The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-04
THE GENERAL RESULT.

tAlC IeCpuullCdliS ClesIIl CfCiJ obdtc HVl VII
Of Mason & Dixon's line, east OF the
Rocky Mountains. They conceded
New Jersey to Hancock for awhile, but
afterwards claimed it. New York is
claimed by the Republicans by from
5000 to 10000, but the Democrats do
not concede the claim. Maine is said
to have elected the Republican Electors
by from 1000 to 5000 majority, and
Connecticut has also gone Republican
by small majority.
This State and California have chosen
Hancock Electors, and Oregon has
probably done likewise. The Demo
Gratis have gained a Congressman in this
State, and probably two in California.
Rosecrans is elected in San Francisco.
Berry is reelected in the Third Dis
trict, and Leach rs probably elected in
the Fourth District. The California
Legislature is claimed by the Democrats
on Joint ballot, which will insure them
q United States Senator to succeed
Booth. If this claim is confirmed, it
shows gain of two Senators from this
coast. If Leach is elected in the Fourth
District of California, there wilF also be
u gain of three Congressman from that
State and Nevada.
The Republicans claim gain of nine
teen Congressman in the East, which
will give them control of the next House
of Representatives but the election of
Democratic Legislatures in Nevada and
California will give the Democrats a
majority in the next Senate.
After all that has been said by both
parties in the campaign few thousand
majority in the State OF New York de-
cides the Presidency, and gives the
party which receives it control of the
Federal Government for four years
from the fourth of March next. How
ridiculous it seems, now, that the cleo
ton is over to say that the fate OF the
great Republic, with its 100000 of
inhabitants, depends upon who receives
this majority !
Sectionalism has been the great issue
in the campaign, though every intellf-
gent person, will admit, when the ex-
citcment incident to the election is over,
that it was a false one. The country
would be as safe with Hancock ia the
Presidential Chair, as with Garfield,
and there is no more danger of one
signing bills for rebel claims than the
other. Neither party is. in favor of
allowing such claims, and the Southern
people are much opposed to being taxed
to enrich the few at the expense Of the
many as Northern people. Arraying
one section of the Union against the
other, may be successful for while,
but it cannot ever continue so. The
Republicans accept no professions OF
loyalty, except upon one condition, and
that is fealty to its party. Men like
Longstreet, Mosby and Key, who fought
for the Confederacy, are held, up as
models of loyalty, because they are Re-
publicans, while Union Generals are
said to be disloyal, because they are
Democrats. OF course very few intel.
fgent men believe that such is the fact,
but all men are not reasonable at cleo
ton times, and the votes of those who
are not count just the same as the
votes of those who are.
Let us hope whoever is elected Psesi.
dent, that seetionalism will be elimina.
ted from politics before the next cam
paign, and that elections viii be decided
Oh living, not dead issues.