The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-14
-, rTpugL1oAN PARTY BREAKING uPi

nolitical revolution is evidently in pro
oress and the people everywhere ercelve
# Il extends from Oregon to Maine; In
evarv state and territorial election held IN
Aha year 1874 the Republicans have been
heaten except in Rhode Island and YER
mont Tn Rhode Island there was no can
d;dates or organized contest in opposition
to the Republicans. In Vermont the Re
nublicans have suffered astonishing losses
and the defeat Of one Of their candidates
for congress. The majority on the state
ticket has been cut down six or seven thou
sand votes, The last state senate was
unanimously Republican, but now the hor
rid samepess has been broken by the intro
duction of Democrat, The last house of
representatives contained but twenty-five
Democrats. The next house, according to
one account, will have ffty-six Democrats
and ffty lukewarm Republicans; accord.
inc TO another, as many as eighty eight
Democrats. some of the lukewarm persons
aforesaid being classed with the Democrats.
Towns that never before sent Democrat
exhibit their change of heart and do it. In
the capital city of Montpelier ten years
ago scarcely three-score Democratic voters
were to be found. 1t now elects M. ID.
Gilman, Democrat, to the legislature, and
gives him nearly three hundred majority.
In the second congressional district Poland,
the regular Republican candidate, received
1854 majority two years ago; now there
is majority against him of 4,2S3. In the
Third congressional district Hendee had
1921 majority two years ago; now he has
1878 majority heavy falling Oft. These
are some of the figures. When the re-
turns are complete they will doubtless show
still more grievous rents in the tattered
Radical banner. And yet Republican
sheets say that there is no political revo-
luton in progress this off year
A complete revolution has taken place
in New Hampshire, the Republicans losing
the legislature, all the state officers, and
nearly all the county officers.
Next came Connecticut, where the rev.
olntion was equally as sweeping and where
the Republicans lost Z. s. senator.
Then came North Carolina which the
Republicans carried in 1872, by %, 9O4 ma
jority. Last month they were beaten by
$4,000 maiority-a loss to them of nearly
$1,000.
Then Tennessee, where the Republicans
in 1872, were beaten only 10, 736-now they
are beaten by so 600 majority.
Then comes Kentucky, where the Repub-
licans were beaten only 1922 in 1872
they are now beaten 10000.
Then Arkansas on the constitutional
convention. That state went for the Re
publicans in 1872 (by fraud) giving then
3,l46 majority. In the late constitutional
election sixty-two counties elected Demo
cratic delegates, and two counties electe'
Republicans, indicating Democratic ma
jority of 10000 in the state.
And last comes Oregon sweeping tn
Republican party there out of existence.
Then look at the Territories In Utal
the Republicans are nowhere. In Mon
tana and Wyoming the Democrats hav
doubled their former majorities. And las
comes Colorado, where, for the first tim
since it was organized, the Republicans al
beaten on Congressman The candidate
were Thomas NJ Patterson, of Denver, 70
merly of Charlottesville Ind. and III. 7.
Bromwell,of Denver formerly member
congress from Illinois. Patterson, the Den
ocratic candidate, has 800 to 1000 maio
lty Two years ago the Republican mao
ity was about 800, change OF betwet
5000 and 1000.
And it should be remembered that it
exceedingly difficult to carry a terrific
against the administration for the rcas
that all the officers are appointed by t
administration and their power over elt
ton is very great. The fact that the a
ADMINISTRATION has not carried single teri
torial election this year shows the uupop
larity of the Republican party and that
is going to pieces.
Suppose the Republicans had, til
summer carried New Hampshire, Co,
necticut, North Carolina, Tennessee, A
kansas, Kentucky, Oregon, and every tie
tory besides? Would that prove an,
thing? 1t would prove that the poop
were generally satisfied with the admin
tration. But when they lose all the
states and TERRITORIES it proves that the
party is going to the dogs Let Illino
help roll on the ball
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