Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-07
THE ELECTION AND THE PUBLIC PULSE.

At this writing the result of the Presi-
Dental election is involved in doubt. The
public mind is subjected TO a great strain
and we think unnecessarily.
We would be justified, also, in charging
that The present ilI-tempered and dangerous
state of feeling is the purposeful result OF
Democratic Vaccinations There is moth
ing phenomenal in the fact that in some
interior precincts in the State of New York
the election officers have not, at this writ
ing, finished counting. In our own State
the count was not finished at midnight last
night, and it Will be many days before we
have full and accurate, or even reliably
complete returns. More than this, it may
be that in New York slow counting is pur-
posefuIly INDUCED in to force the bosses in
the cities to finish up their counts first, and
thus be put beyond the possibility of sup
plying deficiencies The Democracy,
some sixteen years ago, held city returns
until the country had completed its count,
and for what purpose IS too well known To
demand recital here.
But we have said that the intense and
dangerous excitement al the East may be
charged to Democratic Vaccinations.
We repeat it, there is logical ground for the
assumption that the New York Democratic
managers are working up the agony, to
impress the people with the idea that
frauds are being committed For this rea-
son the Manning Central Committee pro
muigated an inhamMatory proclamation
yesterday, declaring Cleveland elected. and
suggesting that some one would strive to
have him fraudulently count-l out This
circular was published at the very time
when Blaine was leading Cleveland in the
reports, and when there was every reason
to believe his plurality would continue to
increase.
So, too, the Democratic hand is plainly
to be seen in the Indictment of the people
to rage. It is openly displayed in the call
for a mass meeting in Wall street tonight,
10 protest against prophesied frauds There
was no warrant for such action 1t can do
no good. It is intended to mask treachery,
and to hood Democratic defeat.
We believe, from the reports received at
this writing, that James G. Blaine has Il
plurality in New York. 1t may be small.
but such result is not unprecedented. In
the calculation of chances and events. an
election IS quite as likely to be close as
otherwise. Massachusetts once elected
Governor by one majority, and otheI.Stat
have had similar experiences.
We repeat therefore, that all efforts to
inflIne the people are despicabe There
is no reason for it, and it can accomplish
nothing. 1t is the duty of all good citizens
to frown down all s1ch efforts.
There is no one TO fight but the people;
they can harm no enc but themselves; they
can change no results by butchering each
other When the time comes any living
issues regarding the election will be settled
peaccabiy and orderly.
one more suggestion is timely. The
counties in which there are laggard pre-
cincts are Republican and have been for
score Of years, but have never been charged
or even suspected of vicious practices
regarding election counts in the past; and
lastly the election machinery IS in the
hands Of the Democrats in The State of
New York