, 1891-04-02
SLK IMPORTANT ELECTIONS


The New York San gives in a compre-
hensive manner tue following summary Of
the political situation as it exists at pres
ent:
Governors are to be elected this year to
succeed Boies IN Iowa, Buckner in Ken
lucky, jackson in Maryland, Albeit in
New jersey, Till in New York, and
Campbell in Ohio.
All six of these governors are Demo-
Gratis. Two belong in states bordering on
the South, two in states on the Atlantic
seabord and two in Western states The
fact that all six of the offices to be con
tested are now held BY Democrats is a
circumstance without precedent in the
political history of the country in the
year preceding a presidential election, and
makes the coming elections Of singular
and significant importance. These six
elections will furnish the only indication
which the voters OF the nation will have
before 1892 Of the changed or changing
political conditions revealed bv election
figures.
Three Of the states, New Jersey, Mary
land aud Kentucky, are surely Democratic
Ohio, the birthplace of every Republican
president elected since Lincoln, has always
been closely contested, while Iowa, for
many years a Republican stronghold, is
now dominated By the grangers Il is
one of the bright spots on the horizon Of
the day dream politicians, who have for
yean past bombarded its citizens with
pamphlets, tracts, memorials and stats
teal tables, thus booming the business OF
the postofhce without securing 10 the
Democracy its electoral vote in any presl-
dental contest. The majority against Mr..
Cleveland in Iowa was II, 900 greater in
1883 than in lsS4. Maryland. on the
other hand, is the abode OF that cour-
aEeous and r~esolute true.b blue Democ-
rscy of which Arthur p. German is 80
conspicuous an exponent. Republican
candidates for governor, or indeed any
other Office of fame. power, emolument,
are at a discount in that commonwealth,
where more reliance is placed on prin
ciples than upon pamphlets.
Whatever the result of the state elec
tons Of 1891 may be IN Maryland, IN
Iowa, in New jersey. in Kentucky, or IN
Ohio, it is entirely overshadowed by the
importance of hat to be attained ia New
York. where, for the period OF three years,
a governor is to be chosen in November
next, and where, in the November follow
ing, the presidential contest is to be de-
cided.
Within the present week Lucius Rob
inson. the last Democrat to be defeated
for the office Of governor of this state
since 1879, Joined the silent majority of
Democrats statesmen, among whom Til
den, Church and Seymour are illustrious.
1t was in the state election OF 1879, one
year in advance of the presidential election
of 1880, that unfortunate differences with
in the ranks Of the Democracy provoked
such division OF its forces that a Republi.
can governor was elected. FROM the
effects of this reverse the Democrats
were unable to recover IN the year fol-
lowing. This year again much will de-
pend upon the state election; more, in
deed, thar upon all other elections to be
held in 1891 combined.
In the contemplation Of this fact, and
with the terms Of six Democratic gov
errors ending simultaneously in those six
states, it bshooves all those with whom
the triumph Of Jeffersonian principles is
a first concern to lose n chance to bring
about a glorious victory in the Empire
state.