The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-11-10

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rs q difacult to make, 81 III 8 si'y ~
ticai ecramsnts on the singular xlsst1ss
that has jnat taken place thro1sbont III
nation. Snch = total rout as the Grant op.
position met with, has never before beer
known in the history of this country. SO ia,
from any strength having been derived from
the coalition Of Democrats and dissenting
Republicans, the combination was product.
i've of singular weakness. It was repre-
sented to the Southern Democracy, that
the so-called Liberal Republicans of the
North, were a strong and respectable par
ty. 1t was argued that if they were per.
mltted to nominate presidential candi-
date, he would control considerable
strength within his own party, ample
indeed to elect him, if supported by the
whole Democratic party. This appeared
feasible, and the compact was made. II
has resulted most disastrously, the comb
nation has not polled anything like the
strength of which the Democracy alone
is capable.
To what is this attributable Z One OF
our contemporaries ascribes it to Northern
hate. This presumption 10 hardly tenable,
since, strange to say, the same tendency to
Grantisn is evident in the Southern
States. Maryland, Kentucky, North Caro-
lima, Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Alabama, and Georgia as compared with
its recent election, all show a marvellous
strength of the Grant vote. This is GER
tainly not Northern hate.
Others say that Grants success is;owing
to the corrupting influence of moneyed men
who fatten and thrive under a corrupt
government. But the vote of the Southern
States just named cannot be accounted for
ON that hypothesis either. No such princi-
pie could have worked the immense, and
almost instantaneous change that was wit
messed in Georgia.
To attribute the phenomenon to the free
use of money, wonld be just as absurd as
to attribute the present horse epidemic to
Mr.. Boutwell's Vaccinations. The fact is
that the election manifested the existence
of moral epidemic throughout tho length
and breadth of the land, from Maine to
California, and from Florida to Oregon,
Louisiana forming perhaps the only excep-
ton.
Mr.. Greeley was a failure. The Demo-
Gratis did not take to him, and there were
no Greeley Republicans.
At any rate Republicanism is triumphant
and it's sway over the country is more un-
disputed than ever. For four years more
we must have q discriminating tariff made
in the intere-t Of certain localities and
trades; we must have o national currency
with wide margin of fuctuating value
between it and gold; We must have a
Secretary of the Treasury welding the
wand of fortune in the interest of favored
cliques and enriching or running men with
his arbitrary changes of the gold market;
we must have, in word, government
made for the people but run in, the interest
of spectators and rings.
just as the voters of PENNSYLVANIA lately
indorsed the glaring embezzlement of Hart
rant, so the people of the country general
ly, have responded approvingly to the job
berry of the Grant Government.
All this makes but little difference to
if she can only be allowed to
control her own internal affairs. We can
probably stand our share of the Washing
ton misgovernment as long as other sec
tions of the country, provided we are not
plucked to the very bone by q separate and
special system of plumber. Our people
have gallantly shaken off the brood of six
percent blood-suckers and with SO glori-
GUS result of the election let us DO we'll
content Notwithstanding the general mad
ness of the day.
How FAvsF RBpoprs ApYar Raw Fa