, 1876-11-08

mine the result.
THE ELECTION.
When ,sc write these lines all tho indica-
tions are that SAMUEL ]. T1IDEN hns been
elected President Of tile United States. The
majority III tue Electoral College in snial1, Int
all sufficient Tho vote Of tho "Solid
South" with TINT Of New York. Counocti-
cut, New Jersey, md Indiana, has decided
TINT there shall bo change.
It is not difficult to discover wherein tho
Republican party Inns been overcome II, this
election. Four years ago there WIS n
largo detection Of some Of tho best
md ablcst Republicans in the country,
caused by dissatisfaction, not with
tho principles Of the Republican party, but
with tho general character Of tho men then
administering tue Government. Tho people.
however, wcro not prepared to hand over the
Government to tho Democratic pnrty, and
tue Republican Administration was continued.
Tho men III office chose to regard this rs q
personal yindication, and, heedloss Of the
grcat popular demand for reform, they
grew bolder in tlioir conduct. Tllon
cau,c popular indignation, as shown in the
election Of 1874, and when 1876 opened it
vas certain that unless tho Republican party
could givo thu nation nn ASSURANCE OF itu
purpose to reform tho administrative policy
Of the Government tho party could rot ro-
tnin control of the Government. To do
this it WIS necessary to select n caudidate
whose name and ubility were Of themselves a
guarantee TINT roform would bo vigorous
rsS u =, Snu. Tnt,
voution was not ablo to seioct tho lnan whom
the country needed and expected. Division
among the aspirants, and the persistent
efforts of the machine politicians to por-
petunto ttoir system, compelled tho selection
OF compromise candidate, who, though
eminent!y respectable and personally do
voted to reform, was not tho mnn previously
acceptcd by tho country. Gov. HAYES WIS
not favorito of the luaohine politicians.
His letter of acceptance was an nd
miranlo exposition Of the existing
evils, aud manly declaration Of purpose to
address himself to their correction. But
there was nevertheless popular disappoint-
mcut. Though the nlain portion Of those
who had gore off in 1879 and Of those who
:,ad nbstained from voting in 1874 returned
to the Republican party, the campaign
opescd under Tho shadow OF public regret
= that III the battle for Reform the
leadership had not been given to the
1nan nlready endenrcd to the cou,.-
try ms tho greas Republican Refor1nor.
This shadow has restel upon tue party from
the beginning to tho end. The Republican
press, tho Republican orators, n1ld the whole
&1x1x oE Anoni&,
directed not to attract nnw w,ters, nor tc
break into aud capture Demo crata, but tc
retain tho party strength, md tt. preyont de-
fection. With n Governmental record 81
the most unprecedented suct.egs In al
branches of tile public service, nud with
national credit rescued Gnd ru stored 10 NJ
llnexa,npiod degree, tho party which upol
that record ought TO haye been nbl
to have carriati successful, ag4, ressive WI
into the ranks Of tho Democratic party wn
compelled from tho beginning to tho end t,
direct MI its appeals aud oil itt' labora Il
prevent its own members going yor TO til
opposition to seek fro.u that party, under II
specioas promises, that refos,n /
tue administrative policy Of the Go'
ernmeut which tho nepubli' 'an part
had by its nominations failca
piye tho country satisfactory ussuraut
was intended or would be 1,ossibl under Il
napy machine leaders, While u 10 ncpul
licans wero thus ontleayoriuu to prevent d
scrtions md to hold thoir own forces, Il
Democratic party pursued most aggressi'
war. It held Gov. HAYES responH ;ble for a
&nc erro,,. and ,,,istahaa NJ tho A. am;nistr
%irt,f3 last ii, 11u1.t
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.no .oan1' .ou'4 "e"'io' -" AAa ~ en' n,
, s.u "e.s". " ''lo very crimes ~ III iot.1 nn
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