Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-03-16

Iais election took place OF Tuesday
asst Wiih the following geutraI result +;
+ so choice o. Governor by the people
/ Tie Republican candidate l,iIs of a
majority by about 400 votes The Con.
I gJessiou4i delegation stands t',o Demo
) o,ats aud one Republican. Ga joint
| ballot the Legislature Is Reput lean by 5
or 40 majority. The Council stands three
/ Democrats 10 Two Republicans
/ A, this election has given iisfaelion
I to neither party, he verdict OF he people
" D be viewed as equivoca, lis. how
+ ever. substantial Republican victory
i E.oa party engaged ia the contest with
I 2re4: zesi. aud each employ 81 every
/ eNpylient wi.aia ia power o via q
y.c,Oly Everything In the Sta a was ia
tbe iron grip OF the Democra '. That
I party held every department OF he State,
executive. judicial and legis alive--as
in A vice, and compelled each TO do i,s
bidding A. al. events. that party re.
solved 90 be lis own successor. But The
Republicans. with equal resolution, net
these cohorts. and. with gall .ntry IN
equailed in political warfare, IN ade net
gain OF 1000 votes. defeated tn Demo
cratic candidate tor Governor. Al d elected
8 majority OF The Legislature This
secures two departments OF tie Sla.e
government; in republican han is; and
consequently gives it more th N half
loaf. while before il had no br, ad No
opposition shooting has gree ted this
result. aRd the hopes, deierre bY this
iule skirmish. are bitter 70 contemplate.
Inc following paragraph tom our
Portland contemporary is jus. a true as
3, IS io.iy Ii is a new way Of rejoicing.
lie says:
TIE evidences sle abundant that the
publican leaders believed that they had
perfected arrangements which would
secure them "a sweeping victory In The
''ls. p'ace they 10 convention declared
against q third term 20 relerc themselves
q. The Dad @, GyaniiSm NTH tbs masses.
I.sv next sent committee on % Wash
GOA 20 assure The President that they
dio rot mean airy such thing AMI 10 get
tAeir shave oil the corruption tutd. They
succeeded in convincing tie Pres dent and
caMe home fash. They iheG commenced
campaign of bribery aud dtlractioa.
] 81. Democratic candidate was vantonly
assai.ed ia The most slaDderous manner.
and every plychssea0ie yOler wa seen
The extent 10 which this kind o. couup
tllu wa, caried may be inferred from the
face tlIt a New Hampshire man wing in
Iinoi, was Tered his expenses home
aud back II he would come on md vote
lheiI licSet-a SUN equal 20 sey .nty.tite
dollars Ter single vote.
Il. is unnecessary to say that all this
may not be on the square, OF that it is
no, entirely true, or that it is jus possible
i, may be'a little exaggerated. 1t would
he easy TO offset This kind of rejoicing, by
stating that thousands OF Irishlnen and
Frenchmeu were uaturalized illegally, or
TIA, luuds were procured from Boston
aud New York 70 buy votes, or that lies
were circulated in every direction against
he purest men in the State. But as
assertions amount TO nothing without
proof, let The defeated enjoy their Illusions.
This kind olresult is likely 10 be repeated
with interest in the future, until the Cor
dous and Dayises lind back seat in the
American synagogue, or revise their
politics.