Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-03-11
THE RESULT IN NEW HAMP-
sHIRE.

fHK RESULT IN NEW HAMr.
sHIRk-
From dispatches publishsd in another
column ID win DO seen that the election
In New Hampshirs has resulted In
Republican victory. mot The les pleas
Ing because unexpected. Probably nosa
DOZEN prominent politicians in the ooun-
sry would have risksd thsir reputation
for good Judgment . month sines BY
prophesying that the Democratic major
ity Of last year in that State would this
year b overcome and the election Of .
Republican Governor assured. We cor
tainly have failed 10 note any predict
ions 70 that effect In our Eastern e.
changes. On the other hand. the prom
insnt Democratic and Independent jour
malls Of the East have freely ~specuiaisd
upon The probable Democratic majority
and the eject Of such increased major
ity upon The election which will follow
in Connecticut ne1t month. The result
In New Hampshire viii surprise these
prophets even moro than ourselves.
Al ws said yesterday. the tidal rave
Of Ds,ocraiie~ reaction has evidently be-
gun 10 sbb. A reflex movement has al
ready begun. which ID win DO difacult
for the opposition 70 oountsrsst. How
the result in New Hampshire viii Affect
C~onnscticut politics remains TO b seen.
II certainly will not snoourAgs the oppo-
sition IN any material degree. Ras -
started out 10 call attention TO TACT
which osh.-;.. -isht Be overlooked.
viz. ths conspicuous absence Of . third
party In New Hampshire. and the sI-
tremsiy small number OF scattering
votes. Two hundred and nfty-nins
towns this year polling 7s.is7 votes.
gave but SIS scattering. the rest bsins
given 70 Republican and Democratic
candidates. In these same towns. last
year. with . mueh smaller vote. the
number chased as scattering was 2.077.
We prophesied. Immediately after the
result Of last Falls elections was made
known, that hereafter there would b
but little heard Of . third party In Amer
loan politics. but that the contests In the
nsIt tan years. either In State or Ma
tionL elections. would b Republican
". Democrat that lines would b
drawn. and electors would Be-
70 choose between The two
great existing parties. That this has
bssn the case In . most remarkable de-
gree in New Hampshire Is evident, and
that 1t win continue, both In that State
and elsewhere. there IL every reason TO
believe.
Tho vote In New Hampshire 10 larger
than ever bsfors-even than in Presi-
Dental elections. which generally called
out the largest number Of electors. This
indicates that the public II alive 70 the
Issues each day becoming more manifest.
II shows that Democrats VI convinced
that now or novor Is that party
70 b restored 10 power. and IL shows
that Republicans have determined
that 10 any moro battles are 70 b lost II
shall mot b by insrtness OF inaction.
The defeat Of the Republican party last
Autumn vas. - election statistics shov.
much due 70 abssntssism and sloth-
fuinsss u 70 any other cause. and the
returns shov that . much larger percsnt-
ego Of Republicans neglected or refused
10 vote, than those Of the opposition.
With the sausss which led to this state
Of faets We havo not now to deal. Suf-
ncs IL 70 say. that tho defeat Of several
proninsnt and sslf-oonstitutsd leaders
Of the Republican party. has removed
some Of the rsasens which led 70 the
Republican defeat last year. and the
peril Of Democratic restoration has
awakened torpid members 10 . n Of
their duty 70 themselves and the nation.
believe that the result In New Hamp-
shire il . harbinger Of renewed Republic
can successes; that u will b . signal for
renewed s1srtions On the part Of hith-
srto Indifferent electors, and that 10 be-
tokens the return TO the Republican
party Of . largo portion Of its earlier
members Who. With the ~disappsaranes
Of in bad Leaders from political Life. have
renewed their allegiance.