Daily Republican., 1878-11-12
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The Democrats have all at once woke
up to the fact that the temporary ad-
vantages they gained in the preceding
ami present congress have all at once
erumbled to ashes. Their. must be
, some reason for this and We do not won
der that they are looking around to find
out the true cause. The fault certain
ly cannot be in the South for that sec
: ton has come up almost solidly to their
support. They ought not to complain
In the north for they had everything in
their favor there. Were not New York,
Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois
and Indiana all on the side OF the vic
torious Democracy Surely no party
ever had better prospect. Even Penns-
ylvania elected State Democratic tick.
ct two years ago and was willing to give
the Democracy trial. Such revolu'
ton OF sentiment has but seldom occur.
red in so short time. Surely this was
no fault Of the Democracy, for never did
they try harder to carry all electiou.-
heir tactics in the South rewarded
them with an overwhelming victory
and almost every vestige Of Republican.
ism has been stamped out. They work
III for solid South and they got 1t,
hut when they got it they were aston.
ish.d to find an almost solid North
against them, and they only hold the
popular branch of Congress by nom
nal and uncertain majority. Almost
solid North was expected as well a.
solid South for the Democracy. The
pr, sent Congress has sent comnitte'
all over the land to unearth fraud and
make Republicansm Odious, but the Pot
ter committee especially has been
boomerang to the party that sent it out
and having failed TO strike at the root
Of the real fraud and corruption Of the
last Presidential election, the New
York Tribune completed the work and
showed by the Tild-n ciphers where
the real corruption lay. Had that CON.
,nitte- investigated Democratic faud
and exposed the guilty who tried 10
buy the Presidency, they would have
established tor their party reputation
lur honesty tar, you'd have been ire
sistibl-. But they have chosen to act
the demagosue and the people have
spurned them, and that is what is the
matter. The party showed its insIn-
ceritv bv having no definite financial
policy, and they have beeu weighed in
the balances and they are found want
ing.
Thai is what is the matter. Ohio
Democratic was gerrymandered to keep
I So, but the honest voters Of that state
torrseeing the hypocrisy of the party
N the financial policy, and its ad-
nerence to solid South, repudiated
lhrm and ranged themselves on he
side of the solid north where the Stat
will hereafter remain. The voters OF
Ohio wanted honesty b At failed to find il
ia Democratic gerrymandering, and
that is what is the matter. New York
With Tammany at its back always sure
or the Democracy, has overthrown her
corrupt and tickle god and gives her
voice for honesty in government and
lsainst Southern bull doing. Come, =
ticut as given her voice on the same
side, and even New Jersey entrenched
behind the embankments OF the great
Chickahominie ditcher has hastened to
Join the victorious solid north. lndi-
frightened Democracy, and had they
voted in November they would have
completed a grand compact solid north
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and
from the Ohio to the Lakes and British
Dominions. This grand uprising Of
the people means opposition to south.
ern tyranny. 1t means freedom for tn
masses. 1t means that man shall be
AZ free to vote his sentiments in South
!, Carolina as in Massachusetts,. II mean
, that the conciiation asked for and ac-
D rorded to the South is failure; that it
, has only been used to suppress free
? thought and freedom of action. II
/ means that this southern bull.dozinp
must stop. The Democrats need moi
be surprised, that is what is the mat.
. 'er.
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