Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-10-19
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.

We feel llide Heart 10 write sb,ut The
result Of these elsoiioss. They have gone
against "a, and there IL no use In trying
10 gloss over the matter and attempting 10
deceive anybody abon, Them. by whatever
means hoy were carrled--hnd evidently
there was much foul workable fact 10
mains, that they were carried against US,
and eau DO again by the same means 10
November. Pennsylvspia and Ohio may
be set down M certain for Grant, and
though Hendricks Is said 10 be elected In
Indians by few hundred majority, yst
the rest Of the democratic State ticket was
defeated, and there can not DO much rea-
sonable hope now entertained Of that State.
How are these results TO be accounted for?
II is known that Grant Is not now as pop :.
ular rs in the past. His conduct, during
his term Of Office, has. made him many en-
emies and disguised thousands Of his
friends. Radicaiism moro than ever stinks
in the nosirils Of the people. Why then
do these elections show no falling off Of
rad icnl strength but even radical gains In
some Of the States? There is but one way
of accounting for these lamentable facts.
The alliance Of the democracy and liberal
republicans dqsn not work well. There
has been greHter democratic LOSS than
republican gain by this combination. as
we feared and predicted from the frs I
start Of this movement. In many instan-
ces the old democrats Jaave not voted, and
others have been reckless enough to vote
The radical ticket aud will probably vote
for Grnnt. 1t appears, according to the
Philadelphia Sun, that the vote in Penn
sylvania wns not as large ns usual, but
that while there was falling off in both
parties, the greatest falling off was on the
part of the democracy. Every democrat
should hare roted in this great emergency
Of his countrys welfare, but every demo.
crst did not rote and the disastrous conse-
Equeuccs are upon us. Whatcan be d one
Simply roihing, but to make renewed OK
eriions and -cndcavor to convince demo.
Gratis of their duty, aud urge them by
every consideration, which should influ-
ence honest freemen' to como up TO the
polls in November, every living man Of
them, and defeat Grant, and put an end to
the corruption and dcspotism, which are
disgracing the country and plunging il
down to irretricyablc rain. 1t can be done
If the democracy Of the great Northern
States will turn out and do their whole
duty. Theidea ofa change Of programme
: will not do at this late day. We mus
fight the baule as our leaders arranged
4 II, Wheeler wisely or not. This is our on
ly chance. TIE readers Of tho HERALr
know how earnestly We contended for on
early Democratic National Convention
and tho nomination Of honest, straightou'
democrats for President aud Vice Presi
dent, but the party determined otherwise
and we stood and still stand and mean tc
continue to stand square up 10 the action
of the Baltimore Convention. That is oui
way. We are not governed by impulse
we loOk at things calmly and act from our
judgment. There is nothing loft us but tc
make the best fight we can, and to, call
upon oil true men to help us in this hour
Of our coun,rys need. Let all buckle on
their armor, and strengthen their hearts
and hands, and not give up 10 ,desponden
cy. No battle is ever lost until the fight
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