The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-11-15
THIS ELECTION ANDTHE NEXT.

THIS ELECTION AND THE NEXT
St. Louis Globe Democrat: One year
ago q Democratic victory in 1884 SEEM
ed probable. One week ago the chanc6G
were in its favor. To day the Republi
can party has the advantage. The "NO
vember elections have changed the
whole appearance of the political sky.
The contrast between the present out
look and that OF November, 1882, Is very
striking. The Democracy then held not
only the close states of New York, Ohio
and Indians, but the great Republican
states Of Massachusetts, and PennsylVa-
MIA. These two commonwealth are
properly called Republican" nOtuith.
standing Butler and Q PAltisOn, for It
Was only through the temporary dis
agreements. and the unnatural apathy Of
Republicans that they were lost. So.
too, in New York, the voting and the
absenieeism that gave CleYelar the un-
PARALLEL majority Of $4,000 Were
the voting and the absentee
ism Of Republicans. This was also true
Of Ohio. For one reason or another, at
ali events, the Democracy one year ago
controlled Massachusetts, New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. With
out four of these states. at least, Repub-
doubtful. In 1882 at this time the DeEI-
ocracy had them all to-day Il has only
two, or ut the most three, and In every
one of three--OhiO. Indiana and New
York-the odds are in favor of Repub-
liCan success 10 the prendential strug-
gle.
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania are
once more safely in the Republican list.
Under the stress of the most holly
fought campaign ever known Butler has
brought the Democratic vote in the bay
State this year up to 10000. which is
81. U00 more Than Hancock received in
1880 Bat the Republican vote Of $780,
coo tails 5000 short of that gwen to Gar
lid No Democratic candidate for
i,r"-Ident c1n command the strength
BIN But or IN q local canvass;
a. al. l"r o'her hand, any Republican
=" be nominated for president
'.,' receive every ballot thrown for
.s ii ID, il not more. In Pennsylvania,
Il iii, the handsome Republican victory
supws that the party, when united, as
il will be in the Presidential campaign,
is sull true to Its principles, and can ex-
press Its devotion through q ma
jority running up into the tens of
thousands.
The battle, then, Is TO be fought in
New York, Ohio and Indiana, as it has
been In so many national campaigns al
ready There has been some reason to
expect Republican electoral votes in
Virginia. That hope must now he Civ
en- up. The South is solid for the
Bourbon ticket. People down that way
are still voting for Jackson. With Vir-
ginia lOst, 1t Is not likely that North
Carolina or Florida can be gained.
The Pacific states are divided in their
allegiance Indiana. Ohio and New
York, in these of years, have made q
lurch toward Democracy. They are TO
be brought back to an upright position
and straightforward course, and the
result of this weeks ballOting shows
that they will be so brought back by
the weight of the Republican reserve
forces.
To refer to Massachusetts, once more,
that state illustrates this year, as 1t al
ways does in presidential years, the gen.
eral truth that, IN the north, earnest, en-
thusiastic and hard fought campaigns
bring Republican success. Whether 1t
. creditA BILE 20 Republicans CT other.
WiSe, they are, - . rule, l0ss likely than
their opponeAts TO go TO the polls when
no extraordinary issue is involved.
Compare Massachusetts, in 1889 with
herself in 1883. Last year Butler had
1874 600 votes, this year lac has 10000,
. gain of 10000. or 12 per cent. But the
Republican vote, though, as We said,
still falling snort of Garfield's, is
Increased from 10000 10 100000,
gain of 10000 OF 33 per cent.
Hostility to Buffers blatcnt demagogue.
ry brought out the Republican reserves
| this year. The presidential electloHs
aud perhaps Butler again, will call
them forth next year. OHIO is full of
Republican reserves, az the returns Of
the last two years have shown, New
York has them, too.
The Republican gains this month, &C
cordlngly, have a Significance beyond
the mere recovery of Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania, and the wiping out of
Cleveland's plurality IN New York.
They mean that the enthusiasm of a ma
tional campaign, on national issues, if
IL does not convert Democrats from the
errpr ot their ways, will at least bring
to the front the vast numbers of quiet,
Intelligent. Rejecting men who distrusE
the records and the promises Of the
Dem pcracy; and, bringing them to the
front, Will, barring unexpected adversi-
;ies, make hem the instrument of an.
n'her q and Republican victory.