Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-11-14

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TEMPERANCE In VICTORY
TFrom the Washington Daily Critic
We are pleased to observe that
the leading Democrats realize the
responsibility-of their position,and
recogr ize the Importance of guard
ing the public mind against any
such misinterpretatIons of the real
meaning cf their victory. as would
justify the apprehensicns, express
ed hy some. that any of the old is
sues OF the war are TO be re-opens
ed. Mr.. Tiiden, the newly elected
Governor of New York, is quoted
as saying that neutrality-suspicious.
| of that kind would be a mistake.
There are plenty of them who can
see that this is not mere party
victory mo man claims Massachu-
sets as a Democratic State, be-
cuse its recent change of front.
The combination of causes which
have effected it are we'll known.
Rutlerism is the generic name for
the evils which the Republican
party revolted against. and PRO
! hlhiion" complicated their Cub.
ernamriai nou,ioee's chances with
question OF sumptuary laws. which
are distasteful to everybody,
whether Republican or Democr tic
and even temperance men them
selves, when applied to any
thing else than liquor. When
Democrats elect Republicans as S.
| S. Chittenden and N. p. Banks to
Congress, and Republicans vote
side by side with Democrats for
Tilden and Jones, there is evil
IDENTIFY something more in the
wind than an ordinary political
contest.
II is evident on all hands that
the people are tired of strife
; that they want peace-a real peace
not q perpetual military occupa-
ton of half the country, and con-
slant threatenings of renewed
strife. After the war has been
over for ten years, they thinktit
, time the Southern country was
, settled-that its people were al
: lowed to devote themselves to pro-
, duc'ive industry, and that Oft re-
!, peated political experiments upon
Them should cease. the everlast-
/. ing ,lsmor about ontrages, and
the raw head and bloody bones of
Ku-k luxism, have ceased to appal
or evan TO interest the people,
They have learned how unreliable
these renorts are, and they want
to put stop to them as well as the
cause of them. The commerce Of
Of the country has suffered from
this state Of things, and the public
treasury has suffered,and the pros
pect under the political programme
as lately opened, was that this state
of unres. and menace would Con-
tinue until after the next Presi-
Dental election. The people have
made up their minds that it shall
not c0ntinue-that the Southern
problem shall cease to be- a prob
lem-and if those who are in
power cannot solve 1T satisfactory
~, somebody shall go in who
can.
The material interests or the
whole country need looking after,
and the want of capacity to deal
with tie great financial question
and other questions affecting the
popular welfare has long been
manifest. The reign Of mediocre
~ has continued SO long thai the
want of real craftsmanship has be-
come manifest 10 the dullest mind.
The government needs brains and
heart in its legislation and admin
istratiun--the breadth OF view and
magnanilnity of real statesman
ship instead of the narrowncss and
vindictiveness which have SO long
ruled to win.
The people do not mean to inau-
gurate reactionary policy or per-
nit the Bourbons to attempt the
follies of restoration, which is the
worst of all revolutions, because 1t
sanctions past errors and abuses.
New York city is suffering from
diptheria, and Brooklyn is threat
ened with an outbreak OF the
smallpox. In New York for the
, week ending October "a there
were eighty-five deaths from dip
liberia. and for the week ending
October 81 the deaths had risen
, to the unprecedented total OF one
hundred and eight. In Brooklyn