The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-11-13
sL.IGEETLY DESCOUHAGED
BUT S'CIE4HsIN THzI; RING.
Albany Evening Journal.

Well, we are beaten-beaten in
this state, and beaten in The general
average outside. We meet the COM
mon fate which, throughout the
whole political historyof the coun-
try, has almost invariably overtaken
the party in power in the middle of |
its administration Instead of be- |
ing astonishing, il is, as every polit- |
ical student knows, only repeu- |
ton of the general experience of
the past. Sometimes it is more en-
phatic, sometimes Iess-but 90 back
Through our history, and there is
scarcely an exception TO the rule that
the elections midway between the
presidential contests have gone
against the party in power. Some
of the phases of the present result
are surprising and mortifying, as
most of them are deplorable; but it
is none the less true that they fol-
low the customary course of politi-
cal experience.
But they have been overborne, not
by any fault of their own, but by
the general tide which has swept
over so many states. When a re-
lapse carries Massachusetts down
even though the result there be
mainly chargeable to the temper
anee question and not to the gener-
al political issues at all-it can hard
~ be expected that even a good gov
ernor and splendid record can save
New York. With the whole argu-
: ment, so far as State affairs are con-
cerned, in our favor, we have had
the greatest difficulties TO contend
with. We have had heavy burdens
TO carry. The pressure of hard
times has done much to weigh us
down. At such periods thousands
OF men lose their reason. They
know that they are pinchef; in de-
l fiance of all common sense they lay
D every thing TO the government, and
: in the vague, misty, underlined idea
of q possible Improvement, they
want q ''change." We sincerely
hope they may find times better
D but as our credit fails and democra.
Y cy resumes its old characteristic
= rule, we suspect they will discover
their mistake. Then, we have suf-
!, fered from Buttierism and Sanborn.
Il ism, and class of abuses which
y these names best signify-the wrongs
! of few men which the party has
corrected, but which have left theil
dlSagfeeaOle impression.
s. But there will be plenty of time
d to consider the causes and to draw
q the morals of the defeat. Mean
!, while, republicans, bate no iot o
heart, or hope, or courage. We hav,
IL met the enemy and beaten him OIL
many field. We expect to NEE
r. him and beat him again. The de
in feat viii purge us of follies an,
wrongs which have impaired GU
10 strength. 1t will put down tn
false tendencies and push forwart
the right tendencies. 1t will brin
us TO higher plane of purpose an
action. Defeat is no new thing
lg We were beaten in 1862, and agai
in '6S and 20. Out of those disa:
tiers we became in due time stronge
IL than ever. The democracy hav
r. meyer, during the last quarter of
century, obtained power without
carnival of profiigate and rockies
and riotOus performances Whic
=, brought as speedy downfall. w
have the most unbounded faith i
e. democratic fOllv and faulty an
nd stupidity. For the first time in seN
eral years that party is now likely
share some of the responsibility {
gu the government of the nation, an
At this will put it to the test. 1t hi
,w no defined and intelligent polio,
1t has nothing but indiscriminat
hu opposition and vicious tedencie
Imagine it dealing with the currel
cy! Fancy its probable treatmel
re of the southern question! Think
or all the new evils that will start il
If to new life, like snakes lurking
the grass, at the revival of this u
re patriotic party! Democracy gail
an ephemerai success il comes oil
for the time being from behiI
he clouds, but only soon to unders
al, another eclipse.