The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-05
THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.
THE GENERAL RESULT UNPAv.
ORABLE TO THE REPUBLI-
CAN PARTY,

AS our weekly paper goes TO press to-
day, we make the following summary of
the elections on Tuesday:
New York elects the Democratic state
ticket by from 500 to 10000 majority.
The state senate is Republican, aud both
parties claim the house. The Tribune
says: 1.-THE sole considerable Republican
victory in this state is that won in this
city by John Morrisscy and Recorder
Hackett. The chief Republican gains in
this state are those in the Canal Ring
towns, due to Jarvis Lord & Co." And
the World says: "Where the Canal Ring
and Republican combination was not to be
encountered and where there were no local
dissensions to break the strength of the
party, the Democracy not only sustained
the great gains of last year, but advanced
upon them. These successes were espe-
cially noticeable in Oneida, Ontario, JEFF
ferson, Steuben, and in the Republican
stronghold of St. Lawrence. The farming
counties remote from the influence Of the
Canal Ring rally enthusiastically to the
support of the reform ticket, and the re-
turns will be better hour by hour The
farmers stand by Gov. Tilden and his re-
forms,'
Massachusetts, cast an unusually light
vote, and the Republicans, proiting by
their experience of last year, with unan-
unity and man less Objectionable than
the average of the Massachusetts Republi
cans to the license party, have carried the
state by small plurality Of from 5000 tc
1000. Inasmuch as Republicans have
been counting upon a majority of from
$1,000 to 5000 this result is not one which
should cause grief to any Democrat, L
indicates plainly that the Republican cause
no longer excites enthusiasm in its home
and stronghold, and that Massachuset!
will hereafter be a doubtful state.
New Jersey elected only legislature
and that is Republican.
Pennsylvania is Republican, but by fig
ures greatly reduced from her usual ma
jority.
Maryland.is solidly Democratic.
Virginia repudiates Grantism by an in
creased majority.
! Wisconsin has probably gone Democra
tic, though both sides claim 1t.
Minnesota is Republican. by reduced
majorities.
Kansas is also Republican, but by re
duced majorities.
Mississippi has thrown off the carpe
bag yoke, and shown that not the whit,
men only, but the colored troops also hav
done nobly. The election there establish
es the possibility of bringing over eve
the unlettered negro voters of the sout
to the cause of conservatism and good gov
eminent, by the simple force of reason
patience and good Judgment on the par
of their white fellow-citizens. The result
of the contest, eminently satisfactory a
they are, since they give the state certain
t ly three and possible FIVE out of the six cor
gressmen, and legislature elected no
to rob but to regenerate the state
These results are not more satisfactor
than the temper in which the contest wa
conducted and the perfect public orde
maintained throughout it by a populatio
against which only the other day a
-, incompetent and discreditable governC
vainly attempted to let loose the thunder
s of Federal int rference, In no state
= which an election was held last Tuesda
were any issues of so wide nation;
- Importance involved as ia Mississippi.
is matter of natl )nal congratulation thi
these issues we're decided as they wer
Mississippi has proved that even ten lor
years of carpet bag corruption have n
" sufficed to mass the whole body Of neg
n voters at the south into drilled army
W native ignorance, to be swayed at will
imported demagoguism.
I Oregon. The election was to fill
l. vacancy in congress caused by the dea
r, of Mr.. LaDow, Democrat. A despat
T. from Portland. Or says that later electi
returns materially reduce the majority f
Lane (Dem,) for congress, and indica
the election of Warren (Rep) by sma
- majority.
: Illinois only elected county officer
= very little attention was paid to par
u politics, and the election in this state h
l. no political significance whatever.
r. AFOOL AND HIS MONEY.