The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-09
THE SUMMING UP.

The smoke of the battle has sufficiently
cleared and the hitherto conflicting dis
patches have assumed that degree of con-
sstency that we are able to state with some
approach to certainty the results of the
elections of a week ago. In brief, the re-
suit is about as follows In Massachusetts,
Alexander II. Rice, republican, has mi
nority of the popular vote of some six
thousand, but is elected governor by
a plurality of about the same num-
Der of votes over William CASTOR,
democrat, who was elected, last year,
by majority of seven thousand the
balance of the republican state ticket is
also elected and both the senate and house
are republican by increased majorites over
last gear. In New York the democratic
majority Of fifty thousand is cut down
some thirty-five thousand, the republican
majority in the senate is increased from
three to two-thirds of the whole body, and
the assembly is wrested from the control of
the democrats. New Jersey has republi-
can majority in both branches of the legis-
lature against democratic majority III the
house and on joint ballot year ago.
Pennsylvania gives republican majority
of fifteen thousand against democratic
majority of forty-six hundred year ago.
The democratic majority in Maryland is
reduced by some seven thousand votes,
while in Virginia the republicans have
made gains in both branches of the legisla-
ture and the alliance between the conserva-
tives and democrats seems to be at an end
Taylor's, democrat, majority of fifteen
thousand in Wisconsin, two years ago, be.
comes fifteen hundred against Inn this
year, while the republicans have doubled
their majority in Minnesota securing the
legislatures of both states, as they have,
also. in Kansas, by increased majorites in
both branches. Mississippi alone has turned
her back on the republican party.
While the result seems to be satisfactory
and to show large republican gains over
last year, yet they are, at the same time,
sufficiently close to be interesting. A
change of some twenty thousand votes,
properly distributed, would have given
each and all of these states, with the pos
sible exception OF Kansas, to the de-
mocracy while similar change of demo-
cratic votes would have given each and all
of the states, except Virginia and possibly
that, to the republicans. A change of four,
or an increase of eight, votes in every
township and ward in Pennsylvania would
have given the state TO the democracy, and
a little larger change or increase in New
York would have secured the election OF
the republican state ticket. We believe
that the result as close as these compari-
sons show it to have been, is all the more
satisfactory, all the better for the republi-
can party and the country than more
complete and sweeping republican victory
would have been. AS it is, it indicates that
the country is still distrustful of the demo
cratic party, and that it is ready and will
ing to restore the government to the repub-
licans ii they should prove worthy of it.
As we said, week ago, it is not that they
love the republican party more, but that
they distrust 1t less 1t remains for the re-
publican party to determine whether this
lingering feeling of distrust shall give way
to confidence and SO result in an easy vic
tory at the polls next year, or whether it
shall intensity and deepen and end in dis
astrous defeat. A wise use of the fruits
of this years victory will bear good fruits
next year, and the very closeness of the
vote, last week, admonishes us to be honest
and wise. The result is in our own hands,
and it is for US to decide what it shall be.
An amusing feature of this years result
is found in the heartiness with which q