New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-04
TIE SPRLNG ELECTIONS.

The Democratic tidal wave of 1882 has
begun to recede. This is the most cheering
development of the Western municipal elec-
,ions. 1t is especially noticeable in Ohio. In
Cincinnati, where the Democrats had a major
ity of 1868 last October, the vote was so
close on Monday that neither party was able to
elect its full ticket. The Democrats succeeded
in carrying through their candidate for Mayor
by greatly reduced majority, and they also
elected several of the minor officers, but the
Republicans elected the Controller, Prosecu-
thug Attorney, Police Court Judge. and several
other officers by majorites ranging from 200 to
1900. This is handsome gain, and shows
that energetic work is all that is needed to re-
store the city and county to Republican control
next October. In Columbus the Republicans
have won notable victory AT the preceding
municipal election in 1881, the Democrats
elected the Mayor. They were confident OF re-
electipg him this year, because they believed
the temperance agitation CT last year had
driven the German vote over to their side per-
manently. 10 their establishment, the Repub-
licans elected Their candidate by 800 or GOO
majority, making gain of at least 1,2OO votes
since 1881. The significance of this result Is
great. 1t shows that the German vote did not
go over to the Democrats to stay when it was
cast for their candidates last year.
In Cleveland, the Republicans have been de-
featea. but the result is due largely to dissen-
sions in their own ranks. They made noInna-
, tions which, to say the least, were unwisc. The
| most prominent and influential Republican
newspaper in the city, The Leader, bolted one
| candidate on the ticket, and its detection IN
| iurcd the whole ticket, because Its objection
WAS based partly upon the too prominent Use OF
machine methods in making Republican nomi-
| uations in the city. The Cleveland result is,
therefore, something of protest against bad
men and political trickery. and Is not 50 much a
| Democratic victory as it is Republican re-
bul;e IL is one more evidence that the Repub-
licau marty cannot succeed by following Obiec-
| tionable methods and by nominating unworthy
candidates. This fact has been demonstrated
many times and the influenced the demonstIa-
| ton upon the managers of the party has invar-
iably been good. They growl, bat they act
with more wisdom subsequently. IL should he
remembered in considering all tho Ohio cleo
| films that the Democrats swept the State only
six months ago by nearly 10000 majority. They
| have not only failed to hold their own, but they
| have lost heavily in all directions, and i'll some
| instances have lost nearly all that the unwise
temperance agitation gave them. SO sudden a
reversal is convincing evidence that the trans
fer of the German and Independent vote gen
orally to the Democracy was not OH account OF
aoy regard for Democratic principles, but solely
because of dlsgast with Republican misnan-
agement.
In Indiana the Democrats have had q note
worthy success, and We desire to give them full
credit for it. They have carried the city OF
Evansville on the reputation issue. The hold
ers of the bonds of that municipality are $4,000
poorer than they were before the election wa'
held The Democratic Mayor Of Evansville
decided last January that the city was paying
too high rate of interest on its bonds. ana
thas if the bondholders would not consent to