The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-11-12
THE REPUBLICAN REvERSES OF
1852 AND 1874.

The Republican rcverses At the
elections in various parts Of inc eou'
bling to mind with startling sSt0n.ss -.
returns of the fall elections OF ie
Then =. NV. there was general Foh'-
;c.I rrvnlsiou-almnet revoIution- Inc
p.n,h,;r.rs lost Sta.es and Congressman. |
"a Ming he secon! year oi the war. u
w.s feared that the adverse results meant
co,u.rhead rule and the dissolution o.
,.r,;,r But. fortunately. il Was not 20
bad as ;il.'.
In 1862 New York, Illinois and other
;mpor,.u, States, after having gi.cr large
p.nuhl;can maiorities two-years rrevi-
ouslv. returned 10 the Dem rratic val
low. Horx;io Sey:nt ur was elected Gov
r-acr of New York that year. and jim
Allen Congressman at-lasse from Illinois.
Congressman dropped away from US herr
there and everywhere" and there was
danger that the Administration at Mr.
Lincoln had reall! los, Congress, ard that
thus the Government. besides having the
rebels 70 Fight 10 the front, also had the
svmpa,hizers OF the rebels 10 annoy. har-
ass and emharrsss It in the National Cap
i.ai. Ii was da.k and lowering day in
current political history-tha, November
r,ernin. after the election which gave tht
country the tidlngs o. Republican defeats
apparently involving TIC nation in new
sai unlocked for perils an dangers. =
the very moinsn. when the clouds gu "as
wese full OF lightning and thunder, ana
rat-io,s locke. forward with dread IN an
sicipa,ion of the worst
Eut the political gloom Of tina, day soon
dispersed 1t was no, a> bad as II seemed
/, twas no. the doom of The Republic. nor
Of Eepuilicanism Nay. rather. il was
tie daxning Of new political era The
Democratic viz. orirs had . marvellous ef-
fec, upon The Republican masses. who,
instead OF falling into the dumps. were
instantly, As If ~ magic. ssoeke! into =
realizing sense of the grave danger Of per
mi,tin. tie Northern States and the Fed
eral Government 10 glidt into the con.rol
of the political party whose leaders were
disposed to .ook with tenderness, il not
with sympathy. upon the seesssionists.
The effect WAS thsr. not only were tbs
successful Democrats deferred fruni open
II giving aid a1.l comfort 10 the rebels,
hu. 4: The next gensrsl election, two years
subsequently. the MASSES turned oGs - =
man MI ever the country. ami iolled the
ID IL l -,
the Northern States The Republican
csuse WAS reassured tie Republican
s.ronshol!> newt. fortified aad Demos :
rscy. rendered temporarily hopeful sy is
successes n 49,. was completely over
wheimed everywhere Il shurt, the Re-
= o,icsa disaster Of Tie ri year. 80,
sou>ei the Republicans 70 such esrae>.
sai determined eiTos, Il 1854. tha, more
than full amends were r ads for thsir
apathy sni folly = years previous
May W. 70. L2re that The uafssorahle
resul. Of she recent elections vii have
he same effect nov. AMI ,ha; by the tiae
Of ,ae ,xt Presidential election, sae -
triotie people, many OF whom have n.-
elected their datv. viii have become
thoroughly aroused. TO the danger of
placing she atfairs Of the Government in
the hands OF the Democracy. snd turn out
81 uIsse 10 rea>scrt their faith in Repub-
hcanism and their determination tia, the
star Sc iin'if1>s-u o6is ID -itaqssatle Gan AMI
truly AM .ei.veis lo.al % II in its days
aad wears 81 i-nuiasa, pesil:-t hieGss
Josraas