The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-11-21
Conclusions.

/ The general result of our late Pres
fdentiaI Election N 10 dicates that
The objections to-Gen. Grants
rule originally urged by Senators
Sumner. Schurz, Trumbull, &C., were
forcible and well grounded. Many of
the most respectable of the journals
which, on either side of the atlantic.
vigorously urgad the Presidents re-
election, now insist that the abuses
thus prociaimed must be acknowledge
ed and corrected; some of them de-
mand, iniaddition to the reforms spe-
cificaliy promised at Philadelphia,
Others still more radical and thorough.
IL ST. Bot. where thousands. admitted
that the criticisms aforesaid were just,
far fewer were ready TO accept the
lonl v alternative presented. They say
fhey wotlld have supported Adams,
Davis. or Pfumbulls but not Greeley.
Hence the vote is quite light; even in
States and districts where the contest
was spirited. iii sal1 y i2..si-f19 sf5.
I-}iIII: The great mass of our people
feel no sympathy for these they still
regard as rebels a10n the contrary
thew lloidthat these have been treated
more ienienay than they deserve The
majority will tolerate, not approve,
the eift of Office to8a 9Longstreet, an
l.Aekeffnan,? a Settle, who has been
bsptised into the Republican, church;
but they aye not willing that any 9TH
efs shall hold office where they can
Dreyent it. siii ieh5 2aii~fzHi ~ tii0s
l!9IV. Whichever party . carries in
October two of the three central
states s-Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indi-
anal morally certain to choose the
President in INovember.fT There has
been ne exception TO this rule, save IN
1924, W hen aek kson carried Pentsyl-
| vania aud Indiana, and had a plurality
of the electors chosen, but Adams
was elected by the House. = @siBftl
-AsV. These two States having gone
| for Grant in October, not only was
the contest virtually given up in the
North, but thousands OF the so-called
rebels went over to Grant, believing
this the shortest way to perfect recon
struction4that u.s. to secure to them
selves apracticai equality of rights
with other citizens Thus Gen. ker-
shaw of South Carolina at one time
urged his fellow Rebels to, run no
ticket against Grant, as this would
enable them to appeal with effect foT
Federal sympathy as against their ras-
caIly State rulers .staii 1iId isf''i* F'iitl
saVI The Republicans have won a
pefilous triumph John Randolph
1 said that one was the best possible
majority. When the old Republican
party had chosen Mr.. Monroe Presi.
dent with only enc elector dissenting
it dissolved and ran four candidates
atithe next election. iais.30al i'iIE
yVII.a Though the Democratic party
broke into fragments, not one of these
proposed to go back to the anti Negro
policy Of other days. On the contra.
! fyythe Boarbons, who.urged all man.
ner of objections to Greeley, said
nothing OF his devotion to" Equa
Rights regardless of Color. We may
fairly conclude that there will be nc
further formidable, systematic Oppe'
sition to Impartial Suffrage. fils 'ihlsi
|oi There is little or no complain
from any quarter of violence lior3 ter
forism at the polls Blacks ant
Whites swarmed around a Thousand
polls, struggling zeaiously, but scarce
i ly blow was struck and no sefiou.
1 riot occurred 1t was thus settled
that Whites and Blacks may vote to
I'gether without breach of tho peact
i q rebep' and ''niggeF" treating eacl
other with forbearance2 and cousidef
1 ation.- n.--ITf6une. .7!H ~ =
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