New-York tribune., 1879-11-11
7IrE 10 STOP GROELING.

There Is a great deal of carpinc, just now, in
regard to the election IA this State. IL
comes from men whose seIf-cOnccit has been
particularly touched because the masses OF
the Republican party have seen fit TO
treat them, their opinions, their professions
of superior purity, and their persistent at
tcmpts at dictatiOn, with hearty contempt
Unable to forgive this slight, incapable OF
perceiving that half a million Of Republicans
in tins State are quite rs sincere and honest
as themselves and a great deal more
sensible, the persons and papers referred
to have given only a penunctory and
half-hearted support to the Republican
ticket, are disgusted because it has succeeded,
declared as long as they dared that it had
been defeated, and are now venting their bile
in assertions that tie victory would have
been much more complete If the majority of
Republicans had submitted to their direction,
and the tail had been invited to wag the dog.
Ii would not be worth while TO notice seri-
ously these outbursts of spleen but tor the
grave misrepresentation of facts which is en-
ployed to give color of reason 10 the carping. 1t
is not true. as one OF them insinuates, that the
Republican party has promulgated n policy
" that would perpetuate sectional strife in its
worst FORMS" OF has engrafted thereon
"measures that would disgrace a civilized
"people." These assertions are not more
truthful than the ordinary seedlings OF q spite
full ishwife in Billingsgate. Nor is it
true that the managers depended for
"efiect upon bitter, senseiess sectionalism."
1t is simply and utterly false that the conduct
of tie Republican party was marked 10y "a
" cowardly evasion of the truth in regard TO
" finance. and absolute silence on other Ma
" lonal subjects OF paramount importance"
Not even the pangs of wounded vanity can
excuse such wanton perveTsiOn OF the truth.
Nor Is il true that the result in this State Is
so incomplete and ihdecisive as to give Re-
publicans occasion to regret their manage
ment of the campaign.
In 1873 the Republican party was in a
minority 10y about 10000 votes. The fact
that the Greenback vote was drawn almost
wholly from the Democratic ranks alone
enabled tho Republicans to elect their
candidate by a plurality. This year six
out of the seven Democratic candidates
were officials who had been elected by the
people. Governor Robinson had been elected
by clear majority of 24,753 in 1876, Oh
the fullest vote ever cast in the State. He
now has a majority of more than 10000
against him, and the Republican cand-
date beats HIM by nearly 10000 votes.
Mr.. Beach, Secretary of State, Wac elected
in 1877 by plurality of 11,264. and he
is now beaten by about 1000. Mr. olcOtt,
Controller, was elected in 1877 by plurality
of 36,111, and it now appears that be is
beaten probably 10y about 5000. Mr.. Mackin,
the Treasurer, was elected in 1877 by plu-
ralty of 1867, and it now appears that he
is beaten 10y about 5000. SIR. Schoon-
maker, the Attorney 6 eneral, was elected
in 1877 by a plurality of IL ,54l, aud he is
beaten by about 1000. Mr.. Seymour, the
only rrnominated official who seems likely TO
have been elected, was chosen in 1877 10y
plurality of 35,164. If Mr.. Potter should
sonal popularity, and to the fact that he has
not been identified with "A State AdministIa-
tion TO which the other candidates be-
lOnged.
Nor can it be said that the Democratic sue
cess in 1877 WAS unusual and phenomenal. |
Within twelve years there have been six
elections of Governor. In four out of
the five preceding this year, the Demo-
erats had clear majority. Back of the
24753 for Governor Robinson in 1876.
there had been 3S,549 for Governor Tilden
in 1874. and 1880 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 1872. had
the Republicans succeeded In electing Cover