, 1874-12-03

ries at the elections in the Eastern
States are no where claim ed by the lead
ing politicians and, most thoughtful men
among the victors, as party triumphs;
but rather as victories over party. Til
den,s the Governor elect Of New York. is
one of the ablest and purest statesmen
that State has ever produced. and thi'
all the Independent, and the better class
Of the Republican papers concede; and
even Vice President Wilson, in a public
meeting in New York since the election,
bore testimony to lis purity of charac-
ter and &C congratulated him and the peo-
pie of the State on his election. Mr.
Tilden has himself on, frequent occas- 4
ions declared that bis Administration
should be entirely independent of party
dictation or bias, and his previous life
is a guarantee of the sincerity Of his
pledges. He gave up q law practice
which paid him $50, 600 year and de-
voted his entire time and ability for over
two years to the labor of breaking up
the Tammany Ring" and bringing
the official thieves to justice, without
any charge to the State, and it was this
fact which gave him the personal popu-
larity which elected him Governor of
New York, and not the strength of the
Democratic party. And like charac-.
ter for probity and fidelity to the public
interests made CASTOR Governor of Mas
sachusetts. There is no hope in any of
these results for the characterless Dem :.
ocratic politicians who hope to ride into
power upon mere party strength.
There is as little probability of the re-
vival of any of the issues settled by the
war. Senator Gordon, of Georgia, in
an after election speech, said to his con-
stituents:
Zone boon l ask in this hour of your
deliverance, ask you to commission
me, i'll your name, to pledge upon the
floor of the senate, your fidelity to the
Union under the constitution; your ac-
quiescence in laws passed in accordance
with the constitution. good and bad un-
til lawfully repealed; your support of all
rightful authority; your cordial friend
ship for every man and men of all Sec
tions, who will aid in FOSTERING peace to
the sections, justice to states, liberty to
citizens, purity to all departments OF
the government, and the constitution to
its supremacy over presidents, congress,
parties, and the people,"
These sentiments were cheered to the
echo by the men who are accused of the
design to re-establish slavery. The
truth is, that the recent elections only |
indicated that no party can succeed in |
the next general election which does not
present as candidates men who have the |
confidence Of the people. Whichever
party presents the strongest men is sure
to succeed.
No CONVENTION The question of
calling a Convention to form a State
Constitution. submitted to the voters of
Washington Territory at the late cleo
ton, has been decided in the negative.
This 7 ostpones the matter of State
Government indefinitely. If the next
Legislature. which meets year hence,
should again submit the question and it
should be decided afirmatively, the
succeeding Legislature would have to
make provision for the Convention,
which would have to go over to another
election. so that it will take not less
than five years from this time to get the
question of admission into the Union
before Congress. There is bare pos
sibility that the State of Washington
may have vote in the Presidential
election of 1880; not before.