National Republican., 1877-11-09

often casting their ballots to sustain an admin.
i4t atiph put In power by their opponents, and
tho men in the latter array ofton voting IN sp.
prevail Oi tine policy for which their antago-
uists have fought ior ycar2
In this paragraph onr rhilosophic cotem-
pomry makes one important admission,
which it couples with u ridiculous aSsump-
ton. 1t HdmiI, that the EcpuhIican party,
though bull-dolpd ut the south aud soralN
tested nt the North yet lives and gives
signs OF loyalty and power in coming to
the polls in unbrokrn massc4,' and cX-
presses iiS surprise at tho steadinC 81 of
party discipline" II then rcNilcs the mem
bcrs Of its own party who cast "their ballots
to sustain an administration put in power
hy their opponents" This assumption is
not without its abSurdity when taken in
connection with the frank admission that
party discipline" has eyinccd n "stcadi-
ness
Our Democratic cotemporary il evil
IDENTIFY seeing things as through glass
dRrkly,' and involves itself the more and
more in dilemma us il discusses this intri-
cate and somewhat complex subject After
it has sought consolation for its own side
without much success, it pitches into the
political "sdc-shows,' and makes faces at
the ProhibtionistS. Grcenbackcrs and Labor
RciOrmer-leaVing out the ciyil-scrvice re-
fOrmers-whiCh it charactcrizes rs utterly
scrsclcss and silly inventions, seeming sim
ply to divert the votes of few wcll-mean-
ing people into channels through which
their influence runs off into nothingncss."
We heartily accord with this last PROPOSE
tiOn, for the reason that their influence is
chiefly in favor OF the Democratic party.
The New York Tribune now throws
up its cap for the rising party and the
coming man. 1t frankly admits that
every body has underratcd the continued
and tremendous vitality of the Republican
party 1t says: Every variety of dis
couragemcnt attended tho canvass; the
party was without leaders for the Old ones
were withdrawn by their Interpretation OF
the ciyil-service order, and the new ones
didn't know how 1t was without money,
for the men getting salaries from the Gov
eminent couldn't head the list, and men
who got nothing from the Government, Sec
ing this, said they wouldn't" We are
pleased to see that our contemporary has
good discernmcnt as to the effect civil-ser-
vice reform has had upon the canvass.
The Tribune admits that "the man who
has made the greatest gains is ROSCOE
CoNKMNG. With everybody expecting his
annihilatiOn, he has reduced the adverse
vote on the State ticket, carried the Senate,
in which he has so vital an interest, and
saved ighting-ground for himself next year.
He is able to point to the popular vote, il he
chooses, and declare that he is stronger in
New York than President HAYES is in
Ohio"
This admission is all the more valuable
from the fact that it is literally wrung by
"the logic of events" from those whose SYM
pathies have been adverse to Senator CoNK-
LING's attitude and aspirations.
Our New York contemporary says: The
duty of the hour is to conciliate and con-
solidato, not to split up the Republican
party. The danger of the hour is con
quest Of the country by union of the
solid South and Tammany Hall. That dan
ger can be met, if wise counsels prevail
There is life in the old party yet" To al
which we calculate hearty amen!
The truth is, that the worst mischief pos
sible that can bc inflicted upon the Repub
lican party by the impediments and en-
barrassments that exist within itself has
been suffered in this canvass. 1t cmcrgcs
from the contest showing vigor and vi
tality that will increase from this hour Il
November, 1880, when it will again aSscr
its power in a sweeping victory that will
not only save but pcrpetuate the unity o
the nation in Republican bonds.