The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-02
THE NOVEMBER STRUGGLE,

Eleven States of the Union hold elections
on Tuesday, November 3D. for different
State officials. In nearly all Ct them the
campaign has been vigorous, and has been
fought by the ablest and most prominent
men in both parties. With the Republican
party the effort has been strong to avoid the
battle-ground of essential party principles,
and has, with great alertness and some strata
gem, sought the cover of side-issues, by which
move they evidently hoped to weaken their
opponents by means of a system of political
bushwhackipg
Lacking the courage to make the struggle
on the open, clear field Of past record and
present principles, they have endeavored
rather to organize and stimulate discussion in
the ranks Of their opponents, than to subject
their own policy to the scrutinizlng examina-
ton of fir criticism. The currency question
offered them fine opportunities, and with an
energy born of desperation they have struggled
by every means in their power to convict the
entire Democratic party Of adopting the rag
baby, whose paternity is unquestionably Re
publican.
While this ruse has met with partial sue
cess in some localities, it has, we think, been
generally suspected and the proper steps
taken to avoid its consequences. The battle
of to. morrow is of interest more on account
of its probable effect upon national politics,
than for any special local significance. except.
possibly, in Mississippi, where it has reduced
itself to question of redemption or utter
| and irretrievabe ruin.
Either Ames' policy Of rule or ruin must be
made to suffer an utter and ignoble defeat or
there will be left to the people of our gallant
sister State naught save mourning and weep
ing over her buried hopes. 1t is in Pennsyl-
vania, however, whers the Radical party has
been most energetic in its efforts to foist upon
suffragants the belief that the Democratic
party has adopted as essential planks in its
platform principles which are as utterly foreign
to the true policy of the party, as honesty and
strict and unwav oring integrity are strangers
to the cohorts of Radicalism.
But the stalwart statesmen of the Keystone
State have, we trust, met the strategists with
SO frank and clear declaration of the real
intents and wishes of the true party of reform
as to deprive their covert shafts OF all their
malicious venom; and Tuesdays election will
decide whether or not the men of Pennsyl-
vania have heard Alright the echoes of reform
reverberated from the hills of their native
State and born Of the solemn declarations OF
the leaders of reform, or have suffered them
selves to be led astray by the specious inuen-
does and whisperinss of despairing Radical
ism, The elections to be held are about as
follows:
Virginia elects Legislature. The present
Legislature contains Conservative majority
on Joint ballot of 80 votes. Her Congressional
delegation. chosen in 1874, is entirely Demo
cratic. Total vote in 1874 WAS about 17S, O0O
Kansas elects q Legislature, which, as IL
now stands, has a Republican majority OF %
on Joint ballet In total vote OF st, liz for
Governor in 1874 there was Republican ma
iority of IS, 293. The State was admitted ID
1859, and never gave Democratic majority.
MARYLAND will elect State officers and q
Legislature Her present Legislature has
Democratic majority of forty-nine on joint
ballot. Congressional delegation all Demo
Gratis. Total vote in 1874, 1913, $685. with a
Democratic majority of IA, 1875. The State
has been uniformly Democratic for the past
nine years. In 1860 it gave Breckenridge q
majority of 1894,
Massachusetts, elects a Governor vice Will
liam Castor, and State Legislature, the
present having Republican m7Jority Of
eighty eight on joint ballot Her Congress
sional delegation is composed of five Repub-
licans, four Democrats and two Indepe ndent.
|: She has given Republican majorites for the
past seventeen elections, except in 1874, when
a Democrat was elected Governor. Total
vote in 1872, about 1913 900. Republican ma
iority at the last election for Congressman,
1874, 6591.
Mississippi elects Legislature the present
giving a Republican majority OF thirty on
Joint ballot. Ia any fair election the State
will give an anti Radical majority.
, Minnesota elects State officers and Legsla-
ture. Since 1857 the State has given Rspub-
lican majorities ranging from four to twen'y
thousand. In the Legislature the Republi.
cans have majority of three on joint ballot
Total vote in 1874, "a, 107 The contest IN
this State will be close, with fair prospect
for the Democrats.
Missouri elects a Legislature. Her tota
} vote in 1874 was 26l, 600, when the Democratic
majority was 81, ASP. Ia the Legislature the
Democrats have majority of II on joint bal.
lot Congressional delegation al Democrats
New York elects Legislature. The total
vote for Governor in 1874 was 79l, $50, wher
Tilden's majority was SO, $40 over all In the
present Legislature there is Democratic
sjority of 16 on joint ballot: The Congress:
sional delegation stands Is Democrats to L
} Republicans.
New Jersey elects Legislature in place o
the present, which has Democratic maJorlt!
Of II on joint ballot. The last vote OF TN
State WAS 1S1, 1888, the Democratic maJorlt.
) being 1888. The Congressional delegation
, stands five Democrats TO two Republicans.
Pennsylvania elects Governor, etc, ant
: Legislature. At the Congressional election il
1874 the Democratic majority was IS, $40. Ii
f the present Legislature the Democrats have
majority of seven on joint ballot. The Con
gressional delegation stands IL Democrats tt
10 Republicans.
Michigan elects Governor and Legls
lature