The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-04
OPINIONS OF THE NEW YORK PRESS.
The 60 Herald"

The Herald"
The New York Herald this morning says, in
leader headed 'The Result and The Pros pecp: -
'The batlle is over and the victory won.
Grant and Colfax have been chosen by the geo.
pie OF the United States our next President and
Vloe-p1esident. From the returns before US the
Republican majorities In the States voting in
October are increased, and all the Northern
States east OF the Rocky Mountains, except New
York aud Jersey, we think. may safely be set
down Tor Grant, and, with an exception or two,
by heavy figures. At the nour of closing up Tor
the press the indications are that the
contest has been close one In this
State, with the chances in favor of
seymour and Hoffman, but they are better for
HI ffman than Seymour. New Jersey. as far as
reported, wears democratic complexion. Be-
yond these generalities we have nothing more
on the Presidential issue. But they settle the
great question. The Republicans hold the 6eli
and regain the White House. The Democratic
leaders flung their chances of success over
board when they made their feeble nomina.
tions In July last, and more especially when
they brought prominently orward rs delegates
and stump speakers men from the Southern
States stepped to the lips In disloyalty to the
Government and fresh from the fields where
thousands OF our Union soldiers laid do wn their
lives to preserve the life OF the nation. With the
candidate the Democracy selected 10 carry their
standard nothing but defeat was to be exp xpected,
and we suppose tnat not even the most sanguine
member of the party anticipated any other
termination to the contest than the election of
General Grant. "Let us have peace" is his
motto. We look now TO see these words con-
verted into acts-to see the olive branch substi
tuted for the sword in the Southern States,
negro supremacy quietly superseded, and such
measures adopted as will create harmony out OF
dsco1d in that genial and fruitful portion of
our country comprised in the States no suffer-
ing from a mistaken and vindlctlve policy. We
10 ok also, and hopefully to this, that after the
4th OF March next there will be q check put upon
the monsuous corruptions which prevail in all
the departn ents of the Government, that
economy shall succeed extravaganza in the dts
bursemrnts OF the public funds, that the puolc
debt shall be reduced as rapidly as possible, and
that the taxes which press upon the people shall
be n ade more easy to eear.7
The "Tribune,"
in its leader of this morning, referring to the
glorious triumph, says:-
.Tbis result has been achieved In spite of all
the power of the Federal Executive aud of the
late slave-holdirg aristocracy Of the South,
aided by the most gi0 antic frauds in naturaliza-
tion and by voling the same men over and over
till they were dizzy. General Grant is this
day the chO.ce OF decided majority of the
Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and possloly
OREGON. Every State that has gone for Sey.
mour outside Of these has been SO carried by
ooel cion or fraud. We now LOOK Tor the adop-
tion OF measures that shall efectuslly preclude
a repetition OF these crimes.
The Empire STATE is nowise behind
her free sisters in loving honoring, and trust
ing Grant and Colfax, nor in devotion to the
vote, New Y Ork would give not less than iorty
thousand majority for Grant and Grls void.
In this city, their supporters largely exceed q
third Of the legal vote, while they are decided
majority of the natIve-b born electors. We are
overwhelmed here through the issue and
use OF reams of fraudulent naturalization GER
ti6ca'es and the netarious, systematic operations
OF 'repeaters', organized and paid to register iu
shall prove that our State officers are thus
cheated oat Of the returns, we demand a con.
test, and determined effort to unmask and
punish the villainies whereby this result has
been effected. We urge that meeting be held,
a committee appointed, and the collection of
evidence commenced forth with"
The s"Times.''
This journal speaks editorially, under the title
of THE Dawn OF Peace, as follows:-
'The country may now look for that benef
cent peace which has been the watch word of
the Republican party during the political cam
paian. General Grant could have done the
party no greater service than by giving 1t this
idea and this word TO inscrbe upon its banners.
"The turmoil of the last eight years has become
intolerable. When it was war In the field, the
people bore 1t with strong hearts and strong
arms. But when this was followed by four
years of violent political distractions that con-
| stantly threat ened renewal OF sanguinary
strife, popular patience got exhausted.
And when, finally, the Democratic party
we could see nothing but a stormy future and
atemrest- tossed country, there would have been
| Justification for despair If no means of escape
| had been opened up. But the great soldier who
| Lad formerly given us peace by his military
| genius, again stood forward as the represents a.
| live Of peace in the storm of political passion.
| The country felt the power OF the sacred word,
| and rallied round the leader who could give ii
| hope.
'In one respect Grant has already given us
peace. his election has crushad out the
Evolutionary schemes promulgated by the
| Dem ocTatic party, and especially represented by
| their candidate Tor the ViCe-Prpsi iencV. We
| will bear no more about the forciole dispersion
| of the Southern State governments, the
| subyersion OF the Senate, the nullldcation oil
| the laws, and the employment of m litary
| power by the President TOR illegal purposes
| We shall hear no more about the Reconstruction
| laws being revolutionary, null and void. We
| have ht ard the last OF all this, and ii such
i9 really found 10 be the case, we owe 1t to the
| election OF Grant.
"We may also from this time forward look
| for something like peace aud order in the
| Southern States. The greater part of the
| disorders that now prevail there have been
| brought about by the revolutionary declara-
tons OF the Democratic party, and the pros.
| poets of that party's success. Every one m usl
| remember how the rebellious spirit arose
| after The meeting OF the New York Conven.
| tiOn; and every one must know by this time
| that 1t was the announcement given by thai
Convention to the Rebel element that led 1t into
| the desperate frame OF mind whose results
have lately exhibited themselves In riot, murder
| and political persecution. Grants election IS Q
| waning TO the old Rebel element which We
| time forward we expect to hear much less o.
n AiCnr dar and in ha IA arn