The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-07

reverse as not symptomatc, but was due
entirely to local causes and to the presence of
issues not properly dividing the two great
political parties. The results of yesterdays
contests are in the highest degree satisfactory
and encouraging to Republicans when
ASSOCIATED from the local surround
| ings which here and there colored
those canvasses, as well as those
which concluded last month. 1t is
very evident there is no tidal wave" in
favor of Democracy anywhere, and Messrs
Mcdonald and Hendricks, who have so de-
cidedly expressed themselves as believing
that Ohio and Iowa presaged sweeping Dem
ocratic success all over the country, will this
morning be compelled to revise their views
and to criticise themselves for not having
| the good sense to look wise and say nothing
So far as the effect of the elections of yester-
is concerned, it is enough to say that the
advantage is clearly with the Republicans
upon the general results The Democratic
| advance has been more than checked; it has
been beaten back, and the leaders of that
party will now be forced to recognize that
their whole plan OF attack must be recon-
structed, and that they have before them
| just as hard battle and result as full of
parties joined issue in that memorable cam
paign. Indeed, the outlook is even less en-
couraging, for in that campaign they had the
| advantage of making the October battle in a
denotes, and where Republicans had but
"a fighting chance in the estimation OF the
party of the nation. In 1884 the October bat
tie will be in States about as certain for the
Republican party as certainty can be, and
the Democracy will have to stem an adj
verse tide from the outset. The more per-
sonal features of yesterdays contests as
affecting probable candidates., are less read
lily determined possibly; but this much is
certain, that Butler and Butlerism is
| to be counted out, and that New
| York State is prize that will
| be earnestly contested. The practical
nearly 100000. and the election of a Repub-
| lican Legislature by decided majority, is of
| the highest possible value to the Republican
party while it will show the Democracy the
! absolute necessity of shaping their move
ments with the view to making it their bat
tle-ground. We think the result in New
York will give added strength to the move
ment in favor of "the old ticket" and to all
which that implies and which necessarily
follows Tilden stock will go up in the
market.
This much in general. In New York the
Democratic majority of 1876, 781, given last
year to the Democratic candidate for Lieu
tenantgovernor, has dwindled to substan-
tally nothing, our special advices indicat-
ing the probable election of Carr, Repub-
lcan and the certain election of a Repub-
Senate and twenty majority in the House.
All honor to the Republicans of New York.
President Arthur and his administration
will stand stronger to-day than ever
because of this magnificent expression
from his own State. Connecticut, lying
side by side with the imperial State,
has made marked Republican gains electinga
Republican Legislature, with possibly forty
majority on joint ballot.
In Massachusetts, the most heated cam
paign ever known in the State-one calling
out total vote of 100000, against 256, 278
last year. and $50, 572 in 1SSO-Hon. George y.
Robinson, Republican, has defeated General
Butler by fully 10000, while the Republican
candidate for acknowledgements has 40, 900
majority. OF course it is understood that
the contest between Robinson and Butler is
no measure of the relative strength of the
two parties General Butler had succeeded
| in making the canvass as peculiar
and personal as he himself is peculiar and
personal. His defeat is personal one, and
a defeat for "Butlerism' in politics in the
person of one OF the strangest and strongest
characters ever produced in the country.
Massachusetts is redeemed, regenerated, dis
enthralled. Once more there she stands"
and the world can look at her without seeing
the sinister countenance of Ben. Batter re-
flected from the State-house dome into the
peaceful waters of the bay. The result
in Massachusetts, demonstrates that the Re-
publican party, in fair and square party
contest, still has the votes to give an old time
majority for national candidates and national
issues.
The report from Pennsylvania is equally
cheering Chairman Cooper announces that