The New York herald., 1872-10-16


Views or tho Late Elections.
On the October elections ON address from
MIR. Augustus Schell, Chairman in behalf of
the Democatic National Committee, "To the
People of the United States" has been pub
hshed, the essential points Of which are as fol-
iows:-First, Mr.. Schell says that 'in Georgia
we have to recount SO unexampled victory
for the liberal ticket as to take her out Of the
list OF doubtful States, and practically to pro-
nounce in advance the decision of at least 1876
votes in the Electoral Colleges. To this it is
only necessary to add sixty votes to elect Gree
ley and Brown" Secondly, though Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio are lost. it is claimed that in
the election of Hendricks Governor, in Indi-
ana, 1t is demonstrated that she (Indiana)
can neither be bought nor bullied." Thirdly,
it is claimed that ''the moral of these results
is that victory is in plain view for our national
ticket, and that energy and courage will as
sure it.
But If this is the moral of these late elec-
tions we cannot understand the opinion of
MIR. Schell which follows, that s'the event in
Pennsylvania on Tuesday last (the 9Th instantly
is the most appalling political catastrophe that
has ever taken place in this country" Surely
a catastrophe cannot be very appalling which
within month may be rectifed. The argu-
ment of Mr. Schell should have been that
there is no catastrophe in these October cleo
tions which may not be reversed in November,
and that therefore ''the event in Pennsyl-
vania" is not an appalling political catas-
trophe."
General John Cochrane, Chairman, in his
address to his "compatriots," in behalf of the
New York Liberal Republican State Com
mittee, frankly says that s'the results Of the
October elections have not fulfilled our just
expectations" that while Indiana has done
well, that while Ohio has shown that she may
be secured to Greeley and Brown in November,
and that while Georgia has shown that nearly
every Southern State will be for them, s'the
enormous majority counted against us in
Pennsylvania has given our advorsaries as
surance that by like lavish disbursements and
fraudulent practices. they may carry almost
any State they choose. including even New
York" General Cochrane says, however, that
1--WE are not BEATEN" that sthere are twenty
States, casting nearly two hundred electoral
votes that we can carry if we will" and that
1--WE are in danger Of defeat mainly because
some faint hearts are discouraged" Finally,
he says:-'sB Brethren, we must not be beaten.
Our country has too much at stake on the
issue of this contest" and so on to the ringing
conclusion that the liberal candidates must be
borne s'onward to decisive, benefcent
triumph"
Here the moral is that the great battle of
November is not lost, but that it may yet be
won for Greeley and Brown; and upon this
point, Notwithstanding the Pennsylvania
catastrophe, Mr.. Schell is in accord with
General Cochrane. Nor are there any in
dications in any quarter that the democrats or
liberal republicans have given up the Presi-
Dental contest, or intend to give it up before
the end Of the battle. In 1868, Immediately
after the October elections, there was demor-
alizing movement here and at Washington
among the democrats for q change Of base on
their Presidential ticket for November, and
this movement, involving plea of defeat with
the ticket of Seymour and Blair, seriously
crippled them in tho election. No such
demoralizing proposition this time for
change of base has been hinted at in reference
to Greeley and Brown. On the other hand,
democrats and liberal republicans are evidently
inn essed with the idea that from every view
Of honor and duty they are bound to do their
best to elect their Presidential ticket, and we
cannot doubt that in every State they will do
their best accordingly. If the administration
party, therefore, on the 9th Of November act
upon the idea that the issue of the election is
foregone conclusion, and that the election is
going by default, they may wake up on the
9Th to find themselves the victims of "an
appalling political catastrophe"
For the race, 1t Is not always
To him who fastest runs,
Nor the battle to those people
Which have the longest guns.
Burglaries ON . Grand Scale.
The criminal calendar has been unusually full