Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-16
WILLIAM L. CHANDLER, of New Hampshire,
COMMENTS UPON TIE NEW HAMP
SHIRE ELECTION

The comments Of the republican papers
upon the New Hampshire election are in
structive and interesting reading. There
is little difference of opinion among then
as to the issues involved in the campaign
and the influence of the result upon the
fortunes OF President Grant at Philadel
phia, and the national election. The edito
rails will not be very palatable to Senator
Sohurz, who will find his part in the con.
test truthfully mentioned. When he has
fully digested them his political ideas will
be improved. He will learn that Nilsson.
ri is not the United States, and the repub.
licans are not to be led over into the DEM
ocratic party by his speeches and denun-
citation of the administration. We copy
from few leading papers. The New
York Times says:
This election, like good many other
events which are daily occurring, is but an
example of the fact that the standard of the
people is much higher than that of the spoil
ticians"-that they are far wiser than the men
who pretend to lead them, and that on all
questions of public interest we may safely put
our confidence in their common sense. The
honest men of New Hampshire do not look at
public affairs through the spectacles of self
interested politicians like Schurz.
The people of New Hampshire are sensi-
BILE, business-like folk, accustomed to look
into facts with their own eyes, and weigh all
things for themselves. They have heard the
President charged with corruption. They
have seen him striving in all directions to
break down corruption. They have heard
him charged with completely in Custom-house
abuses. They have seen him endeavoring to
break down those abuses. They have heard
him accused of Intentionally keeping up a
corrupt Civil Service for the purpose of pro-
viding for his friends. They have seen him
introduce q system of Civil Service reform,
prepared by men of spotless integrity and un-
sullied honor, like George William Curtis.
They have heard him charged with dishonor-
ing the country. They have seen him MAIN
tanning the honor of his country at home and
abroad, and faithfully performing his duty to-
wards all sections and persons-if with mis-
take now and then, at least, always with good
faith and honest purpose. What they see
with their eyes has more weight with them
than what they hear with their ears. They
are not ready to turn upon President Grant at
the instigation of knot of disappointed poll
ticians. They have now said in effect, 1--WE
believe you have done well; go on and do
better" And the effect of such encourage
ment lie ordinarily to cause man to DO bet
ter. Had the party and the administration
gone before New Hampshire with bad cause,
no amount of canyassing or speechifying could
have secured this victory. The people, as we
have said, judge for themselves.
The Tribune, we are sorry to say, does
not appear TO receive much qualification
from the returns. 1t announces the result
but forgets to mention the interests in
volved. The Post says:
The State of New Hampshire yesterday
elected a Governor, State officers and legis.
AZURE, and gave them all to the Republicans
by decided majorities. The attempts to bring
local issues into the canvass failed. 1t turned
entirely upon the question which of the two
kssss national parties the people choose to
uas. Inc decision of New HAMPSHIRE is
simply that they cannot under anv c;rcum.
ic party. eh'e' 70 the democrat
The Herald takes the followi0. view Of
the case. 1t dispiays,h aptness 81 ,h., ~. ~
per to Judge the political sky and r;v rs
the situation very accurately a gives
New Hampshire. which last ~
loa, was yesterday rec yered by the IVA, was
taas. They have fought this battle und sr, ~.