Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-21
The Great Triumph.

No grander or more significant tri-
xlmph 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 blythe breath of whirlwind.
1.-THE triumph in the air." the Greeley
A'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 a 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
insidlous fraud reared upon a mountain
of falsehood, has been banished to the
realms of obscurity and dishonor whence
it emana5ed. Only a few weeks since
the Greeley National Committee issued
confidential circular In which it claim
ed, among other States, California, Con-
necticut Indiana, Maryland, New Jer-
Ysey, North Carolina, New York and
Oregon, casting ninety-three electoral
votes. The same committee classed as
doubtful Arkansas, New Hampshire,
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, cast
ing seventy-thre electoral vote. All
these States claimed for Greeley and
classed as doubtful, have given their
votes to Grant and Wilson. Every
Northern State mas cast its for Grant
and Wilson. The Republican party was
strong il 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 sohdly to its support, votes for
its candidates, and declares adhesion to
its principles.
While the Greeley managers, guided
only by blind infatuation, have been
intriguing, estimating, and figuring out
majorIties upon percentages and while
Mr.. Greeley himself, and his misguided
and corrupt followers, have been vainly
endeayoring to 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-al
classes, have calmly considered the sit
uation weighed the value of the pros
perity they now enjoy; taken into &C
count the present condition of the
country-its admirable system of finance
It's great achievements in the interes
of peace with regard to our foreign re
1ations, protection to home industry, it,
unexampled wisdom in conducting al
the affairs Of the nation-and, with tina
common sense for which the American
people are distinguished, made up thei
minds to continue the true party o
progress and reform in power.
The victory is so overwhelming as t.
astonish all who do not fully under
stand the judgment, good sense, anc
wise discretion of free, independent
intelligent, educated people; it is aston
ishing to those willy politicians wh'
know only the chicanery of elections
and have learned nothing since the tim
when few great men lowered abov
their fellows, and impressed their per
ssonal views and opinions upon tn,
masses of their countrymen. But it i
no matter Of wonder to those who com
prehend that the people are as wise a
politicians, as they were little Will
ago brave and determined as soldiers.
The lessons of the campaign ar
many and great. No CLIQUE of polit
clans in this country will again under
take to organize coalition. No ma
or set of men will again attempt t
create great political party without
single principle as its foundation, wit
the sole hope of power and spols. n
-cabal of Senators will again try the e.
pertinent of breaking up great polit
cal party with the hope of rising to til
Presidency upon its ruins. No con
bination of independent Journals
will again be formed to dragon th
people into the adoption of their idea
and force them to the degradation
slavery to a corrupted press.
The "Liberap' movement was tt
most reckless, as well as the most aud
-cIous, political maneuver known to til
history of modern politics it is q
utter wreck, and not a plank of tt
shattered vessel, not man of
pirate crew, remains to mark the sp
where it went down.-Iater Ocean.
saassss.--s. Three Per Cent. Certificates.