New-York tribune., 1879-11-11
tPENNSYLVANIA'S TRIUMPH.
THE GREAT REPUBLICAN VICTORY.


oGNIzr MIR. TILDEN's MORTGAGE.
trpos . STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIRUNE.l
Pun ,pFI PHrA, Nov. S.--The Republican majority
In PENNSYLVANIA has been growing bigger and Big
ger every day since the election until at last IL mas
.opa close ND TO 10000. This is an enormous
Hgupe. II never was paralieled save in November,
1872 when Grants majority was 10000, but tn"'
was after the State had just held an October election
which was the real test of the strength OF parties
The beaten party had no interest IN voting again.
three weeks later This year the two parties had a
remarkably good chance TO express their views ON
National issues. Neither cared much for the one
State office at stake, or for the personality OF the
rival candidates. Each voted its opinions on the
National questions raised at the extra session OF ON
cress The result is an unprecedented kepunhcah
victory 80 immense the proportions oi '"iS
victory that they challenge inquiry as to the causes
which have produced them. l sought t"-udN
representative man on each side To ask the meaning
of this unexpected result say unexpected because
il is as much surprise 10 the Republicans as 10 the
Democrats The Republican State Committee
counted on plurality of 10000 for Mr. Butter, but
would have been glad of an assured $4,000 The
vell-inforned Democrats expected defeat. but not
n crushing one. / first called on the Hon. Edward
McPherson the Editor of The Press. who is one OF
the closest political observers in the country.
You are justified" ," he said, in seeking explana-
,ion of the remarkable Republican victory IN thiS
State last Tuesday There has been nothing like u
In modern politics OF course many and most pow
,rful causes must have combined TO produce such "A
result The first Republican advantage was In the
harmony of the organization. Il Is unit Inc
nomination of Mr. Butler for State Treasurer was by
general consent He represented the entire Rcpub-
Ican party of the State. and not particular shade
of n. ON the other hand. the Democratic nomina-
k,- Rqudall- IIipu interest
hostility 10 Senator Wallace ana to friends of other
Presidential aspirants besides Tlden. Mr.. Barr
was personally unohIcctiouabe. but ne belongs to
family ambitious of political distinction and greedy
az nominations. His campaign opened inauSpl-
ciousy by reason Of the jealousies and resenimens
which are natural to such a state of things. lie
was unvise in the management of his campaign
not So much in making II a quiet campaign, for III
reality the Democrats had no case TO take to the
people but because of his methods. lie was mpru-
dent enough to issue circulars to his church people,
inwhioh he appealed 10 their support on the ground
ef church. fellowship"
"IIe is a Catholic is he not i"-"Yes. These cir
.uars sometimes fell into wrong hands and reached
the public and produced a strong reaction against
him, especially in the western couuties in which
UNCONVENTIONAL differences are even more sharply
defined than IN the eastern counties"
"Was this one of the chief causes of the Dem
,cratic defeat 2r-"No this was comparatively
minor matter, and in an ordinary campaign II
would have produced little effect. Two causes
shicfy have produced the great alienation of pub
dc confidence from the Democratic party. One is
the shock which the SOLID South has given. Its
attitude, its terrorism Of the minority. l.5 toleTa-
hon of murder as political agent Its disposition to
nndo all that has been done since the war toward
confirming the rights which are its fruits, its viO
lenee of temper. its reckcssness of action. its
iragOoning of Northern Senators and Representa-
tives by the brute 1Orce OF a caucus into acqul-
sscence in its ams not only alarmed the business
interests of the country but brought to their feet
large numbers of Union soldiers who. since 1866.
ander the begniling influence of the johnson ad-
mnistration. had voted the Democratic ticket. l
personally know many illustrations of this fact.
These men. faithful to their war record and the
motives which then controlled them this year
voted the Republican ticket. Ii the only
means left them of protesting against the sub
seryIoncy of their party TO the revolutionary theO
res and policies of the Southern Democracy. Pub
lie sentiment bore a strong resemblance to that
which existed IN 1861 and the results now are such
as we would have had in 1861 if we had elected u
State ticket"
Did business considerations have much infu-
ence on the result PA great leal Every body
saw that since the resumption of specie payments
there has been marked revival in trade and
evervbodv knows that this revival is n direct
suit of the confidence which that act of RESUMPTION
produced The people how the Demo-
cratic organization mad resisted the policy OF re-
sumption, had fought against hXlng date Tor 1t,
had denounced ali preparation made 1or IL, ana had
predicted universal disaster f1Om II. Ihls might
have been pardoned as an error of Judgment, IL IL
had not been followed bv threats of Interference
with the conditions OF trade which are mlnlste1ng
10 the prosperity OF all classes The mining inter-
ests the manufacturing interests. the agricultural
,,.f. oil nt "a Ifn IA
prosperous, in the threatening position OF the
Democratic party terror TO themselves; and
thousands of men ei gagged IN them who generally
voted the Democratic ticket joined the Republic
cans and many other thousands. dissatisfied with
Their party refused to vote The verdict therefore
has three sides TO It. lt means that "a candidate
should keep Ms church out OF his canvass. Second
that there shall be absolute liberty OF action for
every man IN the SOuth as exists ia the North
Thirl that the financial policy oil tbs country snail
be- undi~tuTbcd." r,
In conclusion. Mr.. Mcpherson sald " There is no
doubt that the substance OF the whole thing Is the
c0nvict'on by the thoughtful people OF the North
that there has been serious error IN restoring SO
great political power To men VINO are so httle
worthy To be trusted the Southern Democracy
had proved themselves to he. Nor rs there doubt
OF the existence OF disposition To correct TINS mis-
take as far lies III their power. Atpresenl the
only thing To do Is 10 vote down the party which
is the Northern ally of these men, ana to Dllng
again to the front the Staiwatt Republlcanlsm
which tiroiiled the Rebellion, destroyed slavery.
made citizens of the slaves. made voters of the
slaves, ard which insists that the great principles
Nv uS IA the NOfin shail not br Sullcnutrtu 10
the uniuendiy keeping Of those men from whom
they were wIested."
For "a Democratic explanation of Tuesdays rOut
] called Oh senator Wallace. | would have pre-
fcrred Speaker Randall, bee ause Mr.. Barr his
man and not Wallace's. but a. the Speaker not
in town the Senator's opinion was the hest thing
available. lie dld not seem much cast down
talked of the election - affair with no sgnifi-
cance worth mentioning. and theoriZed beautifully
about the chances of the Presidential election next
year a. If the bottom had not been knocked
out OF the Democratic tub.
"Mr. Bars still iunt was not a success" he said
"Snch a canvass as Barr made must he thorough to
be effective. lie failed to push hs scheme save