The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-27
THE NEW YORK ELECTION.

exered themselves 30 ENORMOUSLY 70 S'o uio '''
in New York national aspect, and to represent u
as complete triumph over the administration on
national issues, that we readily surrender our col
umps ITO the exclusion Of much ether matter) 20 the
allowing able and thorough analysis OF the late cleo
ron. which has been furnished to US by our New
York correspondent We know him TO be thorough
~ informed on the subject Of New York politics,
sad we know that he states his convictions with en-
tire honesty and candor. He makes out his case
fully He shows beyond all reasonable doubt that
tbs recent verdict Of New York is by no means 10
be taken as verdict against the cardinal measures
Of The administration. In this he agrees entirely
with the statements and calculations which we have
before given from the New York Journal Of Com
msrce-a paper OF unsurpassed accuracy in its cleo
ton statistics
The uAhsppy feuds and dissensions in our ranks
xhich have contributed TO gain over for time the
Empire State TO federal sseendeney, will warn the
democracy, both in tina, great State and throughout
the country, Of the imperative necessity OF harmony
and mutual Cancellation in councils for the iu-
tue In our action and organization hereafter, this
point must be always and everywhere kept steadily
in view.
We commend the remarks Of our correspondent
10 the attention Of our readers. We do not under
take to endorse them upon every point, but we be
lsvs that his view the facts in the may be
lied upon as, in the main, correct
THELArE ELECTION Nav YoRK has excited much
more attention and discussion everywhere than are
usually bestowed on our State elections and their
results This is not surprising. Not only did
democratic statesman Of eminent renown throughout
the country lead on the contest, but II was also
the first congressional election held under the present
administration, and since the adoption Of those great
measures Of democratic policy which have made
radical changes in our system.
or the result, as to Mr. Wright, design at pres
ent to say nothing, except that the reocings Of his
enemies over il certainly premature In another
aspect-namely, with reference TO national politics,
especially the tariff ii has also been exulted
by the enemies Of the administration and with just
as little solid foundation That this is so, particularly
with regard to the tariff, no fair man who under
stands the details of the election can deny.
New York politics are present exceedingly COM
plicated, but they are not unintelgible. The late
result, startling as il was at first to the whole
Union, and incomprehensibe as il has since remain
ed to many, was not wholly unexpected here, and
its causes can be traced. Let US see.
OF the ihiriy5four congressional districts in the
State, the democrats carried ttosnions in ISi4 and
on full fair vote, with the party lines distinctly
drawn, they can nearly always carry at least as
many. We have come out Of the recent election,
however, with but sispsn members out OF the thirty
four. This is result which the partsans Of a
high tariff have naturally seized on as judgment
of the great State OF New York in their favor and
they have with especial noise and confidence point
ed to those districts where, with good majorities on
all the rest Of the ticket, lose our congressman
or where democratic majority of years is swept
away entirely, from governor down. ..
Now the fact is that these striking results' have
been produced by entirely different causes, as re-
view Of those districts, one by one, will show.
There is nothing like analysis for trying the worth
of general demonstrations. The generalization that
will not stand this test is empty sound.
If, in the course of these remarks, the feuds
which divide and district the party in the State and
their operations are somewhat freely mentioned and
exposed, this is done not willingly, not because it
can give pleasure to any democrat-not to inculpa,e
set Of men or another--but because il is indis
pensable Justice is sometimes done, though the
party should fall. In the present case, it must be
done for the sake of the party For the sake of the
party, and the sake of those cardinal measures of
democratic policy which, though they were appa
ren,ly in issue in contest, had other effect
fhar III h. al ell
causes of our defeat must be laid bare. Let the
blame fall where it WILL or howsoever heavily the
party must NOT suffer.
". In the fifth district begin those remark
able results which present V us a majority for
the democratic ticket generally, but the regular
nominee for Congress defeated In this dis
trct Mr.. Wright has majority of some $50;
senator, assembly, and county officers, about
1000. Mr.. Broderck, (dem.,) for Congress,
is beaten by 1896 votes. Is this to be attribu-
ted to the tariff, to amy other of the adj
The man who should pretend to say
such thing in this city would be laughed at. Pos.
sibly, Of the many hundred democratic voters who,
by voting for the stump candidate, Bloodgood, or
directly forthe federal, Tamadge aided to elect the
latter as many trenfy were actuaed solely by mo-
,f|a. WtI I r.
lives connected with our national poitcs-certainly
not more than twenty Causes purely local---in the
narrowest sense peculiar to the distric-mercly per-
sonal objections to the candidate--aone produced
the extended bolt which has resulted in the election
Of the federal congressman. t,.rt "a r45fr
VII In this district Wright's majority Is 600; ca
nal commissioners very little less. Nelson, (fed)
for Congress, is elected by 225 majority The Ex-
press has been clamoring this, with characters
tic facility at blundering, as tariff victory It is
nothing Of the sort; but simply the fruit of local
dssension among our friends in the district, and
Mr. Nelson's signal popularity--as has been before
stated in my letters-and as the following "offcian
figures will show: sa} nag ID"
wEsTCHEsTER.
4s,tu Governor, /
Wright, y 3447 Young, ao 1904
H CongYess. 'E
Sufern, 1856 Nelson, y 20 34lI |
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