Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-10-20
ELHcTI0H RETURNS.

giving details in other portions OF
the pager. We confess, Mt the out
set, that this fall campaign has been
entered upon under great disadvan-
.tages to the Republican party.
The new questions coming up have
divided the party very much. In
some Congressional districts two
Republican candidates have been
run. In some districts one question
has been agitated, and in another
district some other question. The
elections being between presiden-
tial elections, a general apathy pre-
vailed except where some local issue
created enthusiasm. The last Con-
gress left uridone many things that
should have been attended to, and
taxes and taItf have been high.
We feared hat the Democratic par
.ty would see these things and take
advantage of them. No more favor
able time has existed for years, for
the Democrats to regain power.
We expected that they would do
something Of considerable impor-
tsnce to their party. We are Joy
fully disappointed. The people
will not trust the Democratic rarty
with its present leaders and exploded
ideas. The election in Maine re-
suited in the choice of six Republi
can congressman and no Democratic
congressman Vermont elected
three Republican congressman, and
publican congressman, and no Dem
ocrat- Iowa has given forty thous-
and for the Republican state ticket,
and elected six Republican congress-
men, and no Dem ocrats. OHIO has
given double the Republican MAORI
" Of last fall, and her congression-
81 representation remains un>
changed, fourteen Republican and
five Democratic. though in the Day.
ton DISTRICT the Democratic judges
refused to permit he invalid SOL
diers in the Soldiers Home to vote,
and thereby elected the know moth
ing Campbell by one hundred and
twenty Eve, over Schenck. Of
course the election will be coDtCs.-
ed. fensylrania has gone Republi-
can, though with perhaps the loss Of
one congressman on. oftwenty four.
In this state the Democrats gaia one
congressman, by running o "war
Democrat" Gen. Manson, in the
seventh district, against Gen. Wall
lace. This district is lost to the
Republicans by about two hundred
rotes The state Democratic ticket
is probably elected, though the vote
is so close that only the official re.
turns can decide. This week the
reports are conflicting. The apathy
of the Republicans in such strong
holds of our marty as Wayne. Hem
bricks, ParKe, Hamilton, Howard,
Wabash, Delaware. Henry and Ran
dolph the Republicans put forth no
exertioos, and let tue great majori-
ties they are capable of rolling up
dwindle away to comparatively
small figures The Republicans
have carried the state about twice
out Of every three elections since
1854, and will continue to do so.
thoagh the state is not q reliable
Republican state. In the last cleo
ton the Republicans made gains in
thirty six counties, over the vote of
1868, and had the party done its du-
ty in other counties the state would
have gone strongly Republican.
The state senate will be Republican,
and the lower house will probably
be Democratic, but "Gov." Morton
will decline the mission to England
and no United States senator will
De elected. The next state election
will undoubtedly change this stafe
OF things and put the Democrats in
a very SIN all minority. The gener-
al results of the fall elections will
not change the complexion of the
next Congress. The Democratic
party, notwithstanding its favorable
opportunity has accomplished just
about nothing at all. In our own
county the Republican party has
done well, and the clique" has
been unable to roll up its hoasted
majority of eight hundred or a
thousand. We have set the Dem
ocratic party on the back track
Notwiths landing the fact that some
of the most influential Republicans
have moved away, and considering
that no particular exertions were
made, we have cut down the DEM
ocratic majority, and have made
scratched tickets quite abundant
smong our opponents. Democrats
are beginning 20 take exceptions to
he candidates Of the clique"
The day is growing brighter for the
Republican party in this county.
The general results, therefore, of