The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04
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chusetts Connecticut has chosen Repub-
lican Legislature, though by a reduced ma
jority, and the New jersey Legislature seems
to be Republican.
The New York Times, whose reliability
upon election figures has been again and
again tested, wires the Journal that Hills
majority will be about ten thousand, but that
| the Legislature will be Republican in
both branches, which insures the election of
a successor to Senator Warner Miller
Virginia is carried by largely increased ma
jority, which may go as high as 10000. This
! result vindicates the wisdom of the Demo
cratic party in that State in nominating a
man by the name of Lee, and in putting him
upon the saddle Of his uncle, the great gener;
al, and making him ride through the State
The Democrats of Virginia waved the confed-
crate bloody shirt with vengeance, and have
succeeded by majority that may, in con
nection with the result in New York, do some
thing to wake up the people of this country
|
| to the real character of the contest before
them, which has been shaping up more and
more definitely for several years. The Repub-
lican party will see the necessity of getting
away from the namby -pambyism that has
weakened it, and brought to it nothing but
defeat, and will realize that it must offer the
| naonlA eonoothipo ,vorth 4ba;r ;rtoroct apd Of
fort if it expects success.
The result in New York is in accordance
with the Journals predictions. We have be-
lieved for some days that the tide had dec-
dedly turned against the Republicans, and for
the reasons alluded to yesterday. The returns
concusively show that the real causes Of Re-
publican defeat were there outlined Mr.
Davenport was "offensively" advocated by
the mugwumps His candidacy was placed
in opposition to Republicanism as advocated
by Senators Sherman and Logan and
Judge Foraker, who were almost insult ed
because they dared speak for downright, hon
est, Republican manhood From the day
this was done by those who assumed to be the
Davenport organs par excellence, a change
came over the spirit of the dream of the Re
| publican party. If this was the sort of feast
to which they were to be invited, many Re
| publicans had no further interest in the con-
test. The light vote and Democratic gains in
the rural districts Of the State tell the story
So veteran an observer as Gath" telegraphed
from New York on Monday night:
'"There is reason to believe that the attacks
| upon Foraker in cOntradistinction to Daven-
port have weakened the old Republican line
and have inspired an Indifference to Daven-
| ports success among those who were already
sold out by the mugwumps last November
| This indifference takes the form of languor
and of trading"
We do not care to chide the mugwumps
but the lesson they have received will be of
value to them; or, if not to them, it will be to
both the Republican and Democratic parties
Their active help has proven more
deadly than their opposition, while the
Democracy owe them nothing but contempt.
The result in New York will be an absolute
and permanent gain for manhood, and honor,
and integrity in politics The history of poll
| tics will be searched in vain for so illogical
absurd and contemplate position as the
mugwumps assumed in this campaign AS
Stunning to champion and direct the candidacy
of Mr. Davenport. they presumed upon the
intelligence and honesty of the public by urg-
ing that Mr.. Hill be defeated as an indorse-
ment of Democratic administration! Folly
never went so far; Pharisaism and insincerity
were never so Extensively paraded under the
mask of independence.
| The Democrats have got rid of the mug
wump influence, and now they will demand
that the Cleveland administration daily no
more with it. The old, straight Democratic
| fight will be renewed with more vigor than
ever. The Andrew jackson to the victors be-
long -the-spoils- Democracy have won a nota-
BILE triumph and they will make the
most of it. New York Democracy evidently
intended to read the riot act to Grover Cleve-
land, and they have done so. Consult the re-
turns from Buffalo, the home of Mr.. Cleve-
| land, and from Emira, the home of Mr.. Hill
This election is a sounding prelude to the
approaching session of Congress. There will
be music by the full band next month
The mugwump has had brief existence
and experience in politics. He goes out now,
and the place which once knew him will know
him no more forever. The independent is not
mugwump the force of independence will
not be lost but it will be better regulated
hereafter by conscience and honesty and not
fall under the domination of malice and insin-