The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-10-26
THE PEACEFUL REVOLUTION,
The Cause Of Reform is Marching
on,Iconquering and to Conquer.

ueSpouueuCy WHICH beILl6u on tue ne
publican managers after the full returns
from Ohio and Indiana, still continue,
and the desperate efforts to throw offthis
feeling aldto replace it with hope have
sigpally failed. 5Instead of improving it
has become more and more confirmed.
Chandler finds himself in the condition
ofa commander who risked awhole cam
paign on the fate Of single battle, and
came out OF It with q broken and demo-
ralized army, much inclined to revolt,
without discipline, and nearly without
ammunition, Bio sea h.aofa yHR o
Nothing reveals weakness like defeat,
Then 1t 10 that discomfort, Jealousy, envy,
malice, and disappointed ambition speak
out. This is thesort Of refreshment With
which. Chandler's committee has been
deluged for ten days No. word of COM
fort has comee ebut complaint from every
quarter atthefalse issues Of the campaign;
the weaving ef'the "bIoBdy shirt" as a
national banner; the putting forward Of
Blaine and other corrupt leaders as the
representatives ofreform inside; the fab
ricated charges against Mr. Tilden's per-
sonal character, and the. false figures
made in the Treasury, to deceive the
country owl bna bglbaU5 ono 51H
Ia There has been no rally, ofthe party in
the sense ofrecovety from a stunning
blow, Or as illustrating any confidence in
success. On the contrary, there is a panic
here now, which is far, worse than that
first witnessed, because the report receiY-
ed from Wisconsin leave hardly any
doubt that Tlden will carry that State
largely, while Michigan is Threatened in
a way y give Chandler the most serious
alarm for the result. .u,.g aae4upa.5
In fact, the reaction, since Ohio and
Indiana virtually decided the Presidency
for Tilden, would be Amazing if the noble
army Of neutrals, numbering perhaps
half a million of voters, and scattered
chiefly over twenty States, did not pro-
verbally rush over to the strong side,
and thus explain this wonderful change
in the aspect OF the campaign in less than
a fortnight. All over the, Northwest the
Republicans are throwing offtheyoke ot
party rule, sogthat Illinois has become
nearly a doubtful State, and there is q
rebellion in Minnesota and parts Of Iowa,
This revolution has spread into Penn
sylyania, and the awakening there is
causing Cameron and his crew anxiety
they have never before felt. But whal
troubles the managers most here, is the
intelligence from the city and State OF
New York. The large accessions to, the
reform ranks from among solid men who
have never before cast any but Repub-
lican vote, and who are now determined
to deposit their ballots for the Democrat
ic candidates, are fully reported to Chand.
Ter and his confederates, and make them
very blue indeed.lJ4d ,ayaE 1YH .a-
But this Is not the worst by any means
Chandler has found in his frequent jour
nsys to New York, and especially the
last, that the merchants and bankers who
used to contribute thousands, will moi
give dollarto helptheRepubliCan ticket
They know that the effect Of the ealum-
MES Of Blaine, Morton, Ingersoll, Bout
well, and the obtrages Of Administration
against the, South, has feen to react on
their material interest. While this war
fare is kept up there can be no real peace
and without peace prosperity is practical
ly impossible. p'n'-', " ,'','''',' t, ~ ~
IfaRepub ican Administration, headed
by Hayes could come into power, Grant
ism would not only be continued, but at
the end offour years this same sectional
strife would be again renewed, as it was
in 1864, 1885, 9lS72w and 1876, perhaps
evenmore intensely thannow, and with
the most disturbing effects on trade and
the relations Of fthe two sections. This
agitation in the interests Of politicians
alone cannot go n,without serious der
angement of business, tolbe felt more
directly and severely in New York than
in any part Of the Union. 2ia.'''H ~,
Hence " is thatithe Republican mer-
chants and bankers viii not aid in keep
ing up q system which is at wariwith7all
their best interests, and othreatens1new
daMgerstothe tranquility efthe Union,
They see that the only mode Of ret16y-
ing the Southern question from politics
is by the election Of Samuel J. Tilden.
Politically, they may not eprefer him to
others on their own sideg but he can do
in thisgreat matter what he did in regard
to Tweeds Ring; end the evil and pro-
vide "a remedy. ,Faa-, D''- - f,.,fs,,' .oq,i
Letters from inside the Republican or
ganization in New York, represent its
condition as hopeless, confused, and dis
mayed. II is stated that Mr.. Morgan has
emphatically refused to answer the de,
mands for more money, that his peculiar
friends regard the prospect as cheerless,
and that the probable falling off in the
Republican vote by conversions to Tilden
and by refusal to go to the polls at all,
reaches to every part Of the State, and
will swell up to very many thousands. III,
The Administration has lost all head,
ifit ever had any. There is no direction,
no steady hand at the helm, and no sound
sense ofany kind. The last experiment
ofsending th9 army to South Carolina
under false pretences, has reacted to the
injury of the very cause it was intended
to promote. The splendid submission Of
the Carolinians TO this daring outrage
was exactly what the conspirators did
not expect Or desire. They melted re.
sistance to their own troops, but the
scheme did not succeed. In spite of this
infamous proceeding, which will yet
bring Its authors to grief, If the House of
Representatives does half its duty next
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