. half
Democratic. does not mean much in n
State where a transfer of 10000 votes
would not change the result Con-
necticut is exceedingly slow TO change.
and its majority of 1900 for Garfield is
really more difficult to overcome than
the majority of 1900 in Massachusetts.
The States already enumerated east
203 electoral votes. and would elect
Blaine and Logan if no other State
should be carried.
But the Republicans hare better
chances o! success than the Democrats
in New York and New Jersey. on ac-
count OF the tariff issue. and because of
the remarkable strength of Mr.. Blaine's
American policy with the people. Other
reasons will occur TO every well-in-
formed reader. 1t may be sand with
strict truth that 1t is more probable that
MIR. Blaine will carry either of these
States than that he will lose any one Of
those above enumerated a. casting 2o3
electoral votes.
In addition, there is West Virginia.
in which the Democratic majority in
1880 was only 2.O69 in q total vote Of
liz, 1l3. Within -four years n great
number of new mines, furnaces. coke
works and other manufactures have
been opened. which employ laborers
who are directly Interested in the pro-
tective policy. The number of work
men who are thus employed, and were
not four years ago, is more than 1900.
Besides, the Development of industries
has given new ideas and aims to thou
sands of other voters. and particularly
to farmers, who find 4 new market for
products. The building Of railroads.
also, has brought into the State new
men and new influences. Those who
promised the Electoral votes of West
Virginia TO Mr.. Blaine were not care
less or ignorant.
In Virginia, there has been a similar
change in the elements Of the p~oIjula-
ton. The majority ia 1880 was 1850
in a total vote of 2l7.6lj. and is not too
large to be overcome. In North Caro-
lima, too. the majority was only S.3I
in a total of 24l. 2CS. With a free and
honest vote. there is the best reason To
believe that Mr.. Blaine would carry
these States. and the circumstances jus
tify hope that such a vote may be- had.
There remain Florida and Louisiana,
where new influences threaten the Dem
New population in Florida
might easily overcome the small ma or
ity of 1920 in 1880. and the intense
in Louisiana on the sugar ques-
ton makes the protective policy
and the course of the Demo
cratic party during the last session pc
e%niiarly unpopular.
But Republicans know that it would
not be wise TO count upon n single
vote, because there can be no
certainty that the election will bcf-ee
or honest. They a carry every North
State. and that is enough. They
to carry without a doubt. against
any candidate that can be named. 203
electoral votes from the North. be-
sides having the best chance in New
York and New Jersey. Take way the
influence and the possibilities
Of fraud within ten miles Of the New
York City Hall. and there would be no
as othe result IN every North