, 1874-04-08
THE APRIL ELECTIONS,

Tho local eloctions OF Monday seem to have
called out a very largo vote. In Connecticut,
whero there was an election for State officers,
and for Legislature TINT will soon elect Semi
tor Of tho United States, tho Democratic party
including all tho elements opposed to tho Re-
publicaus- completed the victory begun last
year, and swept tho whole State by an Increased
majority. Thoy have an overwhelming majority
In both branches Of the Legislature, and will
elect senator in place Of A1r. Buckingham,
whose term will expire in March noxt.
There were local elections In all the cities and
towne of Ohio. In most of those tho liquor
question waa involved. Tho result waa gon-
ora1 defeat Of the Republicans whorover there
WAS party contest, md in tho larger towns and
cities defeat Of the temperance candidates. In
Illinois, Town, aud Michigan, tho sumo general ro
suit attended tho oloctions. Tho Republican party
waa disastrously beaten In nearly all places
whcro It made party issue, or whoro it united
with temperance people.
It appears protty evident, from tho result of
the elections in Ohio, That tho entire German
population aud q very large portion OF the na-
tive voto who sympathizo with them havo aban-
doned the Republican party forever. It has been
but a very few yoars since ovcry city in Ohio.
mont. To-day, tho Republicans have not con-
troll Of one of tho Cities Cleveland and Dayton
have ontdono oven Cincinnati in their majoritios
against the Republican party. Tho same
may be said to havo occurred in Michi-
gan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa. and Minnesota.
The Republican nscondancy in these States
has for several years been maintained by this
vote, which is now lost to it, mud most nkc1y lost
forever. This vote controls the three Congress
sional and soycn Senatorial Districts OF this
Districts in the State. Tho diBaffeoton, how
ever, is not confined to the Germana. There has
been 80 much cant and hypocrisy, and such IN
nbuso Of Christian and religious names and ob-
jccts to hide confessed aud notorious frauds and
villainy, that thousands Of porsong everywhere
have resolved to cut loose from tho party and act
independently. Tho alliance attempted in Ohio
aud other places botween tho Republicans and the
boor-keg smashers proved q lamentable failure,
aud Saloon praying has been voted down ct tho
ba1lot-box.
The general lesson taught by tho April elcc-
tions is that the Republican party Inns received i
premonitory stroke Of tho general paralysis thas
it will experience in November, 1874. It's liscom-
aturo is inevitable. It is stripped Of the allies
| by whom 1t Inns boon kept in power. It is aban-
! donel-as in ConncctIcut-by the disgustcd
people, who have tircd Of its corruptions. It Ia
left to its fate by every who feola the rigor
Of taxation and the extortion Of the plunderers,
and its end will bo accomplished In tho fall by
| tors must Aayc Homo cohesion md organization
to carry out the reforms sought in the change.
Something moro is wanted than the mere sllbsti-
tuition OF one aet Of oAiceholders for another.
That, however, iB question for tho future; for
the present NIL that is necessary ID an union at
tho polls to break up the old partios to take from
them the means of corruption, and when this is
dono to organize for the future. Very likely the
results Of tho elections In Connecticut md Now
Hampshire will inspire tho Democracy with the
dea that they can carry the country with thoi,
old organization. This will DO a mistake. The
Republican party has grown 10 rotten TINT tht
people for tho moment turn to anything else Ut
an escape froul 1t. But such feeling is not tt
DO relied Oh in Presidential campaign. Nor ii
there any roason to hope that Democratic Halary
grabbors would give us any botter Goyernmon
than Republican ones.