The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-06
THE LESSONS TAUGHT BY TIE CAM,
PAIGN,

The brilliant and unexpected achievements
of the Democratic party in the elections O.
| last year, in the Northern and Western States
which gave to that party so great prepon
derance in the lower house of Congress and
| added SO much to its strength in the Senate,
were well calculated to unfit the minds of the
Democracy and of the Conservative masses
for calm and philosophical contemplation
of some seeming reverses that have taken
place in this falls campaign Hope, san
guine, roseate hope, had in the minds OF
many assumed the certainty of full fruition.
The tidal wave, it was thought, could not be
even checked ere the corrupt party in power
should be swept away by the Presidential
campaign of 1876.
This too sanguine expectation of an easy
victory has been attended with its natural
consequences. 1t led the Democracy Of Ohio
and Pennsylvania into the grave error of
dragging into the canvass distracting ques-
ton, which ordinary prudence, it would seem,
should have excluded from this campaign.
The financial question $50 abstruse in the
principles and SO complicated as to the facts
involved in it, and at the same time touching
so many adverse interests having nothing to
do with party politics., could scarcely fail to
prove an apple Of discord in the Democratic
camp. The effect has been what might well
have been anticipated. 1t arrayed the De-
mocracy Of New York against their brethren
of Ohio, producing a mutual alienation, from
which the party in both Of these great States
has suffered heavy losses in the late election.
And yet nothing has been demonstrated as to
the popularity of the financial doctrines an
nounced in the Ohio platform.
That the needless agitation of this distract
ing question in the late canvass at the North
has proved disastrous to the Democracy, and
has given new courage to the Radical Repub-
lican party is to be lamented by all lovers of
our common country. But it is to be hoped
that it has taught our Democratic leaders
salutary lesson from which they will profit in
the great campaign Of 1876. 1t should teach
them to postpone the agitation of any ques-
ton that is likely to produce discord in their
o"A AounS ILL tACS sA3ll Sol COutkOi VI Suc
government The financial problem belongs
not to the domain of the hastings, but to the
halls Of Congress
The result of the election in Ohio shows
the Democracy to be stronger in that State by
many thousands than ever before. In New
York the reform measures inaugurated and
pressed forward by Gov. Tilden without re-
spect Of persons or parties have no doubt
driven into virulent opposition many pro-
fessed Democrats whose hands have been
fouled by fraud and peculation upon the
State Treasury, and who find their natural as
sociatous in the Radical party. This work
of publication has reduced the numerical
strength of the Democracy in the Empire
State by many thousands, but has increased
its moral power for future usefulness, and will
draw to its ranks many of the better class of
those who have become disguised with the |
reekine corruptions Of the Radical party.
Hall has also caused much discord
n the party, and has thus given aid and
comfort to the enemy.
In Massachusetts, the election of Gov. Gas.