Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-11-11
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS
On the Result Of tho Presidential
Election.

New York, Nov. 3.-Thc Times (Rep.)
this morning says the sober patriotic people
of tho United States have great reason to be
specially thonkful for the result of the elcc
ton yesterday. The Republican candidates
have won the electoral votes of this State
by an overwhelming majority, aud with
these the electoral vote Of every State that
in 1860 was not tainted with the curse Of
slavery. 1t is great victory for all ideas
which undrrlie tho American systcm of
government. 1t settles many questions
which only yesterday were open TO some
dispute. 1t determines in tho first place
aud chiefly That the government of the ma
ton shall be national, and not a. govern
nIcnt of party or section or race. 1t cxtiu.
euisl.cs forever tho mad hope Of The polti
cal leaders Of tho South that they can retain
on extend by the aid OF Norllern votes the
power which they have shown in their own
section, and no greater bcncGs gould have
been conferred on the section, as we'll as Oh
the res, Of the Union. The extent Of The
Republican victory yesterday also puts at
rest nll fears that there can TIC any dispute
os to carrying into practical effect the do
cision of the country. This is cause for
special tl,anktulncss. Now there is 90 pos.
sibility Of the success aud the desperate
game which the Democratic leaders were
prepared to play.
Tie Evcring wncrciol (Rcp } has
tho following: The great victo,y that
has been won shows that the people of the
Northern States are true TO the principles
for which Grant, Sherman, Garfield and
Hancock fought. There were other Issues,
hut this was the great ovcrpowcring one
The tariff played its part, but was it not The
fear of the South that brought the tariff
question out? The South, as managed TO-
day, is autagonistic TO the North in all its
parts. The demand for free trade comes
from tho South. Tho changes asked for
were first heard there. 1t was the determ.
inaton that the South should not rule this
country, through Hancock, Dayard. or any
other Northcru man, that brought about
the result of yesterday. Men may deny
this-may snccr at the bloody shirt aud
prate about 'tho war being over but these
axe facts and can't be disputed"
Thc journal of Commerce. (Rep J 10
commenting on the election 8 .ys: "'rhe
Republicans have achieved very signal
victory. The Democlats have been defeat
cd throughout The entire Northern States,
local exceptions being insufficient to qualify
tho general sdcccss of their opponents It
may be said by heated partisans smarting
under defeat that there have been fraud,
bribery aud oppression to produce this re-
suit. We concedc that oil which official
power and lavish use of money could do
hos been done to secure this grea. victory
for the dominant party, but there is somc.
thing moro than this victory that has been
gained, and defeat Inflicted by an honest
counting of tho votes, and the country may
be congratulated that tho newly elected
President may take lis seat with feeling
Of satisfaction that, over and above the
votes that may have been unduly influenced
on either side, he has been fairly elected by
the suffrages of tho people. Many of the
Republicans assume that all the virtue and
patriotism Of the country wero on tho side
of that party, but still greater offcnso was
committed by the Democratic speakers and
writer's in the personal denunciaion Of the
character of the Republican nominee.
There was nothing to justify such vitupera-
ton. We hopo tho dominant party will
soon have working majority in both
houses of Congress that they may be held
fairly accountable for the management of
public affairs. They havo an opportunity
to redeem themselves from the charges
heretofore justly brought against them, by
exercising noble magnanimity toward their
brethren Of the South, to whom they owe
nothing directly for their present triumph.
There is no reason why, oven for political Of.
feet, thcro should still be any show of hos
tility against tho people of the Southern
States, and if tho hand is now held out to
them in fraternal kindness there will soon
bo no complaint of solid party vote in that
section Of tho country"
Tho Evening Post, (Rcp) in tho ccurso
of its loading oditsrisf on tho re5plt, says
there was still mere patent reqs8a for tho
ineftioienoy Of tho pemoorats, md that vas