Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-08
4. 1.ssrae.lve Lesson.

A. AmDerucl1ve Lesson.
While the Democracy emerge
from the struggle of Tuesday with
all the substantial success, we do
not feel like claiming the result as
. Democratic victory. We confess
that It is with a pang that we see
20 reliable q Democratic State as
New York wrested from the DEM
ocratIc column. A lot Of politi-
cians got hold Of the Democratic
crganization OF that State who
thought they could ignore Mr.. TIL
den, and now they see the result.
We have scarcely less regret in
seeing Connecticut and New Jer-
sey falter and drop out of the DEM
0crAtic ranks. OF Pennsylvania
and Ohio we were not warranted in
having any hopes. They are Re-
publican to the backbone; and,
like Ephraim, they are Joined to
their idol.
What is the cause of such sig
nal detection Of reliable Democrat
to Slater? We are aware that q
number Of shallow people are in
the habit Of sneering at the HER.
AID because the POLITICAL views OF
the editor In many respects are
identical With those SO ably and
trenchantly advocated in the col
umns Of the New York Sun. If, on
the other hand, we piped in the
key Of such feeble and weather.
cock organs OF public opinion as
the New York Herald aud Tribune
It would be all right. II the New
York Sun were to disappear from
journalism tomorrow, We do not
believe that u single utterance OF
the HERALD would be modified
one iota.
With this premise, we have no
hesltation In saying, heartily and
without reserve, that we share the
epinion so frequently advanced in
the Sun, that, BY the passage by a
Democratic Congress of the Bur-
chard and Hartridge resolutions,
which recognized the sacredness of
Hayes's title, the Democratic par
ty stultified itself and invited the
dslsat 1t has met In New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut. It
Il worthy of note that In the
States where the Republi.
cans simply ignored Hayes, as in
New York, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania, that party has made
large Congressional gains. On
tho other hand, in Ohio, where
the Republicans endorsed Hayes,
his title aud adm mist ration, while
they had a plurality on the State
ticket OF three thousand, the Con-
Srsssional delegation, which stands
In the -pyesent Congress twelve Re-
publicans to eight Democrats, will
stAnd in the next House eleven
Democrats to nine Republicans, a
Republican loss in Ohio alone of
three in a division.
The signal triumph of Mr.. Conk-
ling In New York this year is very
sugg festive. He repudiated Hayes
with an energy quite equal to that
with which many Democrats. to
their shame be it said, were ready
to rally to his defense. In the
Rochester Convention of last year,
fn the Saratoga Convention of this
Fall, wherever the head of Hayes
parttzau was shown it was beaten
down out Of sight by the Conkling-
ties. The Democratic party en-
tered the contest with temporiz-
Ing attitude towards the fraudu-
lent occupant of the White House
and with an attitude of almost
downright reputation of Mr.. Til
den, dictated by John Kelly; and it
eqcQnatered, what it really deserved
= Encounter under the circums tan.
ces, defeat. The Democratic party
must retracs Its course, stand on a
vantage ground it should never
have abandoned, and show a deter
mined front and purpose to the peo-
pie. The masses will never rally |
round an organization that does
not seem to know its mind.
We think the elections OF Tues
day will bepregnant of good to the
party. They abound in lessons
whose full Significance we should
learn. They were not in any sense |
= Democratic disaster, because they
leave the party in full possession of
the whole power of the govern
ment OF the United States. We
have but to use this precious trust
With Judgment to put the cap.sh eaf
OF = Presidential victory on our DO.
Iltical garnering.