The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-11-25
The Lesson Of the Elections Of
1875.
CON ID New orIaans sanday 81.

This years elections have been
held. Full votes have been polled
ID most Of the States, and the re
suits, when carefully considered,
are most gratifying to those who
look forward to the overthrow Of
rudicalism in 1876.
lin Connecticut, in the largest
vote polled for years, the demo-
Gratis swept the field by large
majority. Ih Maine, in full vote,
the republican majority was re-
duced by thousands. In Califor-
nia the democratic majority was
emphatic and decisive. La North
Carolina, Arkansas, Texas, Mary
land, Virginia, Kentucky and Mis-
souri, the democrats were victor
ious. In Ohio the largest vote was
polled that has been delivered for
years, and the immense republican
majority of 1872 was reduced to a
few Thousands. To that State the
democrats were divided on the cur
rencg issue, and Gov. Aliens
ticket had the positive opposition
of those democrats who oppose in
fation, and who, misconstruing
the position of the Ohio democra-
cy on that question, charged them
with being infationists. To this
democratic opposition was added
the spasmodic efforts of the Grant
Administration to stem the tide of
defeat and the influence and money
of the National Banks, whose mo-.
nopolies were openly assailed by
the democrats of Ohio. And to
crown all, the issue of religious
instruction in the public schools
was thrust into the campaign, and
the prejudice of thousands Of un-
thinking religious enthusiasts were
arraved against the democracy,
who claimed religious freedom for
all and denounced the attempt OF
the republicans to mingle religion
with the affairs of the State. In
Cincinnati, Cleveland and other
cities, frauds of the grossest char
acter were perpetrated, and in
these cities alone was there q re-
publican gain and yet, despite all
of these untoward circumstances,
the democratic party polled thirty
thousand more votes than ever be-
fore. In 1876, when these side is
sues shall be abandoned, and the
democratic party, true to it's tradi-
tons and faith, shall stand as a
unit as the champion OF reform,
attaching the rottenness of radi-
| calism, and the tyranny, lawless-
ness and corruption of the Ma
tional Administration, Ohio will
give an immense majority of her
votes to the democratic nominees.
And as 10 Ohio, so in Pennsylva-
MIA, where side issues were thrust
| into the canvass, and where the
democrats were victorious every
where, except in the great city OF
Philadelphia, in which frauds and
national bank money carried the
day for the radicals.
In New York the democrats were
divided. Tammany and anti-Tam-
many fought each other more
| fiercely than did democracy and
radicalism. The majority Of $4,000
IN New York city was cut down,
| for this cause, nearly two thirds,
and yet the democratic ticket was
victorious by near 20, 1000 majority.
! Next year the Empire State, when
the internal discussions Of the city
democracy shall be harmonized
and settled, will give its electoral
votes 10 the democratic ticket by
scores Of thousands majority.
In the far West, Kansas and
Minnesota show large democratic
gains, while Wisconsin and Ore
gon stand firmly by the democratic
party.
But most significant Of all are
the elections IN the States of ala,
bama and Mississippi. In the
former the democrats were sue
cessful by d vast majority, securing
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