Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-10-17

THE result of the election, on Tuesday,
in the State, is of cheering character. The
campaign Of 1873, will long be remembered
rs one of the most remarkable in the hsto-
ry of politics. There never was, perhaps,
rs little feeling manifested among the
masses of the people as there was during
this campaign. Since the vote has been
ascertaincd, it is seen, however, that the
Republican majority is in every respect sat
sfactory. We lost no votes. Those who
stayed at home were not dissatisfied with
the candidates or our platform; but they
were too sanguinc of success. In this the
Republicans are to blame, for after an cx-
citing election and success, they are always
apt to become TOO sangunc, and consc-
quenty manifest too little feeling, while
the opposition, who are aware Of their mp
athy, bring out a S Dlld vote. The wonder
is that the Republican party has done as
well as has been done on this occasion. For
State officers, the majority will range from
$4,000 to $4,000, a result scarcely expected
when we consider the apathy that eXi> ted.
In this county, the result is not as good as
it should have been. Our defeat is attrbu-
table to :hc apathy of the party, and those
who stayed away from the polls have no
room for complaint. We are satisfied that
the county is Republican if the full vote is
polled, and it is only through the luke
warmness manifested by the party that we
are compelled to suffer .he defeat Of the Re-
publican candidates. The candidates pre-
scntcd by the Republicans this fall were
good m n, al in many instances preferred
by Democrats who voted fo th I'M. We re-
gret, however, that few individuals, who
profess to be Republicans, took occasion to
cut some of the candidates Oh some trifing
preteXt, and went so far as to defeat the
party to avenge themselves upon n single
candidate. There was also great inconsis-
tency on the part of some who opposed cer-
tain candidates because they We're reported
drinking men, while others opposed the
same candidates because they would not
freely patronize saloons. Some of these
professors of Republicanism have been
carefully nursed by the party, while the
others look to the party for support in their
politica! aspirations, yet they persisted in
adding the defeat of the rarty to which they
look for support. We regret, too, that
most of the disailGction, springing from se!-
fish causes, existed in this place, and parti-
cularly in the West Ward, where q combi-
nation existed which was kept completely
secret, against several candidates, which
had tendency to affect the whole ticket
Our opponents were aware of this fact, and
conseqently eXerted themselves doubly for
their candidates. Those who were engag-
ed in this matter, while they may be graft
fled at the result of their work. will now
feel aggrieved to find that they are censura-
bic for the defeat of the candidates on the
Republican ticket, and that they have pro-
badly injured their own prospects in the
future. To those who stood up manfully
in the fight, the highest praise is due. The
cXertions they made TO sustain the princi-
pies of the party, and place in position
faithful, honest and competent men, will
not be forgotten.
There has also been some complaint in
regard to railroad companies, whose super
intending employees were reported to have
interfered with their subordiuates, forcing
them to vote against their principles, re-
cciving their instructions from hcadQuar-
tiers. We are authoritatively informed that
such is not the case, and that orders were
issued forbiddng any of the bosses to in
tcrfcrc with their employees. Yet we are
sorry to learn that several at this place
took that privilege regardless of orders.
MORE TROUBLE BGEwING-RENEwAL
OF TIE PANIC FEARED.-It was generally
conceded in New York, that Wednesday