The Portland daily press., 1878-11-08
FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8.
The Washington Standpoint.
TCorr. Boston Herald,1

Corr. Boston Herald
The more the election returns are studied the
more clearly does it appear that the Republican
party has been put upon its feet again by the
action of the people this year, and the more ev-
ident is the fact that the Democrats have but a
doubtful prospect of carrying the country in
1880. These things are tightening the hearts
of Republicans here greatly to-day, the little ta.
BILE of figures showing that, if President had
been elected this year, the States that have
gone Republican would have elected 213 out of
the 1863 presidential electors A majority of
the electoral votes tells the whole story, and
raises high hopes for the future in Republican
breasts. 1t is natural that the President and
all the members of his Cabinet should feel
greatly pleased at the result 1t is pleasant to
them to be able to believe that when they 90
out (f they go out in 18S0), it will not be for
the purpose of turning the Government over to
the opposition.
[Corr. Boston Post.1
If the Democrats had not unseated three Re-
publican members of the present Congress.
their majority would now be 10. The next
House, therefore, will have almost precisely
the same ant-Repubican majority as the pres
emit House. 1t is evident that if the Democrats
had not re districted Ohio and had not gained
two Congressman from the Republicans in
Maine, the new House would have Republic
can majority. 1t is evident that neither party
will have majority in the next House regu-
larly elected. The Greenbackers and Indepen-
cent Democrats will have the control if thew
choose to assert it. 1t cannot be told until
Nevada is certainly heard from just how the
House will stand as to the majorlties of State
delegations, but it looks as if the States would
be evenly divided between the parties, with a
chance that d. L. Matyr, the Greenbacker,
WHO holds the balance of power in the Indiana
delegation, may control the whole question of
the election of President.
[Corr. Boston Advertiser
The results attained by the division OF time
insisted upon by the Republicans Of the North
at the ballot-box Tuesday, have sadly democrat
lied the Democrats here. Their defeat was
totally unexpected. In spite of the October
elections, it was believed by them that suca CO.
operation had been secured in many parts of
the country with the Greenback men as to in.
sure widespread Republican defeat. They
are able to account for the defeat in the East
on the ground of the fact of that section being
largely in favor of hard money, but this theory
does not serve to explain to them the Republi.
can success throughout the West, and conse-
quently they find themselves driven to the ad-
in the South had much to do with solidifying
the North against their party. Many of them
condemn the course of several Southern Jour
mails, particularly the Charleston News with
the detailsof the red.shirt aud rfle.club opera.
lions throughout South Carolina, since these
details have been freely admitted to be the
worst that the Republicans have claimed. and
in the light OF the verdict of the North the poll
cy OF such candid description of outrage aud
abuse is regarded as extremely short-sighted.
The only comfort which the Post is able to ex.
tract from the situation is that the solid South
seems to remain intact, while as yet it sees no
indication of solid North. and over its returns
which indicate s~eepipg Democratic defeat it
places the cheerful headlines, "We'ye come
to stay with Democratic majority of four
teen in the Senate and thirty in the house,
II seems to be conceded on all sides, by the
Democrats and Republicans alike, that the de-
feat of Butler in Massachusetts, and of the
greenback movement throughout the country
has brought the Republican and Democratic
parties face to face again for contest over the
Presidency, and the Democrats see further in
the situation determination on the part of the
North not to remit the government to the con-
troll of the South and her allies at the North
Prominent members Of the Administration ex-
'ress the opinion that the election
=. 90 far decided the question of honest
mas tit may be considered in position
money. take care of itself; that it will be
mnele !. W a. he Administration, and that the
msna.a " " of the surprising weakness
of the greenback NOV ~;tb WI" ,hs nUs os.s 70
attempt any interference w. 70 parpoSeS VI
the Administration in regard .som n,;shass
resumption, since when it is once A. :, .ho;.
the Democrats will be obliged to cea> IA s5e .n
opposition to it, since no party can al. "'o ~
plsce itself in position, after the vetdics VI
these elections, Of seeking to suspend specie
payments