Year: 1870

| OF that State are nearly equally divided be-
| tween the republicans and the democrats, the
| former, in every deliberate trial Of strength,


have carried every thing before them. In the
spring of 1868 the democrats moved heaven


and earth and the waters under tho earth In
the New Hampshire contest in order to secure
the first gun of the Presidential campaign


against General Grant but they sgnally


failed, and their failure was generally accepted


as foreshadowing the election Of Grant in
November So now both parties regard the


result OF the opening election in New Hamp-


shire, though purely local, as something that


will probably foreshadow the general drift OF


this years elections, which are to determine


in the House Of Representatives at least-the
dominant party in the next Congress.


In q square fight between tho republicans
and democrats in New Hampshire there would


be little interest, because the result would be
accepted on all sides as foregone conclusion.
But with the introduction Of the disturbing


forces of the temperance party and the labor


reform party, each with Slate ticket OF its own,


the success of the republicans is considered





granite hills is very feeble one-horse con-


cern; but the labor reform party, though


new thing, is, they say, dangerous organza-
ton, and claims already The balance OF power.
Both these side parties, the republicans con-
tend, are mere bushwhackers employed by the


democrats to break the republican line; and


the democrats themselves accept these tempe


rance and labor reformers as desirable allies
who may turn the tide of the battle. A cop
perhead organ says 1T is evident that the
recruits for these new factions must come from
| the republican ranks" because democrats


are well enough satisfied with their own party,


and do not require to look for morality and
| sympathy for labor outside Of it"


| Hence there is some alarm in the republican
camp, because if this labor reform party shall
succeed in gaining the balance of power in


this New Hampshire election it will probably
be felt as balance of power in the elections
Of this year in all the Northern States. This


is, perhaps, the reason why General Grant
(who is particularly proud of New Hampshire)


has 50 promptly up there thrown the weight
OF his administration into the republican scale.
It is curious fact that Mr.. Dawes, OF Massa
chusetts, whose recent speech in Con-
grcss on the cxtravagances OF Grants
administration 50 delighted the de-


mocracy, should be the very man


accepted by the President to set him right


before the people Of the Granite State. But
| so it is, and with the initial campaign speech


of Mr.. Dawes at Nashua three important facts
ara proclaimed or made apparent. First, that
! General Grant is the head of the republican


party; second, that in this position he is a can


didate for second term; and, third, that in


this New Hampshire campaign Mr.. Dawes


speaks by direct authority Of the President, in


behalf of his administration, as the Official


embodiment of his party


Mr.. Dawes in his speech at Nashua (Satur-


day evening last) said :-'T was charged yester-


day afternoon by the President himself with
| this message to the people Of New Hampshire,
! when told him that was coming here. He
told me to assure the people Of New Hamp-


shire that this exhibit have made here of the


successful collection and the economical eXpen-


ditpre Of money during the present year is an
earnest and pledge of what Ii shall be in the


year to come. Tell the people of New Hamp-
shire that during my administration there


shall be no ascending scale Of public expendi
| lures but that whenever and wherever the


closest public scrutiny shall disclose the possi-


bility of cutting off dollar, it shall be done."
| OF course these authoritative declarations


brought down the house in repeated out


bursts of enthusiasm, as likewise did the


announcements that General Grant is the
| head of the republican party" and, 'sthank
| God, he can criticise it," that s'a party that
| can probe and uncover it's sores Chose cadet
| ships) can grow strong and healthy by self
| probing" Nor was the cheerful spirit Of the


meeting abated with the question, "Did you


ever find The democratic party in pursuit Of
| any corruption within its own ranks except to


fatten on it? And Mr.. Dawes made hit
| each time in his remarks that ssthe democratic


party is the same that it was twenty years
| ago." that ''it seems to take no note OF passing


events" that sit is still haunted by the negro"


and that it has no new claim upon the conf


dence Of the people. He forgot, however, TO
say that this party, up or down, hit or miss, is
always ready for battle.


To sum up: General Grant, as the head and


front of the republican party, has put the


claims of bis administration before the people


Of New Hampshire. Upon this issue, in a
| fair contest with the democracy, the result
| would not be doubtful; but this new organiza-
| ton called the labor reform party Qo say
| nothing of the temperance party) may prove a


very important side issue diversion. II so in
! New Hampshire we may look icr similar re-
suits in other States, and any extensive de-


rangement of republican calculations from


such causes in this years elections will be apt
10 upset all the calculations Of party lesders
han aIand Err tho