The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-17
Revolt i'm Line of Battle.

From the N. Y. Tribune
The returns, which at first afflicted the
World by their bad shape, have finally reached
our neighbor in sufficiently Ineligible form
to enable it to find out what has happened.
Its leading editorial on Thursday morning
consisted of two columns of doubly -leaden
wisdom thereby evoked. To our surprise,
the famous arithmetican succumbs to the
pressure. We thought better of him than
that. But, poor man, he has been fighting
with the figures long time, and at last they
are too many for him. One lingering spark
of his ancient flame does reveal itself He
shows that if half the Republican majority in
Pennsylvania had been given to the Demo-
Gratis, then-why then--the two parties would
have been equal Accordingly We have this
half explained away. They persisted in voting
with the Republicans, and so defeating the
Democrats, for two reasons, we are told, either
of which, if rightly considered, sufficiently &C.
counts for it. First, General Grant was run
ming against the Democrats. Second, General
Blair was running for them. But the hand
that showed the gains in Maine has not wholly
lost its cunning. See how delicately and
charmingly, in the statement of this double
reason for defeat the art of putting things is
illustrated
1.-TWO reasons appear. in the absence of either
of which our lrium pm would have been certain.
These reasons are such as 10 show that ma
jority of the people are really on our side, and
have been r6pelleQ from our support by things
having no proper connection with the merits
OF the canvass. II the military prestige of
General Grant had been out of the scale we
should have succeeded; or, that remaining, II
the perversions of General Blair's position had
been out of the scale, we should have sue
ceeded."
"The bearings of this observation lays in
The application on it." In other words;-
1--WE may succeed yet, If we can remove or
neutralize these adverse Influences, which have
really nothing to do with the merits OF the
public questions. Can this be done? 1t is a
grave question, fraught with The most mo-
mentous consequences. We commend IL to
the 10 leaders, of e5e psrty We
still nearly three W. eks for action; and where
so slight eounterpolse would suince TO turn
the scale, prompt ac;ion-if 10 be judicous as
well as promp pt-will accomplish wonders. H.
In q review of the whole situation, IL shall b5
concluded that mistakes have been made, it is
better that they should be corrected now, than
that the country should be dragged through
four more weary years OF strife, to be redeemed
then by measures OF The same kind that might,
by magnificent exercise Of pluck, be as easily
adopted now"
The magnificent exercise of pluck" will
not be Exhibited. 'The adverse influences"
cannot be removed or neutralized." Demo-
cratic candidates, from Seymour to Vallandig-
ham, have profound understanding of the
art OF declining-before the nomination. They
don't understand the first motion in such
process after being nominated 1t is within
the bounds of possibility that by combined,
concentrated attacK OF all arms, morse, f00t,
and dragons, the warrior of the ticket might
be made to retreat. But as for the civilian,
the World may as we'll dismiss its crazy hopes
No miser ever clutche1 his gold more closely,
no old maid ever olung to the hope OF yet
achieving matrimony more fondly, than
Horatio Seymour clings to the nomination ii
cost him so much TO win. All things are pos
sible with the Democracy, since the party o
Andrew Jackson has become the party oi
treason; the party OF Thomas Jefferson the
party of slavery the party of Dix the party
of Seymour. The head of the ticket NIGH
then be forced off after ALL but IL could only
happen, il would seem, after some such con-
vulsion of hearts, and throats, and tears a;
put him on.
For the rest, we have only to observe that
having mistaken the symptoms OF the Demo
cratic disease, the World is naturally at fault
in proposing remedy. The causes of theii
defeat last Tuesday go below and beyond the
mere worthlessness and otfensiveness of theil
candidates. Mr.. Frank Blair's fulminations
as such are of as little consequence as Mr.
Frank Blair himself. Mr.. Horatio Seymour
weakness and malignity are only more conspi
Cuous, not more dangerous, since he has beel
lifted from his insignifcanoe by natiOna
nomination. What has made these men no
merely displsasing but OdiOus to the people