The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-04-14

were stil so meager and conflicting that no sat
isfactory calculation could be made as to the re-
suit. On mayor and clerk, the result seems still
to be doubtful, although the republicans con-
cede Kleiner's election by a small majority, and
we are inclined to think full count VIII snow
this result. The election of Mentfee, Gay1tt
and Saunders seems to be certain, with
candidates for assessor. For councimen, the
chances are that Parrett is elected in the First
the Second; Siefritz in the Third; Muth in the
Fourth Fifth in doubt, with the chances In
handsome majority, most probably. 1t will be
seen from the above calculations that the demo-
Gratis, with the valuable aid of the labor reform
ers, have carried most of the city officers, but
have lost majority in the council.
CINCINNATI.
THE RESULT AND THE MEANING.
CFrOm the Enqurer)
The victory in the city yesterday was as glo-
rious as any that has been achieved since Blen-
helm. The entire democratic city ticket was
elected by majorities ranging from 1910 to 5000.
Both boards OF council are democratic, the ma
Aver very fair vote was poiied, though it is pro6a-
bic few jealous temperance people abstained
from exercising the right o. freemen, Returns
from the county are incomplete, but GoSS' ma
Orty for solicitor over Strickland is not less than
| 7OUO While we accord to the democracy
the fullest measure of praise for this result, we
are not Unmindful OF the fact that they were
cans Who rebeiied against the fanaticism Which
is attempting to regulate the personal affairs OF
citizens. 1t was the triumph of the liberal, free
thinking independent masses as represented
by the Enquirer, over illiberality and fanati-
cism There is ne denying the proposition that
Cincinnati is democratic city; but the fact that
in ourranks is found the true spirit of our Insti
tutions, coupled with an acceptable administra-
ton of the city government, has contributed
greatly TO the magnihcence of this triumph,
THE CAUSES.
From the Gazette.1
| Without going at length into the causes of this
republican defeat, it is proper to refer to two
that have mainly been instrumental in bringing
the result.
1. The old liberal-republican element which
last autumn separated from the democracy
united with their old ally.
2 The entire anti-temperance interest of the
city arrayed against the republicans and
| ticket.
ON the other hand, the temperance people
Many of them did not vote at all many of them
scratched, and some voted the democratic
ticket. The double faced republican platform
on the temperance question gained the party
no votes at all, but lost 1t many. Not tenn
perance man in the city voted the republican
of the anti-temperence people voted against it.
The republic an party was credited with being
the temperance party, and, hy its policy, it suf
fered all the disadvantage of thisreputation and
gained no strength. These were the two
causes that contributed TO the defeat we
have this morning to record. The
character of the new Common Council
and the Board of Education can be seen by look
ing over the lists of members we publish
elsewhere: It is evident to anybody
,t all tbe Ta as onr meTs
strongly democratic, does not gain in ability
or character. The Common Council and
the board of education bid fair TO be more dis
| reputable next year than they have been for
years. The victory is a victory not simply of
| the democratic party, bat of the worst elements
| of that party. \ man needs certificate of char
acter who is a member Of either of those bodies.
A SWALLOWED PARTY.
| CFrom the Commercially
Il We saw at one of the ward polls yester-
day colored citizen going about, wide
mouthed, rnquiring, /" whar is de liberal
republican party?" whether he was an
old-lne republican one of those black swans
who affiliated with the liberals we were unable
to find out, but he seemed sadly puzzled by the
ward, had been a significant political force
So far as this city Is concerned the liberal
republican party is nowhere in particular. II
has vanished-mizzied-go out. There is no
trace of Ii in the result of yesterdays
u WAS as an an ehG oe And
stitution and healthy growth, and a fair
future before it. Wehelpedto foster that aafant,
and mourn its early departure-cut of, as it
ing away of a child is always a sad event
4 wrapped in the future of dts existence. there
might have been a great orator, a great states
% %f can fefa The ssaast e ef all SE aords
IGre, says the poet, sit might have
party f q the Hsa s
existence been prolonged, had it lived
until its muscle was developed, and
its facilities of mind matured. it
might have worked valuable-eform in Ame-i-
can politics; it might have introduced honest
into office, economy into administrator,
purity into politics, and genius and CULTURE
into hil IN places. There as no saying how great
rev0lutton 1t might have wroDged the public az
fairs: 1t was lovely ehild astfar as 1t got, but
1t did not get far enough 1t died died in the
city that may be said to have given it
birth, -ceI tainly where IL received the kindesl
and III oSt tender nOurishtng. So singular and
sudden taking off OF so ptOmising an infant is
what distracted the brain and gGve pathos to
| Our readers have all heard Of the man
| who ms de a. bet that he could eat six dozen
| hard beiled eggs. He won ths bet, but he
died of the performance. The eggS were too
"a UGH for him This was pretty much the
child died. It case of Indigestion.
1t undertook the feat of devouring hafd-boiled
deynocrats-the entire party In fact, and an in
sueiciency OF gastric juice led to fatal conse-
qNeuces. he democratic party survived this
lousy as Jenah in the whales belly and
\ In its turn IL swallowed tire liberal infant.
There Is where the child is now--in the belly of
| the democratic party, helping TO protfude
lLs abdomen and give IL pursy and
yesterday, Will IND in the returns of the election
this morning, the only evidence we now
have that there ever was such thing as
the liberal republican party in Cincinnati.
world, and it may be said s Of 1t with It'll
slight paraphrase. as was said of one of old,
"He hath flown away as q dream and can not
be found yea, he hath been chased away q
vision OF the night. Tho eye also which saw
him shall see him no more, neither shall his
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