, 1874-11-05

but for tho misfortune OF tho Opposition In hay
Ing candidate whose occoutrioitioB a!armotl tho
o'alnoss mon Of tho country. With either
Adams, or Davis, or Trumbull, ~ = candidate for
the Presidency, tho samo kind OF d shunder-gust
which 9wept over the political fold last Tuesday
would have boon felttwoyeara sooner. The pcoplo
did not vote for Grapt in 1871 40 much Az they
voted against dreoloy. Having voted agninst
Greeley then, they have embraced tho oarliost
opportunity to vote against Grant aud Graptism
now What doca 1t all sgnify7
To anBwor this question NO must go back
few years. The Republican party has boon in
full possession Of tho Government sinoo the bo-
ginning Of 1861, It has borno Hway in Washing
ton and in moas of tho State Capitals during 8
period Of fourseon years. In its carly history,
when 1t had 4 hard ssruggle to keep ita hoad
above water, It was a pure and uncofrupted o.
ganizatton. The scoundrolly clements Of socioty
were nearly all Rlfioa and component patts Of
tho Democracy. But "a tho Republican party
became stronger 1t drow mora aud mora OF tho
vicious And unprinoipled members Of tho COM
munty into itB ranks, aud It's own original tngre-
dionta becamo tainted By tho contact IN short,
tlo party leadership has become corrupt aud
rotten, not everywhere, but in tho main. It hns
become 30 corrupt that lending journal In
Washington City-one supposed to reflect moro
nearly tho viows Of tho Administration than ANY
othor-has tho otfrontery to deuouuce all inves-
LEGATION into public nbuses as party treason,
ard to stigmasize Dawos aud Garfield, who have
certainly not distinguished themselves to tho
same extent that Heroales did In tho Augoan
stables, % imteoles. cowarda, aud turn. coats.
Tho Administration Of Con. Grant hns beon not
only sineulArly stolid and indifferent to this cor
rupt tendency Of tie times, but has boon an &C.
tive participant In it. Tho country has become
convinced Of this fact-vaa convinced Of Il two
yeasa ago. but could not then express it's
conviction, for tho reason already stated,
It has found At Last Al opportunity
to utter It's emphatic maledioton upon this
loathBome state Of public afraira 1t has COM
bined into enc vaat overwhelming aentouce Of
condemnation It's verdict upon Crcdit Mobilier,
8alary-Grab, sanborn Frauds, syndicatoa, Boss
Shepherd, seeor and Chorpeaning, Custom
House Blackmailing. Carpet-Daggory, and Third
Torn. There Ia nothing mora to bs said on any
Of those subjects.
Tho Republican party has reached out for its
leaders, taken ,thom by tho collar, and kicked
them downstairs. Look at Massachusetts. It
has been assumed by tho Administration that
tho pooplo OF that state would endure anything.
Consequently tho power and patronage OF the
Federal Government have been handed over 10
Benjamin +. Butler, whose name laa for years
beon synonym for III famo in politics. Civil
Service Reform haa boon stranglod. The iatlu-
euce Of money has become great and important
factor in politics. Party terrorism has been eu,-
ployed to crush honest differences Of opinion.
nascals havo been commissioned to collect tho
public revenue on shares. Time would fail ua to
enumesate the Particular grievances imposed
upon tho party in ,hat State. for il Massachu-
setts the Republican party ia tho pooplo,-tho
Democracy constituting ,ncroly a scattering vote.
The time having como to Bay what tho people
really think, they ilayo elected Democratic
Governor and O majority Of Democratic Con-
grossmon in Ststo Which had given az high as
10000 majority for til, Republican ticket. Sam
Dowles' tipo has CONT! He Inns long boon toll
lug ma that "Tho aar:h was foveroua and did
shake" down East. He was right In point Of
fact. though = little ont Of hia reckoning as to
time.
Whit will be tho outcome Of thu tremendous
victory Of tho Opposition? 1t IL too carly to
mako safe predictions. Two years ago, tue Re-
publicaus achieved = al1nilar victory, aud it
turned their heada. They fanccd that nothing
could disturb them In the possession and uso Of
tho power they enjoyed. They carriod things
with u high hand. They passed the Salary
Grab. Thoy aubiugated Louisiana by military
violence. They doaad public sonsimont in every
possible way. Tho President fanoicd that ho
had elected tue party instead Of tho party elect
ing him, and acting upon this theory, ho allow
cd d thirl-tosm schcms to DO cooked by bis hitch-
on.cabinot. Everybody in public place had
tho "big.head." AL tho worst e!ements
Of tho party came to tho front. Con-
hciontious aud thoughtful mon wrre el-
bowed to tho 1ear or showed upon tho payo-
ment. And the result Ia what we sec
Now tho question Ia whether tho taotica of tho
two parties vii! DO reversed, ~ their situation
is reversed. WILL tue Republican party laah ita
dogs back into the kennel, and put ita men In
command onco more7 VIII tho worat elements
Of tho Democracy now come 70 tho front and
take tho lead2 Will ita Fernando Woods, Sam