New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-16


that his election was certainty. Nor las Ills
confidence wavered since the returns began 10
come in from South Carolina, Florida ana
| Louisiana showing that he had lost
! those three States, and with them the
| Presidency. He still holds that he
has been elected, and being person OF ooStI-
nate tcmper, it is very likely he will continue
of that mind until the last hope goes out with
the PRONUNCIATION of the official count III the
three DISPUTED States. To come SO near an
election after the laborious campaign when ne
has personally superintendent, and all the eA-
element and anxiety through when he
must have passed, must be an aggraVa-
ton rs well as disappointment. IL Is
the old story of TantaluS. He reached
ont for the prize of his ambition; for twenty
four hours supposed he had it in his grasp
and then it melted away in his hand. lie
NAV console himself with the reflection thlt
ne is not the FIST or only American statesman
who has suffered just such disappointment
though he is the first to come 80 near 'he
Presidency and lose it. Others before MN
have counted as confidently as he on ming
tbe Presidential Office and have died without
fine .i.,ht. and other candidates have received
= majority of the popular vote and still oech
unsuccessful.
He may find still further consolation in re-
Hecting upon the difficulties and cmbarlaSS-
ments he has escaped When he considers the
great multitude of rcfOrmcrs WHO nave bceii
bowling from the stump and writing ba|lhS
articles in newspapers, and carrying torches
and staggering under banners and Transparent
cics and other stmulantS in his bchall; when
he thinks OF The long fast they have kept ana
fine great hunger there is on them, and then
of IL, comparatively small number of Offices
ne would have at his disposal to meet the de
mond. If their insaiatc appctteS, he
cannot but BE- cOnsolcd. For Gov. III
den has been long enough III politics to know
that the advent OF new party 10 power
mean, more than anything else a sweeping
change in all the Government offices. Ia from
of every place at his disposal he would nave
found his earnest rcfoImrrS, from twenty-five
to fitv dccr, qi eager to S.ryc the country
and unwilli.- to br denied the privilege. Inc
Governor wouid hayc found If impossible to
crafty all If th,m; impossible, "" suspect 10
crafty more chan Il Wy il,ignirciH, minority
,vitbout ra,,i.- tronblc for himself and for
the country, and rcpdiatinS his own probes
,ious with regard to reform IN the cI|!
service. H. may, if ne will, find great
comfort in tins view of H." case. lie l.
,p.rd the responsibility Of choosing between
answering ire expectations 81 hls patty and
making 4 sc,cral distribution Of the Offices,
or ol,rudu. lie party and perhaps breaking
il To I;cccs by fulfilling his promises and car
ryir, into practical operation the ideas he has
advanced concerning poiica! reform. Which
ever lorn of ihr dilemma he might choo5o he
would hay, been in trouble Without doubt
hc would desire to make good adnn,tla-
ton. anI 10 ~; only able and honest men in
Office. Lat u j. equally certain that tins Us not
hy an, m,au, What would lc expected OF
linn Ly uc men who voted for him. The
embarrassment al choosing between party AMI
pr."r,pi,. and the iuuumcrablc annoyance, and
di.comlou~ of being compelled 10 receive ana
listen To- the claims of several hundred
tnou-.,rd h,.rcrs of torches AMI trduspa.rnrl'>,
Toy. T'ldcn escapes 10y his d,icIt. be dis
appo.rtmont T., great, of course; but rs we
have pointed ont. it hts IT,, CONVERSATIONS We
commend ,o ;'c Governor the liiio sophie CON
trmplat:on 81 the trouble hc has 80 narrowly
escaped. There's solid comfort IN dat aspect
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