The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-04
THE FALL ELECTIONS.

The elections for the present year will be
brought to a close On Tuesday next, the 3rd
inst. Those already held and those to
come of were and are, with one exception,
devoid of national interest. The election
in Ohio attracted more attention than any
I other, because the political fate OF John
| Sherman was involved in the result. As
| he is a recognized leader of the Republican
party in the Senate of the United States,
his friends all over the land, in order to &C.
cure the election Of a legislature, pledged to
re-elect him. left no stone unturned to Sc
cure his success. The wa one OF
the most exciting and hotly contested ever
held within the borders OF the Buckeye
State. Distinguished Republican orators
from all parts of the Union were pressed
into service, and the hills and valleys, for
more thar six weeks, resounded with their
eloquent pleas and fallacious arguments to
deceive the honest yeomanry into casting
their votes in favor OF legislators, pledged
to vote for the archfiend in the great
National fraud which swindled Samuel j..
Tilden out Of the Presidency. Besides this,
immense sums of money derived from ~
sessments upon Republican Federal and
State officials in open violation of tho
Civil Service law, and liberal contributions
la by prominent members OF that
party were lavishly expended to bride
electors and corrupt election officers. The
result of all this intrigue, fraud and cor
rnption, was just what the honest people
of the land hoped it would be. The State
gave it's accustomed Republican majority
for Mr.. Foraker, for Governor, but at the
same time elected a plurality Of members
of the Legislature adverse to Mr.. Sherman,
thus securing the selection of a Democrat,
a supporter OF the National Administra-
ton as his successor.
The eyes OF the people are now turned
upon the political battles to come of in
New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, on
Tuesday next. In those States, except Vir-
ginia, the contests are of a local character.
The Republicans, however, are doing every
thing in their power, fair or foul, to carry
them all, simply to brag and boast OF their
being in the ascendancy in those States.
The Democrats, upon the other hand, ex-
cept in the latter State, are lukewarm, be-
cause in their judgment their success orfail-
ure will be void Of any significance what
ever. In New York the tricks will be re-
peated which were 80 successfully playedin
the Presidential campaign, but there Is
every reason to believe that the large nat
uralized vote, bought up in the interest Of
Blaine, cannot again be purchased. Those
who were duped TO desert the Democratic
party now see clearly through the decep.
ton practiced upon them. Blaine's hypo-
crital professions have become clearly
transparent, and consequently those who
expect to play the same trick, count with
out their hosts. The purchasable element
has had time to take a second thought,
and it is nov open in its d~enunciation
Of the Republican trimmers. It has had an
opportunity to learn more fully, than ever
before. that had it not been for the determ-
ined stand taken by the Democracy on their
side during the Native American and Know
nothing crusades, that their churches would
have all been levelled to the ground and
that they would have been deprived OF the
cherished right OF the elective franchise, and
that they and their children would be dis
qualified from holding any public Offices OF
honor or emolument.
Mr.. Hill. who was Mr.. Cleveland's sue
cessor as Governor, under the law, is the
Democratic candidate for that Office. His
record as a public officer is unexception-
able, hence he ought to receive the full sup
port of his party. Ii he does he will be
elected by an immense majority, for the
history OF New York politics proves con-
clusiveV hat when the Democracy are
united in that State there is no such word
as fail with them. The opponents of
Mr.. Hill are jubilant because the Inde-
pendents (Mugwumps as they are called)
| nave declared for Mr.. Davenport, the Re-
| publican candidate. This ia NO surprise to
| the formers friends, because the Mugwumps
| are naturally opposed to the Democracy.
| They supported Mr.. Cevelandfo for President
| only for the reason OF Mr.. Blaine's corrupt
record. The Nation owes them a debt OF
| gratitude because their work and vote of
| set the foreign votes purchased for Mr.. Blaine
just sufficient to rob that great fraud Of it's
| promised fruits, and thereby secured the
triumph of Grover Cleveland. Their work
| ended at that time, hence they will vote, az
| they lave a perfect right to do, for their
party ticket at the approaching election.
The only difficulty the Democrats have to
contend with, if such exists, is the Tam
many element. This organization always
claims the whole hog or none'' in the dis
tribution OF political patronage and other
favors. Many of them secretly, and some
Of their numbers publicly, worked and
voted against Mr.. Cleveland, but no soone
was he inaugurated President then these
very worse than political traitors had the
effrontery to demand that the President
should appoint them to the best paying
Federal offices in New York, and displayed
brazen-faced impudencee enough to dictate to
him whom he should select elsewhere. In
this they caught the wrong bull by the
horns. This places them in open opposi-
ton, where they ought to be, instead Of
covert enemies where they could do more
harm. Every vote taken by them from
Mr.. Hill will Undue two honest Republicans
to support the Democratic ticket, and this
will secure his triumphant election.
In Pennsylvania, a naturally Republican
State, the canvass, though a local one, is be-
ing pushed with great vigor by both par
ties. Mr.. Blaine had over 5000 majority
last fall, but this unprecedented result was
attributable to the same causes which
came so near stealing the Empire State
from the Democracy. At the election next
Tuesday, provided both OF the principal
party candidates were equally acceptable to
the voters, the Republican majority would
be moi more than $1,000; but Mr.. Quay, the
Republican candidate for State Treasurer,
is exceedingly unpopular with the masses,
while Mr.. Day, the Democratic, is a Phil
adelphia merchant OF long standing and
enjoys the confidence and esteem of the IN.
tire community. In addition to this there
is a strong reform movement on foot, OF