Year: 1879

Correspondence OF The!rrue Northerner.


The Star of this city which has been semi
democratic organ hit the nail on the head,
when it Gays, IT is observable that some OF
the democratic papers are preparing for the
defeat OF the whole or greater part of the
State ticket in New York by claiming In ad-
vance that the republicans are going to IN
augurate a system of counting out in the State.
However we'll inclined they may be, we have
to remark that if the republicans, or any other
political organization can get ahead OF the
democratic party IN New York, in that way
they will have to get up very early in the morn
ing and work very hard, and very sly all day."
Nothing could be more clear than that if any
party is manipulating the returns dishonesty,
it is the Democrat managers OF New York City
who have so unenviable reputation in that line.
But the folly of such charges as these demo-
Gratis make is shown by the fac. that the pres
ent democratic State officers have the fiual
impossible for the republicans to count out or
count in anybody. The fact is, if the count is
honest, it looks as il the republicans have
elected the whole State ticket, as we'll as
large majority OF the Legislature, and the
democrats are hunting for excuses for defeat.
1t is Tilden's old fraud cry revived. The re-
publican victories were 80 sweeping that we
may claim safely the solid north for next years
battle. The immense gains IN Pennsylvania
and Wisconsin, show what the real tendency is.
1t is gratifying also to observe that the
legislative gains promise Us gains OF U. S.
Senators in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
and Pennsylvania, which added to one before
made In Ohio, and one which we confidently
expect in Indiana, will tie the Senate, and then
take it out OF the clutch Of rebel brigadlers
AS the Vice President, III case OF tie, has q
deciding vote, they Will be practically as good
as republican majority In that body The
local gains everywhere indicate that the House
will be Republican by a large maj jorty next time.
The greenbackers are everywhere squeezed
out which will relieve US Of on adverse ele-
ment which had bad effect in 1873 One
effect OF the elections is to convince the re-
publicans that they viii not be forced to nomi-
nate anybody for President for expediency
sake. Truth forces me to admit that this is
considered point against General Grant, and
IL favor OF some new man. Mr.. NJ. S. Qua,
former chairman OF the republican committee
OF Pennsylvania, and an old friend of Grant
now says that he cannot probably be nominated,


y Pennsylvania republicans argue with
find many InoIsians demanding General
Logan's nomina''on as representative stall
wart, and probably that State will present him
to the convention. His name won Id excite
great enthusiasm. Senator WINDOW OF Maine,
is favorte with many beyond bis own State.
Congress will again be asked, at its coming
railway mail service. During the last two ses-
sions the democratic managers were very re-
luctant to grant the money needed to NAM
tain the fast mail service, and general hos
tility 10 the whole service was developed.
Finally after much yezatious confusion and
disarrangement OF existing plane, congress
constituted a special fund to be drawn upon
by the Postmaster General and from this fund
was derived the money needed for specal ex-
igences in the railway mail service. The re-
suit has been that the mails delivered, and
collected along the lines OF all important rail
ways have been handled with a celebrity and
accuracy of detail which may we'll be considered
marvellous.