The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-03-20
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

From New Hampshire comes the
cheering news that the Republicans have
carried the State, electing Straw for
Governor, over Weston, Democrat) the
present incumbent by about 1860 ma
jority. The vote last Spring was, for
Weston $4,000, and for Pike (Republi-
CAM, 1892, with about a thousand votes
divided between the Labor Reform and
Temperance parties. This is a victory moi
only for the Republican party, but for the
Administration-since the Democrats
chose to put the Administration en- trial,
and to call for a verdict on its merits. The
result exceeds the hopes and expect;ons Of
Republicans all over the country, and may
be taken as an umn;stakeable indication Of
public sentiment on national politics. 1t
shows that the people will not be cajoled
into supporting the Democratic ticket by
the assertions of such tricksters as Schurz,
and Benjamin G.. Brown, thatthe old tissues
are settled, and that the Republican party,
must now retire and surrender the govern
ment to the care of the party which sought
its destruction. Ifit is true that 'strawS
show which way the wind blows" we may
safely say that the election of Ezekiel A.
Straw to the G~ubcrnatprial chair of New
Hampshire is an indication that the cur
rent of public sentiment is favorable to the
nomination and election of General Grant.
The legislature is largely Republican, thus
securing the election Of a Republican to
fill Senator Paterson's place. Mr.. E. Fl.
Rollins chairman of the Republican State
committee is said to be the most popular
candidate for this position. The Missouri
Democrat in speaking of the result says:
1t is not difficult to forecast the 'moral''
of this election, as it will be drawn by the
Democratic papers. They will all tell us
that it is because the Postum Policy was
not carried out, and because the Democrat
ic party did not surrender It's organization
and its votes to some disaffected I;epubli
can, But in effect they did this very thing
They patterned their platform after men
who were at pains to proclaim themselves
Republicans. and they took up a man who
boosted of his soundness on the war ques.
ton and the acceptance Of the war issues
But the Republicans were not tricked OF
deceived; they stood by their candidate and
gave him a majority much larger than he
or his friends expected.
As the first State election since the pro.
mitigation of the Postum Policy. and the
almost official announcement hat it was tC
be adopted in the national campaign, thai
ofTuesday last is especially significant. Ii
SO far as it indicates the drift of politica.
discussion" it shows that one party canno,
be defeated by the false pretenses of another
party; it shows that the people look behind
the candidate to the party supporting him
and make up their minds very correctly
despite all efforts at grand deception; anc
it shows that a man ike General Grant
who honestly tries to do his duty ant
faithfully seconds the peoples wishes, can
not be harmed by political adventures lik'
Schurz, men with a grievance like Sumner
or third-class bummers like Gratz Brown
We NAV safely say that General Grant
prospects, not only for nomination but 70,
election, are greatly strengthened by tn
New Hampshire election.