The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-11-14
THE FALL ELECTIONS
Nine States go Republican.
A Republican President In 1879 a
Sure Thing.

The momentous November battle of
the polls is over, and the results of the
struggle are every way encouraging to
the intelligent and virtucus classes of
the whole country. Briefly stated, the
Democrats have succeeded in Virginia,
Maryland and New Jersey, three States
out of eleven while the Republicans
have carried New York, Massachusetts.
Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas,
and without doubt, Mississippi and
Arkansas as we'll. The chief interest
Of the fight of course centered on New
York since on its issue the fate of
Tammany, with the countless corrupt
agencies and organizations which its
example created and iostered in other
parts Of the country, in great measure
depended. Had Tuesdays sunset
gone down or Tammany triumphant,
good men would everywhere have be.
come sick and disheartene6, and fraud
and robbery would have entered as
dominant political elements into the
future of the Republic. Hence the
brea.hless interest with which the
whole country awaited the verdict of
the people ofth Empire State on the
perpetrators ofthe crimes and infamies
which had for years pervaded and pol
luted it. Had that State proved un-
true to itself, the spirit of Tammany
would have taken strength, and grown
and blossomed into corruption over
the whole land. The moral courage
ofthe nation was at stake in New York
and within its borders the battle of free
institutions was being fought for the
country at large. That the arch
scoundrel Tweed was reelected is not
to be wondered at. There was of course,
outrageous cheating in the count, and
iti probable that the lawless and dan
gerous classes which compose his con-
stituency, would have voted for him
had he stood before them q convicted
manacled felon, instead of being sim
ply an untried criminal as vet permit
ted to walk at large. But the people
OF that great Commonwealth have pro-
claimed, in language impossible to be
misunderstood, their adherence of the
frauds and villainies perpetrated by the
Ring, and has rescued the Inundated
State from their control. That is the
moral triumph, and it is one of the
greatest and noblest that ever illumin.
ated our political history.
BY no means the last noteworthy
and gratifying feature Of the election
was the intense interest which the lead
ing business house manifested in the
siruggle. Men who have heretofore
taken no part in politics were aroused
TO the pitch of enthusiasm. The Stock
and Gold Exchanges, the Produce,
Cotton and Grocers' Exchanges-in.
deed, all bodies Of that character-sus-
pended operations for the day, which
their members devoted to the discharge
Of their duty as citizens. The young
men, particularly, were thoroughly en-.
listed IN the cause of honesty and JUS.
tico against thievery and oppression.
Thousands Of them volunteered as
watchers at the polls throughout the
the entire day, and it is largely to their
vigilance and intrepidity in prevent
ing ballot box stuffiug that the result
is due. 1t is not easy to overestimate
the Importance of yesterdays victory.
We have several times alluded to the
disastrous effect which the corruption
and faithlessDess of New York had ex-
erted on the credit of United States
abroad. There is now a prospect OF
hetter things. The scepter of Tam,
many is broken, and it is henceforth
merely q shattered and ruined faction
Now let the people all over the coun-
try take heart of hope from the tri
umph, and push the good work oi
Of political rectiieation without stop
or pause. Bring every plunderer,
whether municipal. State or national,
% the bar of public conscience. At
icasl the most enlightcncd citizens Of