The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-11-15
The Result.

The following, from the New York Tri-
bune, so clearly and accurately shows the
reason for the overwhelming Republican
reverses of this campaign that we repro
duce it for the benefit of those of our read
ers who would not otherwise see it. If
the results of this campaign shall purify
and teach the Republican party wisdom,
the lesson will not have been in vain but
if not, then it can furnish no very good
reason for continuing to live, and had bet
ter die as speedily as possible But we
have confidence in the rank and file who
compose it, and expect from it renewed
usefulness and vigor:
ssThe defeat of the Saratoga ticket yester-
day was overwhelming. There will be no
mistake as to who did it. This is no vic
tory achieved by Democrats. Since the
first appearance of the Republican party
in National politics, there has never been
a time when the Democrats could com
mand majority of hundred and twenty
five thousand in this State, or the half of it.
Yesterday Republicans defeated their own
ticket as the only means left them of serv-
ing notice that they would no longer sub
NIT to be disfranchised at the Convention
and yet driven to ratify its nominations at
the polls. The tactics of the Presidents
friends sufficed for Saratoga but failed
when spread out over the State; and simi-
lar cases elsewhere have led to the same
result
ssThe figures in this State tell the story.
The lowest ebb the Republican party has
reached in New York was in the middle
of General Grants scandalous second term,
when the Democrats had majority of
fifty thousand. Before that, the Republican
1ow-water mark had been toward the close
of Andrew Johnson's Administration,
when the Democrats reached nearly forty
eight thousand. The State went against
Hayes in 1876 by thirty-two thousand; but
that able and upright officer. So much
abused by the architects of yesterdays
colossal disaster, succeeded, the very next
year, in reducing this figure to eleven
thousand, and thenceforward carried the
State by steadily increasing majorities.
In 1878 it was Republican by thirty four
and In 1880 by forty-four thousand. Now
in Mr.. Arthur's nerveless hands, and under
the malignant management of his friends,
Republicans are driven to defeat their own
party by a majority of over a hundred
thousand.
: for which no human being had thought of
selecting him, he found the Republican
party in triumphant possession of the coun-
Try, and stronger with the people than it
had been since General Grants first cleo
ton. To what little over one year of his
policy has brought his party, yesterdays
returns from more <han half the Union
show 1t is the loudest and harshest warn
ing given in recent times to any President.
The people serve notice upon Mr.. Arthur
that they viii not tolerate his attempt to
build up faction at the expense of his
party,-will not tolerate the monstrous
interference of his representatives in for
cling unpopular nominations,-and that
-they wish him henceforth diligently to
mind his own business. They are in the
mood of the Judge who wanted nothing
more from that defendant but silence, and
! precious little of that. And they mean
the same notice to apply to the under
Bosses, like Cameron, who, within theiI
respective provinces, have pursued the
same selfish and senseless course.
sOf course the result in this State has
been affected by incidental causes The
forgery put upon the State Committee by
the Presidents intimate personal friend
and political representative was the mos