Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-16
The Lesson Of the october Elections.

The Graphic independently says sit is the
TescuOnsry year in American politics." the
Pittsburg L<1der (rep.l that the elections in
dictate AZ least an ebb In the great republican
tide but that there has been " Just such
ebb between each of the regular qusdrennia1
victories which the republicans have had du-
ring the last twelve or fourteen years." the
Chicsgo Tribune independently that " the re-
turns indicate that the political apathy of the
time has damaged the republicans good deal
more than the OpPOsitiOn;" the Springfield r.
publicGn independently that sthiS wear the IL
dependent voter seems TO have been abroad in
great force, az decidedly fractions temper"
the New York Commercial trep that il was the
victory OF iufatiOn and reputation, and that
the question now il, whether the states that
are yet 10 vote will endorse rePudistiOn or grind
it to powder beneath an avalanche OF Tepubli-
can ballots the Herald (nd.) that - 1t is dem
Ocratic triumph pure and simple, and it war
rants the expectation that the minor side cur
rents of our politics will be absorbed in one or
the other OF the two main streams" the TiHss
(Tep.) that " IL is due to temperance legisl8-
ton" &c; the World (dem.) that '.they pre-
dict the fuller and more sweeping victories
which sysit the democracy in November"
the TTIBEHs Qnd) that these victories do
not indicate a revival OF the Bourbon dem)c-
Isey, that ''eyery administration loses before
the people in the middle OF its term but that
the effect is national, that "TIlden Is ten thou.
sand votes stronger today in New YORK by
reason OF Tuesday work at the West, and the
politicians may well take that fact into all
subsequent calculations" the Sun Qnd.l thar
the elections show that ''the dsift Of the tide is
very steadily ii not 90 strong some anticipated,
against Grants administra alton - that 1.-The most
important subject to be determined by the coo
test OF Tuesday in these four states was the cleo
tionof IS members of the next Congress. To carry
the next House the opposition must make gain
of52- Can they do this? Though they male a
handsome gain on Tuesday, they must gain
more in November in proportion to the number
then to be elected, in order TO control the in
cOmiTg House OF Representatives. the Express
(dem. THAT elf the elections this week at the West
mean anything, they mean a general change in
ths whole country. The motives which
moved Ohio and Indiana In these great re-
suits have their fun sympathy elsewhere"
The Cincinnati CARTE, (rep.) that in Ohio ''tha
election OF Tuesday does not sustain the general
conclusion With reference to the meaning OF the
anti-lesISe vote cast in August The MAORI
" sgaiIst license WAS over ,OOO not withstand
ing heavy majOrities in nearly all the cities in
favor Of license. From this il was inferred that
the rural districts we're in favor of temperance
legislation. The democratic convention, not
resolved in favor OF licenss: while the repubn-
can convention accepted the decision a. final
and resolved in favor OF temperance measures
Thus tie i-sue was fairly made up, ami the tenn
perance question was q prominent feature Of
the campaign. Itt0id heavily against the Tepub-
lcans in nearly all the large places aud the ru
TsldistTicts did not make any part OF the loss"
the Cincinnati Com HeTciGI Gnd.l that "the
democracy have just about enough victory to
spoil them and confirm the republicans in
power. They will find their Congressman
divided ard discOrdant on the issues OF the dly,
with q strong tendency the part of the
leaders to retire TO the political bone-yards fer
safe keeping, while bummers will revive all the
old war cries and grow wild with fierce hunger
for the spOiis. The partial Congressional VIC
tory is not great enough 70 give them the Sweets
Of power, but ia sufficient to throw upon them
Irritating and dangerous burdens OF RESPONSE
bllity;" the Baltimore AptsTieIH (rep.) that in
view Of the extraordinary gains made by the
democrats in Ohio and Indiana, a democratic
majority in ths next House OF Representatives
Is within the ge of possibility" that
there nay be So an entire reoT ganizatio of
political parties within the next two years, but
there will remain a large majority In the
Senate devoted to the principles of the rep1b-
HcaD party"
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