Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-13
lailp Aennebee Journal.
Augusta, Thursday Morning, Nov. 10, re.
The Victory in New York.

Inc lctDrN Ill New lOihs
Some republican papers having promul
gated the idea that the republican victor,
in New York is less than it should have
been, the Tribune presents facts which
demonstrate the opposite and are worthy
of general attention. lin 1873, says the
Tribune. 1.-THE republican party was in
minority by about 5000 votes. The fact
that The greenback vote was drawn almost
wholly from the democratic ranks alone
enabled the republicans to elect their can
didate by plurality. This year six out
of the seven democratic candidates were
officials who had been elected by the peo-
pie. Governor Robinson had been elected
by clear majority of 2i,753 in 1876, on
the fullest vote ever east in the State. lie
now has majority of more than 10000
against him, and the republican candidate
beats him by nearly 10000 votes. Mr.
Beach, Secretary OF State, was elected IN
1877 by plurality of 1l,264, and he is
now beaten by about 1000. Mr.. Olcott,
Controller, was elected in 1877 by plu-
rality of 36,1ll, and it now appears that
he is beaten probably by about 5000. MIR.
Mackin, the Treasurer, was elected in
1877 by plurality Of 1856, and it now
appears that he is beaten by about 5000.
Mr.. Schoonmaker, the Attorney General,
was elected in 1877 by plurality of H.
541, and he is beaten by about 1000. Mr..
Seymour, the only renominated official
who seems likely to have been elected,
was chosen in 1877 by a plurality of 3d.
1C4. If Mr.. Potter should succeed, ii
would be due to decided personal popu-
larity, and to the fact that he has not been
identified with State Administration to
which the other candidates belonged.
Nor can it be said that the democratic
success in 1877 was unusual and phenom-
email. Within twelve years there have
been six elections of Governor. In four
out of the five preceding this year, the
democrats had clear majority. Back of
the 4,753 for Governor Robinson in 1876,
there had been -, 80 for Governor Tilden
IN 1874. and 29,730 for Governor Hoffman
in 1870, and 27 ,946 for Governor Hoffman
in 1868. Only once in twelve years,
namely, in the heat Of the Grant campaign
of 1879. had the republicans succeeded in
electing Governor of this State. Yet it
is said, bv men who seem to have no re-
spect for truth when personal spite can be
served by falsehood, that the result in this
State contrasts poorly with republican
gains in Ohio. The simple truth is that
the republicans carried Ohio in 1876 for
their State ticket by 4,773 majority, and
have elected their Governor this year by
1911 majority over all. The democrats
carried New York in 1876 for Governor
Robinson by 24,753 majority over all, and
the republicans now elect nearly all the
candidates on their State ticket, some of
them falling but little short of clear ma
jority. The republicans of Ohio are rela-
lively weaker than they were at their last
full vote, while the republicans of New
York are relatively at least 10000 votes
stronger than they were at the last full
vote in this State.''
The Tribune concludes its article by the
very significant and very true remark that
"the success of party depends, not upon
the lazy, querulous or self-seeking gentle
men who get spitefnl when they are not
allowed to do all the debating, but upon
the stalwart believers in its principles,
and the earnest workers who put their
shoulders to the wheel and form the or
ganization."