The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-05-15

publican loss in the legislative election was
considerable, as will be- seen from a table
We print below. Illinois gave Grant
~. 80 majority I'm 1872. and in 1873, accor-
ding To the Chicago Tribune, the county
elections resulted in Farmers majority
In the State Of at least 22.0OO over all.
This would indicate combined Farmers
and Democratic majority over the admins
tration candidates OF $1,000. SO that. tax
ing the majorities in the eighteen States
in the table and estimating those OF the
three additional States, il is fair TO calcu-
late that popular majority of $780, for
Gen. Grant In 1872 has turned 10 an oppo-
siti0n majority of $1,000 in 1884. That
this view OF the situation Is entertained by
intelligent observers who do not belong
Ia the Democratic party the following ex-
tract from the editorial comments of the
Chicago Tribune on the result Of the recent
elections. East and West, is interesting
testimony:
at appears pretty evident from the result OF
the elections IN ohio that the entire German pop
uatlon and very large portion OF the native vote
who mpathlLe with them have abandoned the
Republican party forever. IL mas bcrn but very
lew years since every cry in Ohio. without ex-
ception, had aRepubliean government. Today,
the Republicans have not control OF one OF the
cities. Cleveland and Dayton have ouidone even
Cincinnati In their msjorities against the Repub-
Cured ia Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa
and Minnesota. The Republican sScendancy in
these states has for several years been main
tanned by this vote, which j. now lost 10 IL, and
most likely lost forever fhls vote controls the
three Congressional and seven Senatorial dis
tricts Of THE county. and half dozen other Con-
erosion al districts m the state. The disaffec-
ton, however, is not confined to the Germans.
There has been so much can't and hypocrisy, and
such an abuse OF Christian and religious names
and objects 10 hide confessed and notorious frauds
and viilainy. that thousands OF persons every
where have resolved 70 cut loose from the party
and act inds jeuds ntly. The alliance attempted
in Ohio and other places between the Republicans
and the beer-keg smashers proved lamentable
failure, and salOon-praying has been voted down
at the ballOt-box
1.-The general lesson taught by the April cleo
tons is mat the Republican party has received a
premonitOry stroke ~ the general pal iysis that
II Will experience In November lrs4 Its dis
conlure ~ inevitable. u a stripped of the allies
dOned, a. in Come cticnt, by the disguised peo-
pie. who have tired of It's corIuptiOns Ii Is left
10 its fate by every man who eels the rlgor Of
taxation ard the extortlon OF the plunderers. and
Its end will be accomplished IN the TALL by the
great body OF the agrieuturists-"
II will also be noticed that fifteen of the
States i'm the table. having AN aggregate
electoral vote OF lao. went for Grant, and
three, with AN electoral vote of -. were
carried by the opposition. In 1874,
eleven. with an electoral vote Of l26, were
carried by the opposition. and seven. with
an electoral vote OF II, by the administra-
tion-an opposition gain Of nearly 100.
The following table j. repetition of the
first. except that il shows the total vote OF
each Of the eighteen States instead OF the
majorities only:
TABLE SHOWING TOTAL VOTE.