The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-08
TIE Result Yesterday,

It would appear by the returns that
yesterday WAS Il pretty cold day Tor, the
Republicans in several localities, notably
in Pennsylvania and New York. U'Esr
The vox populi has been l,eard from and
il does not record verdict in favor Of the
Republican lmrly. 'i=;-.-
As regards the States named, tho result
will not he Il matter OF establishment to
those who have kept tie run Of the canvass.
Two good men have falleu as candidates
Tor Governor in both States Beaver and
Folger They are laid out by the coldness
and Indifference Of Republicans them
selves-a GOODNESS and Indifference en-
genacrcd hy disailtction towards boss rule
IN the party. Their defeat can be charged
up TO the machine i'll boti, States. n
Republicans did it themselves with their
little latclets. 1t is not Democratic vic
tory in any other sense. 1t is the volur-
'ary purys,ion and publication which the
Republican party from time to time III
hels on itself. This is u year OF purgation.
The Republican party is party. Of that
sort. E%Gh@s55s3 &. .ls; +. (. Ky
All this sort Of thing has happened be-
lore to theparty. The study Of the returns
III back .ycas, and especially in of years.
shows it. Take Pennsylvania, Tor instance.
Everybody knows that she is Republican
State to the core. When the Democrats
win an apparent victory iii That State it is
ly the Republicans staying ut home or
else voting for III independent in their own
ranks. -sTr
Democrats win occasionally in of years
in that State, but in every case, SO fur as
we can recall, they win by the refusal Of
the Republicans to so to thepolls. /, This is
the nnvurying record.
Ohio is m other State OF the same sort.
Garfield, for instance, had ;E5,O4S votes in
1850, whereas Townsend only had o07, ,750
THIS year, difference Of a77,2S9. The
Democratic vote, on the other hand, only
iell of 93,947 votes from 1880 and yet
they had 1915 plurality this year.
In Pennsylvania in 1867 the Democrats
t'ad u majority OF 9ea votes, and yet they
iollcd @e,S5O less votes than they did the
Year before when they were beaten by. Ii.
lis. The cause was that 10, $50 Republicans
would not 80 TO the polls.
When the returns arc in from the vote
yesterday in Pennsylvania the same state
Of things will be found 10 exist. It is not
that Republicans have changed 10 any
extern, but simply that they were disafected,
and that they either did notg 10 the polls
~ else went to vote the Independent Re.
publican ticket.
Our Alg is still there and our votes are
ssll there. Let no one forget this fact.
These votes will come ont in 1854 and bury
tie Democracy ten feel deep in case the
Issue is II rightly made and the
right sort oil candidate is put up for
rf.sident That candidate will not be one
81 The bosses, nor u representative Of them.
Camerohism is now eliminated in Penn.
6ssvana. Thunk heaven for that much.s
The result III Massachusetts turned to a
Considerable extent on State issues, sucl, as
The large .lioosac Tunnel expenditnresand
other matsc,a that have no Significance
outside Of lhat State. In no State, how.
ever, was tho Congressional River and
'llArhor bill 50 severely criticised aud in
some quarters there was 4 great deal
Of :teeling manifested against the
Republicans on account Of It, although the
vote in Congress shows that rs between
Republicans and Democrats it was nix Of
sss and half y dozen Of the other. Bill,
the k'pubicAns being tho majority party,
had oslonldcr the load. 1t looks as ii Ben
hntitr had ut last run iii on the tide and
isnally become Governor although the
legislature is Republican. b y<75t5s I, II.
Al this writing it looks as Il halNpe lad
probably carried Virginia, bnt The relHrns