The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-02-25

very small State, and the voting is principally
on the Republican side. At the Gubernatorlal
election Governor Howard received II, $50 votes
to $50 far his Democratic competitor. There IS
a reasonable probability that Republicans will
flourish for some years to come in Rhode Is
land. Connecticut cannot be considered an
entirely reliable Republican State. Her -four
ishino manufactures have attracted a large
population of foreign birth, whose political
affiliations have always been with the Demo-
Gratis In 1874 Governor Ingcrsoll (Democrat)
was elected by 6.7s2 majority; in 1873 he had
5,Sl4.majority. In 1874 the Republican vote VOL
was. SOM 700 larger than it was in 1873. The
Democrats gained about 1900. From this brief
summary of the result OF the elections in the
New England States in 1874, twill be seen that
the Democrats have really gained nothing since
1872, except in Massachusetts (the causes for
which are easily eXplained), and that If any
mortal disease is preying upon the yltais OF the
Republican party, the fatal symptoms have not
developed themselves in this section Of the u n
ion. 49, y . 49,
Coming to the Middle STATES we find the
exhibit not quite so reassuring to Republicans,
but certainly there is nothing in the political
outlook, even in these States, that have borne
the heaviest burden Of the ''hard times'' to JUS
the predictions of the jolly Congressional un-
dertakers, who make merry from day to day
over the prospective funeral OF the party.
In New York great re, ollltion was wrought,
but we have seen the action OF these periodic
.stidal waves reversed so frequently and so
promptly in that State, that we do not regard
this last exhibition Of political caprice as at all
decisive, The vote for Governor Dix i'll 1877
was Al, SOL: in 1874 it was 366,074, being
nearly $4,000 less. The vote for Mr.. Tilden
was 4l6,39l, while the vote for Mr.. Herman
(the Democratic candidate in 1922 was 392, 3oo.
The Republicans lost nearly 80, 100, but the
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consideration the facilities for increasing the
Democratic vote in New York city by the nat
| uralization Of foreign born citizens, gain OF
| "a, 600 in two years can easily be accounted
without conce,linG that single Republican
voted for Mr. Tilden. Looking at these facts and
| figures, we can see nothing in the present Pc
Utica! status Of New York that will justify the
confident prediction that she will cast her cleo
| toral vote for the Democratic candldlte 10.
President in 1876.
| Pennsylvania furnishes q still more striking
exhibition Of the apathy and Indifference OF the
| Republican party in the late elections than NeW
| York. 1t is not fair to either to compare the
vote OF 1874 in - State with that OF 1872
when Grant 349, - and -Greely 2l2, OIL. I'm
der normal conditions, when a full vote is poll
ed, the Republican majority is about 400 o
but in Gubernatorlal contests and in ''oH
years. it sometimes comes down to lO,OOO
We will therefore compare the votes of 1874 fol
1 Lieutenant Governor with the vote for Treas
uger in 1873: The vote for Latta (Denl.) IL
1874 was 277, 1876; the vote for Hutchinson
Oem.) in 1873 was 2l9,47l The Democrats
gained over $4,000 i'll Il single year. In lS7i
there was scarcely any canvass made on tht
Republican side, and the vote was untlsally
light. The Republicans cast but PA, 1913 votes
to $40, sos in the preceding year. The vote fo
OlmsteaJ (Rep.) in 1874 was 272.5l6; in lS7;
the vote ior Mackey (Rep.) was 244s23. Th'
gain on the Republican side compared with thu
vote of 1873 was 2S,793. They threw ava.
nearly 5000 on temperance candidates. ba
the most extraordinary circumstance connect
ed with these returns is that the Democrat
cast over &C, 900 less votes for Latta in 1877
than tilay did for Mr.. Buckalew: their candi
date for Governor in 1872 1t seems that tn
Democratic voters as we'll as the Republican
sre addicted to staying at home on election
dav in Pennsylvania. From these figures it cal
be clearly seen that when both parties make
great effort they can add 100. 900 to the aggre
gate vote, and that when the Republicans wax
up to work they can always carry the Stat
by large majority. Ifthe Democrats mean
carry Pennsylvania in 1876, they must max
batter showing by $4,000 than they did in 1874
fhe Republican party mag be said to be ailv
and healthy in Pennsylvania.
We have not space to give the returns fror
the other States, but they all prove substanti
ally the same fact namely that there was al
unusually falling off in the Republican vote eY
cry where, and that there was no corresponding
gain in the Democratic vote; in fact, i'll nearl
all the States the Democratic vote was less i
1874 than it was in 1872. From thi. we dras
| the reasonable inference that the Republlca
party is not moriound, and that the funeral SCI
mons now beinA delivered in the House Q
Representatives. somewhat premature.