Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-11-12
How the remocra.s take il.

pleasantly received.
How the Democrats take it.
While some of the Democracy ''dic hard
and are disposed to pin some hope on the re-
suit Of Chairman Barnum's scheme to dis
pute the election, most of the Democratic
papers squarely give up the election, and are
devoting themselves 10 explanations of the
untoward result. The New York World
charges the diminished Democratic major
itias in New York and Brooklyn to John
Kelly and Boss" Mclaughlin. 1t says :
"The local leaders of the Democrats were in
competent 1t adds that thousands of Dem
ocrats believe that they were corrupt" and
''treacherous." There is probably no ground
for this charge. John Kelly did his best for
Hancock but could not overcome the great
change in the votes of business men, and the
votes of the thousands Of quiet men who
commonly keep away from the polls but this
year were all out and all for Garfield. A
correspondent of the World distinctly charges
the result TO Mr.. Tildcn, calling attention to
the fact that Smith NJ, Weeds county of
Clinton, went Republican by nearly 1000
that Mr.. Tilden's native county, Columbia,
which gave him 800 majority in &c. gave
Garfield 400 majority that Westchester
county, where Mr.. Tiden resides in the
Summer, lost over , 900 from the Democrat
ic majority of &c and that other counties
where Mr.. Tilden's special friends were in
charge Of the canvass, gave greatly increased
Republican majoritics.
Mr.. Henry Wattcrson, the editor of the
Louisville (Ky) Journal attributes the result
to ''the revolt of Kelly, the obduracy of
Hendricks the nomination of Landers
the ruling of the Indiana Supreme Court,
which set aside the verdict Of the ballot-box
and restored the October vote the nomina-
ton of English, all of which conspired to be-
little the campaign, i'll planned and ill-man-
aged, and never big with inspiration"
The New York SHa, of course, jeers its
brother Democrats, advising them To study
astronomy in order to raise their mi nds
above the sriefs of their disappointment, and
comforting them with the suggestion that
the party has this year come as near = return
to power as it will he likely to in 20 wears in
the future nnder its present leadership.
The most sensible and commendable utter
ance from the whole Democratic press.
strange to say, comes from South Carolina
1t is the Charleston, 6. c. Nacs, which
talks in this calm and manly way:
IL L,I cft tat
South could elect the President and be
made master of the government. We know
or think we know the power would be exer-
cised wisely, but the conqucrors were not
ready to be ruled even their own advantage
by the conquered, nor would the South have
been if Grant instead of Lee had surrender
ell his army ID years since. Besides this
latest war feeling there was the mighty in
iluencc Of bankers merchants and shop
keepers who had no particular objection TO
the Democrats coming into place except that
/ ii involved 1 change OF some sort Ii is true
the currency is in an Unstable condition, but
IL cool-headcd citizen not in debt would not
expect from the party which proslituted
itself to the Plasteds and Della
Matyrs better dollar than would
be furnished by Chittendcn. Morton and
Sherman, and we may add that with eyes
wide open to all its faults the white people
north of the Potomac had come To the con-
clLsion that there was better prospect of
good government from the Republican party
than from the Democracy. Whatever the
exact way was in which il came about it is Il
hard fact that the government of the United
States for the next four years will be Rcpuh-
lcan in speech, purpose and action. \ Re
publican president will apparently have at
his back Republican Congress. What they
| will they can do with the Southern States
and their people. We hope and believe
however, that the business interests which
Were the mainspring OF Tuesday work. will
lie opposed utterly to any legislation that
would in any way embarrass the agric-
uture, manufactures, trade and com
mcrcc of the South. 1t is to the interest
OF the North and West to take this
position. They will TO il whenever and as
soon as the people of the Southern State ceases
Ia be posed by politicians as would-be auto
Gratis OF the Union that they did their utmost
TO destroy. When this spectre of Southern
supremacy is laid the Northern people will
BE- ireer 10 exhibit their kindly, Interested
feelings, and one Of the first questions South
| eru whites will have 10 ask themselves is
whether the welfare of the South has been
and is likely 10 he hindcred or advanced by
an alliance with the Democrats of the North.
Ii does mol hurt these gentry to be beaten.
lhtN are sure lo nave lilSi ;lul U'llil GOVERN
ments in their States in any event. Not So
with the South. In losing policy the South
loses in pocket and in peace of mind. VIII
| the South remain on the losing side, and if
| 50, ON What terms and for what purpose :
The Southern people, We fancy, will make
themselves hear, ON tins subject before the
Winter is passed.
Ii the Southern people or any considerable
scciinn of them, will take this attitude, there
can be no question as To the kindly temper
in which they will be- met by the North
President Hayes, at Cleveland, Thursday
evening, indicated the course Of Gen. Gar
/ fields administration as follows:
Under his broad, liberal and generous al
nIiuslratIon, fairly and Justly dealt with, hc
! will say Ia the mistaken men ct the South,
1 You Will he treated precisely rs the citizens
( of my own state of Ohio are tn he treated
all that We ash uf yuu is that Nuu shall Faith |
| fully obey the Constitution rs 1t now is re
| garthng the new parts rs equal parts and aS !
| equally sacred with the old, doing this To |
| the administrator OF ten. Garfield, every |
/ liberal and generous act required on his part |
[ will I've chrrrfully and slltlIy done, cNtrI,l- !
| ing tn every State its State rights. lie r. |
] JuirrS nf them that thcv shall aCcordin every /
/ citizen his individual nights With tAIs done, |
/ with harmony restored Throughout the mon |
! thr1uA hout all classes, ! Sly again that the |
| blessings "i the victory gained Tuesday hy /
I YOU are blessings ail.y AMI equally To Rrruh- |
! licIn aud to Democrat, and To- the Southern !
man and To- the Northern man, and II who |
/ ever isH citizen Of the uitcd States