Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-21

pleased to term the fossilized i
mocracy and third party NOV
2 ment of which they spoke only
terms of contempt. Yet the ''fc
: SLICED" Democracy planted its'
n firmly on the right and what h
a been the result! The focty tho
c sand, fifty thousand, hundred tho1
y sand majority, variously elaine
y by Republican journals and speal
t ers, has melted into nothingnes
n and the Republican candidate fo
e Governor has been successful, if {
: all, by the barest majority. 1t
Y unnecessary to go far to find a rea
, son for this result. 1t is attribu
table TO popular disgust with Re
publican practices and popular dis
trust of Republican profession
Let the Democracy of Ohio be call
ed by what name they may-fossi
lied, antiquated, antediluvian, oil
dead-a party boastful of its
strength and arrogant in its pre-
sumption has scarce scored a NOM
inal victory over it in the State
campaign, and has met with defeat
in the legislative districts. One of
the most gratifying features of the
Ohio election is that it secure the
return of Mr.. Thurman to the
United States Senate, where he
has done so much to honor himself
and to his constituents. In this re-
spect the result is a rebuke to I'M
easy spirits in the cabinet who, not
content with the place they now
have, are and have been earnestly
figuring for something they consid-
er better. Ohio has dashed the
hopes of Columbus Delano 4! may
Maryland, when the time comes,
do similarly by John A. J. Creswell.
In Pennsylvania the Republicans
have obtained victory; yet what
l victory! Instead Of the l37 900
of November last, the
party has a majority of from 10000
o 5000. Leaving out the city of
Philadelphia, where the ring holds
ull sway and swells meager honest
majority into monster fraudulent
mes, and the Republican party has
lot made a fattering showing. It
1ould surely have been defeated if {
had not been for the stronghold
f fraud, for the knowledge that
hey were at the mercy of the ring
eterred many thousands from vot-
ng in Philadelphia, and kept hosts
n the interior from depositing their
allots. The result, taking all the
circumstances into consideration, is
ot discouraging to the friends of
,ood government and honest adj
ninistration, but should nerve them
N to renewed efforts in the future.
But while in Ohio and Pennsyl-
'ania the dissatisfaction with the
course Of the Republican party has
aiken the form Of Indifference as to
he party's future, in Iowa it has
been exhibited in open revolt
Though its opponents in the State
we're very imperfectly organized,
the party, which could not relieve
itself Of the stigma Of being a mon
opoly party, has elected its ticket
by majority of not to exceed 25,-
900. This, ii is true, in most States
is not small majority, but it is in
Iowa. Only once since 1862 has
the party received less than $1,000
majority, ard since the Presidential
election in 1869 the party has never
had less than 39,1I5, which Mr..
Carpenter received for Governor In
1869. This year the same gentle
man, candidate for reelection, re-
ceiyed scarcely onc-half what be
I'D tOgr years ago. And what had
aas party ~ co2.end against in
Iowa. 8 convention II aBti-mOn-
pyriiisess EprosS lst0 exissaBce BY
.lne nogsssg5aes u si.s time, pr, IN
pohAtaes9D EsaSs ticket NJ. u
pli'Lia,auss pgs ~ men ~ WHOM
r,n p0pp@ had eosG9eaee. The
e.epupiioap papers speesed ~ ani
geiH1.ee elas gathering, Many d
'1pf Gpgpg-as were GpFepFeseDted
Dad = Wa hei4 ~ 81 very feeble
affair TIE Democrscy made nc
nominations wka,eyer, aud the ant
HsoSCpo.y ticket went before tn,
people without any backing saw,
that which It's own merits gave il
In the very stronghold Of Repub
iicanism was the gage thrown down
and thousands upon thousands o
Republicans and Democrats rollie,