The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-09
Democratic ele rtoral votes.
REPUBLICAN STATES.
Republican electoral votes ID.
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TheHerdH then says:
The striking feature of this comparison
is the near approach to equality in the
strength of the two political parties. 1t
shows that the next presidential election
is to be one of the most close and doubt |
full, and therefore one Of the most strenu- |
Gus and exciting, that has ever occurred in
the history of our politics. AS things now
stand, judged by the latest elections in all
the states, the Democratic party would
elect the next president by the slender ma
jority of seven in the electoral colleges
The signal Democratic reverses OF
the present year will prove fortunate
chastisement if they should teach the
party little needed wisdom. There is
nothing so marvellous in our politics as the
inability of the Democratic party to bear
prosperity. Ever since the close of the
war its head has been turned by every in
dication Of approaching success. 1t has
uniformly forfeited its chances because 1t
has had no sobriety of judgment when
fortune has seemed to beckon it. 1t fan
cied itself strong in 1868, and the use 1t
made of that great opportunity was to CON-
NIT itself to Mr.. Pendleton's reputation
scheme and to Mr.. Frank Blair scrazy null
LITIGATION of the reconstruction measures,
The consequence was an utter prostratlon
of its hopes by the triumphant election OF
General Grant, which was foregone con-
sequence from the day when the Democra-
tic national convention put forth its plat
form and ticket. The prospects of the
party were remarkably bright and hopeful
after the splendid series of successes in
the state election of last year, But the
tidal wave" only tempted the party into
the commission of new blunders. In it's
sanguine and overweening confidence it
rushed into fresh mistakes, which have
cost it nearly all it gained 1t first con-
spicuous blunder was the rejection Of Mr.
Carl Schurz in the senatorial election in
Missouri and the substitution Of a small
rebel general for one of the most gifted
statesmen Of the country. Mr.. Schur2
would have been a chief ornament of the
party if it had had the good sense to re.
elect him and take ground that he could
have stood upon, and he would have
brought to its support large body o.
intelligent citizens in many states whose
pride Of nativity would have been gratifeC
by honors bestowed on the foremost re
preventative of the German people il
America. Without stopping to particular
ize other bluDders of the same kind, W
hasten to the most stupenduous instanc
of the inability of the Democratic party t
act with sobriety and moderation whe
smiled upon by fortune.
The indescribable infatuation Of the De
mocracy OF the two great states of Obi
and Pennsylvania is both the latest an
the most egregious exhibition Of that suic
dial fightiness of temper and shallow arrC
gance which unfit the Democratic party
profit by success. The frothy rhodomol
tade about the tidal wave" beguiled til
Ohio and Pennsylvania Democrats into Ii
delusion that the success of the party W;
so assured that they might safely ventul
on any desperate experiment for contro
ling the next rational convention. who's
nomination for the presidency they SUI
posed would be equivalent to an electio
The consequence of their stupidity hi
been to give back these two great states
the Republicans and put dripping W
blanket on the prospects of the nation
Democratic party. The tidal wave" W
like alcohol, and the Ohio and Pennsylv
mia Democrats drank of it to maudlin i
toxication. In consequence of this drum
en- initiation folly the Democratic party b
lost in 1875 great part of its wonderf
gains in 1874.
Will the party learn wisdom now? "
have no doubt that it WILL because ev,
Mr.. Pendleton and his followers must s
that the possibility of electing Democr
tic president is staked on the vote of Ne
York, and that New York has become
doubtful that the least squirting to inf
ton in the Democratic national platfor
or the slightest bias toward imitation on t
part OF the Democratic candidate wou
give New York to the Republicans.