New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-08
TILE RESELL,

THE RESULT
The defeat OF the Saratoga ticket yesterday
was overwhelming. There Will be no mistake
as to who did it. This is no victory achieved
by Democrats. Since the first appearance OF
the Republican party in National politics, there
has never tbeen a time when the Democrats
could command 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-
iny notice that they would no longer submit to
be DISTINGUISHED at the Convention and yet
driven to ratify it's nominations at the polls.
The tactics of the Presidents friends sutficcd
for Saratoga but failed when spread out over
the State; and similar causes elsewhere have
led to the same result.
The figures in this State tell the story. The
lowest ebb the Republican party has reached
in New-YOrk was III the middle OF General
Grants scandalOus second term, when the
Democrats had a majority of fifty thousand
Before that, the Republican low.water mark
had been toward the close Of Andrew JOhnsons
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 cOlOs-
sal disaster, succeeded, the very next year, in
reducing this figure to eleven thousand and
thenceforward carried the State by steadily
increasing majorlties. In 1878 it was Repub-
lican by thirty four thousand; in 1879 by
forty-two thousand, and in 1880 by forty
four thousand. Now in Mr.. Arthur'5 nerve
less hands, and under the malignant manage
ment of his friends, Republicans are driven
to defeat their own party by. a majority of
over hundred thousand.
When Mr. Arthur succeeded to an office
for which no human being had thought of
selecting him, he found the Republican party
in triumphant possession OF the
country, and stronger with the people
than it had been since General Grants
first election. To what little over
one year of his policy has brought
his party, yesterdays returns from more
than half the Union show 1t is the
loudest and harshcst warning given in recent
times to any President The people serve
notice upon Mr. Arthur that they will not toll
crate his attempt to build up faction at the
expense of his party,-will not tOer
ate the monstrous interference of his
representatives in forcing unpopular
nominations and that they wish him hence
forth 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 their re-
spective provinces, have pursued the same
selfish and senseless course.
Of 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 repre-
sentative was the most potent. Its effect was
intensified by the other frauds and fOrgeries
which actually reversed The attitude of the
State Committee. and thus controlled the
organization of the Convention. Then came
the incredible folly of putting the most
odous machine politician in New Ork
at the head of tho new StaIe Committee
TO manage the campaign The same in
science of the machine that prompted
this came out in the brazen boast that
they didn't care what the dissatisfied Repub-
licans thought they could have million
dollars to elect this ticket. Their folly de-
generated into idiOcy when they put up How
ard Carroll for Congressman-at-L Large. Then
the reverse in Ohio weakened them; and
Pennsylvania and New-York acted on each
other, each making the trouble in the other
worse. 1t must be admitted, too, that Mr..
Folger did not prove a good candidate. His
letter of acceptance was unfortunate. His
letter about the influence of Republican defeat
on Wall Street was worse. His loss Of his own
county produced bad impression, and his
holding on to his place at Washington deepened
it. But, after all, the one controlling cause of
the defeat was the same here, in Pennsylvania
and elsewhere. The people will not tolerate
Boss rule, whether in n President or his under
lngs; and they wish Mr.. Arthur to take notice
of their displeasure. Well will it be for him
if he have the wisdom to do 1t.
Is the party hopelessy injured by this process
of disciplining its Bosses We do not think
so. Can it pull together again in time for
1SS47 We do not have q doubt of it, The
organization that is strong enough to venture
on yesterdays work is strong enough, and wise