The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-11-17
THE NORTHERN ELECTIONS.

If the Radicals found so little encour-
agement in the elections in Ohio and
Pennsylyania-the majority reduced
from AZ, 900 to 1000 in the former and
from 90, 900 to 200 in the latter-the
result Of the November elections has
brough, dismay upon them and struck
them with alarm lest they lose their
present power as soon as the people
shall have an opportunity to be heard
at the polls.
The Democratic victory in the great
State of New York is complete. and
overwhelming. The majority for Sey-
mour last year has been largely in
creased, the whole Democratic ticket
having been elected. The new Con-
stitution framed by Radical Consti-
tuition has been defeated, and the Dem
ocrats have good working majority
in the Senate and a very large one in
the House. This is the first time in
twenty years that the Democrats have
carried the Legislature. During that
time the opposition have passed many
offensive laws by which the Democra-
cy in the city have been rendered pow
erless to protect themselves. These
can now be repealed, and tho ascend
ency in the State be secured to the
Democratic party forever. Moreover,
the assent of New York to the Fifteenth
Amendment can be recalled, which
will require the Radicals to gain three
more States in order to make up this
loss. The Democracy of New York
have done wei, and have put the En-
pire State in a position to lead off in
the Presidential race three years hence.
In Massachusetts, John Quincy Adj
ans has succeed in reducing the
usual Radical majority of 10000 to a
little over 10000. The City of Boston
gave Democratic majority of three
thousand. Though the Legislature is
Radical it is not altogether improbable
that, by combination of Democrats,
anti prohibitionists and others, Henry
Wilson may be defeated for the Sen
ate. .@ @ r
In New Jersey the Democrats have
made clean sweep. Their majority
in both branches of the Legislature
has been largely increased. SO -,
In Illinois there was an election fol
members of a Constitutional Conven-
ton, the Radicals hoping to get negro
suffrage established by State legislation
without the necessity of enacting the
Fifteenth Amendment. At last &C
counts each party had elected Al dele
gates, with only three counties to hear
from, the chances being largely in ia
vor of the Democrats. When it is re.
membered that Illinois gave Grant
70, 600 majority the revolution in
popular sentiment is truly astonishing
A Radical Legislature will now hardly
dare to pass the 18th Amendment. -
In Minnesota and Wisconsin the i'm
mense Radical majorities have been re-
duced to mere nominal ones. In Ma
ryland the Democrats have carried ey,
ry county, and in California they have
elected eleven out of fourteen district
judges.
The Democratic party has, therefore
abundant cause to congratulate itsel
on the immense strides it has recently
made to success, and on the fixed fac
that the Radical party is in state o
rapid dissolution. The weakness O
the present Radical administration
| and tie certainty of an immense i'm
provement in the state of the countr,
as soon as the Democrats are success
full, are fast destroying Radicalism ant
securing the ascendency of Democrat.
in its stead. At the election for mem
bers of Congress next year, we hop
the country will rid itself forever O
Radical legislation. Success at tn
Presidential election will follow as
matter of course.
1t is also gratifying to know that a
all the recent Northern elections til
Democratic party kept aloof from al
entangling alliances with other parties
kept up its own organization; an
maintained all it's ancient principles i
their purity. It is only in that man
ner that the party will be EVENTUAL
successful. Those democrats, therefore
in Louisiana, if there are any, VIII
would have the party trade off it's OF
ganization to "Third party" woul
do well to learn a lesson from GU
frieuds at the North who have to
battle against odds as heavy as any W
are likely to have to contend agains