Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-11-16
The Elections.
The Cincinnati Gazette thus an
nounced the result on the morning
after the elections

The retreat has been turned to
rout. The Democratic party, already
dispiriied, disorganized, has been
beaten all along the line. From Mas
sachusetts in the East to Minnesota
in the West, and Mississippi in the
South, everywhere, the rous is most
complete and disastrous. The party
that nominated its first presidential
candidate in 1856, and first elected Its
candidate in 1850, whose success has
been the nations success, and whose
record is as brilliant rs any of the
great historic parties of the country,
possesses still the national faith and
confidence. Bad men may have abus-
ed their membership, bringing the
organization into local disrepute, the
party itself may have sometimes wan
dered into ways of Doubtful expedien-
cp; but of its honesty of intention,
its nobility OF purpose, its devotion
to justice and fair dealing, the ccun
try has profound and mighty con-
viction. Whatever reforms there
may be to accomplish this election
settles shall be accomplished within
the party limits. There can be no
longer doubt that the great general
irresistible tendency is toward the
Republican party. The tortuous ways
of the Democratic party, the inspira-
ton of necessity, the shiftings and
experiments that it has lately resort
ed to, are in vain. The tide of battle
has turned against them irremediably.
The Republican party is the party Of
the future.
Elections were held yesterday in
ten States Foremost in Importance,
as it was the foremost in interest, was
that of New York The issue that
was there presented is veil under
stood. 1t was not strictly an issue
between Republican and Democrats
1t was fight between virtue and cor
ruption. In the contest was involved
the question of locan self government
The revelations of astounding frauds
that have been made public within
the last few months were brought to
the knowledge of every voter of The
State. Against the perpetrators the
Republican party arrayed itself as a
unit, and with it doing battle royal
wero thousands of Democrats. To
pervert facts for the sake of party
glory in this hour of great victory
were shameful but it is not to be for
gotten that those who supported the
cause of corruption, those who voted
for Tweed aud all the ring were Dem
acrats. Everything but virtue was
against the side OF reform. Present
power, money in inexhaustible
amounts, official patronage, all the
vast power cf compact organization,
party discipline, were against it. Pop
ular virtue never had suchodds tocon-
tend against, and never had so glor-
ious, sweeping, triumphant a victory.
Tammany, which was nothing but
the very embodiment and incarnation
of corruption and wrong, has gone
down beneath the great uprising. As
it never had before so much at stake,
SO its defeat is unprecedented, over
whelmlng,. irretrievable. Tweed is
elected to the Senate, but by majeri-
ty of less than 10000 against $4,000
three years ago. His end is not yet
The law, thanh God! ''hath yet
another holt On him. The Republi
cans have swept the State by $4,000
majority, have at least 20 out of the
~ Senatorial Districts, and have the
Assembly by majority SO large that
it is left indefinite. Even the city
elects Franz Sigel over Shandley.
Thus glorriously is New Y ork redeem
ed. The great Empire State is all
hight. Virtue, justice, honesty have
vindicated themselves against corrup-
ton. The peproach in which the
! whole nation has shared has been re-
moved 1t is to be hoped forever.
Massachusetts, always true to Re-
publicanism, gives a heavier Republi-
can majority than last year, electing
as her GovernorWilliam B. Washburn.
The returns from New Jersey make
certain the fact of a Republican Leg
| islature. Our special dispatches claim
TIE election Of Mr.. Walsh by fIom
5000 to 5000 majority. The dis
patches of the Associated Press state
that Parker is elected.
| The returns from Maryland are
meager, but indicate the election oil
the Democratic ticket by a reduced
majority.
Illinois elects as her Congressman
at-large Gen. John L. Beveridge, Re
publican, by majority that will prob
ably reach 10000. In Chicago the
Fire Union ticket, with Mr. Joseph
Medill at the head, was elected by a
very large majority over the monde
script ticket of malcontents and
bummers, headed by Mr.. c. c. P Hol-
den.
Michigan goes heavily Republican.
Detroit, that the Democrats have
carried for the last twelve years, gives
a Republican majority of l. 200.
Wisconsin elects as it's Governor
d. G. w ashburn, over that sorehead
Doolittle, by an increased majori-
ty.
+ Minnesota elects Republican
Governor, Horace Austin.
i Kansas gives large Republican ma
jorities. She suffered enough from
the pro-slavery Democrats in 1854 to
he on her guard against them for all
time to come.
There are few and scattering returns
from Virginia, insufficient to warrant
any estimates.
MISSISSIPPI is Republican all over.
Thus auspiciously does the year
1871 end. Of the States and Terri
tories that have held elections this
year, those that have gone Democratic
can be counted on one hand. Tney
are New Mexico. Texas, Kentucky
Maryland, and West Virginia. The
propects for the great election to take
place next year were never SO bright
as now. BY uprightness, economy
Justlc, honesty, the Republican party
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