Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-11-20
The State Elections.


field Republican TAX 5 the following
sensible view Of the matter. Let u
hope that our victorious nrighborS :
over the river will convince everyone
that the fear Of democratic injustice
+ to the negro j. ground!css, and that
the ant-ratlicaI element of the country
/ vi unit, on such ncn a. i'iijrn and
Adams, and thus save tie country.
The Republican says:
He who runs ought 10 read the
obvious morals of the recent elections.
But there is no vanity 80 blindiag. no
stupidity more dense than that Of the
average partisan.
First,-the country don't want the
democratic party, as IA party.
Second country does want
specie payments. The republicans
were forced to get on the right side Vi
the question simply by the democrats
getting further on the wrong side, and
the former have gained and the latter
lost by the late voting, in consequence.
Third,-the republicans can proba-
bly, carry the country, next year, for
president, if the oilice-holders and
party managers, including "the ad-
ministration," will allow them to
make such nominations as will satisfy
the independent and reforming voters
of the old party, without dividing it,
which is just now not like v.
FOURTH chance of the demo-
Gratis lies in the republicans not doing
this, and in their being able to give
: their nominations and concentrate the
bulk of their votes upon men like
Gov. Tiiden and Mr.. Adams, who
: represent not only reformed currency,
but reformed administration; and this,
though possible, is not at all likely.
Fifth,-thc better Of the two alter
/ natives is for the democratic leaders
to throw up the party sponge, and for
! the real reformers among them to set
up the standard of an independent
k and genuine reform party. The other
7, recourse being a straight party anG
compromise ticket and platform,
e which could be easily beaten by
, republicans, or make room. in the
p event of a similar course on the part
=, of the latter, for third ticket and the
il throwing of q choice of a president
q into the House.
" Siyth,-the best result Of the week
IT in a national point of view,-that il
p Chicago being the best locally:
the final extinction, by great con
y servativc victory in Mississippi, of the
IN hateful supremacy of corrupt carpet
baggism, massed ignorant black suf
frage and military power, which the
republican party aud its Washington
administration, in part through ignO
IS rance of the laws Of political philoso
d ply and human nature and in par
Of through caring more for temporary
a. party advantage than justice, haC
" instituted throughout the South. Thi:
ot disgraceful trinity held out longest il
j. Mississippi, but has now gone there
,e The reaction and victory of the whites
er will doubtless be followed by some
oil injustice to the negro, but we may
ID trust the power of outside public
ic opinion, and the power Of inside blacl
a votes and inteligently just white
,g ones, to remedy this in good season.
De Seventh,-the saddest feature o
ID the weeks voting is in New York
al where the ti-Tammany ring of th
ID city, led by John Morrissey, Oakey
er Hall and James O'Brien,-peopl
be kicked out of Tammany for thei
m political crimes and corruptions,-an'
IN the canal ring of the country, driver
n away from the support of Gov. Tilde
and his reform associates, by hi
m exposure of their robberies, have bee
be sought and accepted as allies of th
cr republican party, and given that part.
d, a partial local victory, to its grea
ng dishonor and disgrace We mistak
IS if the history and results of this Ne,
York campaign do not prove NOR
ed serious damage to the republica
It. party, than all its nominal goin
st through such means, will DO it gooC
ry AT any rate they furnish occasion fC
be profound reflection among all though
rs. fui citizens and should cause ever
nd ffntebgent and honest republican
ss SORROW rather than to rejoice.