Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-09
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 9, 1881.
Election Indications.

Election Indications.
The figures of the election in Pennsyl-
vania seem to us 20 indicate the election
of the Democratic candidate, though the
Philadelphia morning newspapers declare
the opinion that Baily is elected by a
small plurality. The vote has been
light, and owing to the mild degree of
interest felt in the election, is but
meagrely reported. The light plurality y
of Baily in Philadelphia ought to be
overcome in the state, where Wolfe has
developed great strength. 1t appears
that he has received more of the Demo-
cratic vote than was expected, but
there is no reason to suppose from
tine returns that any very large part of
his vote came from Democrats, and
as Philadelphia has done better than
was feared for our ticket we have a fair
confidence that it will finally appear to
have been elected.
If, however, Baily has been chosen it
will only he reprieve of the Republican
bosses. The great vote polIed by Wolfe
in his hasty and impetuOuS canvass,
shows the feeling among Republicans to
be ripe for revolt against ring rule. II
only needs leadership to make it effect
i've. In this canvass the majority of the
opponents of the machine were caught
mapping and allowed themselves to be
bound hand and foot and to be dragged
along in the ring procession, because of
their timidity and their failure to realize
the strength which 4 movement in rebel
lion would have. When Wolfe drew the
sword he was deserted 10y those who had
been acting with him and whose hearts
were with him, because they thought
him fOolhardy. The anti-machine news
papers RAM up the name of Baily, and
Wolfe was left to fight his battle with
but a corpOral's guard around linn.
Every man who voted for him has shown
his independence of the party leaders 4;
and around this important nucleus will
gather all the time serving refOrmers,
who are for reform whenever they see a
fair prospect of its success, and all of
that other class who are reformers when
it pays. Wolfe heads a force which can
not coalesce with the Republican party
under its present leader, and which
must break them down before Republi-
can union can come again.
In New York no less than in Penn
sylvania is the Republican party
severed. The Democratic success there
is based upon the dlsaffection in
the ranks of its opponents. The can
didate upon the Republican ticket who
was particular obnoxious to the stalwart
element of the party has been cut 50
many votes as to show clearly that his
defeat was premeditatel and determine d
by the element of the party which
claims the president as one of its leaders,
but which, under Garlield's reign. was
converted into minority.
In Virginia, where the battle was
most tiercely fought, the Republican
party disappeared rs an organization
but its voters We're thrown by the influ-
ence of the administration into the ranks
of the debt-scalerS or ReadjuSters.' y
This was done in part to buy the vote
Of Malone i'm the Senate, but mainly
Oh the ground that it was good party
policy to defeat the regular Democratic
organization, which committed itself
to the honest payment of the state debt
There was no honesty i'm the position of
the party with which the Republicans CO.
alesced nor was there any honest impulse
to the coalition. The Republican lead
erS in the nation have been loudly pro-
claiming their devotion to the preserva.
tion of the credit of state and nation,
and have freely accused the Demo
cratic party of purpose TO repudi-
ate the national debt. 1t is there
fore patiently dishonest in Repub.
lican administration to exhibit itself in
alliance with the debt repudiators or re-
a1juSters of Virginia. This attitude
Arthur took in removing the Republican
postmaster at Lynchburg and dappointing
Malone Confederate in his stead. No
indication could be more distinct of the
principle, or lack of principle, that will
guide his administration 1t is that same
dictate of present expedieney which gov
erns every politician of low degree.
The Republican party of the country
cannot be kept together under such con
duct. \ party won't follow men for
ever, without minding the principles
they profess. The Republican voters have
been doing it for good while, but they
are now drifting apart. The party must
be reconstructed, ard first must disinte-
CRATE and give way to the Democracy.
1t is not possible for it to avoid this fate.
1t is one that meets old parties and all
old things in their sere and yellow leaf.
The Election in Lancaster.
In this city there is nothing part icu-
1ny1x, in IN