The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-11-19
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cluslOuS from ike contest 10 Tue
one we are now about to enter. In
1876 the States that have just voted,
seven States. namely. New York.
J Massachusetts,. Maine, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Ohio and Pennsylvania,
an aggregate Republican majority
of $4,000 votes. The election that
has just transpired gave the Repub-
licans a majority of As, 900. Thus it
appears that the Republicans have
greatly fallen off ia their strength
instead OF gaining. 1t is true, the
Democrats have gained in some of
the local elections. which again has
been lost. Another good result has
taken place. and that is the complete
humiliation Of the Greenback party
aud its members, coming chiefly from
Democratic ranks, are returning TO
their places.
All ne need is to hold our own at
the North. This we have done.
We have elected our ticket in New
York, because OF the unfortunate
split between Kelly and Tilden.
Had it not been for this, we would
have elected the whole ticket by
the majority which Kelly and Robin.
son combined have over Cornell.
That the other States are Republi-
can, does not matter. They were
so in 1876. They will perhaps be
so in 1880. We have not lost them,
because we never had them. They
we're not ours to lose. So far, then,
the result OF the elections leaves US
Just where we were before, with this
diference-that we are now more
certain of carrying New York next
year than we could have been before
this latest trial of strength with the
enemy there. To succeed, however,
next year, we must have for our
candidates men who are ia accord
with the New York sentiment. And
in addition. We should be mindful of
the Importance of the contest upon
which we are now entering.
No General when on the eve of a
great battle would permit subor
dinate commander to bring on an
engagement upon ground not of his
own choosing. He selects his ground
and yields somewhat that he may
eventually conquer. So in politics,
We should subordinate everything
save principle to success. The Nor
lhern people are tender about our
Southern disposition TO interfere
with the currency and bring al in
tiation and monetary troubles. Let
US then reassure them on that point.
They are fearful that we do not
give full force and effect to the con.
stitution of 1889, which declares
that the constitution and the acts Of
Congress made in pursuance thereof
are the supreme law of the land.
Let us givg them no reason to
doubt our Willingness to uphold and
support the Constitution. They
have been led to believe that we by
force or by fraud nullify the plain
meaning and intent OF the Constitu
ton, particularly in regard to suf-
frage. And misrepresentation on
this poin. have been so persistently
made that we do not doubt the great
bulk of the Republicans at the North
credit them. 1t does not matter
what we may say by way of denial,
for we are not heard. Our southern
speakers do not attend their meet
ings, and our newspapers do not cir
culate among them. There is but
one course for us to pursue and that
is to be 80 circumspect as to afford
the Radical papers no pretext for
slandering US. They have had 10
the present campaign only two MUIR
ders in the whole South to so on,
and these were second hand" and
one of them was not much of a
murder" at that. They cannot
make the Yazoo and the Chrisholm
murders do duty in another cam
paign. And unless some Republi.
can or other shall happen TO die
down South between this and next
November, they will have no new
thunder to startle the Nolth Vo-
tiers with. We should at all events
not play into their hands nor give
them a stick to break our heads
with. Much depends upon the &C
ton of our Southern representatives
at the approaching session of Con-
gress. It will be very trying or
deal to the Southern men there.
Our course should be concilialory
in the extreme. We should ignore
financial matters aud pass over as
silently as possible the constitution
al question which will arise at the
opening of the session. There
should be no renewal of the hot
fight which OF late so agitated the
country, and which has given a
handle for so many hard things TO
be said against us. 1t may be true
that the army ought to be reduced
in numbers. but it may not be wise
or expedient for the South to press