The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-03-12
BRIGHT oMENs FOR THE DEMomAoE
A Glance at the Local Victories the Demo-
crats have Won since the Albany Deal.

SYRACUSE March 11-Nevcr has political
crime been more swiftly and signaly rebuked
than has the bargain Of Cornell and Kelly. The
town meetings and charter elections held since
Tammany became an avowed tender TO the
Cornell machine have shown how heartily the
people OF tho interior condemn that bargain.
From almost every county that has voted dur
ing the past four weeks comes unmistakable
evidence that the voters rcpudatc the deal.
OF the first and most crushing token Of dis
approval furnished by the citizens Of the
Eighteenth Senate District enough has already
been said. On platform specifically de-
nouncing the Beldcn-K Kelly compact, and con-
graduating the regular Democrats upon their
position. an outspokon "Tldcn Democrat"
was elected Senator by 400 majority, over one
of the richest Republicans in the district, and
by the votes of five counties which gave Gar
field nearly 600 majority in 1850. These are
eloquent figures.
Since then Binghamton. which gave Garfield
300 majority, has elected Democratic Mayor
by over 500. Syracuse Mr. Belden's home. also
forgot it, .66G majority for Garfield and elected
II Democratic Mayor Oswego turns out Re-
publican Mayor and Common Council and puts
Democrats in charge SO does Newburgh, which
not only turned out II Republican Mayor to seat
Lawyer Ward. II partner Of Senator Mackin.
but gave him n majority larger by 500
than any Democrat ever before received
in that city. In Rochester the Dem
ocrats cut down Mayor Parsons's ma
jority lower than ever before and secured
the Common Council-the really important
thing. because Of patronage involved-by IL to
5. In Utica the Republicans were 10 broken
up that they ran no ticket at all. but divided
their votes between two Democratic candidates
for Mayor. In Rome the Democrats carried
the city Handsomely and have eight majority
in ths &C, GLounci In Auburn the DSmoSrats Gap,
within any ones recollection.
Inc result in Elmira i especially significant.
1Seson Ta dfb e E aad ae es y Ta
Sneaker Mcclure lives there and there the
printed. The Democrats nominated for Mayor
David b. Hin, the Democratic State Commit;
teenan, whose friendship for Mr. Tilden and
hatred for Kellyism are pronounced and well
known. His Republican opponent was Mayor
jority. ME- Hill was elected by $50 over Niyon.
But the drift toward DEMOCRACY is not alone
s6o@ Il oo IN hs @ The e Of Fon towns
hibits Democratic gain OF eight Supervisors.
In osweG9 there i a Dem9cratic gain Of six iG
Steubcn Il gain Of four Supervisors has been
madc by the Democrats Of each county; In
IS Overwhelmingly Republican,. A similar, dc:
feat has ovcrtaken .Assembyman Derrick of
Rensselaer,. who ran for Justice of Peace in his
own town of Brunswick. which gave Carr 1Oi
MAJORITY last fall and was beaten. Tompkins
and Yates both elect Democratic Boards of Su-
pcrvisors. In the former county, Ithaca gave
the Democratic candidate 1870 majority, in
place Of 1872 for Garfield: in the latter. Penn
Yam rolled UP 222 Democratic majority on II
villages story. In Madison County the Demo-
Gratis carried De Ruytcr. town which gave
GARFIELD 1870 majority, by l54 majority, In
Oneida and Orleans Tho Democrats gain three
Supervisors Cnch, in Jefferson and Saratoga
two each and in Clinton, Hcrkimcr. Columbia
Monroe. Rensselaer,, and Genosnc one each
is not to l." forgotten that the Democrats car
ricd every town on the island last month for
every elective Office in each.
1t was Horace Greeley who used to say that
general drift of tho spring elections. II was
the universal success of the Democrats in the
spring Gown meetings OF 974 which pointed TO-
and prepared wise, politicians for. the splendid
victories of the following November Yet those
gains were not more noteworthy than those
which have glanced at above.
Az the signs up here in the centre Of the
Of Democracy next fall The detection OF
Iammnny has not only solidilcd the country
Democracy; Il has dissustcd thousands OF Re:
Isaac V. Baker, and his still more dsgraceful
confirmation by votes purchased with pledges
Of patronaGe, i talked of everywhere, and
episode is only the first. Gov Cornell and his
friends have only entered the wrong road as yet
Each succeeding step they take will plunge
them deeper in the nire. Before the session
at Albany ends the copartners will have given
the people Things to chew upon, compared with
which Baker is a welcome incident
The people feel Just like elcctinga Demo;
feel still more like It when the legislative rec
ord has been made up. But will the Demo
cratic leaders be wise enough to meet this de-
sire, and dominate tho man in their party best