The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-11-15

ol Inc elections Ill ten states on Inc btn lisl.
but four call for special attention. These are
the Massachusetts, New York. Penn>ylNani
and Virginia elections In New York and
Pennsylvania last year there were >o-callcd
Democratic tidal waves and alleged Democratic
reformer> were elected Governors the majority
in New York amounting to nearly round two
hundred thousand. one year has >utiiccd to
show the hooWne>s of Democratic professions
of reform. and rcnn>y lvania has returned to
her former Status Il Republican State, while
New York, although the result there was less
decisive. has also rcpudiated the sham reform
ers and will give her vote next year tor tile Re
publican candidate for President. Tie New
York Herald says:
The Democratic party went into the cam
pai@n with as brilliant Il ''>end or rs we re-
member in ''practical politics" Ii had all the
State 'paromage" and all the New DIRK city
'putronagc" on it, Side 1t had a Governor in
Albany who avowcd that he should deem the
exercise of that patronage for partisan purpo--
es a privilege. 1t had Il Mayor here who had
no need to make such an avoWa. 1t had liar
monS" among all it, factions. And ii had
majority of 11.l29 in his city and majority IF
A3,S5i in the State on the vote for Governor in
1852 as a margin.
After Il campaign less than Il month long the
Democratic majority OF .1,l39 in thi, city j. cut
down to 2.934. if the vote on the Secretary Of
state be taken for Il comparison; or nj least to
Hill II me comparison DC maze on INC N"'t
IA II W. ~bni,lI ,n.kr he ro,nnnli,'n ,t,,n,
the vote for Register it i, reduced To 500.
,'hiPailn? upon me to,@ Tor otrT'l'tN, li:o
wholly wiped out ana Republican majority Of
some 10000 is substituted; or, comparing upon
ne ,o ~ i'' ~
900 \ yarioiiou from These promotions need,
to be made in consideration of the smaller
loIa vote IN iS>" IMAM IN iHN2' NHt II + NOT one
'Ii.a.ta,. ,md hr.idos the ,.,t,.tro,,bn an th,
State ticket The Democrats have lost both
branches ci me LEGISLATURE. ana lAt i"r2f re-
rt y; -. .h .b; ~ Itt S,t,' s,'t, u;
i>s5.
The trouble was tlM although the Democrats
nag iucn Lia-ihTtn. emu on III ln"yii'Hi
/ They u.il,, Il campaign for .,spoiI>." and for
">pniI> only. and il outcome i the withdraw
=. Il"ih i"r'h VI ~ tHrId ''lN 't''2VH -, w
of New YORK i, concerned.
The Herald, EXPLANATION of The Democratic
defeat in New York doe, ROT tell the whole
story, however. 1t was very evident that the
campaign was one for "SpOls and that may
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OF lhe deleat was lhat the democratic Ntale
Government had been tried in the balance and
fo,nd ,,,utiup Thn ,,.o,,I. hal han ,,,,,,,,, ,f
lncapaclty. rcckit>>nes>, lhiltertnrf TO pubic
interests and corrupt legislation. Like cause,
h.o,,,,ht ,.,,,t no ,o.,,It. -, po,,,,.,l,,,,;,
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mat State retrieved the results Of last year
folly by placing the seal of popular condemns
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"on upon '"' ''iii'' ''' '7'"'' ""h' ''l'n
With lis extra session extravaganza, and Vince i
ing into the Republican line
nm, df.,t ~ putI,.,. IN Massachusetts. .,,,,l "a
N,bnu in Nir,iri., >bopI1 o.,.,>i,,,, NJ, r,,.,.