Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-05
DAILY POST.INTELlIeENcER
TIE ELECTIONS.

The result of the election in Sss
York should surprise nobody. for ns
body has right 10 be s1rfrised at tie
result Of a Nev York election, whatever
10 may be. The great state, With its
big cities and ever changing popsla
ton, passes easily from the control Of
one party 10 that OF anosasr, and 20
litioal prophsts, hO-ever shrsWd they
may be, are never able to predict uIth
accuracy the result OF sBe Of iis cleo
tons This year. IL BIS been carried
by the Democrats. Governor Hiif-
msi Jrity will not be \ large ooe, bu' II
will be Large enough for all practical
purposes. The Republicans retain con
troll Of the Legislature, wbish - 500
comfort, although there - n , United
States Senator to be elected.
It IL evident new that II vas no: The
candidacy Of Mr.. Blaine which lost
New York 20 the Republicans last year.
Had the Republicans easi a. large
vote On last Tuesday as Vas sssi for
Mr.. Blaine, Davenport vocld have been
elected by g large majority. The voters
turned from the party by Blsine's nom
ination we're not oRe-half a. numerous
a. shoss attracted to it by the brilliant
qualities and splendid statesmansbip Of
,hs Republican leader. New York was
bound to 20 Democratic last year.
Blaine was the emily Republican csndi-
date vho stood any show Of saving II,
aad he failed through q series Of acct
dents which could not have been fore
seen or guarded against. II is plain
nov that Blaine came nearer being
elected than any other Repablisan
could have done.
The explanations Of Tuesdays result
given by the Nev YorK papers. Of course
differ. The Tribssn> II content with at
tributing 1t to the stay-at-home vote,
without venturing upon an explanation
as TO Why that vote ssaid at home. The
Times attributes It to the bloody shirt"
speeches OF Foraker and Logan. The
Ssn says tina, President Cleveland 10
vindieatsd, and almost IN the next line
gives the Stalwarts the credit for defeat
ing the Republican ticket. All of these
explanations are probably partially cor
rect. No one Of the causes assigned de
feated Davenport all of them combined
did so. AZ the Tribune said, the stay
at-home vote had mach 10 do with it.
It Ia possible, too, that the speeches Of
Foraker and Logan may have turned
some votes away and II is certain that
the Stalwarts-those ideal Republicans
stabbed Davenport In the back as
they stabbed Blaine q year ago. That
there will bs day Of reckoning for the
aforesaid StalwArts, IL they ever again
appear In politics. Is certain.
The result in Virginia IL not unex-
pected. II has been apparent for some
some time that the Rsadjaster Repobli
cans we're doomed TO defeat. II is not
improbable that the result Of Tuesdays
election will end the existence Of the
msngrel Republican party Of Virginia.
Such a result would not be entirely a
cause for sorrow. Mshone aud his par
~ do not represent the best sas In
politics. They have little in common
with the Republicans OF the North. The
only ground upon which their defeat
can be heartily regretted is that their
success represented the only break. the
only indication of break. in the anon
alous and menscin9 Solid south. Tn,
break is nov closed. and the political
future looks darker than ever becaus,
Of its closing.
The sweeping yiotory OF the regular
Democrats In Maryland indicates thst
. belief in reform and higher political
ideas have not yet attained \ ioothold in
the South. The Reform Democrats IN
Maryland made gallant strara' q
against one Of the worst and most cor.
rupt rings In our politics, but as IL too
often the case. nschine methods were
successful md the better candidate
we're beaten by the verse.
There Is nothing remarkable in the
results In other States. The Republi.
cams have generally held their aronud
and the Democrats have held theirs.
Pennsylvania gives her Normal Repub-
loan majority. Nebraska does likewise,
and Connections as usual elects Re
publican Legislature. Iowa seems to
have been retained by the Republicans,
and Mississippi TO have once more 90.
serted her faith In the Democracy,
which is not surprising, as there vas
but one ticket in the Acid in that State.