Show A transatlantic tho telegraph last wack brought many expression of tho press on the result of the national election last some of these were favorable to the republican euc cees whily others deplored the choice of the american people meanwhile a journe libas reached us which stands in tho very front ranks of german periodical literature the foremost organ of the progressive democratic party in tho german empire it the a paper which has suffered more than any other at the hands of the bismarck government for its fear CM and defence of the rights against the aggress ions and oppressions oppress ions by the ministration in its number of oct which lies before us tho devotes a portion of its editorial pace to ft calm disinterested discussion of the american for opinions of observers situated on the other side of the atlantic ojean the remarks of tho aro sins clear and on the whole correct besides betraying prophetic foresight to the general brewit of the great contest it may interest our readers no less than it ld us to loam the views of pron anent of public opinion in kerope our nation which is the great of all fe nr e and ghawi ot civil our own well enough to a caution to the readers to aw r nn in how fur our lews with those of lie diss ting 01 a if ali ii elections of oct laih to le aleci ci ficici signs of tho 11 american a eniy ifal dicta tim nili tir thi second of air whirrs will bear in onrod 11 alii wae published ou oel 17 kot n have atie republic int in wresting ladwina trots ilie again but they falio conquered in ohio with majority than usual and party has grown in west virginia in e fuels the election in maine where the republican euf defeat in september loses greatly in importance for the election in indiana idof infinitely erecter gr ecter weight than that in maine bour years ago the democrats of the state gained the victory in october u in november with over votes in a total vole of and two years ago the candidate for secretary of state secured a majority almost three times as large it is true one must not overrate the significance of these elections in particular states us the history of these elections chows that stale elections are not always correct indicators of the result of the national elections thus in 1872 the indiana democracy carried the october election with over 1000 majority while next month the re publican obtained the victory in the presidential election by no lees a majority than votes four years ago tho democratic nominee for governor williams was elected and in november tilden the republicans but still he did not enter the white house owing to a measure of fraad indiana alone does not decide the situation and even with the op patently ly large republican majority the democrats are justified in hoping to carry the in november 11 is indeed not probable for success is a powerful ally and all the indication are that the republican il they do not crow slack in efforts will put their candidate on the executive chair of the american nation even if the democrats would carry new york with its 35 electoral votes the democrats would not yet have the victory sure without new york their defeat is inevitable but with new york alone they are not yet afe as they would still lick twelve votes the efforts of both therefore directed to a vigorous campaign in new york and few smaller states as the neighboring connecticut and new jersey the beet proof what im portice the republicans attribute to new york wo see in the fact that even grant and his intimate friends the ecret enemies of the present republican candidate for the dency appear in the field to labor actively in behalf of the republican party it is an incontestable act that both parses often carry on the campaign in the most unscrupulous ma ner thus although the protective tariff plays great part with tho republicans public ans il neuit by no ancane be thought that il forms one of the financial principles plea of that party ry no means for while a leading new york paper Oar because be would be active for a re auction of tho duties another no kes influential organ of the republican party alleges in behalf of the same candidate that he i the true protector of american labor in one place the are represented moderate free traders in another a strong protectionist according o te inclination of the Buyo rity of the voters ip abe particular district neither doca it eland any better walh the abo put oen ll ancock up a in the south and as an opponent bo tariff reform before the factory hand in pennsylvania the climax of alii agitation reached however when the acquisition of vota fron the party the greenback labor or national i the aim if one inquires for the reasons of the of popular favor to warda the there Is only one answer the majority of the people prefers abe although by no mean unspotted to yule became tho in known and lie of certain abe latter however the known and uncertain the better but aleo the wor if cue only to compare ibe two presidential ticket with regard to the peron one would at once and unhesitatingly decide for the democratic ticket for whatever may be we red in favor of garbely GarB elJ it ie im to remove the fact that he has been implicated in an unclean peculation and eliat be ba yielded to the corrupt urani in a remarkable manner moreover the candidate for the vice presidency cheater A arthur represents confessedly fes sedly every thing that corrupt and perverted in the management of the republican party on the other hand we have the strange circumstance that no stain yet len dico on the character of oen II ancock and as hie pat achievement prove that he would never lend his ana to destroy or impair the union there reason to believe hie word when he declares that he never would to act granting rebel olai but i the president can it not if it controls a two thirds majority io con grew render the president veto in eflee ive who will or can guarantee that he when president will have the courage and strength to keep and fulfill the promises made before election dilill on ibe other bad when the republicans antly abert and literate fit erate that a victory of tha democrats would baue the ruin of commerce and industry such assertion is a grow exaggeration and a palpable campaign acre crow since the first inauguration of george washington in the people of the united stacee have changed the complexion of the government no ie than eight lime and each lime the party in power was most inventive in pro dieling dieting the disastrous ruinous retails which would follow the suc ceo of the opposition without any of gloomy prophecies ever be bog realized owing to the in destruct ibie and recuperative elasticity of the american nation but thia time it not to forgotten that between those changes of party ancy and iho present crisie there aliee a civil war a war which ha materially altered the relations not only between the north and south but also between the union and foreign countries the greater the obligations of the union to foreign nations are the the change of system would be felt abroad considerations of this kind beem to hare prevailed parti among the population of tho north that the independent voters and they not the straight partisans render the decisions to anoline towards the republicans aversion their party management it is only to be hoped that the victorious parly so sweeping a minority mijo rity that the greit republic and her friend abroad be spared the repetition of th ba melea practices by which hie otherwise sensible and respectable administration of was installed 60 far the observer on alia main course are bisin tere eted and impartial than any press opinion in this country could cwi bay be lie deals liis blows and no gentle ones either to he right fand to the and may thus not meet he approbation of purblind party follower of either eide but cool and cam thinkers till find cause to ponder over this transatlantic |