Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-10-19
The Voice of the Nation.

Inc people OF pennsylvania, Ohio,
Nebraska, and as we hope We may
add, Indiana, have spoken, and their
voice gives forth no uncertain sound.
They hove repudiated the unholy ALI.
ance formed between tn, Democracy
and the vacillating followers of the Re
publican banners, and established
precedent which will he followed by the
whole nation in November. 1t is evil
dent that the people of those States
that held elections on Tuesday, were
influenced by the same reasons that
have been the guide of the Republican
in Louisiana affairs. They were in
favor of reform, but were not willing
to trust the great work to Democratic
agents. They are not prepared to give
up tile Republican party and take in
to confidence the old Democracy,
through whose mismanagement, dis.
honesty and sclfshness huge wave
of trouble rolled over the country, car
rying desolation TO nearly every home
in our orlee happy land. The capture
OF figure head from the Republicans
was not a successful ruse. Through
the THU white hairs of the leader, the
people beheld the army of followers,
and rushed to the polls to condemn
the whole concern. Not even the popu-
lar name of Buckalew, nor the great
fame and abilities OF Hendricks were
enough to rally the hosts. opposed to
republicanism, the Union and the re-
construction laws in numbers great
enough to achieve victory.
The Presidential contest is virtually
decided. The States that voted on
Tuesday will in November confrm
their work by increased majorities.
The Democrats OF Pennsylvania and
Ohio dispirited by defeat, and having
no heart i'll the present fight for the
presidency, will not care to make any
extra exertiOns in a hopeless cause,
and the November election, so far as
those States are concerned, will be
what racing men call a "walk over.n
Having put forth their best efforts to
secure the local Offices in their respec-
tive States, with all the consequential
advantages of emolument and official
power, and signaIly failed, they will
not rally with will within three
weeks. As we have already informed
our readers, the vacilatirg politicians
In every State in the Union will now
declare for Grant, and endeavor to
make up for their former hardness by
redOubled zeal in the future. Thous
lands will loudly proclaim themselves
original Grant men, and the Republic
cans will sweep the whole, country
Ike tornado. Louisiana will not be
exempt from this influence. The Re
publlcans will be encouraged and
stimulated to do their best and pol
their last vote, while the Democracy
catching the universal feeling Of de
preston that will seize their party
Will make but paatial and feeble efforts
Ihls State is certain for Grant ant
Kellogg by twenty-five or thirty thou
sand majority against which all at
tempts to cheat III any manner will b.
utterly futile. For, let it be borne il
mind, there is power higher thar
any In this State that may I've callet
on to decide any contest that ma.
arise in either case. In ease, therefor
the friends of either Kellogg or Nc
Emery shall have reason to believ
their candidate has not had a fai
count, they can claim his election an,
refer the question to Congress ror dc
cision. According to the doctrine lai
down by the Supreme Court of til
United States, in the great Rhode Il
land case, commonly known as til
Dorr rebellion, whomsoever the Col
gress recognizes. as the Governor {
any State, Is the lawful executiv,
against all appeal. Our Democrat
friends have nothing to gain, therefore
by resorting tu fraud and tricker,
We can rest easy on that point. Men
6ers Of the Legislature and minor loci
ofhcers may be counted in successful
here and there, but there is reviseF