The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-10
The EIectIons-A Lesson.

From The N. Y Tribune.
Late in the summer of 1862 Mr.. Lincoln was
persuaded, after long urging and hesitation, 10
Issue his edict of emancipation. The country,
it was said, was not prepared for itIthat rs the
that soon followed showed Democratic gains
almost everywhere-from East to West-the
radicalism had received their death-blow.
"Look at Maine Massachusetts, Michigan,
can majOrities reduced more than half see
Pennsylvania carried by the Democrats, and
large e. n majority; % See Ohio, swept clean by
5000 majority for the Democrats, who
carry fourteen Representatives. in Congress
"a clear gain of seven; see Indiana Illinois
likewise carried-both branches of the Legisla-
ture, two thirds OF the Representatives in Con-
gress, and Democratic United States Senator
gained in each; see New Jersey, which gave
Lincoln four OF her seven elec ors, now swept
majority, giving another Senator, with four of
the five Representatives in Congress-; look at
New York, where Lincoln had fifty thousand
dred thousand now electing Seymour Governor
by ten thousand, and seventeen to fourteen
the handwriting on the wall? Ism 1t high
time to give up Digger-worshlp, and attend to
These taunts were bitter, but the exultatlon
| that lmpelled them was transient. Though
az ah1 ana tns
We're still be ore us, the national cause was not
| lost, for 1T was the cause of freedom and hu-
manity. Much less Is 1t lost now, though the
false hearts which thought the defeat OF Wads-
worth and the loss OF Ohio, Pennsy lVania,
| blind could fail TO read and heed, still remain
| to renew their croakings, and have another,
| though lesser, opportunity.
| Judge Sharswood is elected TO the Supreme
Court OF Pennsylvania as we feared he would
cratic triumph in that State Many Repubii-
| cans tOOutd vote for him on personal grounds;
| yet good county ticket in Philadelphia would
1 have defeated his election. But IL was sup
posed that any thing would be elected that
| could get on the Republican ticket; so nominal
tions were made that the people a0ouLd not sup
port; while the Democrats having little hope OF
| success, nominated three soldiers who had a
/ good war record for the best offices, and so
/ gained thousands of votes. We trust the lesson
1 will not be lost on those who control nomina-
LegisiatiVe jobbers and railroad robbers who
| are "hXlng things" in several districts to
nominate themselves to our:next Legislature,
| may buy ever so many delegates but cannot
| buy the people. Mr.. Jacob Sharp, for example,
| will waste his money If he uses it to achieve a
We shall of course have the old cry renewed
| "See how Ohio has voted down equal manhood
sutfrage-hadn't we better drop the niger and
| Ohio on Tuesday gave more votes, and larger
proportion of her Republican strength, for man
| hood suffrage, than any other sta Q has ever
| given-more by many thousands than she
| would ever have given till now Say that one
| Republican in every twenty went straight over
| TO the enemy on this question, and one weak
brother voted the Republican Ticket but failed
| to vote for manhood suffrage, what OF it?
| New York, twenty.one years ago. gave but
| 49, 406 votes Tor equal rights; In 1860 she more
than doubled JnSt giving III lbl OUo; ana stlll IL
| was heavily beaten, though Lincoln carried tue
| State at that election by $4,000 majority. The
next time it will have at least 3OO,O0l and II
| beaten by q handful, its enemies Will scream
| and fire guns for their glorious victory. So II
will be in other States; while the vital principle
| of genuine democracy marches on through
seeming defeats to its inevitable and conclusive
| triumph. .
| There are still some persons in the Republic IN
| camp whose hearts are with the adverse host,
| and who, we trust will now be tempted to LET
| their bodies follow. At all events, through
whatever trials of its conBtanoy, its consistency
| the great party of which tney would fain be ar
| the bag so long as there may be anything likely
| to go into II, will move right on 70 the arduous
| but inevitable achievement OF equal rights for
] all citizens; and those who lare not ready u