Daily Republican., 1883-11-05
Te. morrOw's Elections.

Of the Union Tomorrow connecticut
Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota
mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey
New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia
The contest in nine OF them will DO be
tween the Republicans and Democrats
but in Virginia the battle, the hotties
vi all, will be fought under the name'
of Funder and Readjuster, but in th'
main the mass of the Republicans Of
tho State will be found fighting in th'
Readjuster ranks and the mass of thu
Democrats in the 50 called Fundel
ranks
Elections have already been held il
Ohio and Iowa, the first falling or rather
continuing in the ranks Of the Demo
era i party, where she had ranged her
self year ago, and the latter preferrine
to remain with the Republicans, but by
amuch reduced majority. The result
of those elections entlused the Demo
cratic soul of the nation. In the dis.
tance the Democrats plainly saw OF
imagined they saw q Democratic Presi
dent, u Democratic House of Represen'
tatives they already have) Democrat.
ic Senate, free whisky, free trade, and
the faithful workers and henchmen Of
The party that have been so long feed
ing upon political husks gloating and
revelling over the political flesh pots oi
The nation.
On to Washington, on to the White
House, "the Republicans must 60,
were the war cries of a party in full
stretch for victory. "Ohio" became the
watchword of the party; as went Ohio
SO goes the Union in the Presidential
election.
But change has come over the spirit
Of Democratic dreams and Democratic
hopes. Thoughtful meu have caught
the sound of the war cry, and they are
asking themselves seriously whether il
would be safe to entrust the govern
ment Of the nation in the hands Of a
party the majority oe which but few
years ago were engaged in struggle to
destroy it whether it is wise to change
at the present time from protection to
free trale-whether it would be ad-
visable to break down all moral bar.
riers and flood the country with free
whisky.
A halt has been called, as the yell of
the remnants Of the rebel army ap-
proach tho White House-as the free
traders of Europa are preparing to flood
the country with the results of pauper
iabor-as the liquor leagues are coming
to the front. The real bone and sinew
of the nation are waking up. Patriot
ism is once more asserting itself Flash
es of memory of the dark days of the
nation from Big Bethel to Appomattox
are growing brighter. The dear ones
who went down to death for the cause
Of liberty are remembered, and the
party that encouraged massacres, rifle
clubs, Ku.klux clans, assassination,
raids on the public credit, fraudulent
elections, opposition TO the tariff, vim
dictiye thrusts at National Banks be-
cause they saved the nation, too, are al +.
remembered
The people have been Studying since
the Ohio election, and they have come to
the conclusion that the Republican
party with all its faults-the party that
saved the nation in its peris-the party
that blotted out every vestige Of chatteI
slavery, is still to b. preferred.
The Democratic party will have no
clean walk over like il had year ago
when with great tidal wave Of sue
cess it swept over all but three of III
States that vote Tomorrow What
will be the result Let us look at facts
and figures:
In Connecticut onIya Legislature is
to be elected. Last year Democratic
Governor was elected by IA plurality oi
4,l6l. There is no doubt Of the eleC ton
Of republican Legislature tomorrow.
In Maryland, year ago, only Con-
gressmen were elected but the Demo
cratic majority in the State was 6,2lO.
In 1880 it was Is, lGl and a year before
1t was -, 1866. Th" most sanguinc 10
not expect the election Of Republican
Governor to'norrpw, bat the probAbiI-
ity is that there vi. b. a Republican
Senate and the y 'mOcrlt, do not claim
more than lO,oJ0 majority in the state.
A year ag) Massachusetts gave But
Ter apIurality ot li,9i1 this year he =,
fighting for life win probable defeat
staring him in the face,
Last year Mississippi gave only ~, .
64 majority for Democratic Congress.
men. Thi, ycar size only elects a legis
lature. We have no comment, TO make
on Mississippi becau,e there has NOT
been an honest election in the stat"
since the Democrats came il possession
of it, and the size Of the Democratic
majority is rcckoned by the number Ut
Democratic tickets counted, The State
has an honest Republican majority Of
10000 but it is just ~ easy for the Demo-
Gratis to count themselves out that ma.
JOrity ~ a smaller one
New Jersey last year on the vote for
Congressman gave 2,OS3 Democratic
majority. The contest here is exciting
and bitter, The STATE is usually Demo
cratic, but dorbtf0t fhi, year
New York last year or the vote for
Governor gave Democratic plurality
Of l92, ,SJI and a majority over all Of
49, IuIs year both parties claim
the state, with the chances n favor Of
the Republicans. The people there are
alarmed at n" prospect Of Democratic
success AMI arcagAiu takint tlpir stand