Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-11
THE GREAT COUNT.
How the Result VIII be Officially
Reached In New York,

heacneu 1n New YORK.
There is q great deal of and
apprehension about the count Of the votes
IN New York. city and State, ON which
votes depends the Presidential election.
Democratic victory has been generally
conceded for several days, and no prominent
newspaper of the East, except the New
York Tribune, denies it. The New York
Sun, Cleveland's most bitter and unre-
lenting antagonist, says it has three times
revised its count, obtained accurately by
its own agents in every precinct of the
State, and that it finds him elected beyond
p~eradventure by a substantial plurality
something like 600 votes. Both the Re-
publican and the Democratic organiza-
tions have the matter thoroughly can
vassed at every point. From their figures
alone the people of the United States have
satisfactory evidence of Clevelsnd's cleo
ton. The parties have watched each
other with hawk-like sharpness, rendering
a mistake of any importance next to i'm
possible-in fact, entirely impossible. The
result is actually known with such def
niteness that from one end of the nation
to the other Cleveland's election has been
celebrated deliberately by thousands and
tens Of thousands of a. good citizens as
any country ever boosted Of. Thousands
of kilograms Of congratulation have been
received by Governor Cleveland on
his election. His most formidable
enemy in the campaign-Jay Gould.
even he, has joined the throng in con-
graduation. But still further, the Asso-
ciated Press, the news machinery of which
is complete. declares by its figures that
Cleveland is elected President by a good,
safe plurality in New York. This, in all
conscience, would seem sufficient to place
a quietus upon all squabbling and to settle
all controversy. But we nave said that
there is great nervousness and a%pprehen-
sion over the New York count. The Ma
tional Democratic Committee has issued
an address to warn Democrats throughout
the Empire State to be on the alert. 1t
states that there are well-grounded fears
that another Returning Board scheme is
on foot, which, if carried out, will again
rob more than a majority of the people of
the United States OF their formally and
legally chosen President. The great
masses of the Republican party are lovers
Of fair play in politics, and they do not
want to see their leaders undertake euch a
game in their name. They understand
that in a square, ~up-and-up fight they have
been beaten, and they are too manly to
squeal or to want to gain any mean ad-
vantage over their ~victors. They can
afford to lose a President honorably, but
they canno afford to gain one by foul
tricks. AT least, this is the way we are
disposed to judge Of the Republican party
generally by what we know Of the
sentiments Of Republicans with whom
we associate as neighbors and
friends. We speak without passion.
The possibilities suggested are serious and
should be considered calmly, honestly,
and without heat or prejudice. Ours is a
great and wonderful nation any way you
look at it. Its greatness, however, is
really less in its material resources than
in the character and spirit OF its people.
This people will be weak, with all their
! strength, unless manhood prevails above
all other considerations, and ~selhshness
| give way to law and constitution. As for
ourselves we believe there is no emergency.
We nave no fear but the important
| canvass OF the ballots in New York will be
fairly M honorably made. The Super
| visors will examine the footings OF the
| election judges to-day in each county seat
in New York, just as the Commissioners
will do here next Wednesday. If these
footings are correct they will be put to-
gether and the aggregate certified to
by the Supervisors, whose certif-
Gates will be at once transmitted
to the State Board Of Canvassers.
These, in turn, will scrutinize these foot
ings and sum up all to get the vote Of the
State on State officials and on Presidential
Electors. We ought then TO know tonight
possibly what the result is as officially OBJ
tanned. The Board Of State Canvassers
will not report before the LIST OF December,
but their statement cannot fail to substan-
tiste the official canvass by counties.
Therefore, as intimated, we ought to know
the result In New York finally tonight.
The Associated Press, however, 10 not
likely 10 give it to US In this country town
before some time tomorrow.