Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-09
TUESDAY. ...oCTOBER 8. 1883.
The End Approaches.

bt IsAA Apl(A StF~AN"-
Four weeks from this day the presi-
dental election will take place. A Vice
president and a new House OF Repre-
sentatiyes are also to be elected, but the
public mind is fixed upon the first Office
IN the land. and thus by common con
sent we speak only Of the election OF
President
Four months ago CLEyEnASD and
THURMAN were nominated for President
and Vice President. As the election Is
now, as we have said, only foQr weeks
distant, il would seem that there ought
20 be apparent some reliable indications
as 20 how it is TO result II we knew
that the present condition of things
would continue until the 9th OF day of
November, We might predict with some
degree Of confidence that CLEVELAND
would be elected but when We recall
tint the " BELsHAzzAR Feast in New
York and the BUEcHABD demonstration
destroyed BLAISE's prospects IN that
State only few weeks before the cleo
tion Of 1884, we must concede that mas
much os the result this year depends
upon tho vote OF that same State, we
cannot but entertain some approximations
ms to the outcome. though we may at
the game time feel sure that the Re
publican leaders are saying TO them
selves. "Oh that night or BLUcHEB
would come" We say the general re-
suit depends upon the result in New
York because without the vote OF that
State Mr.. CLEVELAND cannot be elected.
That is TO cay, we cannot name any other
State or States which would be likely to
make up for the loss Of the thirty-six
votes of the Empire State. The solid
South viii give CLEVELAND l53 votes. or
forty eight less than enough to elect
him. Indiana, New Jersey, and Con-
necticut oil together cast only thirty
votes 50 thnt If CLEVELAND were to
lose New York, and TO get the votes Of
the only other northern States which
The pemocrnts can claim with much
decree Of confidence he would still lack
eighteen votes of having sufficient num-
Der 10 elect him.
This condition Of things is Of course
o. well known to the Democratic Nation
nj Committee as TO anybody else and
We may regard it 81 an absolute certainty
that they will see TO it that no stone
shall bo left unturnod in the effort to So
cure the immense electoral vote OF New
York for CLEVELAND.
Mr.. CLEvELAND's luck still stands him
IN good stead. The fact that Tammany
Hall and the County Democracy have
nominated different candidates formayor
does not necessarily portend disaster to
CLEyRLANp. On the contrary. it may re-
kult in calling out so large a vote for both
HEWITT aud GRANT as TO swell CLEvE-
lands majority to unusual proportions
ClWELAND's majority in New York
county in 1884 over BLAINE was only
$1,000. The fierce contest that is likely
20 take place between HEWITT and
GRANT may next month raise CLEve-
LANDS majority TO 60. 600 in that county.
II the Democrats carry New York and
Indiana they will not need the votes of
New jersey and Connecticut; and we
predict that they ,siu carry Indiana not
withstanding that HARRISON is an In
diana man, for he has been so hitter
partisan that we suppose he is not much
less unpopular with the Democrats OF that
State than MAHoNE is with the Demo
Gratis Of Virginia. Besides Indiana is,
10 TO speak, naturally Democratic
State.
New Jersey and Connecticut will 60
with New York. They are SO much
under the Influence OF New York that
we may confidently say that as goes New
York 30 will they go. New Jersey voted
the Democrats ticket even in 1864, when
MoCLEIJ.AS received only twenty-one
electoral votes in all. Connecticut went
with New York for GRANT (lS72), for
TmDEN, for GARFIELD, and for CLEvE-
LAND.
But how would we in Virginia feel il
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
and Indiana should all vote for CLEyE-
LAND, and he should DO elected
without the vote of this State We do
not fear such a result But the way to
Insure the vote Of this State to CLEyE-
LAND, and to render certain his election
without the vote Of New Jersey and Con-
nectieut. or, getting these, without the
vote Of Indiana, is for every Democrat
in Virginia 10 buckle on his armor and
engage in the fight. One more victory
over the sectional party will end its ca
reer. Elect CLEVELAND, and the bloody
shirt will he furled, never again to wave
in the wind OF politics. The South viii
be free, indeed.
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Another shameful accident on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Yes,
"shameful." because a train was eent