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election indicates something OF reas'
ton against the Republicans. There
has been no increase in the Democratic
vote, but il is argued that there has been
falling of in that Of the Republicans.
The result may be summed up briefly
thus; Against a majority Of over 10000
for Grant last year, the Democratic State
ticket in New York has from $4,000 to
10000 majority; the Assembly is Re
publican by a reduced majority, and the
Senate is Democratic or doubtful.
The World says the most important
days work done in this country since the
close Of the war was accomplished in
the States in which elections were held
yesterday. The Democrats have ami
hilated the majority OF $1,000 by which
the Republican party carried the State
last year. In placing the Democratic
majority at $4,000, they make a gain of
II 900 in one year. The revolution has
fully commenced by which the Republi-
can party will be overthrow in every
important State in the Union, as fast as
elections are held. A Democratic Con-
gress will be elected nextyear to Dem
ocratic President in 1876.
The Herald says: From the returns
of yesterdays elections, including New
York city and the States Of Massachu-
sets, Virginia, Wisconsin and others,
general collapse has apparently fall
en- on the Republican party. Tam
many rises again with something of her
former strength, and the fifty thousand
majority of the Republicans on the State
ticket last fall, if not completely oblit-
Grated, is almost reduced to nothing.
The Herald discusses the issues of the
past elections at some length, reviews
the question of Grants reelection, and
points to the present financial embar-
easements of the country as tending to
produce the results of yesterday. In con-
GLIDING its editorial, the Herald says:
" Can we doubt that these overshadowing
clouds, these thickening troubles to
business interests and the producing
classes of the country, have had their
effect in the late elections2 Is it not
apparent that the public mind is awak
ened to an alarming extent to the man.
fold corruptions disclosed in the Credit
Mobilier operations; in Pacific railroad
swindels; in bank schemes; in back-pay
bills; in reckless appropriations and ex-
penditures; in Indian frauds, and in
the general decentralization Of our
ruling politicians? Is it not APP
parent that the public mind is at
length awakening to a question of
change? Do we not perceive in these
elections that the question of Cesarism
is in process OF settlement at the bar of
public opinion2 In 1852 Pearce was
elected President by the votes of all the
States except four, two North and two
South and that from that very excess
of its power, the Democratic party of
that day began TO fall to pieces in 1853.
May not these November elections then,
in 1873, be applied as warning to the
present overconfdent Republican party?
The Times says partial returns from
all the counties in New York indicate
very light vote cast yesterday, and that
the Republican majority of two years
ago has been very largely reduced.
Then, of course, there is no expectation
% any quarter that the great vote and
large majorities of last year would be
approached, and to this extent the result
will afford no suspicion Of departure.
There is nothing now TO indicate that
complete returns will show any increase
in the Democratic strength in New
York. They have won barren vic
tory, as both branches of the Legislature
remain Republican. Taking general
view of affairs we cannot congratulate
the Republicans of New York on the re.
suits Of yesterday. The natural Repub-
lican majority is only about 10000, and
if we have fallen below this figure, or
even if it is merely reversed, this disas-
ter is not without its USE The Republi-
cans Of New York will believe us next
year when we tell them that they cannot
elect their ticket without voting for it;
and perhaps we shall get good nomina-
tons all around, and no delusive
alliances with Democrats"