The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-16
SATURDAY, NOV. 16, 1878.
The Result in Garrett.

We have no objection to either OF
our coten2 poraries finding great COM
fort in the result of the November
elections, even down to the election
In oGr own county, at which we are
chagrined and mortified, but by no
means cast down or dispirited. With
The falling off of our vote and the
detection of a few of our voters to
Mr.. Resley it is neither mysterious
or a disheartening result, more par
ticularly when it is remembered that
after the loss in our county Mr.. Ur
ner has some seventeen hundred
votes to spare, and then elected by
more than the majority Mr.. Walsh
last received. One fact is now PLAIN
the Republicans now know the
worst they have to fear from uni
ted Democracy; and know that
with a full vote and united party
our supremacy in the county can be
maintained by from $50 to 200 ma
jOrity. There W as no division in the
ranks of the Democracy all the fac
tions were united, and they worked
with diligence and energy worthy
better cause. Their most influen-
tial men on both sides of the county
were out, and the result is seen in
comparison of votes cast, which, in
view of their predictions of carrying
our county this time by 200, and
by any majority in the future, must
resemble some other attempts by the
same party to keep their courage up
by cloud whistling" or by pre-
norton funeral grafton. The loss of
a Congressman in this emergency by
100, and the gain of county by a
majority Of 3 certainly is great
matter over which to rejoice.
The substantial reasons that the
Republicans have to rejoice over the
results can be summed up in brief
and emphatic statement; In the va
rious States voting they have gained
sufficient Congressman to reduce the
Democratic majority so that it is al
most entirely useless unless the thir-
teen Greenbackers vote solid with
them, and this is hardly possible.
They have reduced the majority in
the Senate to six, with chances of
still further reducing it to four with
in year. The have carried enough
States to secure majority in the
next Electoral College; and the Re-
publican party is to-day compact and
solid and a unit on all the great
questions of the day, while the Dem
ocracy are hopelessly divided by To-
cal disputes and about national ques-
tions cannot come together.
From New Hampshire to Texas
the break has been made that will
carry the country for sound money
and the Republican nominees in
1880. In our Congressional district
the power and prestige Of the cor
rupt "ring" that has ruled so long is
hopelessIy broken, and they realize
how impossible it will be for them
ever to regain their lost influence.
Nor is the outlook for these corrupt
partisans any better in the State at
large. Talbot gives a Republican
majority; so does st. Mary's, Charles
and Prince George, and Crane is not
beaten-simply counted out. A Re-
publican in place of Pinkney Whyte
is not an impossibility if we. the Re-
publicans of Maryland, are true to
our county, State and country.
Gentlemen, take comfort in the
"crumb" of 2 majority in Garrett. 1t
is certainly very small, but under
the circumstances, very, very CRATE
fully received.