The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-09-21


Davis, and Benjamin, but overwhelm-
ingly defeated Gen. Mcclellan, and
Gov. Seymour for the Presidency.
Even Mr.. Greeley's integrity, talents.
and wide fame as q Union editor did
not save him from defeat, simply be-
cause he was candidate of the party
which opposed the war for the Union.
AS a leader of the anti-war party of 1861,
Gov. Tilden may read his own doom
in the fate of the Tories of 49, the Blue.
Lights of 1912, and the Copperheads
of 1861.
Republican outlook.
Edward Mcpherson, late clerk of the
House, and one of the best informed
men in the country, has expressed
himself as fellows to a New York Tri
bune reporter:
My judgment is that the elections in
Vermont and Maine will 50 fix the drift
Of public sentiment that we shall car
~ both Ohio and Indiana in October.
In that event the election of Governor
Hayes would be certain. In looking at
the probable result, do not examine
the details of neighborhood politics,
but measure the general influences op-
Grating on the public mind. Many
things combine to make me look upon
a republican victory as practically as
sured already. The chief indication is
the apprehension created throughout
all the loyal states by the evident pur-
pose of the Democrats to make the
Southern States unit in the canvass.
The people of the North are disposed
to be liberal toward the leaders of
opinion in the South, and to welcome
them back to participation. in the
government, but they have no idea Of
yielding the government entirely up
to their control. A united South in
league with a strong party in the North
is menace to the perpetuity of the
great results of the war, and the men
who were on the side of the Union in
that struggle look upon the spectacle
with alarm, and distrust the patriotism
of the party that has created such a
phenomenon in politics. There are
many indications of what the fruits of
a Democratic victory would be that
are we'll calculated to excite such dis
quoting feelings. The legislative pro-
positions made in Congress last winter
by the Southern members were all in
one direction-that of fastening upon
the treasury the payment of enormous
claims for losses, or pretended losses,
suffered during the rebellion. The ag-
gregate amount of these claims is i'm.
mense, and yet it is but trifle to the
great volume that would pour in if the
Democrats once get complete control.
These demands are only a sort Of ad-
vance guard of the coming army, and
they have been rushed in to get on the
files ahead of the press that is to fol-
low Tilden's election. It was great
misfortune to the Democrats that they
got possession of the house. They
were obliged to show their hands, and
could no longer stand by and assail the
acts of the majority. The Presidency
seemed ready to drop into their grasp
until they unma ked then selves last
session, and showed their real charac-
ter and purposes.
Democrats Opposed to Orderly Election.
The publications of the Democratic
press are much enlivened by the late
order of the Secretary of War, looking
to the preservation of the peace in the
Southern States at the coming cleo.
lions. just how the Democracy can
possibly find fault with this order we
are unable to see. There is nothing in
the wording of it but what is praise.
worthy and just; and past experience,
especially in the case of Mississippi,
contains sufficient present evidence to
warrant the conclusion that the South.
ern States named in that order are un.
willing to allow all the people the
right to vote unmolested. in some To-
calities, at least, and this order is
wise precaution against any such con-
tingency, and will preserve the rights
OF the people and save bloodshed.
We fear the animus of the com.
plants against this order is to be found
in their chagrin at the probable de-
feat of deep laid plan, on the part of
unscrupulous Democrats to win the
coming elections as they did in Missis-
slppl. "A congressional committee on
both parties have agreed that in Mis-
sissippi the white and colored Repub.
licans were terrified, and dare not
vote, and that, if they had been pro-
tected, the State would have gone
largely Republican.
Besides, there are many prominent
Democrats who admit the necessity of
such an order, and are pleased that it
has been issued. 1t would seem, in
view Of all the facts attending South
ern elections since the war, that the
Democracy generally ought to admit
the practicability and justice of it.
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