Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13
After Election, What!

Inc aShlngton correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Gazette, Gen. Ii. V.
Boynton, one of the best informed
and clearest-headcd men at the capt.
tai, ventures a few predictions as to
the certain and probable results of
the late Democratic victories. His
sagacity and foresight may be seen
in the fact that, writing on the second
Of November, he predicts the triumph
of the Democracy throughout the
country generally on the following
day. He reminds the reader that no
changes in organization in connection
with the House of Representatives
can occur until q gear from next De
cember, unless the President should
convene Congress-, or Congress pro-
vide for its own converting, on the
4th of March. But undoubtedly, sue
cess will render the Democracy def
ant and fruitful in devices for putting
Republicans to y disadvantages
There will also be intriguing, looking
to quiet arrangement of the ques-
tons Of policy toward the South, tar
iff and free trade, imitation and hard
money and the kindred questions upon
which the Democracyis now hopeless
ly divided. Asfor the Republicans, I'M
less their leaders are utterly unfit for
leadership, the coming session will be
one for serious and, it is to be hoped,
profitable study of the causes which
underlie the reverses of the season,
and for prompt, bold and brave &C
ton suitable for the emergency. If
the Democrats carry the House, the
Presidential campaign will open in
earnest when Congress assemblies,
the first Monday in next month
There are number Of Republicans
here who have been long in political
life, and rank among our shrcwdcst
observers of affairs political, who
freely declare that the loss Of the
House will be the best thing that,
under all circumstances, can happen
to the party, and, all things consider
ed, will do most toward insuring the
election of Republican President in
1876. They reason, that unless the
present widespread dissatisfaction can
be removed the chances are uoac in
favor of a Democratic President
They do not regard it as probable
that the Republican managers now
in Congress will be able to restore
full confidence in a single session of
the next Congress, in case they are
to continue responsible for the initia-
ton of all measures, and for all that
they complete. In short, they do not
believe that those who now control
the legislation can consummate any
very great changes-so great, at any
rate, as to impress the people deeply,
and convince them that causes of
dissatisfaction arc to give place to a
policy and to positive measures which
they will approve. Bu- let the pres
ent majority, hampered as it is by the
temper of the people, once become
free minority that cannot be held re-
sponsible for any of those measures
Of policy which originated in the
House, it can then devote itself to
such work on the floor as will rapid
ly restore its standing with the peo-
pie. At the same time, it is held, the
Democracy will enter into power,
and become answerable to the peo-
pie. 1t will assume the reins at the
opening of the long session preceding
the Presidential nomination. No
halfway policy upon the issues
which 1t has made before the country
will satisfy the body of its triumphant
voters. The Eastern Democrats must
take issue with those of the West and
South upon the currency. The South
will demand measures which look to
the undoing Of Legislation growing
out of the war. Free trade Demo
Gratis and tariff Democrats will have
a battle to fight in organizing the
House and its most important COM
mittees. These will be the gravest
issues. With them will come the
confidence and arrogance of victory