Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-11-18
Boston Herald.
No Nonsense.

On the morning Of election day the Herald
pointed to the probability tina, some Of the
more reckless Democratic leaders nigh, dis
pute the insult in New York, in case the
vote Of that State would elect General Han
cock. The war on Commissioner Daven-
port, We remarked, had every appearance Of
having been waged not 10 protect legal yot-
ers in their rights. but 10 make case for
eontesting the election on the ground Of
federal interference and fraud. Precisely
the state Of things anticipated as possible
has happened. Without the vote Of New
York Gen. Garfield would be defeated BY
one vote. With it, Gen. Hancock would 90
in by one vote-counting California and Or
egon for ihs Republicans, and Nevada and
New Jersey for the democrats, as they now
stand. And now, in the fsoe ST Republi-
can majority in New York of not isss than
10000, Mr.. Barnum wriggles out from under
the capacious body that sat down on him in
the election, and turns up in New York,
shouting, with VI bat little breath he has left
Here We are again Fer-sud' Fer-aud /.
Hoop la.'
/, Won't do, Mr.. Barnum. Fhe people
are in no mood 10 stand any Of your non
sense that has mischief in it, Your candi-
date was beaten by the votes of.A New York
city and Brooklyn-whether by trade snd
dicker between the bosses, treachery in the
local leaders, or popular disgust for your
esmpsign Of treaehery and crime. is a mat
ter thst the Democrats can settle among
themselves. Tbs people know too much Of
Tammany men and methods in elections to
believe that they have been s1iycted BY
bribery or outcounted BY fraud. The sise.
ton fayces that have disgraced the metropo-
lis in the past haye not been conducted
under Republican management. The Dem
peratic hand is too heavy end the Demo-
eTstis ssiehfulness too sharp in the contro,
Of New Works sseetion machinery 10 give
the ieas! pisusibiiity ~ any such charges
now. 1t is too, too thin. Have it that Boss
Kelly traded, if you will. Tbs yete for Mr.,
Dowd doesn't look like it, for Mr.. Kelly is
too old a hand to be caught selling without
making SURG of his equivalent. And neither
Tldep nor Tammany controls the Demo
cratic voters in Brooklyn, where Gen. Gar
fields gain was still greater. The fact plain
TO impartial observers that there was, in the
srs place, deep and vide spread feeling
among business and working men alike that
a change in tbs ssi:saal policy would be det
rimental If not disastrous to them At this
time and they voted as they thought. In
the next place there was q spirited revolt
from John Kelly's attempt to install himself
as dictator of New York, vice Tweed, de-
parted hence. This feeling was intensified
BY the reckless manner in which Mr.. Kelly
thrust his church prominently forward in
his plans for apportlonihg the oEces among
bis followers. A rebellion that took 10000
Or more sStsys out Of the Democratic ranks
for the LOCAL contest must inevitably have
weakened the general ticket. i 10 tbs ease
unissssslly in BOLTS Of such magnii~de. No;
Gen. Hsnesct VA fairy and squsrely De.
feated in New York Stats. The disappointed |
managers may settle the responsibility to |
suit themselves. But they must not under |
take to open the question Of the result BY |
any Of Mr.. Barnum's mule tricks. There !