The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-11-28
The Democratic Halt.


that, like the Indiana result in 1882, the
recent Ohio reverse was not symptomat-
ic, but was due entirely to local causes
and to the presence of issues not prop
erly dividing the two great political
parties. The results of yesterday con-
tests are in the highest degree salts
factory and encouraging to Republic
ans, when viewed from N National point
of view, and dissociated from the local
surroundings which here and there col
ored 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 decidedly expressed themselves
as believing that Ohio and Iowa pre-
saged sweeping Democratic 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 moth
singa Sc far as the effect of the elections
of yesterday upon the National canvass
of next year is concerned, it is enough
to say that the advantage is clearly with
the Republicans upon the general re-
suits. 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 reconstruct
ed and that they have before them
just as hard battle and a result as full
of doubt for them as in 1880, when the
two parties Joined issue in that memoir
able campaign. Indeed, the outlook is
even less encouraging, for in that cam
paign they had the advantage of max
ing the October battle in a. State with
Democratic proclivities and tendencies,
and where Republicans had but ga
fighting chance" in the estimation of
the party of the Nation. In 1884 the
October battle will be in States about
as certain for the Republican party as
certainty can be, and the Democracy
will have to stem an adverse tide from
the outset The more personal features
of yesterdays contests as affecting
probable candidates, are less readily de-
termined. 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 wiping out of
the Democratic majority of nearly 200,-
600, and the election of Republican
Legislature by decided majority, is of
the highest possible value to the Re-
publican party, while it will show the
Democracy the absolute necessity of
shaping their movements with the view
to making it their battle-ground. We
think the result in New York will give
added strength TO the movement in
favor of ''the old ticket" and to all
which that implies and which neeessa-
rily follows. Tilden stock will go up in
the market.
This much in general. In New York
the Democratic majority of 1876, 7S1,
given last year to the Democratic candi-
date for Lieutenant-G Governor, has
dwindled to substantially nothing.
our special advices Indicating the
election of Carr, Republican, and the
certain election of Republican Legis-
lature by four majority in the Senate
and twenty majority in the House. All
honor to the Republicans of New York
President Arthur and his Administra-
ton will stand stronger to-day than
ever because of this magnificent ex-
preston from his own State. Connecti-
cut, lying side by side with the imperial
State, has made marked Republican
gains, electing Republican Legisla-
ture, with possibly forty majority on
joint ballot.
Lh IAaoS8CuubCIlo, III luc n0dUSQ
campaign ever known in the State-one
calling out a total vote of $4,000
against 256, 278 last year, and 2S2, ,572 in
1SS0-Hon George d. Robinson, Re-
publican, has defeated General Butler
by fully 10000, while the Republican
candidate for Lieutenant-G Governor has
40, 900 majority. OF course it is under
stood that the contest between Robin
son and Butler is no measure of the
relatiye 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 defeat for ''Butlerism" in politics
in the person of one of the strangest
and strongest characters ever pro-
duced in the country. NJ massachusetts,
is redeemed, regenerated, disenthralled.
One more ''there she stands" and the
world can look at her without seeing
the sinister countenarce of Ben. Butler
reflected from the State-house dome
into the peaceful waters of the bay.
The result in Massachusetts demon
straies that the Republican party. in a
fair and square party contest, still has
the votes to give an old-time majority
for National candidates and National is
sues
The report from Pennsylvania is
equally cheering. Chairman Cooper
announces that the Republican maiori-
ty will be fully 10000. Philadelphia
seems to have paralyzed the Democrat
ic brethren.
Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, all
give good, substantial Republican ma
jorities.
The returns from Virginia are very
incomplete and very slow. Naturally,
the first reports favor the ''citizens''-
the Bourbon Democrats-but when the
back counties are heard from the look
of things may be different. 1t is not
certain that the Danville riot has not
got in its perfect work--L,sdianapo
Journal, NoU. z.
When lawyer OF any note dies
down in South Carolina the reporter re-
marks that las the cortege that bore
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