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The Republican Panic

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Parent Issue
Day
29
Month
September
Year
1876
Copyright
Public Domain
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There is a ganic at Washington in the Republiuan camp, in regard toühio and Indiana, whic.h is tast spreading to the political oenters in the States. Ohandler's receut visit to this city for more money, the mysterious movements of his confidential agonts, and the suddonly chauged outlook of the canvass in both States, serre to explain the cause of alarm. All accounts that pretend to be impartial now agreo that the Germans are daily consolidating their strength on the Tilden ticket. Various causes have conttibuted to this powerful aocessiou. The Germans as a body are intelligent., frugal, independent, uonest, and for roforni. They favor a policy wbich embodies these ideas more than they do either party. Henee they iuay be called a fluctuating forcé in our politics, voting this year for one side and the noxt for the other side, according to changed conditions. They know what Gov. Tilden has achieved in this State, and they see in him a candidato fit to bo trusted for genuine reform. They know, too, that in the evont of Hayes'ü electios, the ïnfluences which now control the party would necessarily control him, as thoy have held Grant, who is inflnitely stronger and more selfwillod. Tho Germans, hke other adopted citizens, regard Hayes as complutoly identitied with a secret prosenptive Know-Nothing organization, which has for its leading dogma " the exclusiou of all toreignerg from office " and uo toleration for Catholies. They also consider Hayes as representing tho fanatical temperance interest, which the male and female erusadere iu Ohio carried to an extreme folly, and as favoring sumptuary laws and other offensive legislation. These reasons inay be classcd as partially public and partially personnl. They are operating not only in Ohio and Iudiana, but in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and other States of the West, as well as here in the Kast. The Germans hold tho balanoe of power between the two parties in Ohio and Indiana. Within the last tea dyn espeoially, they have united in a ínminor to surprise both Demoornts and Republicana. The drift is all one way non. Uarl Sehurz has oonipletely lost his grip on his country men, and he feels the pangs of a falso position and of a ruinod leadership. There is no probability of a reaotion bofore the lOth of Ootobet, and if the curront sweups on as it is now doing in the West, there will be a practioal end of the oampaign in a fortnight. No wonder they are panic-stricken at Washington, and that the most desperate efforta are made to turn the tide iuto a new channel. Frantic appeals will not stir the Ucrinans tb is year ; and i f the Democratie managers who have charge of the cumpaigu here will do only half their duty in bringing out the vote, in organizing at every point, and in oonfronting Chandler's intended trickery and framls, the eleotion of Gov. Tilden may be put down as sure as any human event can be. - N. Y. Sun.

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Michigan Argus