The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-11-07
m. aonarnl Election Re.uIt.

While the result Of Tuesday elections
has confirmed the worst torbodlngs Of the
most respondent Republicans, and more
than realized the antieipations Of the most
sanguine Democrats, il i something con
sidefably more than tho triumph Of one
political party or the defeat Of another,
/ II is much less Of party victory than OF
popular revolution. While IN States
like New York aud New Jersey the signs
have not been wanting for sometime past
of great diminution Of confidence to the
administration of General Grant and the
claims Of the Republican party to longer
continuance in power, what shall be said
of the charge which has taken place in
radical Massachusetts and slow-moying
Pennsylvania The Democratic victory
In the former State and gains In the latter
can only DO ascribod to causes which have
operated immediately upon the minds and
hearts Of the people. Tho result IN the
South was nothing more than was to be
anticipated, provided the Southern people
were ''let alone and suffered to have
fair election. The "carpet-bag aud seal
awag representation OF those States In
Congress has been known all along TO be
gross misrepresentation, which would
speedily be put an end to whenever the
way to the baliot-Dox was made open. But
for the spectacle OF Louisiana aud Massa-
ehusetts joining hands and contributing
to common Democratic success we pre-
sumo few people were prepared II is
difheult to suppose that the result IN Mas
sachusetts was not IN some measure sur
prise to the Democrats themselves: Ger
tainly the press IN that State had given
little reason to anticipate II, and il is
simply impossible that any ordinary party
agencies should have brought it about
These, IN TACT, were all IN the hands OF
the defeated party-money, patronage,
absolute and long-contlnued possession OF
all state ana federal offices, and the ira
dl'lons and prestige OF more than fifteen
years Of anbroken republican rule, The
political change winch has turned over the
government OF Massachusetts to the Demo
cratic party, ana which has elected General
Butler to stay at home, is, therefore,
s1Heta.S rioie ..an que Oh Tue mere
" 'Ssr :, - po,aI I u ordinary chances
oil war II can only be accounted for in
common with the result IN New York and
other states, upon the theory OF a great
a W;,L iaa'oai enanse ~ pIohe sentiment
. IT, I;I' 'nat 'nere mas Deen
- .Is my ouefai conversion from
auPuS''. .L " DeI i principles IN
a"' ~ ny n.' 49, ~'ies nave come over
-" ~. 1 s'ue, " Is perfectly
,e la" .na. u'' Apcrlsah people no
iSnst ~ u.seoo - 'ue uos,pa shat inc
a.ePuo'''au Paiy aions mas tue exclusive
Prnne9o Suu mission OF saving land
H vse'n'nsl .he rouh'ry' ana that the
~ pV'aoO'a',u pa'ty = unuer no eireumstan-
we M ~ " "ee.eu VIZ" power
coa Nv e'o S' ~ 30 many democrats TO
Ss U h eas i' , .''S'es anu districts which
na,T Doe" "el''o'orc represented by he
~ puo'' Guns, Is an elnPna''e declaration from
'nu PeoPlc themselves that tine war Is
n aIs a"u - WIN II ,r rI Dygohe Issues and
p r. lus: ~ war; Inc people are tired
a. 'na en1eracy Is only rebel.
i ,ion ~ u'ssuise inc raw head and
S ,Oouy h pv"' . .i w s heuieai leaders
M Nav osu" ~ '"e naol' Of frightening
Ia"a;,a e 1o.eis' as 'ney IN IKE manner
49, ~ 9 ~, negroes py teaching
d;Ja,oa va. .,G elec'.oa oi Deinocratie can
;n a H. "o III nave .he enect OF remand.
sls IL T., y ,I;" 'n,o nanueuhs and
r"snl, of Tn..a S Po'n, u we" alone tue
- .'e'''Cns IS oil the
V NAP u =, Iusaiy lor inc whole country.
nor,;os g.. I, III, INF H S,s oil sectional
snoh ~, ,b ~ WI, u uineult TO siigmatze
Wa a" 'ne parry I",eh mas carried alike
.nd Nom ye.l anu LOUISIANA kentucky
'"I Th NV ". nU;n,
..,;.;i na1ue ana Importance OF such
a.i Red' 'e 7, ' can hardly be oyer
;oo, "a .s :. .ou'u DC oell'tiing the sub
por . - uea; - y ~ matter Tor partisan
eo -. ,a'u'A.'oh merely. It's fall signih-
s ta".s eau 1Iiy pe UNDERSTOOD, Of course,
I,va ,ad ' ~ I, n Oh inc causes which
hhNO iCu W IT, 10 ennlDpruta all tho