Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
SIS Glory Enough for, One Day"-The
Radicals Routed i'm Indiana and West
Virginia and Badly Crippled i'm Ohio
Now for NOyember-Press Com
ments on the Late Elections.
Democratic Victory and Duty.
From the st. Louis Reprlblican.l

The writings of the Republican Journals
are something pitiful to behold. They ex-
pected to close the Presidential campaign
with q clap Of thunder in October, and have
nothing to do in November but walk over the
track and pocketthe stakes. They had talked
so much about "a solid North that they
actually believed it themselves, and made all
their arrangements accordingly. Ohio was
set down for a rousing Republican majority,
because it was Hayes's wv State, and might,
therefore, be depended upon to give him q
splendid start toward the White House.
Indiana was considered equally certain, be-
cause Morton lived there, aad the National
Committee had suppliedtha able andunscru-
pulous politician with all he asked form men
and money. To make assurance doubly sure,
Orth, who had been regularly nominated,
was compelled to leave the head of the tick
ct, and the place was filed by Gen. Harri-
son, whose u~neXceptionable character and
record, coupled with his illustrious ances-
try, gave him great personal popul lrity.
1t was estimated ''Blue Jeans'' Williams
would be beaten by a majority fully as large
in proportion as that in Ohio, and chat West
Virginia, the pet child OF Republican
parents, would remember its first love and
stand shoulder TO shoulder with Maine and
Vermont. These three States on the record
against the Democracy, the Republican
leaders WOuldle let the rest Of the battle take
care of itself, and proceed to arrange
Hayes's Cabinet for him and mark out the
line Of his administration.
But instead OF a sweeping Republican
victory there came what is equivalent to a
sweeping Republican defeat. Ohio is saved
'tby the skin Of it's teeth.'a Had it been
lost, Hayes would probably have been re-
quested to step down and out, and some
body substituted who could at least carry
the locality where he lived. Indiana re-
pudiates Morton, demOlishes Harrison, and
Endorses Williams and Democracy in hand
some style. West Virginia goes Demo-
cratic as quietly and completely as if there
was n" such thing as Republicanism in ex-
~istence. October has brought its clap Of
thunder, but it came from The wrong side
OF the sky, and was attended by lightning
that hit the Republican party square in the
stomach-producing, Of course, terrible
nausea and general decentralization and dis
gust.
From now until the eth of November
there will be one continuous battle. Two
great parties, quickened by the accumulate
ed animosities OF years, at last meet and
cross swords IN final duel on something like
equal terms. The Democratic steel has
drawn first blood, but the wound will only
spur the Republicans to a stronger rally
and a sharper rush. Let cur friends be
ready at all points. Let them work in the
next three weeks as they worked in Ohio
Reform will govern the country on and after
the 4th Of March. Let them sit down, fold
their arms and shut their eyes, and October
glories will be drowned in November
shame.