The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-08-12
CONTENTED DEMOCRATS.
The Republican Vote on the Payne In
vestiGatiOn Analyzed-A Bad Outlook
for the Party of Purity in 1883.

The Republican Vote on the Payne In
vestiGatiOn Anaiyzed-A Bad Outlook
for the Party of Purity in 1888.
In the last Presidential election the
Republicans carried the following
States: California, Colorado, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ne
vada, New Hampshire, Ohio. Oregon.
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
and Wisconsin. The four crucial
States were Connecticut, Indiana, New
jersey and New York. If the Repub-
licans had carried the first three oil
that four; or. if, losing the first three,
they had carried the fourth, they
would have won the campaign. But
they lost all four, and were conse-
quently defeated by an electoral vote
of PIG to 1872.
The possibility of Republican success
in 1888 depends entirely upon the po
litical course of the States above men
toned. There has been no change in
the situation. They talk of carrying 9
West Virginia and Tennessee; but W.
have heard the same foolish talk for
many years, and it has amounted to
nothing. There were circumstances OF
a very popular character which gave
them phenomenal strength. both in
Virginia and in West Virginia, in 1884,
which can never occur again, and
even then they failed lamentably in
their expectations. They have no hope
for 1888 save in the eighteen States
which they carried in 1884, and in the
four States aforementioned, which
they failed to carry.
Now, as every politician of sagacity
knows, the Republican political man.
agement Of these twenty-five States
has its head and center in their Repre-
sentatives in the United States Senate;
and it will therefore be of especial in
terest to inquire how the Republican
Senators from the States in question
voted on the report of the Senate COM
mittee to dismiss the proposition to in
vestigate Senator Payne's election.
Those who voted to vindicate Senator
Payne are as follows: The only Sena-
tor (Republican) from California
Both Senators (Republican) from Col
orado. Both Senators (Republican)
from Illinois. Both Senators (Repub-
licans) from Kansas. One of the two
Republican Senators from Michigan,
Mr.. Sabin, late head of the Republican
National Executive Committee. One
of the two Republican Senators from
Nebraska. The only Republican Sen
ator from Nevada One of the Repub-
lican Senators from Oregon. The only
Republican Senator who voted from
Pennsylvania, and his name was Cam
eron. The two Senators (Republican)
from Rhode Island. One of the two
Republican Senators from Vermont
The only Senator (Republican) voting
from Wisconsin. The only Republican
Senator from New jersey. The two
Senators (Republican) from New York.
So it appears that of the twenty-five
States to which the Republicans look
for success in the campaign of 1888
only eight, as represented by then
United States Senators, sustained the
Halstead-Foraker conspiracy, while
fourteen went dead against it. And
yet the Halstead Commercial has the
hardihood to denounce the Republican
Senatorial representation of these four
teen States as corrupt" All of which
seems to Us especially conducive to Re-
publican harmony, and particularly
promising for Republican victory 10
1883. Upon the whole, Democrats can
afford to be quite content VITA the siS
uation-CiDciEsaati Enquirer.