The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-03
TagE REVOLUTION" IN MsCHI.
GAN.

1t may seem late in the day to call atten
ton to the result of the Michigan election |
and our excuse for referring to it at all, is |
that the full official vote is but just receiv-
cd-the telegraph furnishing only brief and |
imperfect summaries. based entirely on |
estimates, an even this only on the first |
and second mornings after clection-and |
that several tissues" were dependant on |
the result. One of these was the question
whether or not "Zack" Chandler should
longer occupy a seat in the United States
senatc-and that seat once filled" by Gen
eral Cass. This, if We may judge from
the complexion of the legislature, is decided
in the negative. it is true that the rel ub-
licans have a majority of four in the Senate
and six in the house, making only ten ma
jolity on joint ballot. From what we per-
sonaly know of the Michigan republicans,
we do not believe that, with this small pre-
ponderance, they will endeavor to saddle
themselves and the party with SO great a
load, knowing, as the more intelligent of
them must know, that he has been the old
man of the sea who has dragged them
down to partial defeat and to the very
verge of utter ruin. With "Zack" Chand-
Ter out and good man in his stead, one
who will not only occupy but fill sena-
tors seat, we can well "stand" all the rest.
Two other questions of importance were
before the voters of the state, namely
woman suffrage" and the adoption of a
new constitution. When the figures,
which we give below, are examined, it is
rather laughable to recall the fact that
after its adoption by the Legislature, the
whole Michigan delegation in congress
with two exceptions, and they "dodged {"
recorded themselves in favor of "woman
suffrage the senators on bill ''to estab-
lish the territory of Algonquin Cor Pembi-
ma" and the representatives ON BILL re-
ported by General Butler, allowing females
ito practice law in the courts of the Uni
ted States" 1t will be seen that the peo-
pie of Michigan went back on" them,
as the people generally do when politicians
vote from policy not principle.
The new constitution, as proposed, was
what might be called an advanced one
certainly one far better than that which is
now in force. We have not the time or
space to call attention to but single pro.
vision thereof, which provided in sub
stance, that no railroad corporation should
thereafter lease any parallel or competing
bna &c tbat
peting line Of railroads shall be run OF
operated, directly or indirectly, wholly OF
in part, under the same supervision or man,
agement or under any arrangement with
reference to fares or freighls, or the div
sion thereof AS this provision was
made in the interests of the peo
pie, so were all the remaining provisions
but, as will lie seen by the annexed figures
one and all were ruthlessly slaughtered by
the very people in whose interest they " ere
framed. But it is none of our funeral, il
it does form part e the great political
revolution.
But to the figures, and for these we are
indebted to the last issue of the Lansing
Republican, the official paper of the state
The vote for the new constitution wa
39,2SO, and against it 124,042, showing {
majority against the instrument of "a, 1852
in total vote of 1853, 1922, which is only
seventy-three per cent. of the total volt
for Governor cast at the same election, ant
only lifty-ihree per cent of the total esti
mated number of voters. Eighteen of tn,
smaller northern counties gave majoritel
for the new instrument, but every count,
in the five southern tiers went against IT
Woman suffrage was negatived by 05,s7,
majority in total vote of 17G,O3l, which
is seventy-nine per cent. of the total vot,
cast for Governor, and fifty -eight per cent
of the estimated voters. More electors oh
jected to women in politics, by almost 12,
900 than were opposed to the new constitu
ton. The only county giving majorit,
for the measure was Emmett, the smalles
county in the state excepting two, Wayn
where the Detroit Eoening Neacs advocate
il almost alOnn amonU nawanapara mo