Daily Republican., 1883-11-01
IN URsDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1858.
rae CONTEXT in New YORK.

1t looks as ii LILO hcpuuhCaho n"N
fair fighting chance Of carrying their
State ticket and electing a good major
ity of the L gislature Of New York on
Tuesday next. The Democratic fac
tions in New York city and in Buffalo
appear to be hopelessly divided, besides
having to bear the burthen Of extremely
Aad nominations. In New York the
contest amongst the Democratic fac
tions for the local Offices Is so extremely
bitter that each faction has its own
candidate for many of the offices, and
feeling has arisen to such pitch that
either would rather see the Republican
ticket succeed than to be beaten by
rival faction. Through these dissen-
sions the Republicans expect to elect
largely Increased number Of Senators
and Assemblymep, which will insure
the election of United States Senator
in 1885 Some idea may be obtained
of the character of some of the Demo-
cratic candidates from the fact that
Benjamin W. Downey, who is the Dem
ocraric candidate for State Senator
from Queens County, and who is also
District Attorney for that County has
been peremptorily removed from that
Office by Governor Cleveland upon the
charge of malfeasance in office. Ii
Governor Cleveland had been Repub-
lican the reasons for removal might
have been assigned to intense political
auimosity, but the Governor and Mr..
Downing both being Democrats of tue
6rst water, shows that there must have
been very good reason for the Cover
nor's action right OH the eve of State
political conflict. Downing, though he
cannot exercise the duties of District
Attorney any longer, still fatty refuses
70 withdraw as a candidate for Senator
and in spite of the serious charges
agains5 him, he is receiving practically
the solid support of his party, though II
il believed that there are enough honest
Democrats in the District that will re'
pudiate him and elect the Republican
candidate.
The only thing that can defeat Re
publican success is Republican apathy
Notw thstanding The immense Demo
cratic majority, made up of the yer!
worst elements of society in New York
Brooklyn, Albany and other cities, thu
State has sure Republican majority
ranging from thirty thousand up t
fifty thousand, if the vote can only b
got out. Every time the Republican
are defeated in New York they do
themselves, either by determined apa
thy or by direct and positive antipathy
~ was he case last year when Cover
nor Cleveland was elected by almos
two hundred thousand majority. Th
Democratic quarrel in New York a
this tin g, is one that should have tn
certain effect of creating intere'
amongst the Republicans, for it is on
which is confined wholly among tn
Democratic bosses and their follower
and which occurred solely through
misunderstanding about the division O
official spols. The Republicans max
great mistake in thir king that this
an "otf year" in politics and therefor
it makes but little difference who
elected. Considered in its relations
the great Presidential contest next yea
it is just the reverse of an "oh year.
The importance Of it Is not in the mel
election of certain candidates, but
the moral effect of Republican success
A Republican victory in New lorl
Pennsylvania aud New Jersey on Tue
day next will practically insure IL
eject on of a Republican President ne>
year.