The New York herald., 1871-11-02
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York. New yerssy, Wisconsin, Illinois, Mime
sofa, Maryland. Virgins and Mississipp. In
each Of these States, sxoepting Virginia, Mis-
sissippi and Ilinois, 8 Governor, State
oflcers, and . Legislators, in whole 6r in
part, are TO BE- chossns but in. Mississippi
and Virginia the elsctieas win bs limited to
the Lcgislatures and in Illinois to two Con-
gressmen---one by the State 1t large, and one
to an a vacancy In the Sixth district. M4ssa-
chusetts, Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota
are too stro,giy republics to be considered
In any doubt; Maryland and Virgins, we
think, on the other hand, are too strongly
democratic or conservative TO be shaken; bat
while Mississippi is uncertain the fight in
New Jersey will be sharply contested by the
democrats for the recovery Of the State. But
what of New York, the Stata which, from its
overwhelming democraties majorities Of the
last few years. was, 50 late as July last re-
gsrded as the impreghable stronghold Of the
party, and its base Of operations for the great
| Presidential battle Of l672? What OF New
York; aai q cesf tsn - g nsgia q nv e9's
The best that can be said Of New York for
the democrats \ that the general results Of
next Tuesdays election are doubtful n The re-
publicans appear TO DO confident Of carrying
| the State ticket and the Legislature, notwith-
standing the fact that on the 4th of July last
there was fair prospect for . democratic ma
jority in November Of Any, sixty or seventy
five thousand on our popular vote, in conse-
quence of the factions, splits and squabbles
among the demoralised republicans ON the one
hand and because Of the overwhelming demo-
cratic vote of this city and the all-powerfnl
electioneering forces Of Tammsny throughout
the State on the other hand. Why, then, this
astounding political reaction which encourages
the republicans with the prospect of recovering
this State in this impending election? The
causes, from their general discussion among
all parties and classes Of this city and State
and Of the country at large, have become as
Familiar In our mouths as household words
In truth, 'Tammany" and 'sthe Tammany
Frauds" ''the Ring" and the s'Ring rob
berries, ''the Committee of Seventy" Andrew
II. Green, Hall, Sweeny, Tweed, Connolly,
Garvey, Keyser, Ingersoll, Woodward and Co.,
O'Conor and Tilden, in connection with the
amazing financial operations Of the '.Ring"
and their disclosures. have become household
words" of honor or disgrace among the people
Of this island, of the State, and, to some ex-
tent, Of every State and Territory in the
Union.
= The general effect of these Ring disclosures
upon the public mind throughout the country
has been made manifest In all the results Of the
State elections since July last particularly in
Maine and California and In Pennsylvania and
Ohio Down in Texas against the corrupt repub-
lican ring in power there the democrats have
achieved great revolution. In the Southern
States generally the greedy and unscrupulous
s'earpet-baggers" have 20 FAR been OVERRIDING
their work Of appropriating the spoils that
they are losing the confidence even of their
colorsd friends; but through all the North the
unparalleled spoliations of the Tammany
"Ring" have become the paramount question.
It was mainly upon this question that the
democracy were so decisively defeated in
California, and, If 90, may not the republicans
revolutionise this city and State in this coming
battle against Tammsny and against the
democratic party as representing Tammany
and all her abominstions? %
Assuming that the republicans are united
against Tsmmany and that many Of the honest
democrats of the State are disgusted with
Tweed and his guilty confederates, it might be
reasonably conjectured that on Tuesday next
the rush Of an avalanche. But it SO happens
that the republicans, whether we look to the
city or the rural districts, are not united, and
that the honest democrats Of the interior are
as much disguised with republican Legislators
who sell themselves as with the Tammany
managers who buy them. Tweed about this
time last year felt very little anxiety about the
Legislature, they say, because even if gained
by the republicans he could buy it. It is gen.
orally understood, not only that he did have
TO buy one republican member, but that he
could have bought dozen had they been
needed to carry out his schemes upon tho city
treasury in connection with his great pro-
gramme Of city reform.
The democrats of the rural districts, then,
will be apt TO show on election day that they
have more faith in their own legislative can
didates chosen against Tammany than they
have in republican reformers. We suspect,
too, that In the northern and western sections
Of the State there will be some cross-frings
between the Conklingites and Fentonites that
viii tell to the advantage OF the democrats,
State ticket and Legislature. In this city,
says tho Commercial Ad0ertiscy, an honest
republican Journal ''the Greeley and Custom
House republicans in the Fifth, Seventh and
Eighth Senatorial districts continue to fight
like Kilkenny CATS" that .'the people OF the
country will see from all this the sort of repub-
licans who run the machine In this city;" that
''they prefer to let Tsmmany win rather than