New-York tribune., 1876-10-13
EXCEEDINGLY REFRESHED.

The Democrats are philosophers, and that is
the truth of it. Such splendid fellows as they
must be to bear mislortune so thankful as
they are for the lttlcst fayors such wonder
ful chemists for extracting not cold comfort
but comfort warmed over from the most un-
palatablc circumstances II is a little hard,
when one has been practically bea'en, TO
stand ND and claim a victory. There was an
old lady once who was iloggcd in Providence
Il. L. for sc0ding or stealing, or for some such
matter. who took her round dozen without
wincing, and aftcrward declared to the spec
tators that she felt exceedingly refreshed
The Democratic journals are undoubtedly IN the
same eratifrd state of mind II takes a very
little to make some people happy, and that
little is sometimes of very peculiar klnd.
For every minority they have a wherefore
and for every majority, however small, Il most
disproportiOnate who0p of eXultatlon. Editor
No. | talks of splendid triumph Editor
No. 2 says its all owing to the young men
who are now voting for the first time, ami
who have all been fed upon the orthodox pap
of Mr. George T.. Curtis No. > says that
it Is the "middlc. moderate men who
have effected this great revolution. And so
my
pened, and explaining triumph which they
have not won. 1t is remarkable how profound
and convincing their conclusions would be II
they had any premises. "Why IL this thus
said Artcmus Ward "what Is the cause Of
" this thusncss7n These gentlemen refuse to
see that this is not thus, and that there Is no
this-thusness which ought to be particularly
soothing to their souls. 7 hcse gentlemen
should take a course of Buffers Analogy-the
Bishop's, not Bens. 1t is dreadful for any
body not to know enough 10 know that he has
not won, and in the second game just at hand
is prcdcstincd TO be beaten a second time.
Still we like pluck, and there is Il sort of
ncvcr-say -dic-atiycncss about the Democracy
which entities 1t to great credit We must say
that il has, considering all things, a wonder
fuI vitality; that it bears misfortune much
better than any party with which we have ever
been acquainted; that its opposition has been
salutary and has probably saved lis from n
terrible public catastrophe; that 1t abOrS
under "A great misfortune in the record
which IT has never been able to cilace. OF
the Republican party We may say that its
small mai critics arc by no means to lie con-
sdercd n calamity. The misfortune OF the
party has been its almost uninterrupted lease
of power for so many years. II Is too strong
at present to he distinctly Oycrthrown; there
are probably many years before it which may
be years of usefulness and OF wcll-dcscrycd
public confidence. But elections are no longer
held merely to sanction almost unanimously
its opinions and to confirm legally its
candidates for office. All this is well.
The return of the Democrats TO national power
is neither to be desired nor anticipated; but
the nearer they sometimes come to so return
Ing. the better for the country and for the Re-
publican party Even now the latter cannot
| afford to sit down and to fold its hands. a
little negligence, a slight remissncss, triile
of ovcr-conidcnce, and the present position
might be unexpectedly reversed. In the States
which have just voted the Republicans are in
excellent working order, well disciplined, alert,
and enthusiastic; and in this their brethren of
other States will do well to follow their
| example.