Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-16
nemocrafic Gains.

In the old days of Free Soil, Anti=Ne-
braska and Republican struggles and de-
feats. when unable to claim victory. we
used to condole ourselves by ciphering
out party gains on previous elections. We
have needed to do very little Of this work
during the past six or eight years, and are
rather pleased than otherwise to see that
it has been taken up by our Oppo-
nents. 1t is a significant fact that in every
truly loyal state, this does not include
kentucky in which an election has been
held this year, the Union party has tri-
umphed by decisive majorities. Even lit
tie New Jersey, the only Northern state
which voted for Mcclellan and refused to
ratify the Constitutional Amendment has
thrown off the chains which had bound
her all her life, and come over to the party
of Freedom. The Democracy, defeated
everywhere, make a desperate effort to
gain consolation in figuring out, by un-
heard of arithmetical processes, tremen-
GUS gains for the Democratic party.
Thus they are greatly rejoiced because
General Cox has amajority of only $1,000
and upward, in Ohio, and they argue from
that a Union loss of II, 600, because Brough's
majority two years ago was lOl,O99.
In another year, say they, we shall carry
the State, if we keep on making such gains
as this. Now we are perfectly willing to
concede that the Union party of Ohio new
er expect to gain another so sweeping a
triumph as that of 1868. In the first
place, the Democracy learned a lesson from
that dereaG- Tney VIII novoI again allow
their innate treason to show itselfas prom
inently as it did in that campaign. Here
after they will not wear their hearts upon
their sleeves. Their treason will be just
as bitter as ever, but it will be carefully
sugar-coated. In the second place, the
Union party will never have such a slim
illus to exertion as on that occasion. They
knew that the election of Vallandigham
as Governor would disgrace the fair fame
of our State, discourage and paralyze our
brave Ohio soldiers, give renewed hope
to the rebels, and imperil the safety of the
Union. To avert such calamities they
worked as never men worked beforehand
with what a glorious result we all remem-
Der. Now that the war is, over parties
return more nearly to their position before
the war, and the result of the election of
1865 should rather becompared with those
which Immediately preceded the rebellion
than with those which have transpired
during its history. The comparison shows
a most hopeful state of affairs. The Re
publican maiorities in Ohio have been as
faIlaws.
1856, Fremont over Buchanan------------- l6,623
1857, Chase over Payne .--------------- l,4Sl
1853, Peck over Bartley------------. 20,34
1860, Lincoln over ZO,1S9
Thus it will be seen that the Union
ticket received at the last State election a
larger majority than the State had given
to any party for five years before the war.
If the Democracy can get any consolation
out of this state of things they must be as
patient as Job and thrice as hopeful.
Another fact: The only three States in
which there has really been any contest
this ear are New York, Pennsylvania,
and New jersey. In every other State
everybody conceded that the Union party
sure of success, and the confidence of
the Union men caused a light vote and re-
duvvd 4a~JO-isiv~- L. tiruS0 tIrrvU cJauvs,
however, the contest was sharp, and the
Democracy were hopeful. The result in
them, therefore, as the New York World
took occasion to observe before the cleo
ton, is the surest indication ofthe strength
of parties as compared with last year.
What is that result? The following table
shows it: