Year: 1879

OF the state campaigns of the present year
those III New York and Ohio will be most
important and interesting. The Democrats
are bound to make a determined effort to
carry New-YorB in order TO show to their
party throughout the country that they
can control its electoral vote in 1850, and
have therefore a claim 10 dictate the Prcsi-
Dental nomination. 1t looks now as though
Governor Robinson would be rcnOmnatcd as
the friend and representative of lIr. Tiden
in spite of any opposition the Tammany lead
crs may be foolish enough to make, and in
spite of the Ostrich-like attempt at a diversion
by Mr. Belmont and his friends. The oppo~i-
ton of TammanY would, III fact, seem desirable
rather than dangerous, rs far as the working
ont of Mr. TIlden's plans is concerned. If
the Democracy should present solid and
harmonious front in NcW-NOE, this year, ana
should get s0undly thrashcd in November, it
would be all over with Mr.. Tildeu's candi-
dacy. candidate whose party could not
carry his own State when united under his
lead would have no claims upon q National
Convention But if the Democrats are beaten
with 1ammaDy fractions or sulky, Mr. Til
den can say to the convention " rhc bad be-





"party was what defeated us before the
next election ! shall have whipped these
"halkv horses back into the traces.' And
the convention will believe him. At this
distance a Republican victory in New-York
next November looks about rs certain as any
political event Of the year. The scheme to
repeal the election law il sure 20 fail, and its
failure will take away the only substantial
hope of success the Democrats have.


In Ohio the Republicans have a fair field.
and their prospects are exceedingly encouI-
aging. Their victory last year seems to have
taken the life out of the Greenback
party, and the leaders OF that mushroom
organization are negotiating with the
Democrats to be decently swallowed
In a fair fight with their old antagonist on
ground where they have won their most bril-
liant victories, the Republicans Of Ohio have
nothing to fear. We hope, however they Will
not draft General Garfield into the service as
their candidate for Governor. lie cannot be
spar,d from the House 10 take the guberna-
torial chair next January. As the recognized
leader of the Republican minority he mu5t
stick to his post. The country has
higher claims upon him than his friends
in his own State, and no must not
consent and ought not to be asked to leave
Congress in the midst Of the great struggles
over the results of the wax now just be-
ginning, TO spend two years in the State
House at Columbus hearing applications for
the pardon of conyicts and signing notaries'
commissions. There are plenty of good men
IN Ohio 10 carry the Republican standard
TINS year without calling on Garfield.


The Massachusetts canvass this year will
be interesting if General Butler decides TO
make ii 50 by again obtrudiDg his aggressive
personality into the contest. If is to be hoped
he will make another effort at the head Of
his variegated legion, for if he does be will
be worse whipped than before The Massa-
chusctts Republicans have got over their dis
content and their sOarings after the un-
attanable and are tOleraby solid just now.
In Maine a complete cohesion of the Demo-
crats and the GIeenbackers and the defeat Of