, 1873-11-07


who passed tho cowhrl1y back-pay resolution Of
tho Utica Convention. becanBo thev desired to
exhibit their Indignation toyarils Crotlit 3fobiiior
nwindlcrs and pscic Railway colrnptionists, anl
Grants aspilatiol,s for third term. md yet him
and his bachers out Of tho way preparatory to
illAtttuting acurcling reforms in their own purity
Wien tAo returns alo un received aud
carefully .olletod. it will undoubtedly talrn
out that ti!ero has beei, 10 increaso iu tho
Democratic yote. hut :. tin,inutiuu rather. mud
th.t the result is owing to the disgust which
many 1topublieana foal toward Honlo OF tho leal-
ars Of the party, aud which they intended to
manifest oil thn occasion by nbslaining from
the polls alll leaving tlicH III tlIn 1nrch. 49,.
Another reason Why tic Democrats lAvo made
such large Eains in The Republican counties Of
to central ulld western PORTIONS Ut the Stale IL
tl,at tho Liberal Republicans In those sccttona
order just tl,la once to plant II stunning blow
right hetwecn tlln nycA nf tlIoso short-sgltotl
small lights lit th,a city WHO told thu LibDrala
laat summer tllat they wore strong enough to
got aong without tlicm, anl wanted liune Of
their MD.
tfa,A Ns n. LoHis Eicus {EeHnblican1.
Most OF those elections were Of local inlpor-
tasco Only, ANd, ns always happens Wlch lio
iationni itano aeryes to Gull ont full I;oDnbii-
tho loss waB yroater IN Republican ttlu il, Dom
orrAtic yotes md the support OF local and other
l.u1l-psrisu.i tckots greatly affected tile result.
Incomplete ~ tho rct,1rts are as yet. they
Neverthc!eHs show tho uBuNl Incidents at II OIL
year. eectiolN, aud in some quarters more than
usual lo,a 10 the 1lepnhicanH. So. III
short, Republican dissatisfaction With tae action
ut ltcpubcan l'arty managers amply explains
whatever Losses III lilo different Stn!c3 nFe thus
fur established 1,y tho returns.
E,.',a fhr fT,'eia,sah i:n4"iirr tD.n.oey1ttit}
Tito realllt or this State electionn in HTS NAV
be 6ot down as It crushing defeat or tho nepul-
lican. or Administration, party. all as ~ ever
memorable victory Of tie Democracy. There il
nch iii it tat 1olniiltlB liz 0i tho history OF tho
pant. 1t tec!na rs II 1897 WINS como again. and
by I'LL extraordinary coincidence tlle hamo tlg-
,ros denote H.. viii. tho exception that the
fonrlh lns become the ttlira iii tlln row. III
1877 tho tlownfal Of tho Democracy, WHO Ind
was simultaneous with IL financial panic
that oyersprcnsl the country, deprass-
ing business and throwing hundreds
Of thousands or peoria out Of
held responsible. sI.teH which Ind bees, the
most reliable for Gen. jackaon, aud for his then
iusl-lnauSuratotl Hceesaor. Alarfln Yuu Bnren,
wore earrlel by tho Wings by larse maioritics.
Now York, wl.iuI tna given Fnn Enren IN thu
preceding fall y. .flo naiority, elected 1ou Wigs
10 tho HouHo Of Assembly 10 aa Democrats. TIe
rcnctiou WAS complete. 3nt tho Democrats OIL
tcayured to console themselves ny the rntcetios
tlial tho vote WIS light, uiM tlNt thousands 0l
Democrats Htayed q. home from tfiHsatHlAct;oIl,
WHO, when President Or Governor wus chosen,
would a%a' c"inee out nn'l vote tho
Of i tho deIusiol. ISL It @ waa tho ~ "o1r- -year, ,e
iust afler u Presidential contest. 'rArca
years pasHctl nway. an tho prasiden!ial cloction
took plnce. TIsn oppokitio,I to the Democratic
administration nf Martin Van Hurcn consisted
Of suyornl organizations, North aul South. hut
| by far tllo must important Ut tilGnl was known
III Wings. Under .s,Mt name oyesytl,inS ratlied
iu 18lu ami although tho vote waa " llalf-uill-
iun lnIKor than ever before klIowll, Mr. Ven
l}ngo1l was yotcl out by III unprecedented mn.
! ior|ty, receiving but G9 Electoral votes out ul
:!i. al.tl curvyi,E EoyeII STILES ont Of ta watl.
tv-Hix which tlteli cnnn,sei the Union, 'rilei
flo Democracy, for Tho !l.At ti!nn. perceived tn
| thu results ur iHj7 wero not m0rIontNry, hi
they oxpsosHesi tho luIl mud t1ecp-ucltlod cut,.
| yiutionH ri thu people,
| III 1a73, tilety-s;ix yearH tl,ercnftor, without
tie el.ango IF IL Sle, wo il,,ll simllnr atute o
! tlli,lsp. \ Hai!anal Administration, elected i
year hoforo by All enormous majority, in every
wlI,rc eo,lcui.,ai. With this ci,Aa:n unln.a !;
fnaM!nl pnniu utmost exactly like 1887. Strike
ont Ito ,utina Of Nral,t aud inhert Martin Nnl
];,ren, and it IL history rnpoatiug itacf. I,y fht
dorca.a:l purity l.o uatna idesa aro myancoa ,lla
iho reyarrcR nra hut tomrorary. W!Mt aelu
sion thay arc lahurl''E nanlcr, tho cnsrao q
| eytIllh will tell. Tho }l:pln nl0 Enint; tn tt,nl
hno IN lHi i,,st HI tisoy did u 1870, to yoto os!
tho Administration. Nuw. Il" tliolI, l1.cy vii
uoi1o hold uf timt orga,atfoh whicll III tho nos'
c1ll4s.>ietnuR, aud cntt0 tho inOht III The ulrurt
in; of tl.e Sroal lnsri,Gsun uf tho nltlohtion.
waA tslen lllo Wlstg party,s Nav II Ia tlso Dutno
cratic party.
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