Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-10-28
The Late Elections.

unable to obtain full and correct details of tho
recent elections in several of the Northern
States. In Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana.
traversed in every direction by railroads aud
telegraph lines, there are several Compression.
al districts yet in doubt, and we shall have to
avail the. official count In order TO estimate
the relative gains and losses Of the two paE
ties. @ aT gfl6I
Enough is known, however, to demonstrate
that the Democracy has had the best OF the
encounter in each Of these three great, lead
ing States. Unfortunately for us and for our
Democratic allies, they have not accomplished
such satisfactory results as they had led US to
anticipate, and we are convinced that they
have themselves to censuro for q failure to
grasp the brilliant promises of situation
Only in Indiana has the Democracy fought
with its ancient spirit, aud with the Judgment
which characterized the old-time campaigns
of the party But in Indiana resides the
giant of the Western Democracy, Thomas "A.
Hendricks. Throughout the canvass in In.
diana, the presence of the wise counsel and
the bold spirit of the judicious and resolute
leader of the Young Democracy of tho West
has been visible.
What party, no matter how determined
and how equally matched with its adversary,
can lose by the absence of brains, is shown by
the result in Pennsylvania, where the Dem.
ocraoy was apparently most favorably situated
at the outset Of the late canvass. The value
of frst-class executive abilities, of really capa-
bic leadership, is shown in Indiana, where
the Democracy, in the face of previous de-
feats, despite obstacles quite as serious as
those encountered by their allies in Ohio and
Pennsylvania, notwithstanding the accession
of thousands Of votes to the Radical ranks by
the operation of the 18th Amendment, have
won an uncquivocal and decisive victory.
We use the term decisive advisedly, for We
believe that Indiana may hereafter be regard
ed as reliable Anti Radical State In Indi-
ana our State ticket is elected by respecta-
BILE majority; we have returned to Congress
the four reliable Democrats, who sit in the
present House, and wo gain certainly one.
possibly three additional members, and have
secured the Legislature.
In Ohio, almost as much as in Penpsylya.
MIA, we have to lament the results of a feebly
conducted and Intellectual canvass We have
certainly gained one, and possibly two mem.
bers in the Ohio delegation. Upon the gen
eral vote in the State we have lost some
ground, though we see nothing in the result
In Ohio to preclude the belief that Ohio, if
we have strong candidate and judicious
platform, will give her electoral vote to the
Democracy in 1872 It is no mean achieve
mcnt to have defeated Schenck, and to have
filled his place with Lewis D. Campbell In
defeating Schenck, the Ohio Democrats have
extracted much of the virus of Ohio Radical
ism. If it shall also prove true that they
have defeated Bingham, they may claim to
have crushed the venom of Radicaism in
Ohio in beating Schenck, and captured it's
brains in caging Bingham a7 w'
The result in Pennsylvania is yet ia a foa.
The Democrats have undoubtedly gained one
member Of Congress in that State We have
no patience to discuss the result in Pennsyi4
vania, where there has been 80 much of crin,.
inal blindness and Encouragement by our
political friends. f"
In the smaller States, Nebraska and Iowa,
the result is not materially In conflict with
public expectation previous to the election
Upon the whole the Democracy have gain
ed more ground than they have lost. What
mas been lost, should have been saved, ana
can yet be recovered. We have no cause If
depression, and our adversaries have no ground
Of oxultation. Wilm,iagton Star, l5th fnss
| RADICAL FINANcIERINa.-Loui
State debt has been increased eighteen mil.
lions in the last five years, hardly dollar Of
whioh has Injured to the benefit of her people;
all gone to satisfy the greed of rapaoious ad-
veutprers. A State, whose credit before the
war was unimpeached in the markets Of The
world, is at SO low an ebb, that the most iay.
ish manufacture of bonds barely sp4iees to
meet the necessities Of the reckless spend.
thrifts who have control Of her, fpapoes.-y.
And yet we read, few days ago, what Won, Won
ders these Radical State Governors wore vor
doing in reducing State debts, What is true
of Louisiana is also true oof North Carolina,
South Caroline, Arkansas, Florida and other
States. Many Of these Radical Governors
arc increasing tho public debt without regard