, 1874-11-07
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

G as ~! hG!esu {adtS2 2Hep"o5tcan--indfpsnHtH
ms TO turn ont ONO Ut the biggest On record.
Exactly how much llaB boon carried awny, no
dont i,u M yet know. But 1t ia morally co,tai that
ls's probable. 10 gay tho loast, tint tho Atlmns-
tinslon minority in Tho House is about to boooma
nonory; 1t IL dohnitoly Botticd TINT tho p}nrpa
Which haSa known austtlry distinguished states-
next March. while other distinguished Htates-
; 'nan ARC Hcr1tnblug out of tho wrock In gully
confused aud domorallzod cou<litlon. Tlacro caia
DC bo no doubt, either, that Tho nopubltcan party
aeedt ltB foundations havo not boon 40 tiased ~
to make IL MI insecure political tenement.
ne cauaas 80 far az Aassachuaosta Is ooa-
| ccornea. arg not far to eook. broadly nroahing,
gust Will an obnoxious Bnmptnnrv code, tho
partial haia htful enforcement of which ngs beoa
, eanni,iy irritating Irritating nud donora'izing: Second,
s1, "a II W tho ws things hsy
| Lar conviction that tho State Government las
becn in tue satne hauda quite long enough ::
| taat tue 1la'or VI rug IN our State and county
that tic Hutlcrs and r'iukurB, and Lyniaus have
grown altogether too int and "sassy," mid that
this III Aa good tinie NJ any to hint to thon that
| tho people are still rather importaat taator in
polit!ca! calcutatioua>
fho people 1,ayo malo uBe OF tho Democratic
Organization to club thnir sothtuI and wicked
! HervantH, bocauao 1t was tho onIy wespon TINT
they could lay hands upon nj tho n,o1nunt. A
cnso Of HoDsos's choice. in n word. The futuro
OK A.o now jnbl!ant Opposition depends 1nrgcly
upon its behavior. lilo Democratic Congreas-
nun Aayo It in their power, undoubtedly, tn do
agrent aea! for tho party in tho noxt two yoarr.
| But they also have It squnly III their power to
| maize fta restoration impossible Any miacon-
| eeptlon of tho sltnation, any abuse Of tho up-
pottuuity, will bo fatal.
"Tuk OLD To1yE AND BALANCE nHsrou1p"
.F.,3Ap
| DeMocrute.
| The latc Repubsscau party cnu1o upon tho atago
~ critical moment; i waa Inspired by pas
tory. Ihnt it should carry itself proudly uaa !:
pardonoblo, aud, that it should como to conslder
Itself no longer responsible 70 the humblo
yaars, trusting to tho blind zoal Of tho sontimens
which created 1t, heodass OF all ta original pur-
roaea, ohligations aud professions, 1t has rolled
npou machinery Of its owu making to shelter
it in the pursuit OF tho coaraer objects OF the
vu|gareat ambition. 1t has paid not tho loast at-
tentson to popular opinions OF popular wants IN
those regions which it could oppreas or dspeneo
with. 1ts leaders made nice calculation OF thsir
position ana strength and whore they could mob
safely dostroT, their cue waa to disregard. Yhoy
haye aasurodly held their own for long time.
But they mndo tho mistsko Of supppBiDg
that taey could rob and ruin che section withonb
affecting the interests Of tho other. Tho sub
stitutiou, too. Of such leaders ~ Cnnkllpg Tor
Seward. Of horton for Chaao Of Dutlor for
Sumner, Of Logan tor JTunbati, OF Carpenter
for Doolltlo. was bnd exchange. Tho carpet
bag dependency turned out . poor investuBnt.
lilo negro will turn out a still worso. In tho
meantime adva1sity bagota divisions, and div.s-
ions disclosures, which an Opposition Cougress
will hardly tail TO put to tho fullest aeconnt.
taL-n trial Of tho Democrats. Tho hopublicans,
like tho Democrats. will have to faco tho muac,
-that is, tho people. Their relative positions
arc equalized. Noither can lord it oYsr tho
! Mi hntt, ,T11ra h9ufo
which tho one has 30 long ignorod. Tho old
| poiso and balance are restored sud 10 can look
forward with something like b gu4rantno Of
Democratic.
/ ''ropULAn PATIENCE EXHAUSTED
From the kcls York Epcning Post Republican.
| Tho groat and general Republican defoat means
| that popular patience with the pnrty which haa
had full control Of affairs since 1860 is exhaust
oil. For five yoars Of it's term OF power tho
purity managod affairs with . measure OF SUCCESS
| rarely, il ever, matched It was then really and
desorvedly popular party. The next five years
ty. Tho sinBlo issuo Of tho was WAS succeeded
by tho varied issues OF reconstruc&,on. Tho
simple ana d'roct buanoas OF asserting tue na-
tionsi authority Ea'o place 70 tho complex and
wrought by tho costly struggle, Of getting tho
country from war fouling back 70 pesec
faottag Of restoring tho order nd, r' that had
that the Republican party made mistakes 10 this
unfamiliar business Tic people were tolerant
OF tho miBtahes. They did notiguora tho grosser
| binns sors, but they pardonod them. hccogniz,,
solved them 30 veil they generously resolved
to give it 4 FUR chance. And so tho party got
through tho second five years Of tho torn OF ito
power losing but little Of ita hold on tho popl-
vote. Tue party is now near tho end Of its :,
/ third five years. It depends wholly upon itself
whether they shall 10 its last years. Miatakes
have multiplied until they aro nt least suggestive
of Incompetence; Chief among the blundorsz
aud porhnps underlying Mid embracing all Ok
| them, has bean growing Indifference Of the
Republican LEADERS, to public opinion-a suro
sign Of weakness, because that party, is most
!! popular mud therefore strongest which moBt
quickly, ohcerfully, instinctivey responds TO tho
noutiu,ent OF the people.
| We have c"'loa yostordaY's result Republican
defeat. It would be Erea. mistake to call 1t
| tIonal party. offered tho people only ono thing.
| Iddy had no policy to submit Ihoy lad no
! record OF which they could ask tho pcop}o 10
trust them. They had no carefully~maturod or
cohorons 1neasurea for tao future bettur than Or
maternity diltorent from Republican measures.
Ihoy did ot1or Que thing--a change. Tho people
took tlo change; thny d1 not sako the nemo-
| erata. Wtesher they will take item ren1aas an
! resolved. II tho Republican party have tho Wis
doA aMd courage to parfuct tho Change, t4at
parsy will be tho strongest Ia tho country. II it
hhfe notl tAo people VIII tEY the DeAoctAAu
| party-not with much lopc, indeed; but they
viii tryit. Lot not the Den'ocrats then, donae
! Don1ocratio yjclory. The Republican defeat ta
simply tnor opportnty Ths psqR'e hayo pa,1 %na
| ans, Whether the inBtrnnlnnt sliall provo
] furthcr uHotui or shall bo cart asl1e the next
| two years will show. .,
] nASfTEIlSa nut FAyoNApLE+"
E,ro,n the Nttp lark tplabtic-HtpHb!tcdn.
| T,ookimv to almost ilnlnodiato Consequences
wa asulona thu ths eset sns,t. .os tho o!estioas
I mopt. tho currency of tho country, md ths
prloo Of go!d-the la:tor influenced BY TIC iudea*
payu,onts. ar eqnalizing pepor With gold will
| proYc anythInE nut favorable to tho STABILITY Of
| trade or tho eariy restoEaton OF uon!tdeaee In
"goud tlmoa."
''YNAun AND lNcnMpErENcy,H
| Front thc Hrr.tster {iIassl Ia :rtk~ hepn5Isean.
| Wo regard the result Of the elections aa q
downfall Ut tl,o Republicans rather tAau All up-
| ristug oi tho Democrats. No do not pelieye any
less overwhelming catastrophe to tho Kopub-
l!caua thau tho ioss at Governor and dx out OF