The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-10-24
THE COMING ELEGTVuMs.
An Encouraging; Prospect for the Bs.
 pubilcAns.

An Encouraging, Prospect for the Be> pubiicans.
 In about one, month the importanA
 elections of this yearwill make record
 of public opinion. It. will be in some
 respects highly important although
 most of the elections wilN not directly
 affect national policies, as the candi-
 dates are for local offices. In some
 cases, as in New York, the election of
 United States senators may turn upon the complexion of part of the legisla- tors chosen this fall, but in the main local issues predominate in the elec- tions of this year. Democrats do not forget, though their opponents often do, that an important influence will be exercised by these elections, through their effect upon the confidence of the two parties. It is therefore proper to impress upon the public mind the fact that changes in the form of local issues, and resulting changes in the popular vote in different states, do not imply corresponding changes on national questions. Thus in New Jersey the democrats have nominated 8 candidate for governor who has borne an honora- ble name, as Gov. Werts had before. he was elected, and it is claimed that he will not sink into mere tool of corrup- tionists and partisans, as Gov. Werts did. If under such conditions there should be smaller majorities for repub- lican candidates than were cast for re- publican congressman last fall, it would mot ho ox,;Ionoo that, Navr Io,eo,, ka changed its mind about the questions which congressman have power to, de- eide.
 For reasons of general application, ft is not improbable that the democratic party may make better resistance this year than it did last fall The country was then in the depths of in- dustrial and business prostratiop, from which it has partly emerged. It had then barely begun to feel the effects of the new tariff, and could not realize how far the defeat of free traders in congress on many points had saved in- dustries from present destruction, nor how far, on the other hand, the partial accomplishment of free-trade designs would harm industries. In place of general apprehension as to all branches we now have certainty of injury as to some, certainty as to others that the injury is less than was apprehended. and the natural hope that others still may in time escape serious harm. These changes tend not so much to alter the judgment of men about the democratic policy which was partially thwarted as to lessen the intensity of their feeling regarding the new tariff.
 The outlook is nevertheless highly encouraging for republicans. In New York and New Jersey their good tickets and strong platforms, and the practical control of the democratic party by it's worst elements notwithstanding all pretenses of reform, have given repub- licans reason to believe that thorough work and full vote will insure vic- tory. In Pennsylvania the democrats do not imagine that they have chance. and in Maryland they are filled with dismay at the prospect. A defeat there would mean greater disaster than they sustained last year. In Kentucky also the refusal of prominent democrats to support the free silver candidate and the unity and zeal of the republicans give promise of a larger victory than was achieved last year. In Ohio the republicans are at work with greater zeal and more hearty union than for years past, and though they are as- sailed by a combination of millionaires and skilled manipulators, they are helped by the revolt of the silver men against Senator Brice.
 It would be surprising indeed if, with no congressional elections this year, the vote should be as full as it was last fall, and smaller vote generally involves smaller majority, if the divisions of opinion remain unchanged. It is not to be expected, either, that as many democrats will refuse in sheer disgust to support their party this year in some of the states as did refuse last fall. But while diminished majorities may for obvious reasons be expected where the republican success last year was phe- nomenal. there is ground for belief that substantial majorities will remain in all the states which republicans were able to carry in 1894, with fair pros- pect that in still other states the power will be wrested from democratic hands. IN. Y. Tribune.