The Morning herald., 1876-03-17
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spite d4he great scar in esh'
.ington, New Hampshire has gone Republi'
can. There never was = canvas in which
there was supreme confidence on one alde
and . ealmer hope and whiting for events
on the other. In such small State, with
3. small majority, it is very easy to effect
the result by money, and that money was
freely used during the campaign, and that
the Republicans had the fullest excheque'
is not disputed. The Republicans saw ne
great necessity of victory and nothl g
was left undone in the way Of lavish ex'
penditure of money to cnthuse the party
and bring out tie lageards. There was nc
reason tc expect anything short Of Re-
publican victory other than the appeal Of
the recent scandals to honesty. The re-
ult in many districts which were forn'erl.
carried by the Democrats, proves the
truth of the rumor Of the wholesale par-
chase of votes with Republican money
For many days before the election Repuo
lican lea lers openly boasted that they had
money sufficient to purchase enough votes
to chan se the result in strong Democratic
districts. The local matters, the stake OF
United States Senator, were vital to the
Republicans. They were anxious a. to
the complexion Of the next Legislature
fer the reason that that body. will choose
United States Senator, and that the Re-
publican majority was now so slim in the
Senate that not man can be wasted alter
the virtuous immolalion Of Pinchback.
The reel. ction of Governor Cheney
and majority Of the State Legislature
will continue the Republican representa-
ton in the United States Senate, but still
over the result the Republican party can
not be much elated or the Democrats
much depressed, as the battle Of New
Hampshire was not fought on national
field; it was but a mere State skir'nish.
The Republican triumph in New hamp-
shire is by 70 means significant Of the re-
suit Of the approaching great national con-
lest. A great national question cannot be
tried in a. police court, and New Hamp'
shire is actually, when we consider the
closeness o. its partisan vote and the facilt
methods Of efecting it, Of little more i'm
portance than the action Of a single coun
ty in some Of our large States, or that of :
single ward in some Of our large cities
If the administration claims victory il
this election upon the issue Of the Wash
ington scandal. then it suffers praclica
defeat, for to win upon that issue is ex
ceedingly bad for the Republican party
There is not the least significance, how
ever, in this first trial of strength as an in
dication Of the fortunes of the day. Thi
result, purchased with money, is no har
binger of further victory. The re. election
Of Cheney by some fourteen or fifteen hun
dred votes is not a very substantial victo
rv, when we look back to the election Q
1872, when Grant got clear majority q
SAB.
No person ever supposed that the reve
lations Of the stupendous Republican off
cial rascallty in Washington would hav
the effect of inducing Yankees to cast thei
votes in favor Of an honest admlnistratio
of the government. The almighty doll.'
prevails over the Yankees love for hor
esty. They sold themselves for govern
ment money. The victory Of the R;pul
licans in New Hampshire on Tuesday la'
is one purchased at the cost Of the intet
rity of the voters, and is hard CONNER
, tary on the virtue, dignity and honesty
: its citizens.