Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-01-16
Tat G5sex County 4erald,
POND, VT, JANUARY 4e, 1885,.
TnE PREsIpENTIAL voTE.

ANNhi no SSA0 ~ AAAS NaiAoNo oNOAt td-
ries Of state in reply to a circular
which that paper sent out. The re-
suits it thus obtained are as follows:
The whole number of votes given
for president on the four electoral
tickets was lO,O36,O57, of which
Cleveland received 4,s42, 292; Blaine
4,slO, 2l9; Butler, 234, 84S; st. John,
148, COS. To this aggregate there
is 20 be added 1892 scattering and
defective votes.
In place, therefore, of the 10000
to $4,000 plurality which has been
computed in various quarters for
Cleveland, it will be seen that his
actual plurality is but 82,O78, while
in the entire country he is in a mi
nority of 353,73 The New York
San Democratic has a strong edi-
torial article based upon these fig
ures, from which we make several
extracts. Speaking of the DISPOSE
ton between the actual vote and the
number Of votes in the South, the
jSsna says:
Small as was their vote for Cleve.
land, that of Blaine was still smaller
showing that very large proper
ton of the legal voters in those
states absented themselves from the
polls. The Globe indicates the act
ual number, and computes the per-
centage Of the voters that thus re,
Trained from voting. In Kentucky
the percentage was 81; in Virginia
in was 81; in Texas SO; in Arkansas
40; in Alabama, Al; in Louisiana
So; in Mississippi, Sc; in South Car
DINA, CO; and in Georgia, &C. This
extensive absenteeism certainly gives
some color to the charge that large
proportion of the voters are KEPT
away from the polls by intimidation
A critical analysis of the returns
makes the fact apparent that thu
nominations Of the great parties
were not acceptable to the voters
The majorities of Tilden in 1876
and of Hancock in 1880, present al
instructive contrast to those o.
Cleveland in 1884, and show tha
the candidacy of the latter was by
no means we'll received by the ranl
and file of the Democratic party
The election was carried only b,
reason of the faulty of the Repub
licans in placing in nomination {
man alleged to be identified will
the worst elements of their party
the monopolists, defrauders of TIL
government, and corruptionists gen
orally. A powerful section of tn,
organization refused to support him
and that suficcd to turn the cleo
ton. A triumph achieved by such
means assures to the successful can
didate and his supporters no ration
al prospect of continuing in powe
beyond the close of the next presi
dental term. The slightest dissat
isfaction will destroy whatever pres
tige he may possess, and with it thu
ascendancy of the party which HI
represents.
For example, in the State of New
York, where the battle Of 1884 wa
decided, the disaffection in the Dem
ocratic ranks was intense and uncon
cealed. The election of 1884 show
ed that the boom which made
Cleveland Governor, was operating
as a boomerang to destroy him. l.
the Republicans had nominated al
unexceptionable ticket, the plurality
against Mr.. Cleveland would doubt
less have Appropriated that b,
which he was elected Governor-il
other words, nearly 100000. Tn
extraordinary efforts of the Demo
cratic managers to keep Prohibition
tickets in the field and to captur
votes from the Peoples party show
ed the straits to which they wcr
driven.
The breach in the Republica
ranks is already substantially healed
The discreet bearing of the Sta
warts during the canvass has rer
dered their return to their old allee
lance very easy. If no renewe
bitterness is caused by the electio
of the new Senator, they will b
prepared to do battle next Novem
Der to elect a Republican Governor
This would give that party the Ike
of the situation for 1888.
The restoration of New York
her former position at the head c
the Republican column would threa
en- not only the ascendancy, but tn