The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-11-22
The Great Triumph.

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No grander or more significant tri-
umph has ever been achieved in the his.
tory of politics in this country than the
one we publish to-day, and celebrate in
common with the great mass of the
American people. The contest is ended;
the majestic voice of the people has
been heard, and the coalition is swept
away as by the breath of a whirlwind.
''The triumph in the air., the Greeley
"tidal wave''-all the impudent boasts
OF the Confederate party, have been
buried beneath an avalanche of popular
indignation, and the country breathes
freer from the impulse Of decisive vic
tory over combination OF political ele.
ments dangerous TO liberty, dangerous
TO peace, dangerous to the stability and
permanence OF free institutions. Gree
ley is defeated, the coalition is annihi'
lated, and Liberalism" which was an
insidious fraud reared upon mountain
of falsehood, has been banished to the
realms Of obscurity and dishonor whence
it emanaied. Only a few weeks since
the Greeley National Committee issued
a confidential circular in which it claim.
ed, among other States, California, Con.
necticut, Indiana, Maryland, New Jer.
.sey, North Carolina, New York and
Oregon, casting ninety-three electoral
votes. The same committee classed as
doubtful Arkansas, New HamI shire,
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, cast.
ing seventy. three electoral vote. All
these States claimed for Greeley and
classed as doubtful, have given their
votes 10 Grant and Wilson. Every
Northern State has cast its vote for Grant
and Wilson. The Republican party was
strong in 1864. it was stronger in 1868,
and it is stronger still in 1872. For the
first time IN the history OF the organiza-
ton Of the party, every Northern State
comes solidly 10 its support, votes for
its candidates, and declares adhesion to
It's principles.
While the Greeley managers, guided
only by blind infatuation, have been
intriguing, estimating, and figuring out
majorlties upon percentages and while
Mr.. Greeley himself, and his misguided
and corrupt followers, have been vainly
endeayoring 10 poison the minds of the
people against Grant, his Administra.
ton and the Republican party, the
solid men, the thinking men, the labor.
ing men, mechanics and artisans-sll
classes, have calmly considered the sit
uation weighed the value of the pros.
perity they now enjoy; taken into ac-
count the present condition of the
country-its admirable system of finance,
lis great achievements in the interest
OF peace with regard To our foreign re.
lations, protection 10 home industry, its
unexampled wisdom in conducting all
the affairs Of the natlon-and, with that
common sense for which the American
people are distingu shed, made up their
minds 10 continue the true party of
progress and reform in power
The victory Is so overwhelming as TO
astonish all who do not fully under
stand the judgment, good sense, and
wise discretion OF free, independent,
intelligent, educated people it is aston.
ishlng to those willy politicians who
know only the chicanery of elections.
and have learned nothing since the time
when few great men lowered above
their fellows, and impressed their per-
;sonal views and opinions upon the
masses OF their countrymen. But it is
no matter OF wonder 10 those who com.
prehend that the people are as wise as
politicians, IS they were little while
ago brave and determined as soldiers.
The lessons Of the campaign are
many and great. No clique of politi.
clans in this country will again under.
take to organize coalition. No man
or set of men will again attempt to
create great political party without a
single principle as its foundation, with
the sole hope of power and spols. No
cabal of Senators will again try the ex.
pertinent of breaking up great politi.
cal party with the hope OF rising 10 the
Presidency upon its ruins. No com
bination OF Independent journals
will again be formed to dragon the
people into the adoption OF their ideas
and force them to the degradation o.
slavery to a corrupted press.
The Liberal" movement was the
most reckless, as we'll as the most auda
clous, political maneuver known TO the
history of modern politics; it is an
utter wreck, and not a plank OF the
shattered vessel, not a man Of 1T
pirate crew, remains to mark the spo
where it went down.-Itter. OCEAN.