The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-12-02
TIE ELECTLON&

Sisce the recent elcctips ~ political
press q the country haS had = prolific
theme, ast lumcroulhrc the holeilics alike
to the faithful and dnfaithfuL The Demo.
cratic PRESS very naturally soandl the loud
[lymbralto the ky NOT of ! patty victory
and prophecies the speedy and utter ami
hi.at:on of Rcpublicanism. The Republi
can press attribute the Democratic gains to
1.-The off year." the attempt of the admins:
trxtion 70 control The local politics of New
York and Missouri, the fhctionism 'cffcctinC
the dominant party on the Tariff question,
and divers local and general causes outside
The cardinal tenets of the party. Probably
Ill the causes cited had their influence :.
In pretty heavy engagement the kcpqb-
lican forces are found TO have straggled,
and, as Ia the case of Missouri, have joined
hands with their ancient foes to show their
opposition to Acknowledgement. and high
tariff. President Grant threw the weight of
executive patronage and influence against
Brown. 1t las rccoiled disastrously. d, 1t
has demonstrated, we think. that the inter
ference of the President in local contests is
disastrous to the party sought to be cub
served. The fact that it is = wrong cxer-
else of power, was processing. IT Presi-
dent Grant ID not hedging for second term,
he probably did this In good faith, but tho
manipulation Of Federal patronage to in
fluencc the expression Of States Is the great
and growing evil, l'egun by Buchanan 10
kill OF Douglass In Illinois, and repeated
by Grant ut Saratoga and St. Louis. It has
boon rcbukcd by disaster to Its favorites.-
In this government the power bidcs and be-
longs with the people, and the ipas diast waft-
ed down from those in stations 70 which the
people have exalted them, should have NO
more weight in influencing elections than
that Of any voter of equal intelligence and
integrity. ~ Lr. s,rsr
As relates to the change In the rs,stivs
strength Of the parties in Congress, the Re-
publican party q stronger for It, The Demo-
cratic party Is held to more responsibility,
aud Legislation will he wiser and purer.-
As parties approximate to equal strength
better men are chosen to Office. and the more
nearly equal 10 Legislatures the better the
laws The Republican party las and will
have an ample working majority to follow
up its policy, while Democrats will have At
taincd sufficient strength to make the NIL
nority IN element excrting salutary intlu
ence when the steam gets too high. and &c.
countable to the country for it's action.
Again, tho Civil Service Reform will re-
ceivc new life from recent events, and it u
certainly susceptible of improvement. We
may even hope that in the event Of the
a loption of o new System the Territories
will como in for share of consideration,
and that Montana, exceptionally favored Id
Federal appointces ct present, may never
have greater cause for compliant. And 70.
although some good men may have been
defeated and bad ones successful Ia both
parties. We are likely to have 4 < Cd Forty.
Second Congress. with oil ito energies and
abilities awakened. and the country will be
NIL TIC better for the campaign of 1870.