The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-04
TUESDAYS ELECTIONS.

Whatever may be the majorities either
way as to particular candidates, the result
of Tuesdays election may be regarded al
a sweeping republican triumph. Massa
chusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsy.
vania and Wisconsin wrested from the
hands of the democracy, with large repub.
lican gains in Maryland, Virginia and
Minnesota-what more could be asked of
single day? Back of this, too, are New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Ohio, Californis
and Colerado-all pointing unmistakabl,
to the continued ascendancy of the repub
llcan party in the nation. To Offset these
there are only Connecticut and Mississippi
both of which were lost by republican blum
ders. Connecticut endeavored to look tw,
ways and, in the endeavor, lost herself
The sentiment of the countryAand it was
right sentiment-was opposed to fedora
interference in state affairs, and ye. the re
publcans of Connecticut, while deprecat
ing such interference in the abstract, eli
dOrsed the presidents policy in Louisiana
and in thus endeavoring to ride two horse
in opposite directions lost the confidence Of
the intelligent voters OF the state and fell
to the ground. 1t was needed lesson,
and the country has profited by it. Mis-
sisslppi tell partially from the same cause.
Ames, the republican governor, invoked
and underworld to provoke governments
interference in that state-ihe endeavoi
Was futile, but the effect upon the voter
was dsastrous--and they, in choosing be.
tween the two evils of federal interference
and partial democratic supremacy, choose
the latter as the least Of the two evils
The lesson, too, WIS perhaps needed-we
believe that it will be needed.
All of these electious, those Of yesterday
and those earlier in the year, have turned
upon national Issues. Ohio elected her
state officers and Legislature on the issue OF
indation--a matter with which a state, a.
such, has nothing to do. In Massachu
sets, the party platforms were subsan-
TALLY identical, the nominations of both
parties were unexceptionable, the state
would have been as well governed, per.
haps, by the democrats as the republicans,
and there was nothing to divide the PEG.
pie of the state politically except the prob
able effect of the election upon the nation
al canvass next year-and that consdera
ton determined the result. So in New
York, the parties were in accord in Their
declarations of principles, the capacity and
integrity of the nominees were unassaled
and unassailable, and moreover the democ.
racy had the prestige of success and what,
ever of merit was due to Governor Tilden
for his efforts in the direction of ''cana
reform" so called-yet national considera
tons, the moral effect of this years state
election on the presidential canvass of mex
year was sufficient TO overcome the pres
tize of victory and overthrow a fifty thou
sand democratic majority. The same il
true of all the other states, the fact thai
next year was presidential year was more
powerful than any mere state or loca
issues.
The cause of this obvious. 1t is not thai
the honest, intelligent, independent citi
zen loves the republican party more, but
that 1t distrusts ii less. With all the faults
and failngs and blunders of the republican
party, 1t has, and justly too, firmer hold
on the confidence of the country than the
democratic party has or can have. There
is, as Murray says and as we have once be
fore had occasion to quote, an "indefinite
suspicion in the minds of the people, Of
the Whole democratic organization