Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-19
no GREAT CHANGE.

Some of our contemporaries find abundant food
for rejoicing in the late elections. Now that the
smoke is clearing away, it appears that Republi-
can supremacy in the land is far from being en-
dangered, much less cast down. The election
news summarized, is as follows Michigan
chooses Republican State Administration with
a Legislature and Congressional representation
| almost unanimously the same way. Illinois, too
carries the Republican State ticket and the Con-
gresham at large. We have the Legislature,
but the Democrats gain from two to four Con-
gressmen. New Jersey, Arkansas Wisconsin,
Kansas and Minnesota, all 60 Republican. New
York, Alabama, West Virginia, Kentucky and
! Nevada elect the Democratic ticket. Missouri
shows an Overwhelming Republican majority,
but owing to a dissension among the Republicans
upon the question of Universal Amnesty, the
Democracy have carried the Legislature. Louis
lana and Florida not heard from with certainty.
As we look at the matter, the gains Of which the
Democracy are entitled to brag, are in the States
of West Virginia and Nevada 10 these two in
stances they have apparently revolutionized
them. This is for the future to make clear
hSiN oiN ItuSOno Nul lutSc may hOJ Dt Cldlu4tu
substantial triumphs for Democracy, In West
Virginia the controlling wing of the Republican
party, as in Missouri, pronounced against the
policy Of Universal Amnesty. In all the border
States there are many Republicans who are will
ing to forgive their old schoolmates and rela-
tives. This subject controlled the elections in
the two States mentioned In Nevada the Re-
publican ticket was burdened with the odium
of having been dictated by the Bank of Caifor-
MIA. The people believe that this gigantic cor
poration leagued with the principal mining com
panies in Storey county, has controlled the
State. Truth to speak, it would seem that this
opinion was not unfonnded and it beat the Re-
publican ticket. In New York the Democracy
have nothing to crow over. 1t is true that at
the time Of making nominations, the New York
Tribune and Harper's Weekly anticipated Re-
publican victory through the prevention of
fraudulent balloting. Unfortunate local dys-
ions and light vote in the country have re-
suited in the election of the Democratic State
ticket by nearly 30, 600 majority, and gain Of
two Congressmen. If this is claimed great
Democratic victory we call attention to the fol-
lowing facts: The Democratic majority at the
last election was nearly ninety thousand now it
is but the one third. The Democratic vote in
the city of New York falls OF 81 272, and that
when there naturally must have been an increase.
In 1868, with certainly smaller population in
New York city, Hoffman received within five
thousand Of rs many votes as there were polled
for both candidates in 1870. Fisk, Jr., wanted
lIofrman elected, and according to Il little speech
he made in Tammany, there were twenty five
thousand able-bodied men under him on the
Erie Road. Tweed and Swceny being Co. D-
rectors, of course the influence of this gigantic
corporation, representing seventy millions of
dollars was thrown for Hoffman. Yet with this
immense influence, and the Democratic party to
back it., lIoffman's majority is small for the
most popular candidate Tammany could put for
ward. Last year we lost the Legislature this
year we get it back. According to latest ac-
counts, we probably lose two Congressman
through local quarrels. In the next Presiden-
tial contest, so far rs appearances go, with a
popular candidate, New York may safely be
counted upon as Republican,. Bat we have not
been without our successes, there is nothing to
which the most enthusiastic Democrat can point
to compare with the result in New Jersey. Here
is an old and populous State that when the party
seemed sunk into oblivion, when kentucky
faltered, and went over to the enemy, still bore
aloft the standard of Democracy. Kentucky,
too, shows large Republican gains. Taken all
in ALL the fall elections show no great changes
of opinion, but indicate that local matters en-
tered largely into the politics Of the Eastern
States. The Democracy gaiu Congressman, but
not enough to give them control. So long as
Republicans continue to keep up dissensions
among themselves, just so long they must expect
defeat. This fall all over the Eastern States we
read Of rival Republican candidates for Congress.
The only wonder is that we did no: fare worse.
With Il united front, the Republican party can
depend on the popular vote.