The Wilmington daily Republican., 1892-01-04
rhis Year,s Grent Contest

The present year promises TO be one
Of the greateet political excitement
through which the country has passed.
since the Civil War. 1t would even boa
year OF great political activity without
the election OF president. and with
the election of president all other
officials to be elected assume mlnor
The contest between the
two leading political parties OF the
day is an unequal one to start with,
the Democrats having 1859 electoral
votes assured to them from the Solid
South FOR which they will have no
contest to make unless 1t be in West
Virginia and in Delaware. They can
not carry Delaware except by the came
unfair means they are EN-
ploying everywhere wherever they
have the power to steal State as in
New York or an elector as in Michigan.
22s electoral votes Is a majority. The
159 tho Democrats have from the Solid
South will be increased to 1859 by the
ten votes sure OF New Jersey.
There Is no use talking about the
Republicans carrying New York while
che Is in the hands OF q political thief
like Ex-Governor Hill. Tho State has
been deliberately stolen from the Re-
publicans, by a dishonSJ canvassing
board instigated by til hen Governor
Hill. Whether the lai( servile legis-
lature will take II lion Of electors
away fr ON ting and appoint
them without Ip Semains to
- 5esfi II tlis Stscl1 Duisiiiu
fried without this plan rn0
may be permitted to vote for elecccll(l
but II there is any risk In this the
surest means will be adopted. Ex-
Governor Hill and his co-conspirators
having the State safely in their hands
row may be depended upon to Keep it
there and will deliver the stolen goods
II not in one way, in another to the
Democratic candidate whoever he
may be.
This will add SC votes to the Demo.
cratic electoral column running 1t up
TO POS, within IS votes of enough to
elect. These IS votes are about all the
Democrats will have to enter into a
areal contest for while the Republicans
viii be compelled to contest every
Aeh Of ground for every vote of the
they expect to elect with. Where
the Democrats get the is votes
ded to oleet2 They may possibly
six of them from Connecticut, as
Estate has for three Presidential
ons past given her votes to the
cratic candidate by small ma.
She may do SO again and
run the Democratic column
4, still 1e short of an election
an the Democrats get those 12i
re no IN ore States that elected
ic electors in 1883, and they
depend upon States that
Republican for tho balance.
confidently on lndlanas Is
at Stnte in 1888 only gave
IS majority, and hns since
&eavy Democratic maiorl
- II they carry mdiaEa's Is cleo
toral votes they will have the needed
1928 and three over. There are no othei
places where they can get ths needet
~ votes. The infamous change mEd,
in Michigan where an accidental Dem
oeratic legislature passed law fo
electors to be elected by Congres5tona
districts might possibly give them liv
votes but even il it gave them sever
. all they claim they would fail fly
Aelort, and even II they should be s.
fortunate as 10 carry the three eleetor
pf Montana they would be at least tw
short.
1t will be seen then that the Demo
Gratis to elect must carry Indiana a
all hazards; to miss that State Is t
miss tie presidency. The great iigh
of the campaign will bein Indiana an
Connecticut. II the Democrats carr
these two States they Will not have t
depend upon an uncsrtai
umber of votes in Michigan, an
pm the uncertainty Of carfylm
tana.
keeding New Jersey, New Yor
Enneeticut 70 the Democrats, tn
aans sn'e reasonably sure {
1eler Eastern. Northern an
IN State, except Indiana, and tn
they eau carry by a glgorou
dgn on The issue OF protectlo
Sound money, But in tho meal
e let the hghtin Delaware ba ho
|e the hotter the better. There a,
hndreds Of Democrats who do not Al
prove Of the Governor Reynolds
eY-Neary triunYirate and ara ready
vote With the Republicans to defeat
Let every Republican voter qualiI
and have a hand in the great CONTEST
- So
TIE New York World has flung i
Democratic banners to the wind al
exultlngly proclaims that Bemoera
are sure Of eleetiIg tho next Pre-.
dent. The World torgets that Ex=Lio
RVnAr mn hoo ~.