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Show THE MOINI ri.KASA.NT KLECTION. So Ml. Pleasant, too, ha gone republican. Tut: Times expected as much. The democrats demo-crats exerted every nerve to carry the election elec-tion and hugged the fond delusion to their hearts that they world, anil the disappointment disappoint-ment will therefore be all the greater to them. Several reasons may be given for the result. .ludge Jiiid's speech dowu there is evidently one of them. it convinced con-vinced nobody but Judge Jcdd. The chief reason, however, is that the tirst excitement is over, people investigate investi-gate the issues involved more calmly and judge things upon their merits. The democrats demo-crats do not carry the territory in their vest pocket by a large majority. Above all things they lack a leader with common sense. |