The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-03-19
The New Hampshire Victory.

The result of the election in the Granite
State is that the Democrats will have COM
pete ascendancy in the coming year. Gov.
Weston fails of an election. but the SEN
ate, House of Representatives and Council
are Demo cratic, and Gov. Weston is Ger
tain to DE elected
This is 4 very gratifying result. vic
tory is refreshing to the unaccustomed
eyes Of the democracy, and we accept it
thankfully. After battle is over, it is al
ways in order to discuss the way in which
it was lost OF won. In looking over our
republican exchanges we notice that they
agree with each other as to the causes of
their defeat. The Boston Daily Advertiser,
with the same keen knife which has SO
often of late laid bare the corruptions of
its party, says
The tree is known by his fruit" and parties
are judged in like manner. The party which,
in high places, processes economy, and practiseS
extravaganza; which processes purity, and fos-
ters corruption; which processes to listen to the
voice of the people but turns Il deaf ear to its
S3S
ernment above mere political intrigue, and
showers its favors upon those who have little
regard for them except for the base uses to
which they may be put.-such party, no mat
ter by what name it may be called, will be
known of men for what it is, rather than for
what it PRESSES to be; it will be known by
its fruit better than by its name.
The Concord Monitor, the leading ad-
ministration organ Of New Hampshire,
and paper of uncommon ability, thus
comments on the result
What full appreciation of what we are
about to say, having weighed our words well,
we charge the repulse we have suffered to the
shortcomings, unavoidable in part there is no
doubt, of the National Government. We We're
too heavily handicapped with Sanborn con-
tracts, Jayne and Bingham backmailing, West
ern imitation schemes, the moiety system. and
the failure Of Congress to meet the wants of the
masses by legislation demanded by the hard
times. Nor is it eNaggeration to state that the
Summons fight lost us a thousand votes. Some
how the Essex statesman" always contrives to
bring forward some baetul issue Just in the
nick of time to affect adversely our annual cleo
tons.
The Portland Press, looking at the mat
ter candidly speaks its mind frankly as
follows
The fact is-and ii is useless to attempt TO dis
guise it-there is widespread dissatisfaction
among the best Republicans at the present con-
dition Of affairs. In New Hampshire as in
Maine and all other states there is no falling OFF
in the numbers of those who believe in and
heartily endorse the declarations of the party
conventions; but there is a feeling that the
party as represented in official positions, does
not carry out its cherished principles. There is
loss of faith, not in the party principles but i'll
many of the men who assume leadership and
the use they make of important official positions.
And this is the democratic view of the
! matter. There is an entire agreement as
to the causes which produced the New
Hampshire overturn. Never before in the
history of politics in this country has the
opposition won victory by charging cor
rnption, and the administration, in accept
ing defeat, through its organs, confessed
the charge Twenty years ago, such a
state Of things at the outset of wear tor
the election of new Congress, would
have ensured sweeping victory to the
But no one now feels confident of such a
result Is it not because the democrats in
official position have not hesitated to take
the price of dishonesty? The salary grab
we are sorry to say, was participated in by
Democrats, and sustained by the Demo-
cratic Congressional caucus Stock Of the
Credit Mobilier was traced to the pockets
Of Democratic members, who could not
resist the temptation to participate in an
administration cheat AS representatives
of the party, these men brought disgrace
upon it.
We are glad to see these acknowledge
ments by administration papers, and we
think that persons Of all parties should be
equally frank. The time has come when
party platforms mean but very lit le The
| dividing line between them is Almost in
| visible. When the Democratic party ac-
cepted the Greeley platform, referring the
tariff question to the Congressional dis
tricts, it surrendered the only remaining
point of difference. The country to-day
has but small use for platforms, or decla-
rations, or creeds The great need is of
HONEST MEN They are needed every
| wherein national, state, and municipal
governments. Dishonesty, fraud, corrup-
ton, theft, so peryade the incumbents of
Office, that all other considerations need
to be held in allegiance, until honesty can
be made the rule Men low in the moral
scale, but with a certain smartness at
trickery, have been encouraged to put
themselves forward by this state of things,
and to aspire with success to places that
call for better men,
Let King Caucus be warned Let trick
sters and knaves understand that party
machinery will not bear them to office,
and that if they force themselves upon
conventions they do so at the peril of de-
feat. The public press has an important
duty to perform in this matter 1t has of
late become in a degree emancpated from
party patronage, and more dependent up
on public favor tor support, and the result
is wholesome. Honestly managed, the
press, with the people at its back, can in
great degree prevent the wrongs of which
the country complains. Surely the DEM
ocratic press of the country can afford to
be as outspoken concerning its party mis-
management, as the Republican press can
IN relation to administration shortcom-
lngs by a complaisant Or Indifferent
course towards these evils, we may in the
present temper of the country, achieve an