Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-11-11

puoHCdH minority OF oU. Suc1 beng the
case, the total vote Of the county Will
give Hayes 10 majority, and McKeuua
20 to % majority. Should Hcttrnshaw
vote, the Democrats claim s majority
there.
a QUIET ELEcuoN.-As we write
these lines the election which is to de
eide who are to be our rulers for the next
four years Is progressing. There Is no
sound Of strife, none OF The accompaui-
ments which seemed to be usepprable
from an election in former years. The
town is more quiet than on even an oldi-
nary working day, and bat for the little
groups Of men on the street discussing
the probabilities OF the contest, an out
slider would hardly know that anything
more than usual was in progress.
This quietude does not proceed from
any lack OF interest in the result. For
there has not been Presidential election
since 1861 in which the sympnthics Of the
l.
With the Democrats it is a death suug.
gle and they knowit. Ii they fail to- day
they may as well give up tor ali time
They know they have II solid South to
begin with, while their opponents have
only the grand, clevating humanitarian
principles Of their party to base their hopes
of success in any State. The strongest
Republican, States fall out of line and
elect Democrats, when the Republicans
permit the greed and scltshne,, of poit-
cal leaders to warptha partys usefulness.
And Republicans cannot bur feel that
Democratic triumph at the present time
would 60 far toward vitating the good
which IN, grown out Of Republican rule. ,
Under such circumstances it j. but nat
ura that the interest felt should be deep
and abiding, although it was not mani
Tested in noisy or enthusiastic demon>tra-
tious.
We are glad to see an election carried
on in this manner, For it Indicate, that
men have their convictions SETTLED and
are not to be- won over to one side or the
other by cajolery and Misrepresentation
at the last moment. Unlike some uu-
happy portions Of the country here every
man can speak, write, psiut, and No,e
his sentiment without fear OF injury to
hi, person or his business. We waJid
that the election to-day be cQnductud d IN
every place with the same oidrr and
Quetnc-> a> here; that it .caye behind III
no more M bluod, no more rrmomuIuu
ce- ol the strife thau here. Thee, which
ever way ii may g, We coQ.d De resign
ed tp the vii, o. the maJ 'rrty IA expires
ed Mt the ballot box. nut thi- is hoping
almost against hope For unfortunate
ly there are too many ,put- in the land
who believe IN Winning an election il
any way 50 long Il, II Is won
LACKING NEws.-Our exchanges OF
last wecI; have all came to u--R publl-
can and Democratic alike with lhcll col
umns flied with political tlc.e- urging
the claims OF their respective lavolitc>.-
Next week they in tin viii be h!led with
election returns. Except 50 .ar a. they
give the generai result, such news wid
BE- barren oi interest to the general cad
ers. Beyond knowing the vote OF the
counties, and the gain or loss OF Con-
gressmen election news will possess bat
little interest. 1t is difficult to get up
readable paper in thi, place the week Of
or the week after AN election. We ale II
day behind every other large place in the
receipt Of news hence the difficulty -
When matters settle down into the Old
channel it will be different.
ROAD OvERsEERs. - These officers,
have been elected under the new law
which went into effect this year The
following is the list 50 far as it has come
to our knowledge: /: WeaveryiIe, Or,ou
Fox Douglas City, Geo. Ward Lew
iston, NJ. NnnMatre Ea,tman's, j. a.
Bakemore; ; Minersyille, Victor Mall !
Junction CITY, John Beregn; Canon
City, \. q. Price; North Fork, G. Vein |
heimer; CoX's Bar, John b. May. All
these officers must take the outh-of office |
and present their official bond for APP
proyal within ten days after receiving
their certificate OF election.
Chas. Maynard was elected in Hay /
Fork District and Il. b, Williams at
Trinity Center
OUR CoNGkEsSMAN.-A letter from /
Clay w. Taylor to NJ. f. Griffin, ESQ, /
gives Us the latest intelligence in regard
to Il political situation in regard to the I
Congressional delegation, that all the I
Congre,smen on the Pacific Coast are
Republican with the single exception Of
Luttrell. we do not know OF any great
crime the people OF the Third District .
have been guilty Of that they should be /
thus afflicted.
Gnr rNnru. Pan. 4. ,ts -Mr q T.