New-York tribune., 1872-11-07

chasm opened by civil nor In that knd OF Clvl Ser
vice Reform which rebukes direct Federal Interference
In state eleetions and these beyond all else VIII be
causes OF deep regret the many thousands who
urged change the policy OF the Government and In
the man at the head OF affairs -, j.,
There other causes OF regret as IN inc reeeceh o
States Senate and the practical defeat PERSONALLY & oi
Palmer sohurz and Sumner; but, this is Republic
where majories rule and minortes submit, all that IL
lett for us is 10 watch and hope for the best.
APATHY OF THE PEOPLE TOWARD UNPRNC1PLED
POLITICIANS.
| from The Ner Yorkrr Stats Zsiua0 tIadl - ,
The dissatisfaction of the people with tne
degcneracy Of political party machinery the ps th
professional wire-pulers had already reached suvn
hight, several months ago. that we S1uiu S cNpooe o
sion which should present itself to give an an utter utter
condemnation OF such tTansaou9%hs % IsSe o II NH ~ n cp
any other OCCASION Political parties still more iucon-
cc a he nS CsiOG who bad no % other Claims to
the support of the voters than that they allowed them
| on the part OF their leaders For their election
means we're put in reQuisition which rested upon
e .t and Sat S GGp d had
attained greatest extent and applied to candidates
necton with political parties. and the people
not only betrayed the greatest apathy toward
the whole year spoke in hgh-soundng phrases about
the eastness and sincerity Of their desire ioL h
their party preiudcos, or, worse TO CONSIDERATIONS Vi
trifing and disgusting expediency
COMMENTS HUMOROUS AND OlHEhNlob.
Prom The Ne,g-F -Fork Commercial advertiser (4dI)
"Where shall | got" Daniel Webster, when
Tvlersm collapsed asked this pertinent question To,
remorse that comes too late" the significant
question. Where Will he got He mas aOanuoneu tne
PERHAPS nS Be might prosper as Universal
Amnesty editor i'm Maryland or Georgia. , -, A.,
themselves hs morning in tie condition Of the demon
strative admrcr Of the popular field preacher Rev
after manifesng his admiration by rolling in the mnd
on being informed that Mr.; Whitfield was not the tne
clothes for nothing" go .
Yesterday week we dealt promptly with Assistant , ant
Secretary Richardson's tremendous assumption thal tne
Secretary of the Treasury had the right IN ms dlsc9
ton TO issue any part OF 0 1 renndted OF 1sT be
Tender notes We denounced ana lepuuIateu & tno
claim it stood in Mr. Richardson's book before was
Cia proof that this fearful power had oeeh seu 70 t
extent Of four and half millions, we repeated our
| and we assert, as we did before It, that an ln-
crease of the LegalTender money Is Only IN the power
tiousy VITA the matter while jealOusy guarding us
own absolute rights against this exercise OF dlscle-
ton by any Secretary OF the Treasury: oo, ,-ot,
In the midst Of triumph so great that personal vanity
might we'll disappear it Is unpleasant to see any organ
Of the Republican party setting up the cry OF, we dd
! IT," The excitement which only adds cleaTness TO a
really sound Judgment has turned % some @ rnc" means
nized 1t Gen. Grants great name, coupled win
vrsterday's crownipg successes Many have
| done well in the campaign, ana some ,t COn-
fitness Of our people and patient courage and un-
complaining 10y atty OF our standardbesrer.
Mr. OConors vote to be all that his exclusive
fancy painted it.
REASONS OF MR.. GREELEY's DEFEAT.
From The Brooglya Eagle (De1Ll
There are no illusions surrounding the sue
cess of Gen Grant and the defeat OF Ny Greeley me
exact meaning and causes Of each can be plainly stated
/ He who runs may read Let no man deceive hnseI MN @
with the idea that the abuses OF the Administration re-
ceived Endorsement yesterday Czens are statesinen
in multitude. They make choice between evils taxing
| the lesser between advantages taxing "naI
| they esteem the greater The citizens, ,o,i,i re-
in their consciences or at the polls appauu ,e
basement OF official life; the demoralized conduOn oI
the civil services the Administrative agrees on the
Senators forgot their future in remembering Their
duty; the continuance OF robbery at te SOuth te ~
feeling between races and sections None OF these things
yesterday ndorsed BY the people. II were an nm ID
were. in important respect the people OF tne
North not satisfied as TO me saletS OF tnS S,d
not in their minds that the results OF the War
is man of too much ability be elected President He
belongs to the cerebral arstocracy GrAht !St
another proof OF the preference OF rePnDIs iOr % e
ocry. SecOud-rate men as 10 ability nave Deen LNeG-
uuves for 70 years Ide Peop@e @ n ~, nf c"nTen
tional gifts habits They fear genius They hes-
tate honor men Of striking original character lhey
honor average men and set aside aDe men dhy ooCse
Pierces LlncOns and Grants ana discard UIeceJS'
! WebsteTs. Chases, Clays, ana Stewards
A COMPLETE vINDICATION.
From TIE philadelphia Pres t4dm)
Never before did "a party achieve such trl-
umph President receive such Vlndlc Ton A EN,
Magistrates have encountered 80 embitered an oppOsi
on been the target 0r SO many malicious arrows as
Of the struggle, We venture the prediction thaj az TINS
hard reserved for him. 30 As his acqutta Oeen
CEN Grant stands before the country vindcated by
the seal Of appreciation stamped his Official and
personal career He has great future before hm, and
wIl believe. be true TO H. however pOhuclahs may
carp at his unskulness or lack OF judgment IN the
management of purely party affairs, the people have
confidence IN him His second term will be better than
hi first: and when he quits Office and resigns the great
|
II will he with the plaudits OF the entire people.
For Mr.. Greeley and his parsans IN this hour OF tn
umph there should be nothing but kindness. Magnanim
y is boast Of the Republican party Whatever there
Of honesty of purpose and sincerity OF motive IN the
Cincinnati movement he represented as much as he did
leader, not because IKE TOO many OF M auhelenS ne
desired occasion 10 revenge personal nate, but
because opportunity TO engraft certain reforms
upon the administration OF AFFAIRS E1clusiye OF us
reformation OF certain Republican doctrines, there Is
6sPr5g 6SsPg OF Of 6 basy BRAIN With heart wider than
most other mems, he has always advocated iecohGnl-
notica idea Of his lie, and Clv Service Reform the
| best thought OF his matured wisdom. BY his great
on Of this people, and the memory Of the good hat no
done VIII survive long after the mates ana passions
| of this campaign shall have been forgotten.
| A STAGE OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION NOW
IN PROGRESS.
From The Springfield Republican tIhd)
The general tact is that Gen, Grant is re-
eeetga ty sPV xo en1 ba he had In 1853 Bur the elements
of his vote considerably changed-he mas lost many
OF the of the Republicans, he has gained many OF
the worst OF the Democrats, and he his term,
has long been predicted IN these columns ne wSuid
its dissolution and Generalization has dritted TO its
afnities OF power and materalism In his hdminstra-
left GEN Grant 10 defeat him. the aid OF the Demo
cratic party; but the Democratic leaders could not
and the and strange candidates OF Cincinnati ana
Baltimore. Many Of the latter recognized Grant as "a
thew been Sept ignorant of the influences that have pro
| uced O