The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-06
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devolves upon party papers than to
satisfactorily account for party de-
feats. Their readers invariably de-
mand hat some reasons be given to
show why their party was not sue
cessful, and the future organization
and efficiency of the party also depend,
to q considerable extent, upon the
kind of explanations that are made
for its past defeats. Where the
readers have been told a thousand
times, perhaps, during the canvass,
that their party possesses all the
honesty, all the virtue, all the enthu-
siasm, and all the indications of
success, unusual ingenuity is required
to explain away an overwhelming dis
aster. To this difficult and unpleasant
task the Democratic papers are now
devoting themselves with becoming
resignation and energy. Among the
first that we have had the pleasure of
reading is the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Courier of this city was so dazed
by its defeat, or SO wanting in origi-
nality and pluck, that it failed entire
~ to furnish its readers with a sooth-
ing balm for their political Wounds.
Not so with the Enquirer. 1t is q
live newspaper, an can always fur
nish a eason for the hope by which
it is sustained. 81, on Tuesday night,
while the election returns were pour
ing in, announcing GRANT victories,
Its editor, with defiance in his heart
and despair in his countenance, gloom
lily sat down to his melancholy work.
He commenced by setting down the
States that had voted for GRANT. AS
he enumerates them, he writes oppo-
site West Virginia by fraud" So
of North and South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Arkansas, Missouri and Flor
ida. That was a savage stingl No
such comments are attached to the
States of New York and New Jersey,
which were carried for the Dem
ocrats by fraudulent naturalization
papers. or the States of Mary
land, Georgia. Alabama and
Louisiana, which were secured by the
rufhanly conduct of the Ku Klux
and the murder of unoffending Union
mer,. The elections in those States,
according to the Enquirer, were all
legal and just. Having settled this
point to his satisfaction, the editor
forthwith takes to figuring. By
writing fraud opposite the Southern
States which voted for Grant, he
argues that no Southern State is for
him. But this point is so well put
by him that we cannot resist giving it
IN his own language:
OF General Grants votes, ffty-one
have been given him by fraud in the
Southern States. No Southern State
IS for him. They are unanimously
against him. The twenty three votes
not cast. 1t Il we'll known, would have
been glyen to Mr.. Seymour. For that
reason they were DISTINGUISHED by a
tyrannIcal party, intent on maintain
ing its power at all hazards. Deduct
from General Grant the ffty-one votes
he has carried by fraud in the Sonth
z9A hE A0S OnC 40144CA GuO u1EH-
votes. The remainder of the electo-
raj vote-one hundred and sixtv-six
in number-of right belongs to Mr..
Seymour. The latter, therefore. if
justice were done, is fairly and legally
eleeted. 5ua
Having thus demonstrated that
SEYMOUR is rightfully elected in one
article, the Enquirer next proceeds
10 prove In another article that after
I'll the election of GRANT will result
III the complete defeat and demorali-
cation of the Republican party, and,
with the gravity Of an Anaconda, pro-
seeds to slime over" Gen. GRANT.
preparatoryit to swallowing him, in the
following style:
There has been little or no per.
sonal feeling manifested against Gen.
Grant By the Democracy in this can.
vass. The opposition to him has
been mainly upon the ground that he |
was likelyto be controlled By wrong
Influences and iDjudicious counselors'
Satisfy tho Democracy that this Ia !
mistake, and that General Grant will
act in the spiritof his antecedents, and
GnSAA OppOStbtJA " AIm VIII U6 With |
drawn, aud they will give a cordial
support to all the measures of his
Administration. We shall not pre-. |
judge the President elect We hone
he will realize the wishes of his Goa /
%servative supporters. and be the Pres.
ldent OF the country, and not Of a
party. Such is said, BY those who
know him best. to be the highest oh.
iect at his ambition.
Ifhe acts in that enlarged shirt of
patriotism SO incumbent upon 4 Chiaf
Magistrate Of the Republic, he will |
find in the Democracy not onlv no
antag1nzsm, but the heartiest and |
warmest of adherence. But. what
aver may be his action, the Demo
craft. party is confident that the IN
ture IS all It's own. Its star has suf-
fered only q temporary observation |
but ncs a final eclipse. It numbers |
to-day Q majority at least OF all the,
white citizens of the United States |
1t has in its favor an adherence Ia
principles, which, as they are con
ducive to the prosperity of the people.
nus ere long be triumphant. Pre-