Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-11-15
The Defeat of lhe Isms.

The Chicago Times insists that the fall
elections have. in nowise been influenced
by the liquor question, or any other local
issue, and that'the people have rendered a
verdict for Copperheadism pure and SIM
ME What are the facts? In Pennsylva-
MIA the election was for q Judge OF the SUI
preme Court. Sharswood, a Democrat,
who was elected some years ago by large
majority, was reelected this year by less
than one thousand. The question Of Re-
construction was not specially involved in
the contest, because that question was de-
cided year ago In Philadelphia party
of barnacles packed the local nominating
conventions, threw the soldiers overheard,
and were repudiated by the people at the
polls. The change in Philadelphia was
precisely what elected Sharswood. There
was no Democratic gain in the State at
large. The total vote was light, but the
Republicans carried the Legislature. They
| lost no officers, except in Philadelphia, and
came within ninehundred votes of putting
Democratic Judge off the bench.
In Ohio the Reconstruction issue had
been determined, upon direct appeal to
the people in 1865, by the election of an
increased number Of Republican members
of Congress.
In 1867, the people of Ohio refused to
follow the advice of the Chicago Times by
adopting negro suffrage. They refused
also to adopt an indiscriminate disfran-
chisement of deserters from the Union
army-the two propositions being indis-
solubly coupled together. The Republi-
cans elected their Governor and State
ticket, and if their majority was reduced
it was in consequence of the suffrage and
deserter amendment, which was certainly
not the same thing as the Reconstruction
policy OF Congress.
In New York a public censorship haC
been unwisely put upon the diet, socia
habits and religious sentiments OF the PEG
pie, and the people, in the absence OF any
national issue to be effected by the cleo
ton, repudiated this tyrannical interfer
Fence with their domestic concerns, by
voting to emancipate themselves Thu
! fierce Misunderstanding liquor and Sunday
laws of New York, and the equally fierce
rand unrelenting execution OF them, forced
j the people to lay aside for the time mer
party consideration, and to elect Legisla
4 ture that will ,re-establish freedom of &C
| ton and of thought That was what wa
determined by the New York election
lin Massachusetts . the same question
was involyed.in a more aggravated form
and the people of that State, no longe
!, willing to endure:an inquisitorial regula
ton of their outgeings and incomings
have elected men to Office who will abolish
the entire system. 80 - -. lse
In Wisconsin there was no special inter
est to call out large vote. The Republi
can majority in the State was large enough
for the occasion The Democracy. ex
Ipecting victory through the over-confi
dence of their opponents, turned out il
full force, but failed to elect anybody O.
| to change the political complexion of af
fairs. In Iowa the usual Republican ma
iority was given, despite the liquor issue
7 which carried several of the larger town
and cities against the regular nominees o
the party. In Minnesota the vote was no
large, but the people turned out in sufi
Gent strength to elect the Republican
State ticket, and to adopt impartial sui
frage. In heicity of Chicago the, " reac
ton is not particularly noticed even BY
the Chicago Times. @I t57- -
l. One year hence, Pennsy lvania and New
York, Ohio and Massachusetts,, Iowa ant
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Kansas upor
the question Of continuing the Govera
I ment in the hands of those who have pre-
served it from destruction, or transferring
| It'll to the custody of the Copperheads anl
| rebels, will, in the election of Grant, show
| that their adherence of treason has no
been diminished. out that Republican
| principles have been strengthened by tht
Eaefeat of the Isms in the elections of 1867
| - Cbicd10 Tribune. aIH