Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-07
The Meaning Of the Elections.

The chief anxiety and interest in Tuesday s
business centered in New York-the pivotal
State in the coming National contest. To
appreciate the result in that State, We need
to remember that the Democrats carried the
State for the five years previous to 1878.
The last Republican Governor of New
York was Gov. Dix, elected in 1872. In '73
the Democrats elected the Secretary of State
(the highest officer voted for) by 1900
majority. In "A Mr.. Tilden was elected
Governor by 50, 81 over Gen. Dix. In rs
Democrat was elected Secretary of State
by $500 majority. In &c Tilden had 80,
SIS majority for President, and Lucius Rob
inson was elected Governor by 30, AGO over
Morgan. In Il the Democrats again elected
the State ticket by pluralities ranging from
1000 TO $1,000. Last year Judges of the
Court of Appeals were the only State officers
voted for; but the Republicans carried the
Legislature, securing handsome majorities in
both houses. 1t was a premonItion of the
coming change.
This year the Republicans fully redeem
the State, not only electing Mr.. Cornell for
Governor 10y plurality of about 40 900, but
electiug the rest of the State ticket on which
there was no Democratic split, and carrying
the Legislature by two-thirds majorities in
each branch. These results have been secur-
ed in spite of an unfortunate nomination for
Governor on the part Of the Republicans
lfi.b If he
ticket the support of thousands of independ-
ent Republicans and but for the Kelly bolt
would probably have cost the Republicans
their Governorship.
There is but one possible explanation of
this result The vast majority of the voters
on both sides voted with main reference to
the National question, with most distinct I'M
Outstanding that ii the State went Democratic
it meant Democrat, and probably Mr.. Tilden,
for the next President, and that vote for
Cornell and the Republican State ticket was
vote against handing over the control OF
the National Government TO the party which
is ruled 10y rebel trigidiers and the solid
South The majority of the voters of the
Empire State said on Tuesday, by their
votes, that they propose to sustain the Ma
tional supremacy; that they will not let so
the results of the war; that the men who
once tried to destroy and then to capture the
Government. shall not rule the Nation-not
just vet; that the National election laws
shall be sustainey; the purity of the ballot
box protected; the shotgun policy rebuked,
and honest money and the fruits of resump-
ton assured. So say the loyal masses of the
North.
This is the verdict which is thundered all
along the line, by the guns which are cele-
brating Republican victories in Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New
Jersey, Connecticut, and every other State
in which a Republican success was possible
These results are the consequences of the
revelations of the temper and purposes of the
Southern Democracy, made in the last two
Congresses. And the Democracy can be
trusted TO see TO il that the dread of Demo
cratic supremacy in the Government thus
disclosed does not cool in the year to come
The Republican boom" will strengthen
with every month till next November.