Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-11-25
Democracy must and 'ciH Pre-
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So saws the Orfrl R.gia,~ in review
ingthc u. cut elections. Thi, has been
the prfa'.oa dealt out to the hungry
democracy ever since thcpar,y lost power
and bread and butter Eut the good
time coming" has bcca postponed from
year To ,ear uli hope has given
place % d,>p1ir in many of the faithful
This. The dov i>a~ iar di-,an, now u it
wa>tya wears ago, appear, clear enough
from the lollowiu; review Of parties 10y
the .p.ns, Er,e1,g Javri:
The precise Republican majority in
the next Congress not yc; accurately
determined. Bu, it will obviously range
ir,m ri,y To- SIXTY rbi, may Justly TIE
regarded as brilliant, and unsurpassed
triumph. u 8, aluo~, literally an an
prccedeu;cd victory Since the aSccn-
deucy o, the Democratic parry was Gr,;
shaken Au, years ago, uo party has
achieved su,a success 90 the second
ycaro. lis administration
In 1910 the Wing party swept the
country with the Log Cabin and the song
or..Tippccauoc and Tyler too" I, was
An overwhelming yiciory Harrison h;d
PSI electoral votes ana Van Barren only
go. Yc, m The Cou-r-,si1nJ, elections
otISl9, tie democratic party achieved rs
sigma, q triumph, and John W. Jones,
the Democratic candidate. was chosen
SpcrNcr &c The House az Representatives,
by I2o votes against 80 for John White.
the WhiZ nominee.
I'm 1874, the Democratic party carried
Tie country. and elected Polk TO the
Presidency Blu, Two years later, in the
second year Of his administration, the
Whiss carried a minority of Congress
and elevated Robert c. Winthrop Of
Massachusetts,. to the Speakership. In
1873 .he Why party elected General
TAYLOR O, The Presidency. But when the
Congressional elections Of 1880 came
round. The Democracy were again tri-
umphart. and Linn Boyd, Of Kentucky.
W., chosen Speaker In 1872 the
Democracy elected Franklin Pierce Presi,
dent by very decisive vote But the
newborn Republican par,y soon de-
velopcd commanding power, and after
stormy ard prolonged contest General
Banks. OF Massachusetts,, was chosen
Speaker otlhc sccouJCon-gess OF Picrcc's
administration
Tie Democracy were again successful
in the Presidential election oflSj6, choos-
in Mr.. Buchanan. The Congressional
elections Of lS5S were. however, holly
contested. and William Pennington of
New jersey, the Republican candidate,
was made Speaker OF the House. la 1900
the Republican party for the first time
elected President. and Abraham Lincoln
entered the White House. The rule still
held. No intelligent person will forget
how badly tae elections Of lS62 went.
Notwithstanding the war. we lost New
York. We lost everywhere. cur
majority in Congress was greatly reduccd.
Had 1t not been for the secession Of the
Southern States, we should have been in
minority. Ia 1867 We carried the
country again. but Andrew Johnson, who
became President by the assassination of
Nh Lincoln. Immediately went over 10
the Democracy. and the Administration
was practically Democratic. The Old
result followed. In lS66 the Republican
party swept the country. and elected an
overwhelming majority OF Congress.
The next corresponding period brings US
10 the present time.
IL thus appears as an almost inyariable
law that the parry holding the Admins
tratiOn loses its second Congress. Making
proper allowance for 1862. there has
not been single exception to this rule
from 1910 TO the present time. Arguing
from this remarkable fact, politician
nigh. have predicted Democratic success