Show THE EASTERN ELECTIONS The eastern st states tes are more excited over 1 t e election this year than they were over the presidential presidential election two t years ago Which party will carry New York which Ohio which I Kansas ansas which Iowa 1 are the questions And from that men have speculated as s to the effect of th election this year on the election two y years ars If we were a Democrat then we should be praying that our party would be beaten in all of those states but only just beaten and our reason would be that if just beaten they would have the sympathy of the whole country and have great hopes that tha t two years hence they coa could d add enough to the th present vote to elect a president No Now v if they happen to get control of the house of representatives and possibly the senate the chances are sixteen to one that thay will not be he beable heable able to hold the confidence of the people two years They will be sure to be malting making s some me breaks The Republicans who are disgruntled this ye ear at will be chastened and sober and when they see what the Democracy would do if it had both houses and the president also the chances are that thata a great many would recoil before the prospect We do not know how far up Democratic prayers ascend as a rule but if we were giving them advice we would formulate a prayer for them which would be something like this Oh Lord do not let us win this year but let us come so near it that our hopes shall be kept bright and that with our skill as mathematicians we can figure out how much we have gained in the last two o years and taking that average make it clear t to all our supporters that two y years ars hence if we weare weare are but true to our trust we will sweep the field |