The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-11-06
THE GENERAL RESULT.

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OF course we do not pretend to give
the vote in the different counties on
the Stste ticket, and therefore cannot
/ form an estimate as to the aggregate
result; but the very latest seems to
indicate the election of the entire Dem
Cc,atio State ticket by about 4.UO0
Iaal l3:itv, although it is proper to say
that the official returns NAV change
this showing very considerably, If they
do not indeed turn the scale to the
Republican side. It seems to be ad-
mittei, however, that Gen. mcCand-
less Democrat, has been elected over r.
B Beath. Republican, as Secretary OF
Internal Affairs, and that the Demo-
Gratis will have majority Of one on
joint ballot in the Legislature In &d-
dition to all this we have secured at
least siytccn out Of the flce2tiy-seren
members OF Congress from this State
As goes Pennsylvania, so goes the
Union, or 1T least that portion Of it in
which elections were held on Tuesday
The whole country, in fact, has gone
for the Democracy. and the triumph IS
such as to f0reshsdow the election Of
Democratic President in 1876 be
vOnd q doubt In New York Tilden
has been elected Governor over Dix,
the present incumbent, by from 10000
TO 10000 majority, snd in the same
State the Democrats have gained six
or seven Congrassmen. They will
also have a working majority in the
Legislature. New jersey has like
wise elected a Democratic Governor
and Legislature. Massachusetts has
gone the same way, so far as the Cover
nor and eight Congressmen are CON
cGTued. Alahams, Texas, Georgia,
Louisiana, Tennessee, Virginia, Mary
lsnd, Delaware, Kentucky, Illinois,
and the Lord knows where all, have
gone Democratic in like ratio and
it is no easy matter to find even a Con
gressionsl district in the Union that
has not the same story to tell.
We have not time or space to speci-
fy all the results even in our own
State, but it seems very evident that
Pennsylvania has fully redeemed her
self and that all the other States that
have thus far held elections are in the
same category.
Speaking OF the result in Pennsyl-
vania, the Harrisburg Patriot OF YES
terday very pertinentIy remarks:
As the results of Tuesdays work in this
state slowly disclose themselves it becomes
more and more evident that the democratic
party has with rare intelligence and tact
seized EP0n the moro impOrtan. prizes Of
victory at the risk Of endangering less i'm
portant matters. The state legislature and
the congressional delegation have been
made the central points OF achievement.
Ehers is hardly a doubt that this policy has
been as successful as it was wise The next
legislature will probably he democratic and
We have elected seventeen out Of twenty
seven congressman, with q possibility OF
further gains. The capture of the logi .la-
ture is . tn o years victory, and secures tbs
nsw constitution with IN intelligent appli-
cation OF its reforms in tho statutory legjs-
lation Of the state. II also secures tho
Jnitsd States senator WHO will succeed
Hou. John Scott. The congressional gains
viii keep tsc state III accord with the dom
Inant party in the elactive branch OF con-
gross. "a this action we have reversed the
policy in New York where the assembly
appears TO have been jeopzrdzed 10y the
sxcited struggle to elect rIldcn. We have
I no fault % find with this. for the guberna-
/ torial contest in New York assumed a char
acter Of national consequence. But US
I object 10 saving our Pennsy ylyania victory
bc!ittled because it is not Immediately ap-
parent or deducible fram a canvass of TWEEN
! ty-Scven congressional and two hundred
aud twenty eight legislative districts Tie
Sain OF consresSmeu, a United States sea
2tor and state legislature would have been
no small affair, if We had lost cur ca andi-
dates ier state Offices. But when it Id Ger
tain that wa have also elected the lieutenant
governor, secretary Of internal affairs and
auditor general, The victory is as com plets
/ a. that in any other state. The odds
: against us vers q eaJer than in sny other