St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-04
TIE OUTLOOK.

Already there have arisen the customary
presidential seers who are forecastng the re-
result of the November election. Thus far
the class is composed wholly of Republican
prophets, the Democrats not yet having fig
ured out the result satisfactorily, or prefer
ing to wait until further developments will
afford substantial ground for something in
the nature Of reasonable prophecy. The Re-
publican results are, as a matter of course,
highly satisfactory to the Republicans. If
what is claimed by the Republican seers be
any where near the truth, it is hardly worth
while for the Democrats to make any fight,
and it is equally useless for the Republicans
to expend money, abuse Cleveland, or at
tempt to defend Blaine against the charges
which they themselves made against him
four and eight years ago.
Considering the viruence of the campaign
as waged by the Republicans, it would not
seem that the rank and file are absolutely
certain as to Blaine's election. An army
does not keep up persistent and tremend-
Gus cannonading against an enemy who is
already decisively beaten.
Among the states which the Republicans
affect to regard as certain to cast their votes
for Blaine are Illinois, Connecticut. Wiscon-
sin, Michigan and Ohio. Each of these is
enthusiastically doubtful state. This is es-
pccially true of Wisconsin, which, if doubt
full state, is one in which the probabilities
favor its being carried by the Democratic
candidate.
In 1876 Wisconsin could have been carried
for Tilden had there been better manage
ment. Tht balance of power between the
parties was held in the city of Milwaukee,
and in place of giving attention to this vital
point and concentrating in it all available
influences, the mistake was made of scatter
ing money and expanding efforts in districts
which were Enthusiastically one way or the
other and in which no amount of work would
alter the result. Providing the same mistake
is not repeated and attention be exclusively
given to doubtful localities, there will remain
little doubt that Wisconsin will cast its vote
for Cleveland. The popular branch of the
legislature is Democratic by a majority of
ten, and on joint ballot the legislature is
Democratic by from nine to eleven votes. Of
its representatives in congress, six of the
nine are Democrats. The Republican vote
for Garfield was about 81 per cent. of the
total vote cast, and year later the Republi-
can vote fell to AZ per cent. of the entire
vote of the state.
With a majority in the congressional dele
cation and in the local legislature, and with
declining Republican vote in the state, it
would seem as if by very little effort, APP
piled in the right direction, Wisconsin ought
to be taken from the doubtful states, and
placed among those classed as surely Demo-
cratic. The present campaign presents an
excellent opportunity for this change Of
front. The Democrats of that state sent to
the National Democratic convention man
who proved himself the peer of the grandest
minds of the convention. He rose to a
height which rendered him conspicuous in
the eyes of the entire nation.
1t cannot be possible that the genius
which he exhibited and the promise which he
gave will be without influence in his own
state. Men will see that he is destined to
take high rank as politician and as states
man and that the future will be forced to re-
ward him with the highest honors in its gift.
State pride win induce a following that will
control the political destinies of the Badger
State There is already enough evidence in
sight, to permit the conclusion that Wiscon-
sin, unless there shall be some gross blum
dering, will, in November, take her place as
one of the permanent Democratic states.