Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-17

Under this heading the New York
Graphic attempts to explain why the Dem
0crats were overthrow in the elections on
the Sth instant. We do not know that the
proper reasons have been supplied, but the
the article is nevertheless worthy of the
consideration Of the Democratic party,
both north and south. 1t cannot be de-
MED that the Democracy has lost ground
At all points since 1876. Why is the
question. After the commission Of the
great fraud by which Mr.. Hayes was made
President, it was reasonable to suppose
that the Republican party would speedily
go 10 pieces. That it did not, is due solely
to the blunders of the Democratic party.
The Potter investigation was a mistake;
the defeat Of General Shields for the po-
sition Of Doorkeeper Of the House with .
Confederate Brigadier, was even worse,
while the tendency Of the Western De-
mocracy to participate in the imitation
scheme Of the new Greenback organization
could result In nothing but decentralization
and disaster. But here are the comments
Of the Graphic:
"The overwhelming victory Of the Re-
publicans in the general elections Of the
5th instant was quite as much . surprise to
the victors Is to the v~anquished. The
widespread impression that the Republican
party was corrupted with the spoils Of Of
ice and besotted with power too long re-
tanned, which carried most Of the impor-
tant States in 1876. seemed still operative,
and it was thought that, by the support Of
those voters Of fluent and capricious ten
denotes who always float between the two
great parties, the Democratic majority in
Congress would hold its own. The result,
however. shows that for the last six months
the tidal wave in the North and West
h. hsen setting steadily in favor Of the
nspubiiean party. Among the causes
which have produced this result, three are
very conspicuous-the money question :
the Southern question ; the fraud ques-
ton;
Tirst--It shows Q discrimination to resume
specie payments. The people are not to be
eajoled by the cry Of schsap money"
xhey know that chesp money b always
poor money, and that poor money means
another long siege Of personal suffering.
commercial disaster aud National disgrace.
They Jaw the National promises-to-psy
within one-quarter Of . cent Of par with
gold, and they resolved to wipc out that
fraction. No man living or dead ever saw
American paper money so near par in
gold = the whole Of our SITS. 000. 900 floats
to-day. and the people have resolved not
10 plunge again into the gulf Of bankruptcy
and rnin from which they we're just escap-
ing. Democrats wavered; Republicans
stood arm. The result isa brilliant vic
tory for Secretary Sherman and resump-
ton, and . DISASTROUS rout Of the feeble
but noisy Aat money lunatics Of every
guiss.
Eecond-It reveals an impression the South
y 700 solid Even from the Southern
point Of view il must be obvious BY this
time thst tbs prevalent idea that Republic
cans we're not allowed 10 vote freely in some
States has cost the Democrats eight or ten
members Of Congress, Gen. Hampton has
some attributes Of ~statssmapship, and II he
had in the spring Of 1877 stood up and
said. 1 an Governor Of South Carolina.
~ I insist - inter freedom Of the can