New-York tribune., 1874-11-24
ASSURANCE OF BETTER GOVERNMENT.

ASSURANCE OF BETTER GOVERNMENT.
MODERATION OF DEMOCRATS JOY OVER THEIR
VICrORY-BANKs SUGGESTED FOR SPEAKER
ABILITY AND GOOD CHARACTER OF NEW con-
GRESSMEN.
TO the razor Of the Trt6Rne.
SIR: Even the Third-term men admit that
the recent political tidal perfectly astound-
ing and unaccOuntabe event There has been no such
revolution Ia the history OF American politics before
In view this great fact little Outburst OF rcvengeful
feeling might have been expected. There has been
nothing OF the kind. TIE TRIBUNE itself has hardly
been more just, moderate, AMI mlglanimous In
this hour of popular triumph party than Demo-
cratic orators and Democratic journals From them all
has come word OF bitterness, of hatred, even OF
narrowness Since the election have talked with Dom
ocrats from Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, Aran-
s1s. Texas Georgia Virginia. Mlryland, and the New
England States, and have not heard even a
word of unseemly exultaon from any of them.
Every agrees that the political revolution
year is IN Just party victory. do not
know That | eau better show the feeling az manifested
here by influential men OF the Democratic party in the
portions of the country above mentioned than
by the statement of the fact that every OF Them
cxcept one expressly stated that the first thing the
XLIVth Congress Ought TO DO Is TO elect Gen. Banks
III .akcr OF the House This course, they maintained,
wond demonstrate to all candid men more unanswer-
ABLY than other single thing they could do the real
feelings Of moderation ana conservatism Of the Dem
ocfauc party
beg readers to do the justice believe that
DO mention these facts IN advocacy Gen BIuls's
election to the office named. / have no candidate for
any Office. When the Ancrlcu people cast aside their
best friend for one WHO has all the vices of MARI
borough and none OF his genus, abandoned All paIt
saushIp forever ana for ali possible circums auces.
The next House think wi be a noted one. Among
its members are several OF recognized high ability
ana pure character. Mr. Kerr of Indiana Is entitled
unmiXod Respect spurned ths In ltiOn plank OF his
State platform, and IKE PAYNE IN OAiO showed pretty
COnclusivey they libel mat section no that
the West Is fJr inhatOn NJ. Potter OF Michigan is
another able and liberal Democrat, before whose
sturdy blows the lnl.tOuist burrows went down in
WcildescTVed defeat. MI Gibson Louisiana, an
commonly strong man, VIII the weight OF his IN
nuencc to progressive politics and specie payments
Mr.. Hopkins OF Pcnus} lVdu!i vino Will succeed GEN
Nccley may he counted well up in talents and liberal
notions. The abest OF the from Virginia arc
eX- Gov Walker and JOnu Rudolph Tucker The latter
j. brother Of the once fImOa, Beverly Tucker but
different from him ii almost every respect | presume
In Virginia oatrduks him intellectually, and MS
personal character Is As pure as that OF Gen. Lee.
These eminent men with the best men among those
rcccc cd t. the House. can way for an
stem OF finance TueY found "A Democratic
Republican party or reform which earthly power
the power OF money defeat in the elections OF
1876 IL tue Democrats behind many of whom stand
publican constituencies, snail take adyaut Ige OF
great opportunity gwen them by The elections OF this
year, they can make tls revolution permanent good.
II fail into the sOdsh OF BourDOnsm the Rpubli-
caus having washed AM drowned their uIcean charac
ters-l Ucrcu!ean loO-SIl regain complete coatro Of
the Government. victory lies Ia ma gn 1nimity
- . o L. ID. ISGERsOLL.
Wdshin1(Ou Citu, Nov. IL,