Evening journal., 1894-02-26
the wings elected their candidate for

the wings elected their candidate for
governor by over 10000 Pollock, who
was at the head Of the Whig ticket
along With Darcy for canal commits
sioner, was successful, while bis equally
worthy colleague VAS defeated out Of
sight. The secret Of this erfaiic voting
Is ia the fact that the Know Nothing
Organization FIRST appeared on the pollt
ical ield In that year IL had already
gathered into its organization a large
majority of the Wings Of the state. and
when 10 nominated Pollock for governor
from the Whig ticket aud Mott for
canal commissioner from the Democratic
ticket it literally transferred to Mott
more than one half Of the whole Wing
vote. The actual strength Of the three
parties In that contest Is shown by the
vote for supreme judgs. for which Office
the Kuow Noihings ran their own can
didate, Judge Bsird OF Fayette. Judge
Snyser, then Of hd ,ms, but later
president judge OF Bucks and Mont
gomery was the Whlg candidate, and
Chief Justice Black was the Democratic
cand ID ,te for Reelection Black re-
ceiv,d l67 0l0. Baird 1913 576 and Smyser
~. 51l The nearest TO smashing uOtt's
record In the popular majority line IN
this state was made by General Grant in
1912 The o Der elections had settle d
the defeat OF Greeley and the re election
of Grant, and the bottom dropped out Of
the fush on movement between the
Liberal Republicans and tha Democrlis
Of this state Grant received $40 $50 votes
aud Greeley 2l2,04 Thos, 80 total vote
Of 58l, $50 Grsnts majority WAS 137 5i3
That moj rity was larger proportion Of
the vote cast tha is Crows ma lority Of
the vote cast on Tuesday last; so, that
while Grows majority Is enormously
large, and supposed by many TO be the
largest ever given In he state, he hasn't
smashed The record, as Mo't's majority.
on q muc smaller vote, was greater than
bis. and Grants majority was consid-
efably larger percentage Of the vote
polled. L. Is worthy Of note that the
largest majority ever given against the
Democrats Of this state Ia proportion TO
The vote polled vas followtd by a spec ~
reaction la 1872. Grants majority was
1877 54S, ia 1878 the ID mocrais gave q
majority IN the state outside Of Phladel
phia, aud ia 1874 they elected the entire
Democratic state ticket including four
of the most important Offices in the state
after overnor The p,uio OF 1878 was just
beginning 10 do its work ia "A when the
people VOTED against the party I'm power
Just as they did on Tuesday ,st; aud io
1871 when the panic that began In 70
had reached It's elimination, the entire
Democratic state ticket WAS again
elected in Pennsylvania because Of
business depression and enforced idle
ness among workingmen. These politi
cal tides ebb and a1w according 70 the
changed conditions Of parties and Of The
business interests of the country, and Il
rs Que Of the wholesome features Of our
free government, aud one OF It's certain
resources Of safety, that the people are
ever ready to change their government
when they believe that change is neces-
ssry Cor the public welfare
The above Is neither an explanation
nor an apology. The Democrats have no
occasion for either 10 regard to PENN
sylvanla elections. II Is history. His
tory IS always Of serv ce to the thought.
ful, earnest msn.