The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-16

NONNi VI
n. Y. Times, sBep..)
The influences which contributed
to the defeat Of Tammany haye their
counterpart in the causes of the
larger triumph of the Republican
party in national politics. Distrust
OF the Democratic party, disgust eX-
cited by its abandonment Of principle
and its Indifference to the character
and qualifications Of its candidates,
and a determination to resent the
immortality Of its tactics, and the dis
organizing tendency Of its measures,
all helped to cOnsummate the defeat
which almost everywhere in the East
and West has OVertaken it. The
gains of the Republican party, on the
other hand, are traCeable to the faith
which its policy inspired, to an APP.
probation of its struggle in behal of
honor and honesty, to the personal
superiority of its candidates, and to
the conviction that its success alone
can check existing dangers and re-
store the confidence which must
precede prosperity. These consider
ations explain the uncommon energy
and activity Of Republicans, and the
aid rendered them by conservative
and nOnDartisan forces, whose action
depended on the development of
events,
The results of the canvass So far
transcend the promise presented at
the beginning that their significance
cannot be ovrrrated. Three months
ago apathy endangered the Republic
can cause. The Greenback kers were
aggressive, bOastfuI, and in some
estates appaleatly y. irresistible. MiSled
by-appearances, the DeInacrats gen
orally FASTENED to cOnciliate them.
Their ideas dominated in Democratic
platforms, and their demands gov
erned the choice of Democratic can
didates. The financial question be-
came the controlling question. Mean
while heSitency had crept into the
Republican management, and there
were signs Of Il disposition to conduct
/ the campaign on tempOriZing basis.
The party lost heart. Gradually,
however, the efforts Of c party
/ press called forth the latent moral
strength of the Republican rank and
/ file. 1t soon became evident tn t
| equiYOcal platforms did not express
| the convictions Of the party, and that
halting leadership was not suited
toits needs. Its Old spirit was brought
into play. 1t 4scended to the brOau
/ platform of principle rs steadily 4:
the Democrats descended to the leve
Of demagOgues. These opposite
movements gave definite character
to the contest. There was no NOR,
doubt as to the position and purpose
of the Republicans. They had takeI
up the gauntlet thrown down by The
allied advocates of initiation and re
pudiation, and having fought tn,
good fight with all their old devotion
to principle, they fairly earned tn,
victories they haye won.
Philadelphia Press, Rep,
| The general uniformity Of the re
suits reached in the elections held ol
= Tuesday last in thirty-one State
shows that they are due, not to lOca
} or personal causes, but to cause
= which operate as widely as the limit
; of our territory. These are, chiefly
= business causes. The financial que;
2 ton was the one on which vOtel
2 were anxious to be informed, an
= speakers who addressed themselYt
= to it We're most eagerly sought II
- and most patiently listened to b
+ the people. 1t subordinated ever
# other consideration; and those VIII
strOve to divert attention from ii
y subjects of purely local interest {
c concern, and to control action by el
elusive reference 10 them, were d.
Il feated.
J. This rebuke is singing one
l. the trimmers, who, er-estimatin
d popular Intelligence and unconsciol
k Of the moral elements which ent'
, into the question, have supposed thi
s. the people had not the intelligence