The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-16
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONs, AND
WHIT THEY TEACH.


THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS, AND
WHAT THEY TEACH.
The great mistake OF the Democracy has
been and -, that reaction must come over
this nation, and that the people would 70
back in respect to certain great and well.de-
fined prIncipleB Of progress and reform, and
consent TO place again in power the Demo
cratic p1rty-the party which brought on the
war AMI fomented the rebellion. This is their
mistake, AMI fatal one has 1t been to their
success.
The people detest and SOhOr the wicket
and stupid policy Of the Democracy. They
are for peace, and not war The tendency of
the age is to universal freedom, not slavery,
and above all, to assert and to maintain the
freedom and equality OF all men before the
laws. They know tina. Democracy, as ex.
pounded and eSemplihed by the party calling
itself Democratic, Is sham and = Iic that all
its pratIng OF equal rights and freedom Ia a
preteNt and fallacyi that they do not hest.
tate, wherever and whenever they have the
power, to trample upon the dearest and most
cherished rights Of man; and In all instances
where they have the power to Cypress the
poor and the lowly, and to join hands with
petty despots and tyrants, who strive to live
and grow rich on the unrcquitcd toll Of mil
lions OF their fellow-men.
But the lesson Of the elections on ussiNy
10 plain one, so that he who runs can read.
No Democrat should be 50 stupid IS not 10
see it. when their lcalcr. Bi4i-, proclaimed
revolution thousands OF Democrats did see
It, and At once boltcd the ticket; and had none
but legal voters cast ballots In Pennsylvania,
ohio, and Indiana, the Republican, would
have carried the Keystone State by at least
-J,yI0, Dbio by 10000 and Indiana BY 20, 900.
These would have been our msiOrties in all
OF thesc states, md every man knows 1t. As
II l. We have them all In spite OF the most
gigantic frauds that were ever perpetrIteh,
ant IN November they will be ours on the
bass Of the above figures.
1t Is easy enough to sec that the programme
Of Francis T. Blair, Jr, and his Southern con-
frerecs-ll .mpton, Vance & Co.-must result
Ia revolution, and that they had determined
10 re-onact the scenes lssO, and to plunge 5
into another war. This has been so distinctly
Iorcs"alowed that nobody will dare deny II.
The lessons which these October elections
teach them are fofbcarance and submission.
Will they heed the warnlngi The hand.
whiting is on the wall, and II these paFoled
rebels desire TO preeipitste another rebellion,
President Grant will know the men with
whom he has to deal, and but precious few OF
them will ever see another Appomsttox.
The North has no feeling Of cnmity towards
the South, and the vote OF Tuesday means
peace, and not war. Let these people so I'm.
derstand 1t, for this Is the lesson. The laws
which govern US must govern them The
liberty OF all men, civil and religious freedom,
the equality Of all men without respect to
color or conditon-except for crime-before
the law must be guaranteed everywhere, and
the political franchise must be conferred upon
oil lao al nf
this, and the elections Of Tuesdsy have given
emphasis to II. Let the defeated party heed
II II they be wise.
Are We 10 Have New Csndidatcs-
Our readers viii TccOllcct that some time
since we unearthed plan to bring out new
rlndiiAte after the October elections. That
subject is now revived In all its force and
freshness by a class Of political adventures
who want to win, no matter how or BY whom
Their cry Is, "Gire Us Office and position and
We will go Tor anybody, be he Democrat OF
Republican, Conservative or Radical" TWAS
announced here yesterday that Judge Chase
would be brought forward and placed upon
the track, and that Seymour and Blair would
be Withdrawn for Chase and FessCnden, or
Chase and Trumbull. The thing is absurd
We cannot, AS a matter Of course, answer for
Mr. Chase, but Messrs. Fcssenden and Trum.
bull are committed to Grant. The proposition
Is very silly one, and any man who knows
aught Of political movements would not think
Ol 50 Wild and chlmericsl proposition as
ih1s' which proposes the rejection Of Seymour
and Blair at this late day. The idea that any
Republican, whether Conservative or Radical
Will consent to the withdrawal OF Grant and
COlfsx is too ridiculous to be seriously
thought Of by any sane man.
The World Of vest day has u foolish edito-
rial article upon this question OF candidates.
That journal says
Our prlHcipies have not been rejected In
these ClectiOnsj there Is no call to CHI Ange The NJ
~ 9Ihtr clements OF the canvass are light
ana trivial compared with the success OF our
principles. II requires some greatness of soul
10 act bold part ln an unexpected crisis, when
everything hangs upon n swift and courageous
decision. In this hour, when the party stands
with one foot over the brink of peril and the
other on the edge Of victory, the capacity Of a
Ic" men TO form a great resolution may
shape the destiny Of the country. wv.
speak AS unto wise men Judge sc what we
say
They propose to change the candidates, but
not the principles We have been taught to
believe that principles anu not men were the
things to vote for. Very well. Now let uB
see what is one Of the principles UI this party
Its platform declares "Htdi ue regard the recon
shuciiOH acts (IO called OF CoHgrrSI, az such, d,
usurpatoHS, and unconditional, revolutionary,
and rOid."
This is not to be changed, 1t Is only Blair
and Seymour who are to be set adrft. We
think there 10 about as much opposition
among the loyal people to the principles OF
the party as there is to lts candidates. No,
gentlemen, change your principles and your
candidates will soon be right. The people
have condemned your principles
Tue WorId has very strangely come to the
conclusion that the Democrats, In Tuesday
elections, do not appear to have effect I'd
"such q sweeping and thorough triumph. as
would have made the result Of the elect on in
November foregone conclusion" We don't
know which to admire most-thc gcncr osity or
he hum0T Of this admission.