Brag And Bluster Won't Win

If the game of brug expreased in the Repnblioan jiress as to the national contad of next season was a positive criterion rs to the rcsult the opposition will Rtinply fooi away itstime nnd monpy by jiiiicingft eaudidatein the field. Never, just prior to contost for supreiuacy have the opposition carriud so high ft hnd of lirfr and bluster, as now. This method f winning; lhe doubtful voter was practiced in Ohio by the assertion that Fostcr was certain to receive 4(1,000 mr?jirity, whp.reas it proved to be 17,000; in New York by lbo statt-iuont that Cornell'n plur.ility would reaoh 70.000, poseibly 100,000, which tnrns out to be übout 35,000. Confidence is a commendabli: trait, but when carriod to lirag nnd bluster, like that adoptad by the 14epublicans in the aliove slatos and readopted already for the ciurpiign next peason, it looks asif it was to b3 depended upon as a winning card. Cornell'selection ia a victory itis true Tmt notthe victory of a majority whioh would carry inspiration to the hearts of 'He victors and consternation mto the i-nemy's camp. It is a plurality victory, ilemonstrating the fnct that a majority f the votcrs are opposed. Robinson'e and Kelly's vote united exceeds that of Cornell by ü."),000, proof positive that if tho Democracy had gono unitodly into tho canipaign they would have preventèd the state from unloosing from her fild polilical mooringa. With 3J.0O0 majority for Pottnrorany other candidato Tipon whom both factions could have obnoentrateil theirstrength, wo'J our op-i ponents with their undue propensity be nssrrting the stato was safe to them in J880V ïhey are proceeding upou the assuinption that lightning will strike in the same place just one year henee ; that the bolts not of Júpiter but of Kelly will again cut the party in twain. This may be the case, but we doubt it. Kelly's bolt provecí a sonree of weakness to the remaining candidates. Experienced politicans understand a bolt upon any portion of a ticket, especially its head, is followed by loss to all. Dis guated with the condition of things, and bblieving success under the cireunistances improbable, thousands of Democrats staid away from the polls. All these things contributed to Eepublican sucOT39. It 3 an easy victory to win when the opposition is divided. Success of th8 sort, although a success for the tirae being', is not of a nature calculated to inspiro much enthusiasm, and hardly iife to base a great deal of brag and bluster upon for future contests.