Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-11-05
The Republicap- Press J IubsIasipg.


The Republican press. yesterday In
dulged In good deal of thanking God for
the election of General GRANT. They, one
aand all,i constrned his aelection as an in
dorsement of the Reconstruction policy of
Congress, and as a. total crushing out of the
Democratic party, with its doctrine rof
Equal Taxation, of One, Currency for all.
and of Retrenchment and Reform; and
they ran over With very joy. They claim
To- have, everything right new-Congress
and the President-and they say they can
put everything into rightsa thing they
were unable to>do under President JOHN
sous administration. > II 'i''S
According to their own showing, If the
Republicans shall fail to give to the coun-
try a satisfactory administration-if they
don't restore perfect union, absolute peace
and abundant prosperity-it will not do for
them to undertake to. throw the response
sbility of their failure upon other shoulders.
Everything is now as they said they want
red e. They profess unlimited confidence
in the patriotism, integrity and ability of
say. they were disappointed, if he
should fail to fulfill their expec-
tations. = And they mast give the
people a satisfactory administration ;
they must reduce the taxes; they
must put the Public Debt in course OF ex-
tinction they must pacify the South and
put it on the highway to prosperity.
At their urgent request, and upon prom
ise of better conduct in the future, the
Republican party has been given two years
lease upon.the Legislative and four years
lease upon the Executive Departments of
the Government. ,..,.t .,-,..~
= One Republican paper, ablaze with en-
thusiasm over the election of GRANT,
shouts out:
ssThe Northern States have been swept
as with consuming fire. shriveling into
nothingness not only the Democratic lead
ers, but the entire Democratic party. The
October, elections demoralized the Dems =
cratic party The November elections OBJ
liberated it. 1t has become thing of ts.e
past; hideous memory
- Whoever imagines that the election gf
GRANT has aobliterated" the Democratic
party s'lays dattering JUNCTION to hs6
SOUP that may in the future give him ST.
oTrious annoyance. 1t has not .'beceme d
thing of the past" or .hideous memo
bry!, To-day it is stronger in Electoral
votes than 1t was four years ago; to-day
it has more members of Congress than last
year; to-day it counts more votes in its
ranks than it did four years ago. 1t stands
the guardian of the Union, of the
Constitution, and of the Rights of
the People. When there shall be
no more Union; when there shall be
no more Constitution; when the peo-
pie shall have no rights; when they are
mere serfs and vassals; then, and not until
then, will the Democratic party shave be-
come thing Of the past" With unfalter-
ing vigilance win the Democratic party
watch thee administration of General
GRANT, twill praise where praise is due;
it. will condemn where condemnation is
proper. Although beaten, it will not re-
NIT it's labors in behalf of such policy and
snch ,.r measures, as are calculated to
promote the welfare of the mass OF the
people While office may be desirable to
many, the mass of the party will be meas
surabiy satisfied If they can force the Re-
,publicans to administer the Government in
accordance with the Constitution ana da'h .,,h
servient to the public good. This thew
VIII yetcompel that party to do, or cansa
the people to drive it out of power. s55
s'aTHE First Ohio Congressional Distr;c.
went Republican yesterday, by 1,796 ma
jority. Eggleston was defeated in October
by Democratic majority OF 2l1.-csn.
Con-. az & .iy B e5JGL .os,l