Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
The November Elections.

The complete returns from last weeks
elections change the result in but solitary
case-that of New York-from the tele
graphic announcement made in the WArcn
MAN the morning succeeding the election. IN
every other instance those dispatches are
fully confirmed, or the result shown to be
even more favorable TO the Republicans.
The report that New York had been car
ried by the Republicans though received
from source entitled to the highest credit
seemed to us incredible at the time The
defeat Of a gentleman so eminent as Mr.
Bigelow, and nominated by a convention
which declared for steady steps toward
specie payment and no step backward" in
itself considered, would have furnished no
cause for exultation 1t now seems that
Mr.. Bigelow is elected secretary of state by
something like seventeen thousand majority.
This result justifes the faith which party
politicians sometimes lack, in the efficacy OF
honest public service, good nominations, and
sound principles clearly and boldly stated
And the Republicans may well be satisfied
with reducing last years democratic major
ity of more than fifty thousand to less than
twenty thousand the present year. Both
branches of the legislature are largely Repub
lican--the Senate twenty-five to ten, and the
Assembly seventy-two to ffty-six.
Massachusetts,, democratic by seven thou
sand in 1874, now elects Republican Gov
ernor by five thousand, and Republican
legislature by more than three to one.
Pennsylvania overcomes the democratic
majority of FIVE thousand last year, and now
REFLECTS Gov. Ilartranft by twenty thousand
and thereby nobly seconds Ohio in dealing
death blow at the initiation heresy.
Wisconsin, electing a democratic Gov
ernor two years ago by fifteen thousand ma
jority, now elects Republican Governor
and majority in both branches of the legis
lature.
Kansas, beside increasing her Republican
majority, elects ninety-nine of the one hun
bred and thrty-seven members of the legis
lature.
Minnesota elects the Republican state
ticket by fully ten thousand majority, and
gives Republican majority in both branches
of the Legislature.
New Jersey, last year. elected democratic
Governor by thirteen thousand majority, and
legislature with eighteen democratic ma
jority on joint ballot. Now the Republicans
gain eighteen assemblymen, reverse the ma
iority and recover the Senate-a very i'm
portant Republican victory.
Iowa shows twelve thousand Republican
gain, and Nebraska is also overwhelmingly
Republican.
Mississippi, Virginia and Maryland have
been carried by the democrats or rather
conservatives"
Thus it will be seen that the Republican
tidal wave, which New Hampshire set roll
ing in March, has swept across the CONT
nent and become overwhelming in Novem-
ber The old Republican states are again
in line. With the recovery of Ohio, Penn
sylvania, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and
other states, the Republican party will enter
the Presidential campaign with the highest
assurances of success This we say upon
the assumption, and upon that only, that the
present advantage be used with the highest
wisdom and prudence. Success brings great
responsibilities. The party cannot afford,
any more than could the democracy to tri-
he with the public feeling and conviction.
1t is often castor to win victory than to
turn it 10 the best advantage. The Repub-
leans have been wise in their plans aud
management of the campaign, aud must now
be equally wise in turning present success to
future account.