, 1874-10-19

Senator Morton opened tho campaign In hia
Terra Hato speech, which utterly faiIcd to lit.
i!iHe any ytgor Into ths canvass. spoakors every.
nhere fought ever the old isa,,os. The Civil
nlEhta bI!l. tl,a tarff, tho currency, otc, were
dobated by all The politicians, aud to people
wl'oss cars wore dulito thu seductive toi,os ol
tue antl1natcd tt,uos Tlis canvass was utterly
Morton's return frum Arkansas. tic attempt
outbreak furnished tho OCCASION, and,
uner thc loal Of Norton tho trn!n Of 'soutslorri
o'itragcs " was fired, md for fow days thero
enthusiasm ind Indignation With groat ma,,y.
But II was melancholy failure; tho Northern
ileast lefnsed to 30 aroused by tho troublea OF
MIR. Aollo.g and his associate roguos, aud tha
result was, that Tho Republicans lust heavily BY
tho manouyro. 1t waB like changing trout iu tho
fnco Of tho enemy Q dangerous tactic, and noyer
ieHortod to by g8illfnl commautlor. tia poa8i-
Lilo tt1at victory could have beon achieved lad
Con. Drady's plan boon adopted, but tho hard
tines hnd burned anl Bcarod Its lcsaona dcop!y,
aud it is questionable whethor, ovon with Tic
enthusiasm, attending the temperance mosoment
uontcd to postpone Tho day Of retrtbution to Ito
party thcy lcld responsible, as peoplo always do
aud al nnys will, for oycrJ Ill, real mud fanclcl
from Which they wore suffering.
THE DEMOCRATIC VIEW.
Gov. UendlicaH and Alr. MoDonn1d attribute
tloir vlctory to three things: Tho slns Of tim
hAllHuHtlAl&0Ht tnD ll11Alluu6 kCFFT3uHHUGf CT
tbs State by tho Republican Legislature, and Tie
somncrance question. Certainly tho robuke Of tho
sarryn,nndor Is a atfnglnE one, and tust. THO
RopnblEcans should bavo learned from experience.
six yeara ago. tho Legislature did tile sa1no
thing, arranging tue Congressional districts SO
tint Tho Republicans Mould havo eight Repro-
oeutatives aud tho Democracy thyco, Dnt, as
tue next election. tho Democracy returned sx
aud tile Republicans only five. The last gorry-
1nandor WAS in the face Of this Lesson; but 1t
n n :.
responsible cnnduct Of Tho Administration, all
partH of which act under tho assumption tlnt
they own the cOtlltry, aud can DO whatever thoir
Bwco: will llstoth Temperance helpcd the Do
Inocracy ln localities; bit 1t Is significant that
tho Republicans have loat most heavily In coun-
ties where tho tnmperi.,ica iHeuo would have
strens stlloncd them. For instance. 900 yotyr.
staycd aNnr from tho polls in Wayne County;
IN Henty. Randolph, Parks, ami counties OF
That character tue Roptb!icans ioso hoayi!y, in
Tne Repuolicaas had lost al tin liquor yota
nny why, It WIS impossible to gain ono. This
liquor men ssratncd cvory nerve to elect the
Democ.alio ticket and mustered overy Tots they
could command. Tint this would be done, all
k1ew ss noon as the state Conventions ;,ad met;
yet, with Bltortsightctlness lne1picable. the
Nopnullean 1nnnuTers have troatcd tho teulper-
ancs mon cayallcrly, ignored the issus in their
Platforms aud have attempted, az the Chairman
Of tho State Committee exmatscd 1t, ito carry
water OIL shoulder and whisky on tue other;
anu tho result Ia Feon.
-.. WAKING ur.
Light IL breaking ul,on the Republican mind,
however, nnler the stinsiaK blow received OH
iueaas' "'.n ~ IL iReaf, ~ AZ Az ti1lb state is
fra t,o tons ~. ~ ofu 49, ~ .sno H. p.ons
sto,u ~, tno suou Ha''oe !sn"e!ea 4AI Tribune,
4.u HAien nas na' i ueep lnanehee hero: Ine
Lafayette Journal, in IN editorial on Friday
mornlng, hayH:
TEe indications or the statsdefesta tais tall point
M ~ .ns f t ~ anof. f ~ ta geiur!l
dsnes nnon " s ~" .etia of ths al"f
II III. Republican ;ea,erH, bin.l 10 tus evident
signs Of the uucs persist, IN reckless dulluce of
hs1n ID odtoss eourt;s and especially IL in obelieues
.ns ndaes anu monol oly interests, tho
tn.r, ,r =" n si " III !s ~ o.a.t All n 1ne e"laiahcJ LOT
Il that b Mo s lse H. Inst "ean exea
een ono Of nro,oty for coTnptia md uuess tharn n
be Charge, ,hs noxt muBt bs ono Of tofenss and
Justification thsreof.
And tho Indianapolis Journal which cannot
reasonably bo accused of luruuld opinions. has
For Republicans" it uayy liz party mus. hs.
CONE l1Iore the party Of the nconle and less lila
party of oilice-hode.s. Ii must DECLARE itu ID
dependence ot caucus-,nle and co.,upt rings Of
question, it tells rrssidons uraut p1alnly tat.
while ho il tile keeper Ct lis ow,, renutut,5n and
can mi IuSa 1t il hs w:,n:s to- lie has no right to
see the Nepsbljean nary stabbed oysr his
BuUnlIGr. NIeu lie las t;E' bower to HnYB IT, 1t1n
tono aud Htyle nf tue aYs!c,cs are mau,y and in.
dependent. They wiIl sound harsh. jangud, aJId
out OF tune, to tho ears Of tic otce-Luldofg: but
ti,oy relcct Just what tho pcono arc think,,,r
and saying. The roslllt after ali, mny proyo
aSaln how "Bwoet arc tile usos or ajyorsity.n
THE LEo1s1Arunr Ann 1ra wnnr
When 1t was known tllAt tie State had eone
80 decisiyoy Democratic, ana that, ut tbs best,
tile Legislature would be Opposition. tho IA.
p,tbilc1ns we're very anxious tEns the Democraoy
should lsuys a clear majority. Thc rsturua. how.
ever, ipJicated. ay han liam con.,nnt;v n,.-
d!ctcd that tlln control uill bo in tns i,nn,1r NJ
tne Independents. What these - lndere,,den;a ,,
will ASSUME to do, ia suother thing. Mr. aic'
Donald, WHO claims to know. il positiye lint
enough, Of thcm viii act with tbo Democrn,.y sn
giyo tIIo patty clear cout,ol: and Gov. Han.
iiriclB rhslosnuilizos that the tre,uontlona in.
pulse OF Tho victory viii carry thon,. w;ttr.n,ir
|ato tho Domocrutio caml, It ia to bo ir'1ntsdi
tllat tic Democrats viii have tbs control f,r
there could bo nothing moro d,sustroua than to
Aayo this little csucls Of nohory's cL;,.
lron dictate in q matter ike the
Uuited S,a:os Sonnsorshi1. If tLey conid
Il hau been uudorMooJ thnv wot,ld M. ua, ~.
Nr. James 1,nrh"nnn 1sw WV; ~ t1';s c;', ,e for