The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-19
The Rising OF the Democracy.

The Rising or the Democracy.
From the N. Y. World.
The events of the last few days have made
n anifest to the Democracy, and to its enemies
as WELL the determined, the indomitable spirit
with which ii faces the contest soon to be
wsged, not in four States only, but from the
centre Of the republic to its verge; the invinci-
BILE courage with which it rises on the very
morrow of defeat; and the ardor with which
it closes up its ranks, repairs its lines makes
solid its columns, and demands of its states
men, its chosen leaders, that they point the
way to victory.
SO far is the spirit of our people from being
cast down, so far are their hearts from being
dismayed with the dread of a repetition in
November of the adverse result of the October
elections, that there rises up with an unani-
nous and unforced accord from every rank
and every column of our gallant hosts the
voice of an invinoble courage, proclaiming
their confidence that victory can and shall be
theirs.
But an army without leadership is help
less mob, no matter how gallant may be every
soldier in its files. The Democratic hosts
stand serene and indomitable, looking to their
chosen and trusted leader for the new order
of battle which shall marshal them to
triumphant day and not inglori0us future.
1t is the business of leaders to lead. 1t is
never so much the duty OF statesmen to be
statesmen as when majority of the people
demand, and large majority of the people
do demand, that they shall be so marshalled
and so led as to assure the victory which be-
longs to them; so marshalled and so led as to
put to rout and utterly destroy the revolu-
tionists aud the usurpers who have brought
the structure of the Government to its present
chaos, and all our present calamites upon q
free and prosperous people.
The crisis is supreme. But the hearts of
the Democracy do not fail them. They stand
steadfast, conscious of the fateful issues which
hang trembling upon the hour, and await the
inspiring voice and the authentic word.
National RcsOurces-The Waste of War.
From the N. Y. World
We printed, on Saturday morning, a curious
and valuable investigation, by Mr.. Samuel j..
Tilden, of a problem which lies quite out OF
the beaten paths of political discussion, but
has, nevertheless, a close bearing on some OF
the chief questions which occupy the attention
of politicians.
The Republican sophists pretend that the
country has been getting rich and growing
prosperous during the war. This is one of the
delusions which collapse at Mr.. Tilden's touch.
One of his many illustrations is the value OF
dwellings. The buildings of one sort and an
other which exist in the country form quite a
large portion of its wealth. In the cities and
villages they constitute large bulk of the
property, and even in the agricultural dis
tricts, the houses, barns, and fences probably
equal the value of the land. Are these, in
the aggregate, better or worse than before the
war The question is not as to their COM
parative money value, which is deceptive,
but as to their number and quality.
Such property, left to itself, constantly
deteriorates until it sinks into dilapi-
dation its value is kept up only by
constant requirements and repairs. During
the war this kind Of Improvements was almost
totally neglected in the rural districts, and
greatly retarded in the cities. The conse-
quences are apparent in enormous rents for
inferior accommodations. The deterioration
OF this kind of property is an item left out in
the fatteIing calculations of the optimists.
It's money value is doubtless greater than
before the war, but if that be proof of pros
perity famine is better than plenty, and there
is more water in a besieged city when it be-
comes so scarce that a dipperful is worth its
weight in silver. Houses have trebled i'll price
on the same principle.
Another of Mr.. Tilden's points is a compari-
son of the live stock of the country in 1860
with the present number OF the same animals.
The consumption and destruction during the
war, especially of horses and neat cattle, was
enormous, and has not yet been made up.
We are poorer not only by the diminished
number, but by the lost product of their
labor. We refer to these topics merely as
specimens of Mr.. 1ilden's modes Of investiga.
| tOn, and of the curious problems he raises and
| solves. He does not lead his hearers through
any old ruts, and although his dis cussion has
none of the interest of fervent defamation and
what are called flights of oratory, which would
| be out of place, the lack is compensated by
| elements which powerfully stimulate the curl.
| osity of intelligent minds.