The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-11-15
Democratic jon


Democrats are going through all sorts Of shout
ing over the fall elections and gathering much
comfort over what they call Democratic victo-
ries. Some Of them are already building great
hopes for success for Democratic President in
1876. We have no hesitancy in saying that they
need give themselves no uAeasiness upon this
point. If they think the election Of Allen to the
Gubernatorial chair in Ohio and the reelection
of Thurman to the United States Senate will gall
vanize the old carcass into life and give it sui-
cient vitality to make it win, we have no objec-
ton to their thinking SO. If they can suck COM
fort and hope of national success out of this we
have no desire to interfere with them. We are
well aware that the Democracy Of the nation
concentrated its money and energies upon the
Ohio contest for the purpose of keeping the or
ganization alive, re-electing Thurman and max
ing him possible candidate for President in
1876. The result may accomplish all these as it
has accomplished the first two. But this also
insures the success of the Republican candidate
for the Presidency in 1876. Ofall possible ways
of defeating the Republican candidate for Presi-
dentthreey years hence is least possible The
people of the nation who preserved it, who res
cued it from the jaws Of rebellion, though BY
their indifference and apathy they may allow a
tewT--yys-aecsss to the Democracy in certain
e no intention Of ever allowing the
cratic party, as such, to obtain again the
-scendeney in the control Of national affairs.
-ey had as well give themselves no uneasness
upon that subject.
In Ohio, Allen was elected by a plurality Of
$40, while 1891 votes were cast for a Liberal
eandidate-the Democrats having ignored them.
0,O40 votes were cast for Stewart, a Temper
ance candidate. If the Temperance man had
been out Of the field, Noyes would have been
elected beyond all dispute. Allen receives 3d.
7ls votes less than Greeley received last year
and "a, OO3 less than Seymour did in 1868, while
Noyes receives 6s, OO5 votes less than Grant did
last year. So the Democrats have ignored the
Liberal Republicans and come out of the contest
with 80, 71s votes less than the Liberal candi-
date received one year ago. The Republicans
voted for the Temperance man or stayed at home
because they thought that there would be votes
enough out to elect Noyes in any event. Though
they elect their Governor we elect the balance of
the State ticket.
In Virginia they call themselves Conserva-
tives-as if the Democratic rose would smell
sweeter by any other name. There they win
as usual
In Minnesota we were successful in the election
of our entire ticket, though there was temper
ance ticket in the field which drew its votes al
most entirely from the Republican PARTY.
The farmers movement came in in various
parts of the West while in a number Of localities
there were independent movements that were
supported almost entirely by the Democrats
Out of all these the Democrats have succeeded in
electing one Governor and gaining temporary
Insignificant success in various localities. No
where but in Ohio and New York did they win
a victory upon Democratic principles or upon
straight Democratic ticket. The Republican
party has been convinced by the results they can
not expect to elect their candidates unless they
go to the polls and vote for them. 1t is the stay
at-homes that have brought about temporary
victories in various localities. Keeping the
Democratic party alive will insure the election of
the next President by the Republicans.