The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-11-05
rrESn11oS rLcrORLES.

rally. II is difficult to set limits to the sue
cesses which may be achieved the day after
tomorrow, either in the size Of maiorities to
be rolled up or in positive gain to the po-
litical power Of the party. The Republicans
themselves, except the most hide bound and
stupid partsans, scarcely know where to
stop " conceding.n this, that and the
other; New Hampshire itself, along with
otheAANX England States, being placed in
the "deicidedly doubtful" column. All
this speaks well for the conscience and
political morality Of the people. They can
not tolerate the dominance of party
weighted down with unpunished Star.Route
frauds, River and Harbor raids on the
Treasury, Bossism in its most odious forms,
monopoly and millionairism, high taxes,
and in fine, ruled by a Jacobin minority
who would set up a guillotine for the
Girondists Of their party represented by
such dissenters as Curtis and Stewart. It
would be a sad day for the country if such
trckery as nominated Folger in New York,
and such despotism as nominated Beaver in
Pennsylvania, were to be solemnly indorsed
by treemen at the polls. on the contrary,
New York and Pennsylvania will gain hon
est and able Democratic Governors, in the
case of the former, at least, by an immense
majority.
In the Congressional elections there has
already been the great gain in Ohio, which
the Republicans admit guarantees similar
gains in Indiana, to be followed almost GER
tainly in the same direction 10y Illinois,
Pennsylvania, New York. Missouri, Tennes-
see, Florida, Alabama, and very possibly by
Wisconsin, Maryland, New Jersey, and South
Carolina, Judging from signs of disatiection
and positive splits and bolts. There is no
prospect of loss in any beyond two or three
districts now held by Democrats, which may
fall by the fortune of war. 1t is claimed that
an error in redistricting Tennessee, by
which three counties were omitted, will
necessitate n special session of the Legisla-
| ture and a new election, but this will not
affect the ultimate result. without going
| into tedious figures or tabulation so soon be-
| fore the actual event, il may be said that
| the above represents to the Democracy a
| majority in the next House of between
| twenty and forty members, and therefore an
effective control of the policy of the nation.
| We believe that this will be a better Demo.
cratic majority than those heretofore elected
marked by more wisdom and by better
leaders. There are now no forlorn hopes OF
complimentary nominees, like those swept
up by the first and partly by the second
tidal wave" The Democratic candidates
are, with few if any exceptions, strong men
selected with view of making a winning
fight and properly discharging the duties o
Legislators. The session of 1SS3-'s4 viii
be business session and have an importan
effect on the great campaign to follow, though
we here add our Get erim ceRSeo that the chic
measure needed to give the Democrats
fair chance in a Presidential election is t.
take the petty offices ont of politics by re
form in their tenure. This is not merely oi
account of the influence of the office. holder:
themselves, but in order to assure decen
people that the motives of the Democracy
rise above the mere greed for place.
The sure prospect Of control of the Hous
lends great interest to speculations concern
ing the long and disgracefully % tied =" Sen
ate, though here so many elements ente
that it is difficult to speak positively
Twenty four seats will be vacated mex
March. OF these the Democrats have file
or will certainly fill those from Alabama
Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi
North Carolina Texas, and West Virginia
and almost as certainly Delaware, New Jer
sey, and Tennessee. This is a gain of on
(Louisiana) and a loss of two Oregon an,
Virginia.) The Republicans have secure,
Senators in Maine and Oregon, and expec
Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts,, Michigan
Minnesota, Nebraska, and Rhode Island
If now they can carry the very doubtful
States of Colorado, New Hampshire, anc
Illinois, they would have a plurality of two
which Malone and Riddleberger coulc
nullity by voting with the Democrats. T,
do any better than this the Republican!
must manage to capture one of the doubtful
States of New Jersey, Tennessee, or Della
ware, and if they lose these with Colorado
and New Hampshire or Illinois they will b.
in the minority and unable to exercise any
pernicious influence on counting the mex
electoral vote. Deaths and other unex
pected casualties may, however, have an in
tluence on such close calculation, and tn
Republicans are further imperiled by tn
fact that one of their number, Senator Va
Wyck, elected last year from Nebraska, la
been showing considerable independents
and hostility to the Administration.