The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-23
&c Bring Up the Reserves ."

Brlng Up the RESERVES !"
"THE dog is turned to his own vomit again. and
the SOW that was washed to her wallowing in
the mire." This Soriptursl quotation is not
very elegant one, but 1t is good Scripture
nevertheless. For the benefit Of the New
York World we cite Peter ii, %, where 1t
will be found. We quote 1t here because 1t
exempli6es the last state of the World, which,
we regret TO say, is much worse than was the
first. The World stomaohed Seymour and
Blair as long as 1t could; and then, when the
strong smetio of October Is was thrust in
huge spoonfuls down its throat, 1t
was relieved of the indigestible burden. And
now, like the dog in the Scriptural proverb,
it has done the nasty thing which We
expected It to do from the first Seymour and
Blair constitute heavy dose, which has been
too much for thousands of honest, loyal Demo
orats, and also for few who like the World,
are not as honest and as To- al as they might
be. The former class turned away in disgust
on the 18th Of October, and we imagine that
they will continue to regard the objects OF
their aversion with suspicion. The latter
class made wry face, and gulped down the
unsavory morsels. The World has done the
thing twice, and now it cries out Justify,
"Bring up the reserves ~
We do not comprehend exactly what is
meant by the reserves in this connection. A
few days ago the World declared that all was
lost, unless Blair could be kicked out of the
way, and Seymour's scruples about accepting
q nomination which had been thrust upon
him taken into the account, and his
acceptance cancelled. For this little indiscre-
tion the World received all manner of abuse
at the hands of its friends. 1t was even inti-
mated by such p,oper persons as "Brick'
Pomeroy that it had been bought up by the
radicals, as if the radicals were accustomed to
squander their resources in such a reckless
way. Belmont, Tilden, and Sohell, the gen
tlemen who are entrusted with the especial
training of Mr.. Seymour for the Presidential
race, were loud in their denunciation, and so
were the model Democratic journals of the
Southern States. With such hue aud cry
at its heels, the poor dog could do nothing but
lick up its own vOmit and cry out for "the
reserves"
But this cry about the reserves is delu-
sion and a snare. The Void is in bad way,
and must do something to ease itself. 1t
knows that the Democratic reserves, especially
in the State of Pennsylvania, are a myth.
Kvery nerve was strained in October, every
trick was praotised, every device resorted to,
every possible fraud committed, and the re-
suit was-"a few thousand" true and loyal
men standing between the Democratic party
and victory. The only hope of Democracy,
under these circumstances, consists in an un-
warranted confidence in the Republican ranks,
and its inevitable onsequenoe-apathy. Says
the World:-"We possess another advantage
in the very elation of the Republicans over
their success in the State elections. Their
over-sanguine confidence will slaoken their
exertions." Here is the Democratic reserve
in its full strength. If the routed forces of
the new Rebellion can be got into line again
by the Sd Of November, in the full strength
which they presented on the 18th of October,
and If an over-sanguine confidence should
slaoken our exertions, Seymour may be elected
So, If Grant had settled down for life in
Vioksburg, Lee might not have been demo-
lished at Appomattox. The parallel is per-
feet in all essentials. October Is was the Vioks-
burg of the new Rebellion. Grant, the leader
of the loyal army in the old warfare for the
Union, is still at the head of the victorious
legions; and on November 3 will be re-enacted
the scene at Appomattox, the final collapse Of
the last attempt to bring justice and liberty
into disrepute. Bring up the reserves, and
let the final triumph surpass the one which is
already inscribed on our banners.