New-York tribune., 1889-11-06
TILE ELECTIONS.

| i'm which it succeeded last year on 1ts oldoo
ticket, and in comparison with 1887, the pre-
ceding "offv year, has made some gains. 1t
ought to have done great deal better. The
returns make it plain that victories of lasting
Importance were really within its reach But
it has failed to keep down Democratic ma
jorities, largely fraudulent, in few citles'
and thus has lost the benefit of handsome he
publican gains in many counties. Inc resui'
is that the Democratic assault has been re-
pulsed. though made with high hopes and pc
culiar oppol oltunities the Republican ascendancy
is nowhere broken and the evidence shows THAI
public confidence in the party and its new Ad-
ministration is not diminished.
The State of New ork has not done its part
creditably. There are handsome Republican
gains in some counties, but losses in others,
and the heavy Democratic majority OF over
81 900 in this city has not been met by CORE
spending Republican majorties elsewhere. Inc
Republicans have lost some Assemblymen ana
gained two Senators, so that they hold work.
ing maority in both branches of the Legs
lature. But the Democratic State ticket IS
elected it's worst and most Objectionable can
didates. as well as those Of untainted record.
| On the head of the ticket the majority appears
| to be about the same that it was two years ago,
but on two of the candidates it will probably be
considerably smaller. No adequate work ap-
pears to have been done to prevent illegal voting
| in this or some other cities, and the need OF
ballot reform is more than ever evident.
| The returns as yet are by no means Satis-
| factory, but they indicate that in the sharpesI
of all the years contests, that in Ohio, the Re
publcans have gained a most creditable VIC
tory. They claim Governor Toraker's
election, with Republican Legls-
latue to sustain him and to fill
the place of Mr.. Payne in the United States
Senate. The assault upon Governor Foraker
has been so savage, and the Democratic conil-
dence Of success in that State has been so great
that the Republican triumph there is especially
significant. II indicates that the unbluShing
| frauds, by which Democratic Senator was
chosen from Ohio six years ago, have not been
| forgotten by the people. 1t indicates that the
| voters still have confidence in the National
policy of that party which has so long depended
| upon Ohio in every great emergency, ana not
| in vain In Massachusetts, the Democrats haYe
another lesson as to the folly of running free
trade candidates in the heavy losses which are
reported in some localities. In general, the
State stands firm in the Republican faith, and
it is satisfactory to note that the trial OF the
Australian voting system resulted IL complete
success. All parties appear to be entirely sat
istied with the system thus far; no difficulty
was found in its practical working; and the
Republicans win with the farest election ever
held in the State.
The returns from Virginia show how DEM
ocrats win their victories, also. The arbitrary
changes of registration lists by partisan OIL
cials, at the rate of thousand or more in
single town. of which dispatches have given
full accounts, warned the country that not even
General Malone, with his strong body of white
supporters, would be able to secure free vote
or an honest count in Virginia Accordingly.
the returns indicate that heavy majorites were
piled up against him in the counties over which
the Democrats have entire CONTROL while thou
sands of those who would have been his sup
porters were disfranchised Massachusetts, has
contrasted with Virginia before but perhaps
never to better advantage.
In New Jersey Democratic victory has been
generally expected ever since it became knawn
that arrangements had been made, by fraudulent
registration, to add several thousand to the
illegal vote in Jersey City alone. But General
Grubb has made some splendid gains, not in
his own county only, but in others, and if
Newark and Jersey City had done as well, there
would have been a remarkable triumph. No
definite information is yet obtained as to the
Legislature which was supposed to have been
made surely and hopelesSly Democratic by the
gerrymander of the last shameless session. but
there is reason to believe that the Republicans
have gained the State Senate
Republican apathy has suffered Democratic
frauds TO prevail. The returns are contradictory
and handsome gains in some localities alternate
with heavy losses, but the main fact is that
Republicans have not polled anywhere near
| their full vote. Here and there they have
achieved victories of no mean local cOnse-
| quence. But it was entirely possible for them
to sweep the North and gain Virginia, and they
have not done either. The returns are full
enough to show that Democratic pluralities in
disputed States are Overwhelmingly Outnum-
bered by the gree army of Republican stay-at-
homes Years may pass before the Republicans
Will nave such another opportunity to make the
Nauons prosperity sure and splendid, as they
had yesterday morning. A days neglect will
cost them months of hard work hereafter. and
unfortunately, will cost the country something
also. When 50 much has been gained or held
against odds, with so little effort and so great
loss through the apathy of individuals, the party
has reason for encouragement it is true. But il
ought also to remember that decisive opnor.
tunities come not often to those who neglect
them, and that more earnest and thorough work
will be necessary hereafter