The Democratic advocate., 1871-08-17

The Radical journals boasted too soon
over the result Of the Kentucky election.
Because there was a falling off Of the Dem
ocratic vote at Louisville, the point FIRST
heard from. they hattered themselves that
the magnificent Democratic majority of
former years had been nearly wiped out.
The Tribune was willing to concede TO
Governor Leslie but 10000 majority, and
dis.ingenuously compared that with the
majority given for Governor Stevenson in
1868, two years before the negroes voted
for the first time in the State. l.ater returns
bring the 7Si6uns and the rest of the brag.
CARTS TO grief. They show that Leslie had
received q larger vote for Governor than
Stevenson received in 1868, and his was the
largest ever before cast for any candidate
for office in Kentucky. In thirty nine
counties, which comprise little less than
q third OF the State, Leslie gains on Steven
son 2,l54 votes. II the same ratio holds
out in the rest Of the State, Leslie will
have gained over 6,0O0 votes The total
vote for Stevenson was ll5, $50. The total
vote for Leslie should be over I20, ZOO.
Our dispatches estimate his majority over
Harlan Radical) al 5000. This would
leave Harlan total vote of 10000, the
larger part of which comes fron the negroes,
who did not exercise the right of suffrage
until last year, and who this year came out
for the first time in full strength. Taking
the last census as O basis, the negro vote in
Kentucky must be nearly If not quite 45,-
600. Harlan has therefore received but
25,000 white voies-a heavy falling off from
the vote Of Baker (Radical). who in 1858
received 89,5G6 white votes for Governor.
In other words, while the blacks have swol.
len the Radical aggregate in Kentucky 45,.
600 votes, IA ,566 white men have abandon
ed the party in disgust and gone over TO
the Democracy. 1.-THE Radical organs can
get any comfort out Of this they are welcome.
II the late election shows anything at all,
1t shows that in the Presidential election
next year, when every vote will be called
out, the Democratic candidate will receive
the old time majority Of 10, 700 to 80, 900 in
spite OF the black recruits for Radicalism.
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We copy the foregoing extract from
the Bortd, for 1.-TWO fold purpose. First,
to show that the representations Of the
Radical papers about the result in Ken
tucky showing loss to the Democratic
party arc not true. Secondly, to show
that the Democrats conducted the elec-
tion in Kentucky on purely phits
basis, and, according TO the Worlds
own showing. gained 1866 votes from
the ranks of the Republicans, who were
with the policy Of their party,
and voted with the Democratic party in
consequence. Had the Kentucky elec.
tion been conducted on tho "new de
platform, such victory could
not have been anticipated. And yet,
the World seems not to have needed
the lesson taught by the Kentucky
election, for in the same issue from
which the above extract is taken, we
iod il saying, that in the north "thcre
is vast and prepouderatiog sentiment
ia favor Of dropping dead issues. !
Cannot the World see, that il its state.
ment concerning the sentiment Of the
Democratic party upon Hdead issues
be true, that i is virtual surrender to
The Radical party7 Negro equality and
negro fraaehise are not adead issues
as is plainly % be seen BY this resulUiu
Kentucky. The gains ia last falls
elections BY the Democratic party Of
large number Of Congressman. are
equally conducive evidences that these
issues are not smoog those which are
dead" Let The Uoyfa, and all, who
like i, are enasayorias to disorganise
the party BY Introducing into its plat
form the most Objectionable features Of
Radie4lism, draw q lsssoa Of wisdom
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