Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-10-17
VOW THE ELECTIONS ARE VIEWED.

While the democrats are considerably
exbilarated over the late elections the re-
publicans generally regard the situation
with cheerfulness. The World processes
to see in the result indications oil demo-
cratic success in 1876, and this opinion
is echoed by all the lesser democratic or
CANS. The Times admits republican
loss. but has no doubt that on any distinct
national issue the party will be as strong
as ever. The Boston, Advertiser thinks
..the result as a whole dashes the hopes
.sof the democrats that they would COM
"mand majority in the next house, 1t
says: They will hardly find in the re-
"turns, wherever they may look, the signs
..they had expected that the republican
.sparty is in amoribund condition. On the
contrary, in four or five States there are
'proofs that the organization is more CON-
,..pact and strong than it was year ago,
s.while in Ohio few unpopular nomina-
a.tions and the secession of few thousand
.'impracticable prohibilionists have
wrought an injury that is only temporary
sin its character"
The Tribune looking through liberal re-
publican spectacles. and seeing but little
TO comfort it anywhere in the political
field, discourses as follows:
Il would be mistake to regard the October
elections % indicating revival of the Bour-
bon Democracy. The people have not made
up their minds to restore power to 40 oreanl-
cation whose last President was Buchanan
and whose last statesman was Tweed. Many
hope thar q new and better Democracy is aris-
ing; but it was not even this which achieved
the triumphs of Tuesday.
Every Administration loses before the PEG
pie 10 the middle of ito term. There were
special reasons Why this one should. The dis
SUBTRACTION even among the more Jealous Re-
publicans has been continuously increasing
for now nearly eighteen months. Credit Mo-
biiief was hardly out Of the way till the Sal
ary Grab came. Then Jayne and Sanborn
made their appearance. Simmons followed
promptly. and after him came Kellogg and
Carpenter. A multitude Of other and almost
eqvally eaxsperating occurrences have In
creased the discomfort.
Then party ties have been growing looser
for year or two. Men have learned 70 bolt
easily, and to accept unsatisfactory caucus
nominations with very i'll grace,
The panic has been followed by hard times.
Furnaces have been blown out. Manufacto
ries have stopped. Wages have fallen.
Thousands of laborers can find no work at
any wages. 1t always happens that such a
condition makes heavily against the party in
power. Some think the Government direct
~ responsible for their misfortunes; all think
that something 10 wrong and they want a
change.
Local causes have swelled the Administra-
ton disssters. The temperance crusade
aroused an unusual feeling, and the adoption
Of prohibitory plank in the Republican plat
form 10 Ohio cost them far more in the cities
than they gained 10 the country.
But however clearly the result in each case
may be traced to some local cause, the i'm
poftant fact remains, that the effect is nation
n. Tilden 10 ten thousand votes stronger to
day in New York By reason of Tuesdays
work .. the West; and the politicians may as
well take that fact into all subsequent calcu-