The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-10-25
THE STATE ELECTIONS.
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GtoRiOus ACHIEVEMENTS. The dispatches
from the West and South which flashed along
the wires on Wednesday brought tcs.he Dem
ocracy Of the country most welcome iptGlli.
gence. Beaten back from victory time and
again by the power welded by Office, holders,
whose frauds, corruption, and partisan legis-
lation had erected almost impossible barriers;
hurled back last fall in consequence Of the
mistaken policy of our own leaders, it was
given out by our enemies that Democracy was
dead. No party had ever survived such a
series Of defeats, such a long line of unfortu.
nate disasters. Badgered on one side by
ambitious politicians, who sought only their
own advancement by any path, regardless Of
principle written down by journals, the eour-
age Of whose editors had failed them; set
upon by our opponents with merciless satire (;
plnndered by those who used our money to
carry their elections was il any wonder that
the stoutest hearts should quail before the
storm, the strongest arms fall almost power
less, when the future opened TO us the picture
that demanded of the Democracy that they
prepare for another contest The toscin Of
danger was sounded by the Democracy Of
Ohio entering the canvass with strong tick
ct placing their candidate ON a platform
founded upon principle, the brave boys of the
Buckeye State have gone to the front to send
us the glorious tidings Of victory. Iowa, too,
sends us most glorious tidings. We could not
hope to overcome Grants majority of 60,000i
there, but when our readers are told that the
people-embracing the grangers and the De-
mocracy, have cut down the Radical majority
for Governor to $4,000 and nearly captured
Legislature that contained 20 Radical ma
Jority last year, what greater evidence do
thinking men want to convince them that Rad
icallsm in the West is losing its grip S--Ja-
n'died, l.. j. standard.
AIAyr Parry Democrats have much
to rejoice over. Their party was accounted
corpse. especially in Ohio, and vet here are
the Republicnns, upon single throw of the
dice, hurricdIy getting measured for suits Of
sackcloth and ashes The worth of n legisla.
tive victory cannot be oyerestimated; II We
have gained such victory il means the return
OF MIR. Thurman to the Senate--a consumma-
ton which would give satisfaction TO every
good citizen. The public has at last got its
eyes open. II has turned from platitude to
fact. The party, trusted SO long as an en-
bodiment Of everything worthy, is found to be
fraud, and demoralized fraud at that.
Hence the woeful falling away of the Repub.
lican majorities in Ohio and other States; and
the election of Democratic Legislature, and
we hope and trust State ticket, in Ohio.
The Democratic party is dead! Why it is
deathless. 1t is older than it was in Jetier-
sons day, on the threshold Of the century
but it is as vigorous as then, and has no more
thought Of grave clothes than when graphing
with the aristocratic anti-republican ideas and
sophisms of Federalism. And we suspect
that we shall hear precious little in the future
about the Democratic party being "dead and
buried. That has made pretty campaign
phrase for the opposition Of every garb, but
the capture by the Democracy Of the third
State in the Union has taken away its signifi-
canoe. Henceforth the Democratic shall be
the live party par excellence. 1t is the party
when must rally all the best elements IN our
politics. IL sthe party to save the country
o'ere'd'a i'daaded'er
WONDERFUL Results. is almost impos-
sible to oyerstate the importance of the recent
elections as an indication of the immediate
political future. The Democratic gains in
these elections have been so unexpectedly
large that the majority of the people have not
yet realized the full meaning of the result.
When it is considered that elections couldnot
beheldundermore discouraging circumstances
to the Democracy than were these, the result
seems nothing short of wonderful. We had
just emerged from Presidential contest in
which we had been Overwhelmingly defeated.
Any other party than the Democratic would
have been disorganized by the peculiar cir.
cumstances under which we had met defeat.
One good result Of these elections will be that
we shall have an end ofobituaries ON the Dem.
ocratic party, and the certainty that, alive and
vigorous, it must absorb the opposition, Of
whatever kind, to the misgovernment which
now prevails at Washington. Nothing but
the prejudices Of past years and the hope that
a new party might be formed, has for year
kept many thousands Of Republicans from
lo1ning u.s. mat hope IS now dispelled.-
"o'cester fress.
The MosT MAGNIFICENT TRIUMPH EygR
WoS.-When all the circumstances Of the
case are considered, this may Justly be re.
garded as the most magnificent triumph ever
won on a political battlefield. 1t was in 1858,
or twenty years ago, that the Democrats elec.
ted their last Governor. Still, during those
long twenty years, Ohio has been holly con.
tested ground. Year after year the Democ.
racy have marched to battle, sometimes against
overwhelming odds, and, defeated, have sui.
lenly retired from the field, only to reform
their shattered lines, and to march up again
TO the strife. Well, the result is before the
country. The Democracy of Ohio went into
the contest on the pure principles of Jefier.
son, with pure men for their candidates. and
they nave gioIiously triumphed over all odds.
anu this, we beiieye, Is but the beginning of
glorious END Democratlc principles, pure
anu simple, honestly administered, gave to
this country sixty years OF internal peace and
marvellous prosperity. The same principles
again recognized and carried into effect in
otate ana Federal Administration, will give
US yet another era OF prosperity and whole
some progress.-Bdngor, Adine, Commercial.
Far FROM DEAD.--It shows that the Dem.
ocratic party, so far from being dead, is more
alive than It has been for years. This Dem
oErauc victory IN Ohio will arouse that party
All over the country. We, may look for a
perfect uprising Of moss.backed Democrats, q
temperance OF long-lost hunkers, general
aTTxakening OF political Rip Van Wrinkles.
80. view iork uor:d, tne CINCINNATI En-
9 9ana.l al M o'uer :llhYn puIe Denocrahc
papers Will NC recognized as the prophets OF