Middletown transcript., 1875-11-06
The Result Of the Elections.


The elections are over. The contes
is decided and the next thing in orde
is review of the result The Repub
licans are loudly jubilant over thei
victories. In comparison with the grea
triumph Of the Democrats in 1874 whel
almost the entire country was swept b.
that party. it does look as if there hat
been mighty reaction in favor Of thei
opponents. Let Us consider the sub
ject carefully and see just how the mat
ter stands. In the 6rst place then. 0
the States which have just voted. six-
New York. Pennsylvania, Maryland
New Jersey, Virginia. including
Ohio, which voted in October-were
carried last year BY the Democrats
This year three Of these States-Penn-
sylvania. New Jersey and Ohio, were
carried BY the Opposition, In Ohio
the contest assumed more Of financial
than q political nature, and did not
show the strength Of either party.
Many Democrats rejoiced at the over
throw of the imitation heresy in their
party as much as the Republicans did
over their victory In Pennsylvania,
while the Democrats failed to elect their
candidate for Governor. they gained an
additional member of the State Senate,
thersby securing the control Of that
toly, which, as they already have q
majority in the lower House, places the
Legislature in their hands. In New
jersey . kind Of religious issue was
brought into the contest. The Demo.
orats supported what was known as the
Catholic Protectory BilP' last winter,
in the. Legislature. which was a mea-
sure to regulate the admission Of orphan
children into charitable institutions. A
cry Of anti Catholicism was raised and
played the mischief. with the Democrats,
and threw the State against them. As
an Offset to New Jersey the Democrats
have carried mississippi, and redeemed
that down -trodden State from the thral-
dom Of set Of the vilest carpet
bag scoundrels that ever held sway in
any States This vas the browning tri-
umph Of the canpsign and il belongs
to the Democrats. By this victory the
already very large Democratic majority
in Congress ID increased Eve, and pro-
badly six votes. esgei iaodss 49,
A calm review Of the situation leads
to the conclusion that the Democrats
have no reason whatever to feel dis
conraged over the result of the recent
elections. 81 ga9s.b a
= In 1878 (of year) our defeat was
worse than it has been this year, yet in
1874 great wave Of Democratic sue
cesses swept over the country astound- |
ing themselves and their opponents
alike. "A like result next year is not
to be expected. but we may hope for a
better condition Of things then than has
been presented this year. So far from
being disheartened We feel almost NOR
ally certain that the Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency in 1876 will be
elected by handsome majority. The
States which have been giving Demo-
cratic majorities for some years past !.
which gave them this year (such as
voted) and which are conceded Demo-
cratic States, cast 191 out Of the 1866
votes in the electoral college. a clear
majority Of eight votes. In addition to
which we have as good claim as our
upon four others, which have
been going Democratic for some years
past; and which would give us Al more
votes. On all sides it is almost uni
versally conceded that the result Of the |
late elections have greatly frightened |
the prospects of.Hon. T. F. Bayard for
the Democratic nomination for the Pre-
sidency. Should be receive the nomi- |
nation we may confidently expect his
election, and Delaware, who first adopt 4
ed. and never broke, the Constitution, |
will have, as is emineutly proper, the |
honor Of furnishing to the country her |
Centennial President. ,4 ils M