The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-10-11
The New York Press on the Elections.

New YORK, Oct. 10.-The New York
Times, republican, says; ~
The elections indicate no increased confidence
in the democratic party, but simply a reaction
against the extreme acts and measures Of the re-
publican party, and convey an admonition which
ought to be salutary to political leaders"
The New York Tribune, (reppblican)
says:
larger proportion OF her republican strength for
manhood suffrage than any other state has ever
given more by many thousands than she ever
would have siven till now. The vital principles
of genuine democracy viii march through
seeming defeats to Inevitable aad conclusive tri-
umph through whatever trials of its constancy,
and its consistency. This great party viii move
ght on to tho arduous but inevitable achieve
ment of equal rights for all"
The New York Commercial 1fduertiser,
says: @.-
1.-The muddle between congress and the Presi-
dent occasiOned the military reconstruction act,
under which they expect to bring those states
back under negro supremacy and this is precise
" the question on which, after full argument,
Ohio has rendered a verdict, which ends Chief
Justice Chase's aspirations for the presidency
and terminates Ben. Wsde's senatorial career"
The Presidents organ has nothing editorially
on the subject of the elections.
The New York Herald independently
says:
'The recent elections do not denote democrat
| &c victories, but that the republican element Of
the country has stepped aside to rebuke its lead
ers.1 50 eFEza9r
The New York Journal Of Commerce,
(democrahe1 says: a@@
eff the returns from Ohio can be relied upon
| the reaction against negro suffrage is even more
determined than was expected. 1t will be very
difficult for any faction to favor for years
| to come while endorsing this measure
The New York World, (democratic)
says:
1.-THE news we publish from Ohio Ellis the meas
ure of ~-tr hopes. The elections are an indgnan:
and unanimous veto upon the policy of the party
| in power" "
The New York Express, democratic
| says: = <kf58 s.tf# EEa
"The elections mean the restoration of the dem
oeratic party to power, and declare against tn,
whole congressional reconstruction system of rad
| ic'Als and all their paper money management
| there was never 80 meaning election as thai
in Ohio"
| 1t is not customary for states to buy ground.
/ from the widows of licensed persons TO bury til,
said deceased persons in, to buy real estate OF
speculation. Ii II had not been understood thai
| Mrs. Douglas was left in needy circumstances
and that the tract of land in question was unsala
| BILE at that time, nobody would have Thought o.
sppropriating $4,000 for the lot So far as III,
/ state was concerned, the money appropriated wa,
| n donation, and was understood to be sueh b,
every taxpayer in Illinois, Chicago Tribune.
/ The answer to this is: It's not true. Al
additional answer is: The Tribune knows
1 perfectly well tits false.
| 1t is at least quite as customary for state,
to buy ground from the widows of deceased
persons to bury the said deceased persons il
as it is for states to vote money to the wild
ows of deceased persons to enable them tt
exc out an Inadequate income" The Uni
ted States voted $25, 900 to Mrs. A.. Lincoln
in return for which the United States receives
somewhat. less than two months service.
! from Mrs. A. Lincoln's husband. The STATE
of Illinois never voted dime to Mrs. Steph
/ en- A. Douglas. The state Of Illinois pur
chased from Mrs. Douglas some four and 6
half acres of lane, mot to bury Mr., Doug
las IN, for be was already buried in n,-for
/ which the state paid the sum of $25 ,000-
| The land was worth all of this sum at the
time, and is worth fully double the sum now
MIR. lglehart, through whom Mrs, Douglas
disposed Of the land, says that he can readi.
y End a purchaser for it ct $4,000, cash
down. II the state wants to sell, it need
not go to Mr.. Igiehart, for it will have NO