Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-11-04
THE RUTLAND HEkALD
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER A. 1875.
TuE ELECTIONS.

There was a return of the tidal wave
On Tuesday and Republicans through
ont the country have reason tcr gresi
announcement. Massachusetts mas [e-
turned to her old position. Last year
CASTOR, the most popular Democrat IN
tho state was elected Governor by IT.
tie over 1000 plurality, and now hlce Is
chosen by about the same plurality. In
Springfield, where Mr.. Adams was con-
tinuously nominated by the Republicans
during the whole canvass, the indepena-
emf vote was 90. Mr.. Phillips haa no
difficulty counting all that stood up
at his request. Pennsylvania, State
which last year, for the first time III
eight years, and the second Time III
e,ghteen wears was carried by the Demo
Gratis by small majority, has re elected
Gov. Hartranft by a majority much
larger than the average of ''otf years.
The issue turned largely on the currency
question. and the friends OF honest
money have triumphed. This as lesson
In political honesty and sincerity is an
invaluable result In New jersey
the Republicans have made large
Oains Wisconsin, which last year
went Democratic, has elected kepuo-
lican Governor and State officers. last
year Mr.. Taylor had majority OF over
1;.Goo. and now Mr.. Luddington has
majority, apparently, nearly as large
Minnesota elected Republican Governor
John y. Pillsbury, and State officers and
legislature. Kansas chose Republican
legislature and county officers. In Mary
land. which has always been a strong
Democratic State the Republicans anu
Reformers on fair vote could have tri-
unnhed. The election In Baltimore
was turbulent. Many of the polling
places were taken possession OF ny
roughs, who drove the reform voters
and especially the negroes, from the
ground, and with the connivance or ac-
tive aid of the police, made the election
a mere mockery. In Virginia the Dem
ocrats. as usual, carried the election.
Mississippi, State which the hepuoli-
cans have held since the close
of the war, has gone Democratic
nv means of system of intimidation,
which the people Ia that State are faml-
lar with. A correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial, an independent pa
per. who has been writing from JACK
son, during the canvass, reports that the
Democrats have managed, by direct and
indirect means, to create general alarm
among the negroes A good many nave
been killed. their leaders, white and
black, have been put to death or run out
of the districts in which they live; work
has been taken from those who took an
active part in politics; tive,sixths OF the
Democratic voters have gone armed for
the past two months, and by these and
kindred means the Republicans have |
been frightened away from the polls
The greatest revulsion is that which
has happened in New York. Tammany
Hall has been completely routed. The
Times, Herald and San have worked
side by side against Tammany, while the
Tribune and World have worked for the
"Boss." The result in the city IS ex-
..-.-4AA..,sA,rs .,s~.siEyisse- In the State. NJ
>not quite, carried the election. Gov.
Tflden, who has been reforming with
the White House in view, has been reject
ed by the people because his insince,ity
was so apparent as to be disgusting. The
latest returns show that the vote is
doubtful, but from the Democratic ma
jority of fifty thousand In the last cleo
ton, close vote is really Republican
triumph. In New York city there was
falling off of seventeen thousand Dem
ocratic votes. 1t Is no wonder that the
disappointed boss Kelley exclaimed, lis
1t possible !" as he addressed his discon-
ISOLATE hearers in Tammany Hall, as re-
turns were received. But it is possible.
The Republican party has hold upon
the confidence of the people which a
few anxious aspirants for control in ma
tional affairs.have as yet failed to shake.
These elections, says the New York
Times, greatly simplify the next |
years work. No one need fear that the !
Republican successes will revive the |
third term project. That is as dead |
as Julius Cesar. We never should have |
supported such a scheme under any cir
cumstances, and nothing whatever |
would lead us to do so now. OF that
our readers may be thoroughly assured.
Next year we hope to see totally new
candidates put forward by beth parties,
and If the best men on each side are Sc.
lected as standard bearers we shall have
an election which will be at once credi-
table to the people and conducive to the
and renown of the coun try"