The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-10
The Republicans Deriving Consola-
ton from Trifes.

The Republicans Deriving Consola-
ton from TriAes.
The Uaion and Gazette are welcome to
all the comfort they derive from the re
publican victories" in the late election. IF
they are satisfied with the triAes CLEANED
in Massachusetts,, Wisconsin and Connect
lieut., while the leading states of the union
are falling away from their party, one by
one--let them keep on whistling.
The Union says:
10 New York, under the aggressive
leadership of Roscoe Conkling. the repub-
licans have obtained a majority In both
branches of the legislature, and reduced
the democratic majority on the state
ticket to about $4,000. When it is consid-
cred that the democratic majority last
year was $4,000, republicans in other
states ought to be well satisfied with the
record Of their New York brethren.
And the Gazette says:
The grand old republican party is re-
newedly assured of its strong hold upon
the esteem and the support Of the best ele-
ments of our national citizenship.
Massachusetts, imperilled by countless
i5ms growing out OF the prolonged pros
tration of labor and of all mercantile en-
terprises, has nobly led the republican
columns in the march of their well won
victories. y
In Massachusetts,, too, it was no uncertain
sound which rallied the republican forces
TO struggle aud success.
In Massachusetts, also. the call was to
an hearty and unqualified Endorsement OF
the national republican administration OF
President Hayes, and of its efforts to
secure national concord and an honest and
effective civil service, The response has
been given,
Evidently the Gazette has been so lost
in wrapt admiration Of the 10000 repub
lican majority in the ''old bay state" that
it forgot there were elections held in any
other state, and also forgot that only last
year Massachusetts, gave Hayes repubh-
can majority of Al, 2S6, thus leading "the
republican columns in the march of" defeat
by falling off of $1,000. The democracy
can stand all such responses" given with
mo uncertain sound" as that, and the
Gazette is heartily welcome TO all its cheap
glorifcation over the result in that state
Then the Union comes up with an en-
thusiastic crow because New York
has only a democratic majority Of
about $4,000. full returns will
swell that to about 100000 asking
US to remember that last year it went
$4,000 democratic Well that is some
thing to console it. But how about Penn
sylvania, that last year gave a republican
majority of nearly $4,000 t17,966l? Last
Tuesday, it not only wiped out that ma
jority. but went democratic by nearly
10000. Is it such changes as this tina
leads the Union to exolaim ''the returns
are more gratifying than we haC
any reason to hope they would be?'
Or was it in the returns from Minnesota
which only gave a republican majority o
about 10000 or 1900, which recorded
$4,000 last year2 Or was it FROM thu
returns of Kansas, which rolls up re
publican majority of 10000 these figure
are exaggeratedl which last year CAV
10000 republican majority? Or Nebraska
with its 5000 republican majority, whicl
last year gave Hayes 1000 majority
Aud so we might go on-not a single stat
but the republicans have met with disaster
while the democrats have increased thei
votes in every republican and Democrat
state save one, and have wrested the gres
state OF Pennsylvania from their opponent
in the face of majority against them aRgrt
eating 10000, and placed it Nth demC
cratic majority OF 10000 men, alongside
Ohio, which was redeemed last month frOl
republican control; and they have also ca
ried New Jersey, Maryland, Mississippi
aud Virginia
The three great states of New Yor
Pennsylvania and Ohio standing side
side 10 the democratic ranks, is spect,
Gle whose significance cannot be overlooke
by the most careless or the most pref
diced observer, and its meaning is plain
the dullest comprehension. A tribun
higher than returning boards; higher thu
electoral commissions, has set the seal
condemnation upon the machinery whit
deprived rigbtful president of his ofhc
and gave victory to defeated candidat
The credentials of Hayes have bet
repudinted, while the pOlicy-democrat
policy with which he has endeavored
atone for the weakness of his title, b
been indorsed. 1t was the first opportuni
the people had Of passing judgment up
the means employed to set aside Il
popular verdict delivered at the 10
presidential election. And they render
Judgment with no uncertain sound"
view of the above exhibit, now silly Il
winding up of the Gazette article on d
result OF the late elections" wherein
says, in 1878 we may. if we will, secu
republican victories all along the line
few more such victories TOR the republica
as they gained last Tuesday, aud the
will be nothing left of the party.
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