Daily Republican., 1881-09-15
THURSDAY. sEPrEMaER Is. al.
Omens of Republican Success.

II nHDAx H nAf . = n MEX lOs 81
Omens Of Republican Success.
If the elections already held are to h
taken as true criterion Of public sen
timent, the off year in politics promise
to be rich with Republican victories
where that year was formerly rich il
fruitage to the Democracy. A few day
ago an election was held in San Fran
cisco for Mayor and other municipa
officers. The former and present Mayor
is the Rev. Mr.. kalloch, elected it vii
be remembered by combination OF
labor parties and independents of var
ious kinds. The Republicans at that
time We're very much in the minority,
though they did succeed in the State in
electipg their Governor, George {. Per.
kins. AT the late municipal election
last week the Republicans carried the
city Of San Francisco by mai critics
ranging from 900 to $500, the latter
for the Mayor. This is one of the straws
that show which way the wind is blow
ing. The later election held last Mon
day in the Second Congressional lis
trict Of Maine for successor to General
Freye, elected United States Senator,
has still greater significance, fOrshadow-
ing the tioodtide of Republican success
which is to follow. Last fall at the
Presidential election, a combination of
all shades of politics, Democrats, Green
hackers, Temperance men and all fell |
1900 short of defeating General Freve |
for Congress. so close indeed was the
vote that it was deemed scarcely safe
for the Republicans to enter into "A
special election to ill the vacancy, fear
full that the FuSionists might defeat the
Republicans and cut down the already
small majority which the latter have
and expect to hold in the House when
1t meets in December. However, a
special election was ordered for Monday
last, the Greenback Governor of the
State asserting with the expectation no
doubt that the Fusionists would be sue
cessful. The Republicans nominated
for the vacancy Ex-Governor Nelson I
Dlngley, Jr., popular young Republi- ,
can, who had already served the State i
faithfully and well. The Democrats |
nominated candidate and 40 did the /,
Each made an appral h
to the people, each setting forth the il
principles which were 10 govern them =
IN the contest. The Democracy were 5
sound money as usual in theory, soft y
money in practice, and anything or
ho!bing to win. The Greenbackers t.
were for soft money and plenty OF it :
hrst, but success at any price. The d
latter could not be attained with the Oh. 7
position to the Republicans divided. d
The laXity with which party principles |
however were regarded served as a {
medium by which the opposition could +
be united and therefore there was no y
trouble whatever in uuitiug the Dem
ocracy and the eenbackers, although D
they were Numerically opposed to each a
other III protessed theories in regard to a
finance and sound money. The Demo- "
Gratis though outnumbering the Greer. "
hackers, withdrew their nominee ia, ly
) 'ngress and united with the Grneu- Il,
packers 70 elect Gilbert to Congress, The I'll
lnlon was easily effected where priuci- ri
[les were never allowed to stand In tLe u,
way OF success. The fusion was the IL
.-...he as confronted the Republicans last W
November. Mark the result. Last fall c.
he Republican majority in the district
was 1,50O. Last Monday it was 5000.
If this is any true indication of sent-
neht amongst the people, the Republi- IL
cans will carry Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, r
New York, Pennsylvania aud all the as
States they have been carrying with c.
weeping majorities and also stand a in
'ood show Of breaking the solid South th
y the defeat of the Bourbons in Vir- II
'lnla and Mississippi The skies are di
right with Republican promise for III
SSl, the off year in politics. TO