New-York tribune., 1876-11-22
COMMENTS OF THE BRITISH PRESS.
A "1ERkiBl IEMf L Al lON.
From The London Telt1TdDh, NOD. H.

From The London Telegraph, NOp. IL
The Republicans were the first III American
history actually TO succeed in rejecting the Presidential
votes of State and they may live 10 regret that they
case is that on account Gf the way u which the Pres
dent Ia elected the inducements to commit fraud or vlo
ence at the baot-boxes great. At all times Ameri
can politics have been too painfully tainted with reli
tricks, dodges, or actual " "atrOclnes; :; from
theft and personaton in places the agents proceed
to terrorism murder in Others with scale OF varied
ofenses suited to each locality. II this has been done
bers 70 Congress particular states, how much more
ready the parties 60 use rogery or rnlahsh when
American poiitics-is the contested prize
CHANGE OF OF 4aoSGE SoyEENMEEI Ai W., DsIRED S
One conclusion may safely be drawn from
the victory The defeat OF the Democratic party
confession on the part OF the mass of people that they
dissatisfied with the present stare or inc cV adnii
stration of country There is reason whatever TO
think that they have gone over from general adherence
Republican policy 10 general acceptance OF the
Democratic. But very large number of Republicans
must either remained neutral have voted against
their party from conviction that great reform IN the
Administration needed, coupled. probably, with
some confidence in Mr.. Tidens power to effect IT,
THE REPUBLICAN BLUNDER,
From The London EudmiteT, NOu IL.
1t is PLAIN enough that if the campaign had
been fought the basis of Mr. Hayess letter OF ac
eepand&e & the ID % Eou S9 d'S aIe
neCcut, and Indiana, contained as Is now seen afse
bEt sfoused by mnWonted anxetes touching the carac
ter OF the National Government, For these men tile
reform issue was by far the most important.
NO REASON TO BLAME THE NEGRO.
From The London Daily Necs Nor. H. -
If, therefore, the election has been decided
by negro vote neither party has any cause To cou
plain The Republicans enfIanchsed the negroes, and
the Democrats have profted largely by their votes Had
sfrdnchsed the their weight
in the election would have much less than IL now 49,
and solid South could have carried Mr. Iilden
while the Republicans, even If they fall To elect Mr.
HAYES, hardly quarrel with result of their own acts
which they may fairly argue shows the eachahlcness
ana dociity of the new electoral class and utes the
policy OF enfranchisement.
POWER GOING WESTWARD.
Prom TIE London Standard. N0D 10.
The control of the Federal Government VIII
rest not with extreme South but with tue border
States either side with Virginia renowned for prac-
teal wisdom and tor command OF temper under r0Voca
ton such as few peoples have shown with KEN
lucky rude but cninenty practical state, aud one
which did not Join the tOnfederacy; with Missouri,
rather Western than Southern i'll sympathy ana charac
ter; with the great commercial State OF NewNork with
the manufacturing and mining interests Of Pennsyl
vana and with the practical, and by this time we'll
educated and thoroughly civilized farmers OF Ohio, In
DIANA and Illinois This Is the element which Will sue
the control hitherto exercised by the Puritans OF
and by the fanatcal radicals OF the North
West.