New-York tribune., 1875-11-03
YRSTEPD4Y'S ELECTIONS.

For detailed returns of the elections held In
the several States yesterday. the reader Is re-
ferred to the very full telegraphrc reports and
tables of figures elsewhere. They contain vic
tory and defeat for both parties and though
the summing UP of result. gives neither party
such positive and pronounced advantage as
to warrant any excessive demonstration OF de-
light. il may be said with certainty
that they have fairly settled one or two
questions for both parties and for the c0un-
try. We have reckoned the Pennsyiva-
ni, election a. OF chief Importance, for the
reason that there the financial question was
distinctly an issue, and the result would slow
the truth or fasiiy OF the assertions OF the
soft-money demagoHles, that the people are III
favor of imitation. Ohio had led the way in
favor of honest currency, and so much was
gained. But Pennsylvania had still TO speak,
and we were told that in the mining districts,
where the pressure OF hard times was severely
felt, the vote, notwithstanding the Ohio result
and its prestige, would be very largely III
favor of the rag-mOuey Democracy. The
event shows how woefully the rag-money men
mistook the temper of the people. After the
Ohio election, the Republican leaders, seeing
ances of their platform on the money ques
ton. stepped boldly out and lifted the party
above the level and out of the atmosphere of
the Convention, and made it distinctly and
unquali6edly the advocate OF hard money and
resumption. They have their reward in a
party triumph, reversing the result OF
last wear and giving them the State by
10000 majority. Their opponents on the
other hand reap the rewards of their own
bundering and dishonesty i'll loss OF votes III
all the districts where they counted most on
gaining by the initiation cry. and III finding
their only gains i'll those localities where the
party either stuck to its hard money traditions
or ignored the question entirely. The financial
question was the paramount issue in Penn
sylvania, and this result following that in OHIO,
may be considered as settling it for the present.
Here in Newly iOrk the result outside of the
city does rot differ from what had been the
general expectation. The Democratic majority
on the State ticket is not so largo (nor is the
popular vote as last year. The issue in this
State was of administrative reform. and the
question before the voter was whether or not
he would indorse Gov. Tilden's thorough and
aggressive policy in his treatment of the
Canal Ring. The result shows that the peO-
pie are with him. But it shows another thing
which we commend TO the attention of honest
Republicans to wit, that the men
who have been driven out of the Dem
ocratc party by the Reform element have gone
over to the Republicans bag md baggage. The
Republicans gain control OF the Legislature,
because in the districts where the Canal
Ring is strongest the Ring men gave their
votes and influence TO the Republicans. Ii is
worthy of consideration by thoughtful Repub-
icans that wherever i'll this State they
have had any success, it has been by
uniting with the worst elements Of
the Democracy, with Morrissey and his gang
in this city, and with the Lords and others of
their kidney in the Canal Ring districts. How
much such successes arc worth is an interest
ing question for them to consider. 1t seems
10 be settled in this State by this election that,
whenever the Democratic party undertakes to
purify itself OF rogues, tho Republicans stand
ready to take up the victims and promote
them.
In the Massachusetts result the Republicans
may find some little comfort, though not
enough to get very mellow over. They have
redeemed the State" electing Sir. Rice by
some 1000 plurality. The result has no
special significance except M denOiing that the
Independent Voters who strayed away last year
are not hurrying back in large numbers or with
indecent haste. Mississippi had Il quiet cleo
ton, and is Democratic 10y small majority,
with the six congressman equally di-
vided special to The Cincinnati
Gazette indnlges IN the shastly face