Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-08

going OF O national administration. IL
IA the year in which the resentments
born Of disappointed hopes are wreaked
upon the party in power. Last year
was the "off year, and 1t was signalized
BY the Democratic "tidal wave" which
carried Pennsylvania for the Democrats,
owing to the Republicans, through dis
sonsions. running two candidates, and
by the unprecedented majority given for
Cleveland in New York.
The other Democratic "tidal wave
year was genuine "off" year, occur
ring in the middle Of Grants administra-
tion, and IL was not followed in 1873 by
Democratic victories. but by the reverse.
It required the personal prestige and
matchless claims of Mr.. Tilden to renew
the Democratic tide in 1876, after il had
absolutely ebbed away IN 1875.
The difference between the Democratic
tidal waves Of 1874 and 1882 may be
described in nutshell--that Of 1874
was followed, in the ensuing year, by
the recovery, by the Republicans, OF
nearly every State which had been
wrested from them. On the other
hand, the tidal wave Of 1882 has been
followed by the Democrats retaining
their hold upon New York, New Jersey
and Ohio, and by the conquest, from
Mahoneism, Of Virginia. With half
wisdom upon the part of the Democratic
House of Representatives, the party
may confidently rely upon New York,
Ohio, Indiana, New Jersey, California,
Oregon, Nevada and Colorado, in addi-
ton to tho "solid South as casting
their electoral votes in 1884 forth Demo-
cratic candidate for President-New
York, Ohio, Indiana and Colorado, with
their enormous total, having gone for
Garfield and Arthur in 1880. In addi-
ton, with q united Republican party in
Pennsylvania, the Republican majority
In that potential Commonwealth seems
to have been frittered down to nothing
Republicans can only console themselves
by rejecting that this dispensation is
not singular, 10 view OF the fact that
Nebraska and Minnesota, States which,
for timo whereof the memory Of man
runneth not to the contrary, have so
diminished in their Republican major
tiles that it only requires genuine and
magnetic Democratic nominee to threat
on their continued adhesion to the Re-
publican party.
Dropping the Presidential aspect of
the late election, and coming down to
the domain Of practical politics, we find
that the outcome Of the ballot is the cleo
tion of Democratic majority of the
New Jersey Legislature, which assures
us Democratic successor to the present
Democratic Senator from that State, Nc
Pherson. Thus far honors are easy.
But whom we come to Virginia we find
that little Billy Malone and his traitor
GUS and trading cohorts are wrecked,
thus assuring Democratic successor to
that ineifable little nuisance, and render
ing of no avail all the disgusting prosti-
tutions of honor and principle which
were made by Republican President to
secure little Billy's vote to the Republi-
can side in the United States Senate.
In truth, the greatest benefaction
accruing from the late election
--an election which shows how
permanent is the hold OF the
Democratic party upon the country even
in the year of Republican reaction and
attenptedrevival,-is the extingnishment
Of those twin humbugs, Gen. Benjamin
F. Butler, OF Massachusetts,, and Gen.
Billy Malone, of Virginia. They were
lovely in their lives and in death they
have not been divided. Twin dema-
gogues, they have been gathered at one
swoop, as an aims of oblivion, into the
wallet OF time, and may the devil fly
away with their souls, say we, always
providing that they have any.
One more word as to the salient
features OF the telegraphic details of
Tuesdays elections. They were wired
on plan calculated to give prominence
to the Republican side. In Pennsylva-
MIA the figures were contrasted with the
added totals of both the Republican,
candidates for Governor last year. In
New York there were four candidates
on the State ticket of both parties, but
Maynard, the Democratic candidate for
Secretary OF State, who had voted in the
State Senate against the liquor men, and
who was scratched by them, was picked
out as the standard for comparing the pop
ular vote, stress being laid upon the fact
that the New York Legislature would be
Republican, the other fact being studi.
ously concealed that the Empire State is
so infamously gerrymandered that it
would require popular majority of al
least one hundred and fifty thousand to
insure Democratic Legislature The
same thing was hsrped upon in the Leg
islative elections Of Connecticut al
though these manipulators of the wires
know that Connecticut is so gerryman.
dered that Democratic Governor could
be elected by five thousand majority
while the Legislature might be Repub-
liean by two-thirds majority in both
branches.
In the late elections the Democratic
party has re.aihrmed its unquestioned
hold upon the sufrages of the people of
the United States.
In the language OF our esteemed con-
temporary, the Times, turn the bird
loose" glory enough for one day, =" 'let
US vociferate." Veal Verify Amenl!!
THE fact that Maynard, the Demo.
cratic candidate for Secretary OF State
in New York, was beaten while his three
associates on tho State ticket were
elected by decisive majorities, will
crafty Democrats throughout the