The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-08
COLUMBIA. S. G..
sunday Morning. November 8, 1874
v~e responsibilities of Victory.

that OF great military victory, calls
dor oircdmspection and moderation, if
ate Significance is to be properly under
stood and it's results to be turned to the
best account. Almost as cheering as
the date political revolution itself, are
the ntte-snces Of the Democratic and
other Conservative leaders amid the
Aush and excitement of their almost
anezampled triumph. The New York
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger says that the feeling among
Gaost.e the Democratic leaders in New
'Kotk for the moment is one of oppress-
i've responsibility as to the future,
mingled with present exultation. AIen
like Mr. Tilden, (the Democratic Go
~vesner. elect of New York; recognize
the importance of guarding the public
mind against any such Interpretations
of the real meaning Of their victory US
~ronld justify the apprehensions thut
any OF the old issues settled by tue war
ere to be re-opened. Misinterpreta-
ssons OF that kind. they frankly ac-
knowledge, would be sad mistake.
Among the merchants and busin ess
men. the correspondent adds, that
-'the feeling seems to be that Con-
Sress, at it's next session. under so DOW
: erful an admonition from the people,
viii be ia better frame OF mind than
heretofore to look nfter tho material in
terests OF the country; and, go far as
chat goes, the result is accepted as
something that-irrespective of politi-
sad considerations be productive
of good"
Therc is little doubt that the New
York Tribune, by its iud ependent
~oouwe and vigorous assault and expo
sure of corruption and wrong, has
done much to impart light to the
Northern mind; and hence, when it
sayo that the Democracy has achieved
its triumph, mot through any love
tho people have for the party, or
through any positive principles or po-
iicy of it's own" it is, ut leust, entitled
TO q hearing. 1t declares that ''the
elections have shown the weakness of
the dominant party, not the strength
of the opposition" and that sit is
wastly easier to inveigh against the ex-
listing administration, than to admi-
. 17stor more wisely; castor to criticise
than construct. to pull down than to
Build up" This is true enough, and
hence, the necessity of acting with
great caution and deiiberation. The
Democratic party should follow the
teachings of its best men, those who
xdhere to constitutional land marks,
a0d itself adhere to the old and sound
political principles which have been
rr-c=ea by experience to be essential
te tho prosperity of tho country and
tbe.preservation Of the liberties of the
people and the rights Of the States, as
opposed to Capitalization, which has
go long threatened the autonomy of
the States, and sought to absorb them
into great consolidated government.
The Tribune adds:
1.-THE elections just held give the
Democrats glimmer of possibility
of return to power. If there be Wis
dom, discretion, staLesmanship in the
management and leadership of the
party, there will be no time lost in the
adoption of measures by which it
shall become consolidated and strong.
The errors and worse than errors Of
the party IN power are before them for
instruction and warning. They may
see very clearly the causes Of that
party's overthrow. They will be
guilty of the most stupendous folly if
they do not heed the warning and
'hend their highest energies and best
enGeavcr to avoid it's fate. They can
not efford to wait until they come into
possession before dehning absolutely
their policy and erecting their tests Of
political orthodoxy. There must be
no more fooling with Credit Mobilier
speculations by their representative
men; no more voting for salary grabs
upon the puny pretext that the party
IN power is saddled with the rcsponsi.
hIiity; no more such ghastly experi-
ments upon the patience of the people
.as the nomination Of Fernando Wood
for Speaker; and, above all, no more
trifting upon the subjects on which.