The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-09
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1867.
W. Have Met the Enemy and We are
w Theirs.

forcbt in Pennsylvania, and resulted in very
Encouraging defeat for the Republican party
Il is foolish to disguise the fact that we have
been badly beaten. We were prepared for a
heavy loss; we thought that the errors Of our
political managers could not fail to cause a
large decrease in our vote; but we freely con-
fess that we did not anticipate the astonishing
figures revealed to us by the count this morn
ing. 1t seems that we have lost Philadelphia
by q majority of nearly 5000 on the vote for
Supreme Judge and we will not deceive our
friends by concealing the fact that in all
human probability we have lost the State.
Sufficient returns have not yet been received
to approximate towards the majority, but
enough has reached us to render the result
certain, unless some of the counties not heard
from should show large Republican gains-a
result which, from present indications, we
have no right whatever to anticipate.
So far as the actual loss resulting from the
defeat is concerned there is really no great
cause for regret. Judge Sharswood takes the
place of Judge Woodward and Judge Ludlow
is retained, so that there is really no gain
for the Democracy it merely held its own,
The political complexion of the Courts is not
altered, nor do we deem the purity of our
Judiciary corrupted in the least by the result
1t is only so far as the moral influence Of our
defeat extends that we see cause for regret
and, looking at it in the light of its effect in
Washington, we cannot but deem it a national
encouraged to an extent which we can hardly
appreciate. He will naturally, and not un-
policy, and under the cover of such an en-
dOrsement we should not be surprised to see
the defeat of the Congressional plan of recon-
struction, and it may be that personal
violence will be offered to Congress
itself. We are prepared for such an
announcement. Even in the midst of con
demnation from the North, Mr.. Johnson
has shown his reckless disposition to defy the
will of the people, but now, when he is seem
ingly endorsed he will probably attempt ex-
treme measures which he never before dared
to seriously contemplate. Viewed in this
light, the defeat of the Republican party in
Pennsylvania is calamity which will be re-
GREETED by all right-minded citizens. All
property holders, whatever may be their poll
tics, are alike interested in maintaining peace
and the inducement now held out to Mr.
Johnson to dare yet bolder things, if accepted,
will involve in a common ruin Democrats
as well as Republicans, for the carrying out OF
the pet scheme. For the Democratic leaders
against the two Houses of Congress means
nothing less than war. While Mr. Johnson
may Justly think Pennsylvania has en-
dorsed him with her voice, and while she
seems really to have done so, yet there can be
no possible doubt but that she is opposed to
him at heart. When saying she sides with
him, she does not mean what she says. She
bellies her own mind in uttering such an asser-
tion. Our great Commonwealth is to-day as
earnestly opposed to Mr.. Johnson as she ever
was, and if the future calls for her to show il
by her deeds, she would be as true as she ha:
ever been in the past.
Why, then, is the natural inquiry, has she
gone in favor of the Democracy? If she is op
posed to that party, why has she given it hel
oommendation? We reply that the Republi
can leaders and Office holders have been guilty
of a suicidal madness in their course.
We refused the claims of gallant soldier:
who were entitled to the highest places o
power at our hands and thereby produced
widespread dissatisfaction, which was only
natural, in the hearts of the loyal soldier
loving masses of the Republican party.
They have allowed side issues to com,
into our platform, and have violated
the traditions of our party by bringing il
local matters, moral and temperance ques
tions, which had no business in the midst of
political contest. The party leaders had n