The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-08
New York.

year ago the Democrats elected their
candidate for Governor of New York by a
majority of over 100000. 1t was success
unprecedented and phenomenal They also
secured majority in both branches of the
Legislature, the Senate containing IS Dem
ocrats and IA Republicans, The Assembly
IS Democrats and 43 Republicans, Demo-
cratic majority on joint ballot of 46. The
jubiiant Democrats thought they had OBJ
tanned permanent control of the State,
and they exulted in their own fashion.
A year has passed by, year of Democratic
State administration Astounding in selfish
partisanship, corrupt legislation, Indifference
to public interests and the usual demonstra-
ton of the incapaclty and recklessness of
Democratic Statemanship, so-called.
1t is enough. Already the party has out
stayed its welcome. On Tuesday the peo-
pie Of the State bad their first opportunity
to pass judgment on the Democratic party's
conduct in Office, and it was Judgment of
condemnation. The 100000 majority was
practically wiped out. Possibly one or two
candidates on their general ticket have sue
ceeded by small majority, but the indica-
tons when this article is written are that
they have LOST everything, Executive officers
and Legislature, that the whole incompetent
and scandalous crowd, so far as it could be
done, have been repudiated by the people
and overwhelmed in such defeat as their
want Of merit invited and deserved.
Yesterday morning some Democratic
journals displayed Growing ROSTERS over the
New York returns. What are they growing
for? The most favorable reports showed
that their majority of 200, 900 had been cut
down 80 per cent. on the last Objectionable
of their candidates. A party which can pre-
tend to rejoice over such result after being
In power ten months, must be IN desperate
straits for something to be happy about
But that showing, as it turns out, was alto
gether too favorable. They have been de-
feated in the head of their ticket. If any of
their candidates are elected it is by scratch.
The head of their ticket is defeated inglori-
ously. If they had elected every other man
on it and carried the Legislature they would
have been in position something like that
of the Republicans of Massachusetts last
year.
But they have done nothing of the kind.
If they have barely elected some of The gentle
men on the State ticket they have lost the
Legislature in both branches. The Sun, a
Democratic journal, said yesterday morning
that the new senate won probably contain
10 Republicans and 10 Democrats, and The
new assembly 6S Republicans and so Demo
Gratis, that is Republican majority of Il
instead Of Democratic majority of 46. The
Republican journals claim more than the
Sun; but on the SUMS showing why should
any Democrat want to give three cheers?
We observe disposition in journals moi
over friendly to the Republican party to
compare the vote in New York this veal
with that of two years ago instead of that OF
last year. Their motive is easily under
Stood The Republicans carried the State
that year and the comparison is not so NOR
tifying, But no legerdemain of that sort
will turn the Democratic defeat into victory
Nothing will blot out the fact that after a
year of power they have forfeited and lost
the confidence of the people of the State. II
is seen that the party's professions are insin-
cere, that it is as unwise as it is dishonest
and as incompetent as unwise