The Placer herald., 1874-04-18
EASTERN ELECTIONS.

that the Republican party has won its last
victory in the United States In several
States where Republicans recently held COM
ple;e sway, they have met disastrous defeat.
In Connecticut, where year ago the Re-
publican party received a staggering blow,
it is now completely crushed, and the p:o-
pie are rejoicing over its PROSTATE carcass.
In Ohio, where few years ago Republicans
"ruled the realm, - they have now no power
left-even into the least hamlet has the
enemy followed them, and wrested the pow
er from their polluted hands. In Illinois,
Iowa and Michigan have they met with like
rebuke; indeed, every place where they made
party issue the track is scented with the de-
caying remnants of the old Republican par
ty. They have ruled to ruin, and could
their sway have been secured but few
more years, the last star of our glory would
have been dragged from the prond banner
of American freedom. And a nation, des-
tined to be ruled perpetually by the tender
hand of freedom, would have soon known
anarchy, confusion and final destruction.
But, thanks to the intelligence of the Amer
ican people, they have been stopped in their
mad career The people have born the suf-
ferngs and impositions inflicted upon them
by the Republican party with patient en-
durancc amounting almost to fault; but in
the last hour, when the fact could no longer
be concealed that the officers of the good
old ship were running her under full sail
straight for the fatal shore, the people rise,
and as fast as opportunity offers are throw
ing the traitors overheard. They see the
fatal reef not far ahead, and to-day, with
full realization of the awful position, are de-
termined to take command, wheel the craft
about and secure her rest for ages yet on
the placid waters of the sea of time. Let
us break abruptly from the figure and ask:
To what power must this wholesale defeat
of the Republican party be attributed? 70
the power of the Democratic party, as
claimed by some? BY no means. To the
power of the Liberal Republicans No. To
the power of the Temperance people? No.
To the power Of the Oranges ? No. Then,
to the power of Trades Unions and other in
dustral associations :? No, to none Of these; /;
what then To the power of the good and
true men of tie United States, regardless
of party affiliations or society associations,
bent upon common purpose, viz: to hurl
demagogues, tyrants, thieves, swindlers and
oppressors from power, and establish once
more a government Of and for the people.
Shall their success be speedy and efiectual,
is for the people themselves to say. We
have but one voice, and that shall be, "aye,
forever" and to this we think we shall hear
from Pacers sons a hearty amen. But
there must be organization here, and also
in the East There is no lasting strength
without it, This shining victory which
crowns our efforts to-day, will be of short
duration unless banded by organization. 1t
matters not what the name shall be-names
are but shadows when the substance is
wanting. Call us what you may, but
leave us the principle. We would not
snap our finger for name, but doctrine
of right we will never relinquish. If the
people in their battles for good, and good
men, wish to call Themselves Independents,
then Independents it is. If they prefer to
call themselves Reformers, we have no OBJ
lection; if Democrats must be the name, all
right; if Republicans is preferred, it is all
Il same. If we call ourselves the Peo-
pies party, there shall be no objections to
that Let us not concern ourselves about
the name, but the doctrines we uphold and
the men we select to carry them out are of
the greatest consideration. In some States
in the East where proud victory has been
achieved over the Republicans it is called
Democratic, because, perhaps, the ticket
was headed by a man who has been
Democrat. Where the ticket, perhaps, was
headed by man who has been a Republi-
can, it is called victory for the Reformers
The truth is, these victories are due to a
combination of good men from both the old
parties, and belong to the people, just like
the victory won by the people last fall in
Placer county. 1t was not Democratic
victory, nor Republican victory. And
hereafter, not only in Placer county, but
throughout the whole United States, the
contests will be between the people on one
side and the comuptionsts on the other
And as final, let every man remember
that those who are not for the people are
against them.