Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-09-23

There Is roosteriess rejoicing in the
ENQUIRER office over the news from
Maine, and o deposition that does the
ENQUIRER great Credit is manifested 10
make the best out of the wretched STU
alton. SO the news is called good-it 10
even put in stronger words and called
very decidedly goOd---it il announced In
a boubIe loaded editorial, and the trust
full Democracy are congratulated. Last
year, SAYS the Enquirer, the Republican
majority in Maine was more than nine
teen thousand; this year it is only eight.
So. those yirtuous figures that don't lie
are proved to lie with the Democracy.
But the Enquirer, in its wish to Keep
stiff upper lip, told only part OF the
truth. 1t concealed the fact that DEM
ocratic organs in Maine had been pre-
dieting Democratic victory on account
of the running of Hichborn, the temper
anee candidate; il neglected to state that
Gov. Chamberlain had this year to fight
two parties, and last year only one; it
kept fr0ui the faithful the knowledge
that the Republican vote this year ex-'
ceeded the Democratic by 1900, and
this i'm q much smaller aggregate vote
than was cast last year; it never mem
toned the circumstance that the great
majority of the s, ,OD0 votes cast for Hich-
born were cast by Republicans, who are
still, on all matters but this of temper
spce. i'm active sympa thy with their
t,arty; it did not let the figures tell the
story they were holding, that the real
Republican majority, i'll total poll OF
81, 900 votes, was in the neighborhood OF
5000, giving Chamberlain 1000 of
Hichborn's 5000 and the Democrats
900. BY this concealment the Enquirer
is enabled to figure out Democratic
gain, that, if not worth rooster, is
worth q double-leaded editorial and n
cheerful titular introduction.
Similar figuring enabled the Enquirer
to cipher out, "if not Democratic vac
tory at least very heal by Democratic
yain,n in Vermont. The dispatch or
the Associated Press announced tnat
there had been loss in the Republican
vote OF SO per cent, and 9 loss IN tne
Democratic of 81 per cent. Figures here
were comparatively easy to turn to party
1t was merely necessary TO!
state the Republican loss. and neglect
to state that of the Democrats, and 10!
the thing was done. A heavy Demo-
cratic ioas was changed into - very
Democratic gain" And this
news, too, demanded q double supply OF
leads, as being well calculated to fire the
heart.
But We would suggest to the Enquirer
that the absence ofthe rooster is severely
felt. Unless that famous fowl, of celes-
tial origin-it ia our impression the En-
auirer's bird was of the Cochin China or
Shanghai breed-is brought forth the
of the faithful will not con-
tinue through che campaign. IA cock
to thee, Esculapius," Socrates said
and vow like ti.is the Enquirer vowed
to Democracy. Ifsnother batch OF very
good news, o. another very
healthy Democratic gain" does not have
the effect to cause his appearance, we
trust the Enquirer will bring him out
on general principles. The shriil cry
with which the noble biped announces
n great Democratic victory in Kentucky.
and the magnificent strut he walks with
as cheering news come in from Della
ware, and the fresh swing he gives his
glorious tail-feathers at intelligence Of
Democratic triumph in New Jersey. are
missed by the admiring that used to
gaze with delight and listen with quiet
ioy. By all means, let double-leaded
editorials, announcing great gains, have
hereafter the rooster. The bird will be
found of more value than many figures.
Gazette.