The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-04-06
THE CITY ELECTION.

There has been no election in
this city for years where party
lines have been disregarded to the
extent they were yesterday. While
the result 10 the success Of the
Democratic ticket, by . majority
that according to present indica.
tons. will be ut least 1000. il
can not be claimed as either q
Democratic victory or Republi-
can defeat. 1t 10 rather . rebuke
By the Republican party OF those
that have assumed to be the party
managers. A very emphatic re>
buke it 10 too. The city is both
by nature and tradition strongly
Republican. Under ordinary cir
cumstances Il will give Republi-
can majority OF ct least $500.
We believe it would have given
such q majority yesterday II the
Greenwood Hall convention bad
manifested any. the least sa9scity
or determination. Instead it fool
ed away its advantage. ana gave
Tie Democrats an opportunity that
to the surpaise OF every body, they
improved. Republicans in good
standing, whose orthodoxy has
never been suspected or question
ed. went to the polls yesterday
and INDUCED in the unfamiliar
process of scratching, and in not
. few instances the ticket which
Was their basis Of operations was
the Democratic.
The weakness OF the Republican
was in ito candidates for the Su-
pcrior Cour. Thoy we're at the
head Of the list. The names Sc
lected for this position should
have been strong ones. Had
Judge Miner and Walker been
Northumberland public opinion
had nominated them before the
convention had aseembled-there
is little doubt that the success OF
the ticket would have been assur.
ed. But the convention; in an
ignorance or folly that was nothing
but fabulous. deliberately refused
to heed this opinion. It only did
not nominate the sppointees OF
Gov. Hayes. but offended the ia.
teligence and good sense Of the
community by nomin atig two
men Who did not possessthe
requisite elements Of strength
from either . legal or political
stand point. We do not propose
to be betrayed into . discussion
OF the merits Of the Judicial nom.
lnees. 1t was an unpleasant duty
to be obliged Immediately after
their nomination to call upon them
to give place to stronger men, and
10 refer to their lack Of qualifica-
tons. We need only say that the
community in repudiating them,
Vas born on by its zeal to admin.
lister snch q rebuke 40 the party
managers will havs occasion to re-
member for some time. The NOM
nations of the Democrats we're
not satisfactory to the people, but
they were stronger than the Re
publican., and SO they were pre-
fered.
The cause that led to the defeat
OF the Republican ticket Was Gimp.
~ and only the disgust arising
from the Judicial nominations
Many Republicans staid away from
the polls. Many having let down
the bars to scratching. entered the
field with . thrill of new and
strange pleasure. 1t was not that
the Democratic ticket was better
in many cases it Was iufel ion-but
that having determined to rebuke
they wanted to forcibly rebuke.
1t will readily enough be seen
that there is no cause for discour-
agement ord ownheartedness. The
city is as true to-day to the prin-
ciples Of the Republican party, as
opposed to the assortment of odds
and ends that The Democratic call
principles. a. last year or year be-
fore last. On the abstract question
OF X publicaLism, - against Dem
ocracy. But in question OF local
gouerament. party wire pullers
must not expect to trade upon the
strength Of the Republican party
and win. The people understand
too well the selfishness to put ap
With the attempt-Cincinnati