The New York herald., 1870-10-13
The Late Rlecsions-The Popular Esdorse-
mcnt or General Grants AdGinistra-

| auQ Nebraska these IactB may O0 ro8aIuou -
established First the people Of the
United States, by a heavy majority, accept,
endorse and approve the administration ol
General Grant. Second-That the republican
party on the platform Of this administration
are sure Of decisive majority in the popular
Senate being secure, both Houses will bs in
accord with the President to the end Of his
present term. Third-Tha. he is good for a
second term against all opposition combina-
tions and any opposing candidate. Fourth
That the democrats have made no Roadway Of
any account since 1868. Fifth-That the new
element Of the colored vote is en- maSse with
the republicans. Sixth--That there is some
danger that the democracy may lose New York
in November
Snch are the conclusions we draw from the
general results Of these late elections. The
results, surprising 10 the democrats, are better
for the republicans than their blundering man
aging politicians had expected. General
Grants administration, in short, proves TO be
stronger among the masses than the republi-
can managers and organs had estimated it.
Since the time of General Jackson, in the elec-
tions half way between one Presidential contest
and another, the party out Of power has, as
rule, been the gamers from tho apathy and
Indifference of the party in power. II was
generally supposed that such would be
the results of these October elections,
| half way between 1868 and 1872.
! The republicans were troubled with doubts,
divisions and apathy; The democrats appeared
to be united, active and confident. The
| popular mind was supposed to be 80 much
| engrossel with the stupendous and moInen-
tous events of the great European war as to be
Indifferent even to the claims of Grants ad-
mnistration in these elections; but the results
have scattered all these fallacies to the Winds
First Of all, the people are always ahead of
the politicians on the practical issues of the
day. The people understand better than tho
politicians can teach them the safe, sound and
trusty policy Of Grants administration, de-
voted to the retrenchment Of expenditures, the
saving of the revenues, the reduction of taxa
tions and the payment Of the national debt,
without disturbing by violent changes that
wholesome equilibrium necessary to a steady
advance in the prosperity of the General inan-
| cial and business affairs Of tue country.
Herein lies the great strength Of The republican
party as developed in these elections; for the
democrats made their fight mainly against
Grants administration and his financial
measures and policy. They professed too,
upon this general issue to be hopeful of carry
ing The next House of Representatives, while
| the republicans were not certain Of saving IL
because of their local discords and general
absence of activity or harmony upon their
candidates, in Pennsylvania aud Ohio espe-
cally. In truth, however, tho issue between
the financial policy Of General Grant and the
opposition policy of the democrats as an issue
between something that is good and substantial
for nothing but a change to financial disorders
from rash experiments was so plain that the
people could not be humbugged by charges of
excessive extravaganza, Evoritism to bond
holders and ruinous taxes and corruptions
against an administration the record Of which
is fixed in official facts and figures.
The new element Of the colorsd vote has no
doubt been valuable acquisition to the
republicans in these elections, and as from
these examples this new element may be
counted on the same side in the approach
| ing November elections it becomes an in
teresting question how far this coored
vote may affect the results in New York
and New Jersey From the results of Tues
day city election in Newark, showing heavy
republican gain, and from the facts that New
Jersey 1ucuates between the two parties on
majority of from two TO three thousand, and
that the colorcd vote in the State is over five
thousand, the probabilities are in favor of the
opinion that the democracy will lose the State
in November. In New York the republicans
expect great reduction Of the democratic
majority of this city under the new Congress
eional election laws, which, it seems, from last
Tuesdays example in Philadelphia, the ma
tional authorities will enforce, if necessary, by
a squad of United States marines or soldiers.
Bu, ut al events, the democrats, against
general turnout OF the republicans, looking at
these October results, will have to do their
best throughout the State to save our State
Assembly III NONeHtUtT, duu even llOHUlau
| reelection, from present Indications, ceases TO
be foregone conclusion
II may be considered as settled that the re-
publicans will have a decisive majority in the
Lower House of the next Congress; and hav-
ing the Senate, General Grant will have plain
sailing to the end of his present term. 1t
mey be considered as settled that he will be
The republican candidate for reelection in
1872, and will be reelected. All doubts that
may have existed upon these questions have
been dssipated in these October elections
What, then, becomes the policy of the demo-
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