National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-20

The hest fighting ground of the Republi-
can party in 1856 Is in Tennessee. Next
November that state will elect a governor,
members Of the supreme court, members Of
the legislature, and candidates for Congress,
From the year 1876 to 1884 the Republicans
Of Tennessee gained 3i,G53 votes In 1876
the Republican vote of the state was s9,5j5,
and in 1884 II aggregated l2i,2OO. In 1870
the Democratic vote was l33lG0, aud in
1854 It reached i339O4-a gain Of only 3S
votes in eight years
From 1876 to 1854 the Republicans made
an annual gain of 1881. In 1884 Mr.. Cleve-
lands majority was 9,1sO, as against a ma
iority Of $1,000 in 1916 for Mr.. Tildcn, and
a majority Of 2l,s92 for Gen. Hancock in
1850.
In 1SSi, Gov. Bates, the Democratic can
didate for governor, defeated Frank 7. Reid,
the Republican candidate, by 6,GGO votes.
If the Republicans can maintain the same
ratio Of gains which they have shown in the
past eight years they will be able next No
vember to overcome Gov. Bates majority
in 1854 and have ,S92 votes to spare.
These Republican gains have been made
In Tennessee without organization, without
cooperation by northern Republicans, and
almost without Republican newspapers.
Up to Sept. ., 1884, there was only one Re-
publican daily south of the Ohio river. At
that time the Chattanooga Ddiiy Commercial
came into existence, and in nine weeks
campaign during the presidential contest
succeeded in increasing the vote in the
third congressional district $3.50 votes. In
this district the Republican candidate for
Congress only lacked 0S votes of being
elected, having a Democratic majority Of
1,705 to overcome. In 1880 the Democratic
majority in this district was 2,03S, and in
1876 It reached $500
During the national campaign of 1884 the
national committee did nothing to carry
Tennessee. 1t was allowed to go by de-
fault. outside of the first, second, and
lullu NOhbltsblOIul hloNilNNo NV ptihg Nto
not organized. No effort was made at
organization. Not a single public speaker
of any note was sent into the state; and
yet with everything against them, and with
out even the sympathy Of northern Repub.
licans, Mr.. Blaine's vote was increased over
the vote cast for Mr.. Garfield 1852.
At the present time the Democracy Of
Tennessee is divided against itself. The
"machine" organs are driving the old line
Wings, the friends If protective tariff,
out Of the party. If the proper effort is
made they can be gathered into the Repub-
lcan fold. These Wings have voted the
Democratic ticket under protest ever since
the close of the war. Like all other Ten
nesseeans, until recently they have had no
Republican papers to fight the battles OF
the party. Even had they been inclined Ia
vote the Republican ticket, they did moi
know the great doctrines upon which thu
Republican party was making its fight
Their literature ever since the war has beei
mainly Democratic.
\ great many northern Republicans max
= the common mistake of thinking that tn
J Republican vote of Tennessee is largel
cOlored. That is not the fact. Outside o
few Of the larger cities and several coun
ties in the western and southwestern por
tion Of the state, the vote is almost entirel
composed Of white men. The northern i'm
migration into that state is remarkabl,
=. Chattanooga, the stronghold of Republ
, cansm, has over 5000 northern people a
= permanent residents. In 1884 that cit
: gave the Republican candidate for Con
Y gress majority of over 1000.
If the solid south is to be broken, til
= Republicans will never have such an oppol
tunity presented to accomplish that en-
MS will be presented next November. Tel
I nCssce will throw ont the skirmish line
I the great battle of 1888. If she goes r.
publican, the backbone Of the solid sout
is broken, and other states will follow hi
h., in 1sSS. We have it from reliable autho
n ity that If an effort is made to ge: into I'll
+ hands Of che voters of that commonwealth
:, Republican newspapers, and long canva
n Is made, great work can be accomplishc,
n A loud campaign will not avail much. III
J. way to win Republican votes is to appeal
the reason and intelligence of the voters.
To-, ~ tIn tbar afn toe tba
=. have not been honest elections and ia
count, this does not apply to Tennessee.
c the Republicans carry the stateneXt Noveu
S Der every man elected will be counted Il
: By doing the necessary work governo
' members Of the supreme bench, and at lea
a one more congressman can be elected
d that statG-the candidate from the third Ill
!. trct.
u Ohio haying,ccased to be an October stat
l. all eyes will be turned toward Tenuess
next November. 1t can be carried by II
= Republicans If they will make the elrol
1t means something to be a Republican
the south, and when Tennessee Republican
,r have shown their ability to increase the
y vote every year since 1876, each year belle
d ing that defeat stared them in the face, VIII
= might have been accomplished had an int
lgent effort been made to get the party
J. llneg
s Western Waterway Improvement.
u The interest represented by the gentl
:, men from the Mississippi valley now he
a to urge upon Congress the improvement {
1t western waterways is of very great n
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