Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-19
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We perhaps ought to be but We
nre not entirely grati1ed or disap-
pointed at the result of the late
Conrresslonal election. As We re-
gard the absolute ascendancy Of
(ho Democracy as essential to the
welfare Of the nation we rejoice
that that party will control both
branches Of the next Congress. II
Il shall choose to use its power with
the n1erciless ferocity of the Re-
publican party 1t can make this
very fact the leading element Of lis
strength. But there is no danger
Of its doing that. AS moneyed
and aristocratic conspiracy is in
full vogue to give the United States
: shoddy Empire, with the
purple upon the shoulders
Of an ex-tanners clerk, the next
Congress has 1t in its power to
play splendid. patriotic and sue
csssful role.
But, before considering this
question, 1t Is right that We should
review the past . little in detail.
Our enemies say Of the Democracy
that We often, Of lats. make mis-
takes. This is true, but they have
been no graver than others which
have characterized other parties
out Of power. The capital and
leading mistakes of the Democratic
party were made while such well
known Republicans as Simon Cam
eren, Hannibal Hamlin, Gen. John
C0chrane, Benz. F. Butler, the late
Gen. John A. Dix, and thousand
other self-righteous patriots of the
other day, were econsenting and ready
members Of that glorious old organ
ixati0n. The mistakes we have
made since are trivial in the COM
parison, with one exception. That
exception was made when the
Democratic party failed to secure
the lasting and victorious cohesion
Of It's members by demanding that
the mon who had been elected Pres.
ident and Vice-President of the
United States should have the
of11ces to which they were elected.
This was a great mistake, but
IL can only be construed into polit-
ieal furpitude on the principle an
nounced by Talleyrand "that a
bIunder is worse than a crime"
We derive our satisfaction in
elections which leave both branches
Of Congress Democratic by q ma.
jority less than we expected, but
still Democratic, in the fact that a
just retribution overlook nearly
every one of those Democratic Con-
gressuen from the North who
voted tll1t Hayes's fraudulent title
was sacred. They went down as
tho grain before the sickle. We
doubt If single one of them was
reelected.
Another feature which should
not be overlooked in reviewing the
result Of the late elections is full
of encouragement to the Democ.
racy. The National Labor and
Grsenback phantasy has run its
course. We predicted when Denis
Kearney went East that he would
fail to do what able Labor advo-
Gates like Gen. Sam. f. Carey, and
others, had Intellectually tried to do
before him. The battle was fought
on the ground selected by the Lieu
tenant General Of the Sand Lots,
and the result was a total rout,
horse, foot and dragons, bag and
baggage, scrip aud scrippsge. The
only effect Of these organizations
was to weaken the Democracy In
such states as Pennsylvania. In
these states, when the Republicans
are euccessful, they only beat the
Democracy by perhaps one per
cent. OF the populer vote. AS the
Instincts of ths elements referred
to are Democratic they will return
to the Democratic fold in the next
and succeeding years.
But, aside from all these conside-
rations, the Democratic party has
Its opportunity in the next Con-
grsss. Cries of "bloody shirtp and
. "solid South" will go down before
q just. economical and retrenching
administration OF the govern
ment. The recent elections
have given Southern Demo-
Gratis their cue. They have
Always been pre-eninently
honest and economical in their fis-
cal budgets. when they were in
power In Washington. They will
be able TO give the lie now, CON-
pletely and in detail, by co operat-
ing in wholesome and beneficial
legislation, to the Republican SLAM
der that they have in reserve un-
numbered schemes of spoliation
upon the national treasury.
The American people look for
inanliness from the next Congress.
The army and navy need reduction.
The salary of the President of the
United States should be reduced to
the sum which sutficed for the fru-
gal wants OF Lincoln. That patriot