The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-14

Reuubuscan Depravity the Cause Ot TN
Great Democratic Victory.

weuublIcan Depravity the Cause Ot the
Great Democratic Victory.
lChicago Times.l
ON Monday last there was an election
for State officers and congressman In
Alabama. The result was sent ny tho
Associated Press. Up to date no paper
but the Times has made any record OF
the fact. Can 1t be that the pSrtlsen
presses fear to let their readers see the
way the country is really going2 Under
ordinary circumstances the result In
such a Democratic-ridden State as Ala
bama would be of no striking Inn
uortance. This year. however, 10 IS
important as indicating the probable
! Anal results In it's last two elections
before this, Alabama gave light Demo-
cratic majorities; In 1874 not to exceed
6OOO. Monday the majority was 10000,
and counties still to hear from. TO 90
count for this sweeping growth OF oppo.
sition sentiment, we have the disgust q
sented the Infamous record OF the un-.
savory Spencer to MortOn's committee
last winter, demanding his expulsion
The case was conducted by Morton, ~
open defiance OF docency.. The counsel
OF the State were crippled, bullied and
embarrassed at every stage OF the pro-
ceedings, and refused the admission Of
their most damaging specifications. In
return for this, Spencer pledged Morton
the Alabama delegation at Cincinnati.
But the Alabamtans were not pleased
that Republican Senate should reward
their devotion by continuing 80 disrepu-
table a person as spencer e the iord OF
their political destinies. They showed
their resentment on the first occasion,
at the nominating conventions, by
j throwing aside the Spencer candidates
and nominating persOnHges In no wise
in training with his crowd. This was
followed by bolting convention, which
! ut 6pencer's command nominated .
State ticket OF congenial thieves, and
] sent him at the head OF q delegation to
Cincinnati. Since the convention, one
set OF candidates., Spencer's. withdrewj
leaving the ticket supported by the
decent Republicans and Democrats
alone in the field, with the anti-Spencer
ticket headed by Democrat. Houston,
the, Democrat, was reelected by $1,000
majority--an increase OF q, 900 over his
j, hast figure. The Legislature, which has
the selection OF y successor to Spencer,
is also largely Democratic, and the
Congressional delegation has but one
Spencer man in 1t. This 10 simply and
purely the net result OF carpet-bag mis-
rule. The Republican party Ia Alabama
Spencerized itself until every voter
J within the borders Of the State saw
what the triumph Of such people meant.
With decent, reputable men In c0ntIOl,
j Alabama would have been to-day as
certainly Republican as Maine.
Ii such an unpromising constituency
as Alabama turns sQuarely Ground on
4 her despoilers, what will the better edu-
d Gated Northern communities do? TAX
. ing this election as q measure 1t looks
/ ~ though the third term would meet
with q disastrous rejection In every
State in the Union save where local
cases, as in Illinois, would render the
opposition ticket unworthy Of even the
negative merit Of being q adisagreeabls
alternative. The Hayes soampaigners
didn't hope to carry Alabama. but they
did hope to cut the last majority down
very considerably. The anguish Of
despair into which the result .plunges
them may be judged from the silence
maintained in all the organs concerning
the rather disheartening disaster. It Is
another illustration OF the grotesque
sham system OF the campaign. Where
lies do not seem sufficient, the suppress
sion Of the truth is boldly seized a. the
y next best thing. The surprise and cha
grin Of the forces at work will be good
to see in November when they fnd that
subterfuge and dishonesty have failed,
and that the masses have not been for
y moment hoodwinked.