The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1870-10-24
Loss and Gain.

may NAVE SuStllneu IN lne late eicctlOn |
it will still hold the power within its
hands, and keep the State from Dem
ocratic misrule, we turn with some in
terest to an investigation of those loss
es, and the consequences that may en-
sue therefrom.
The truth is, we think, a Democrat
ic loss is permanent matter with that
party. That Democratic disaffection
means antsgonism to Democratic prin-
ciples. That nothing has kept that
party together, but discipline Of the
most severe and vigorous nature, and
when that force once becomes expend-
ed, it has no patriotic priciple around
which it may rally its members. When
we reflect, leaving our own State out
of the question and turning to Ohio,
that Hamilton county in the year 1868
polled Democratic vote for Secretary
of State of twenty.one thousand and
eighteen votes, we cannot understand
how the Democratic party only polled
vote Of fourteen thousand four hun
dred and eighty-seven for Secretary of
State in the year 1870. Here is loss
of nearly seven thousand Democratic
votes. The Republican party cast but
seventeen thousand votes in 1870, and
had the Democratic party done as well
as they did in 1868, they would have
had q majority in round numbers of
four thousand votes, while the truth is,
the Republican candidate is elected
by over two thousand.
We mention this fact for single
purpose. Here, in our own State, lust
as little reason can be assigned for the
loss to the Democratic Party in the
18th District with its Democratic ma
jority of 1,719, as may be adduced for
this decrease of their vote in Hamil-
ton county, Ohio. In such instance
we hold it is permanent loss. "Only
think of it." says the Cincinnati Daily
Enquirer, without counting the natur-
al Democratic increase, 1000 Demo
carts who voted two years ago did not
put in their appearance at this elec-
ton"
Turning to our own election we find
that Stewart, Gilfllan and Donley
have been defeated. With regard to
Stewart there was at best but very
meagre majority to overcome, and Mr..
Covode has only succeeded in doing so,
by proving that base frauds had been
perpetrated against himself. With
Donley and Gilfllan it was different.
Each of them had over one thousand
votes to back them, and their defeat is
a positive Democratic victory. But it
did not arise from any adoption of
Democratic proclivities, or acceptance
of Democratic principles. 1t arises
as in Hamilton county, Ohio, through
the fact, that voters staii at home and
did not vote.
But there is this difference between
them. While we believe a Democrat
ic apathy is permanent Democratic
disafection, it is not so with the Re
publican party. Standing upon prin-
ciples that have made it the glory and
wonder Of the world, it has at all times
and under all circumstances rallying
cry. Here and there some private
personal irritation may create local
contest, but it as but the surface of its
waters that becomes troubled. Far
down in its depths, its great heart
rests, quietly throbbing, and undis-
turbed by the surface ripple above.
In the defeat of Donley and Gilfl-
Ian, we see nothing more than a stimu.
lus to future Republican triumphs.-
We do not as yet regard Morrell de-
feated. We believe he will be able to
show what it is asserted lac can, frauds
in Blair county alone, sufficient to set
aside this meagre Democratic majority
of eleven. But with regard to the
other there is no doubt they should
not have been defeated. Nor do we
I elieve they would have been, had not
III sound and i'll advised assertions
been circulated through their counties,
that while it had bgt little actual