Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-11-06
THE ELECTIONS

THE ELECTIONS.
Returns received thus far show but
little change from the result announc-
ed yesterday. The World claims that
the Democrats have carried New York
by Is. 900 majority. All the Tammany
candidates were elected in New York
city. According to that papers tig-
ures the Democrats elect Is and the
Republicans II Senators, aud each
party has sixty members Of the lower
House. Washburn's majority in Mas
sachusetts will be between $4,000 and
l 1000. Michigan has elected CON-
stock lDem.) member Of Congress in
the Fifth District. The majority for
Davis (Rep.) tor Governor Of Mime
sofa IL estimated by that gentleman at
5000 to 10000. In New jersey the
Senate stands IA Republicans and
seven Democrats the Assembly 81
Republicans and % Democrats. Ames
has probably been elected Governor OF
Mississippi by a majority Of Q, 1000 to,
$4,000. Taylor, nominee Of the Re-
formers In Wisconsin,, Is elected over
washburn (Rep.) by a majority Of
about 10000. The Opposition also
claim q majority In the Legislature.
Maryland has a Democratic majority
Of "a In the Legislature on joint bal
lot. Kempcr, Conservative, is elected
Governor Of Virginia, and the Legis-
lature Is Conservative by two-thirds
majority on joint ballot.
It Is evident that the Republican
party has lost largely everywhere, and
the painful fact may serve to empha-
size the complaints Of many Of the
most prominent and honest supporters
Of that organization. The feeling
among all tru Republicans Is fast be-
coming fixed as n conviction that the
leadership Of the party must imme-
diately be changed ; that such me as
Benjamin Butler, Simon Cameron and
their minor imitators and satellites
must be displaced and the old leaders,
who organized and led the party to its
first victory against these same men
who now control its organization and
patronage, must again step to the
front and give both dignity and the
assurance OF honest government to the
people. There Is no use in Disgusting
the fact that the Republican party has
lost heavily both in prestige and In
popular confidence by the corrupt
legislation Of Congress and the venal
administration OF public affairs. Our
expenses are far more than any year
since the war, while u receipts are
largely in deficit OF former yesrs.
The national debt instead Of being
diminished vas last month increased
between three aud four millions Of
dollars. and a general distrust Of pres
ent affairs and apprehension for tue
future prevails all over the East. OPP
ponents Of the Republican party have
seized upon the errors Of Congress
and the incompetency manifested BY
some of our Cabinet officers, as weap-
ons OF warfare, and have eftectually
used them to their own advantage. 1t
will not do to say that this Il an oil
year" and that Republicans remained
away from the polls. In States like
Ohio, Wisconsin and New York.
where the two parties are nearly equal
In numbers, this plea Is foolish. No
more Republicans absented themselves
from the polls in those States last
Tuesday than Democrats. The falling
or Of the Republican vote largely ex-
ceeds that Of the Democrats, while
both are small.
There ara causes at work which ac-
count for this result. Some Of them
We have enumerated. They are rea-
SOM which must cease to exist, or their
effect will plainly be to deprive the
party of Its place In the popular heart
and ultimately lead to It's displace-
ment as a ruling power In this nation.
Those who have ever stood BY the
party, and who even now would fain
cover up It's delinquencies. find them
selves forced to own its faults, and are
calling loudly for a remedy. George
william Curtis, editor OF Hrpers'
Weekly, than which no paper In these
United States did more for the party
last Fall, has lately written half a
dozen leaders, setting forth strongly
the condition Of things, and advising
most earnestly n different leadership
and policy for the party. In a recent
editorial he says: "When corruption
begins In a party, when those who are
unworthy representatives Of the party
principle become Its leaders, and It's
measures betray tho rccklessness and
~insolence Of power, the party begins
to decline. No party ought to be
judged by Its worst members; but
when those who are not the best con-
troll a party, aud when the best cannot
honestly defend its measures, is Is idle
to suppose 1t will not be judged BY
those men and measures. We do not
say that such Is the present condition
of the Republican party but there Is
no sincere Republican who reads these
words who does not see much In the
party tendency that makes him restless
and apprehensive." These words from
Mr.. Curtis should and do have weight
with Republican readers. They were
intended asa warning. They echo the
thoughts Of the honest, unsubsidized
portion Of the Republican press. and
the warning must not be disregarded.
"wooD's HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE" for
November Is full Of good things In