The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-17

The st. Louis Republican, a Democratic
journal, saws:
''Thc complement to this most gratifying
victory of the people in st. Louis county is
the assured election Of L. Gratz Brown in the
State. That result, also, is the defeat of
Radicalism, and defeat made signal and
insignificant because inflicted by an insrlrgent
Brown is simply rebel against his old party,
and he had the courage to declare himself as
such, when he said, at Pleasant Hill: ave
are the revolution. What future party
connections he may contemplate is question
that does not concern lis; We are content to
feel that a man who has pledged himself TO
an unreserved liberalism in every quarter of
the State, and who has been elevated to power
by generous effort of the people, will be
faithful 10 whatever wish the people may
express.
The defeat of the regular Radical State
ticket carries with it rebuke to the national
administration which gave its sympathy and
its support to that ticket. 1t is so constructed
outside the State, and will be legitimate
cause for Democratic exultation; for il is
Democratic votes that have elected Brown,
and Democratic votes that have beaten the
administration. 1t is the Democracy of
Missouri that send Brown to Jefferson CITY
rs Governor, and Schurz back TO Washington
with not the smallest share of the general
triumph"
That is the tone of the Oldest and one of
the ablest journals in Missouri, and the
Republican is justified in saying that the vic
Tory is political revolution, and that it is
chiefly due TO Democrats. Brown has car
ried nearly every county in the State, and the
triumph is overwhelming in its thorough
ness. He and his supporters were minor
ity in the Republican State Convention, and
they boiled on hepla:form, before Meetings.
friends had chance TO nominate him.
Brown was put forward by a powerful faction
in the Republican party; he has had the
support of all Of the Democrats and all of
the Germans. He agrees fully with the rad
ical Germans ON political and religious
questions, and ON the temperance and sump-
tnary law question. A parade WIS made
over his joining the Church some time ago,
as there was over Henry Wilson, in Massa-
chusctts, but Gratz Brown makes political
speeches AT public gardens on Sunday, and
takes his beer and brandy straight, and in
liberal doses. His party is aesthetic and
of the COSMOS, cosmical. Gratz is brainy,
dreamy, speculative, but could fight when
lighting was necessary-as he did in his work
As an editor, dozen years ago, TO make Mis-
souri, free, and again in our Union army.
Altogether he is one OF the most notable men
nov reapTearinS in public life He means
something, and stands forson,ething, though
he was considered failure when in the Uni
led States Senate, few years ago. He is a
native Of Kentucky, and comes Of a strong
revolutionary stock, and was graduated Mt
Yale. The most distinctive plank in his
platform he been immediate rebel enfran-
ehisement, and in this he has not only had
the aid and sympathy of all Democrats, but
also Of all generous Republicans. And the |
triumph in Missouri of this principle frs,
and most conspicuously advocared by Horace |
Greeley-shcws what will happen very soon
all over the South. This may prevent the
election Of another Republican President. |
but there can be no doubt of the triumph of
this measure. ' -e- -.a.
Graft Brown is also Free Trader, and |
always has been Missouri could not have
been carried on that question alone her peo-
pie being really in favor of protecting Amer
lean industry and nursing the manufactures
Of which her iron and coal are the prophecy.
tiny Mn Yuro is r,uch la-, aklo |
and could not have led such forlorn hone.
He was not even able to defend himself with
the organization, the prestige, the official
position, and the aid of President Gran. and
Federal patronage. McClurg has had with
him these strong elements of position, power,
prestige, patronage, prejudice-the last the