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movement has deplorably failed. SCOTT has
been reelected by 10000 majority or more,
and RANsIER by a majority,not much less
Tho Nbcr Of Conservative members iu the
House has been increased from fourteen to
thirty, but this can, in ITSELF effect little
good Even in this failure of positive sue
cess, We cahnot but hope the negative infu-
eucc Of the lost movement will prove fruitful
of good. While bitter party spirit is to be
dcplorcd in Republican government, it is
sure tha, the only check to tho corruptions
and cxtravagances Of an administration is the
creations Of an opposing party. In this way
by exposing the follies of the party in power,
its influence is undermined and destroyed.
This mny not be accomplished in single
campaign, but as sure as there is virtue in
the land, it will and must eventually succeed,
unless there bo living evidences Of reform in
the ruling party.
The present campaign has been fought and
won by the Radicals, upon promises Of reform
in existing abuses They did not and dared
not deny but the past two years were fraught
with wrong and errors, and if retained in
power, they promised to remove them
They havo won the race, whether fairly or
not we do not attempt to decide. We say
let them enjoy it, The country wants peace
and order. If the successful party will dis
charge its duty to the State faithfully, it will
meet no opposition at our hands. Wo do
not desire to rule, so much as to be governed
| by wise, just and economical laws. This, too,
is the spirit Of our people. They do not hate
radicaism in itself politically, so much as the
fiuits Of it in the eninity it has shown to their
own and the interests of the State. If, in the
future, proper economy be observed in the
expenditures of the public moncy-f the
Land Commission be confined to the strict
limits of existing legislation if the people be
given their constitutional rights of clec,iug
their local ofliccrs-if the Governor will, in
his appointments, select competent mcn-if
undoubtcd bonds be required of ali officers OF
profit and trustif all supcrhuous Offices be
abolished and system of general retreuch-
mant be inauguratcd, two years will serve to
d stroy all party lines in common union for
the public good Not that the whites love
Democracy less, but that they love Reform
more The Reform party will then gather
the fruits of victory in the fields Of defeat
and the Republican party will have conquer
ed its own spirit of corruption and oppression
both tending to general prosperity. If, or
the contrary, we are to have a repetition O
the past two years, and gold bills, land spccu
lntions aud general extravaganza arc to tt
the programme, then VIC must either 90 t
ruin or change our rulers. In our Judgment
we should point out abuses and advocate thci
correction pcaceably. aud fine organ Of tn,
party makes fair promises, and let us mcc
them in a proper spirit. We may thus gath
er good fruit from what we deem an evil tree
If we fail it will give us strength for the flu
ture contest If we succeed it will give u.
reward even in defeat