The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-14
TIE KNIGHTS OF THE QUILL.
What They Think OF Tuesdays Elec'
afons,

lions.
The Republican and Independent press are
Of accord In holding that the result OF the Tues
days elections is conclusive as to the Presiden.
tlal contest, and The Democratic press virtually
concede the same.
The Baltimore Gazette says, rather dolefully:
"Where power Is strongly entrenched, IL taxes
more than one conflict 10 dislodge II, and the
| fai ure OF an attack on one part OF the WorKs may
yet e the precursor OF better fortune In a gene
The Sun suggests that 'tpassibly the contest.
ants have not been equally matched In those sp-
| pliances OF party warfare which ADDRESS tnem.
selve to The pa slons and personal interests OIL
The New York Herald declares without hesita.
| tion that It is "a victory that settles The Preslden-
tial contest, and proves beyond Coaos tna !, me .
| q new party composed OF Democrats aud dissats-
fed Republicans has proved q complete failure"
tered columns and to ngure out how. even con.
cedlng Ohio and Pennsylvania to the Republicans,
Greeley can be elected. ''FriendB ~ rays the Til
| bune, ain spi 9 Of fraud we are on tho home
The Times thinks the Democrats swill begin %
realize the folly OF their bargain with Horace
Greeley" and that they would have had 9 better
chance of success, and stood much more iaVora.
big before the people had they nominated q good
man from their own p irty.
The New York Post draws three less ns from
The elections. lst. The inter unuttity or the sys.
tenn Of misrepresentation aod lraad winch tae
the shameful bargaI1, begun at Cincinnati and
completed at Baltimore. wherein The party OF Re
form was betrayed and demOrallzed, aud the
Democratic party dlsloaorea, ass no. peer &C
majorIlies for Grant, In the StaIes which have
thus far voted. will be In November as large
again as they are nnw for the local candidates.
TIE Philadelphia Press comedies tina. 1T would
be folly to alleVe that the great NAL Irtty for Har-
iranrt is the CT .pring OF fraud, (" and ssys: ave
believe 1t to be a legitimate msJority-the growth
OF several causes that lie so plainly on the surface
General Grant pulled this ticket through. In an
ordinary contest IL would have been beaten out
OF sight; but his name, and the fear tina. ITS de.
feat Weuld dama2eh hin In November, rallied TO II
thousands who closed their yes TO the proofs we
daily spread before them, and constrained many
to certify 10 the deseryings OF candidates OF ques-
tIonable record"
ness interests OF tie country incline to the belief
that 1t Is wise to lee well enough alone.,h
The Philadelphia American attributes lhs Tex
trsordinary voter in that State to the alarm cauH.
ed to the Republican voters by The boastings and
strenuous eXerIiOnB OF the GreeleyiteS.
The Cincinnati Commercial comedies that "the
returns from the State OF Oh o at large show that
the Liberal movement has not shown solid
strength outside the large towns" and adds that,
"taSlng yesterdays elections altogether. the con-
clCsloR Ia forced that the luck OF General Grant,
IT. pollt1c9 2S IN War, u likely W up ooult W
h s reelection 10 the Presidency. The Liberal and
Democratic organisation Is not 80 compact that "
can Withstand the shock cfrepested defeats"
The springfield Republican, however, puts On Q
Sparia an face and declares that, ION The whole. 1t
", uld seem as II October would not altogether
anticipate the work OF November, aud that Penn
sylva1ii }, Indiana and Ohio have not taken the job
Of electlng a President out OF the hands OF the ma.
tlon.n
The BritIshers Think Likewise.
LONDON, October 10.
The L~ndoa journals fore:ee 10 the results OF
the Sta,e elections In the United States on Tuesday
the reelection OF Grant In November.
The papers comment at considerable length on
the elections, and their effect on tue Presidential
contest.
The Times says: "We cannot regret the result"
The News says: "Greeley % cause is now q Tor
lorn hope, aud will certainly iail.n
The Post ch4facterizes the Liberal Repuollcan
movement ss "a failure beyond redemption"
The Telegraph alludes to the elections as the
''coup de gracs'' to G-eeley's prospects, for th9