The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-13
/ FROM the New York sun, Dem. !

vlndlcation which, in the end, a Just
cause must receive.
from the New York sun, Dem.l
Old General Zachary Taylor said
of his soldiers in Mexico that they
never appeared to know when thew
were beaten. We are inclined to
think, however. that if these men
were living, and members of the
Democratic party, they would be
fully conscious. of the fact that they
were beaten, and pretty badly beaten.
The man at the head Of the ticket
was all that was said of him yester
day when we remarked: General
Hancock is a spotless candidate, an
honest man, brave soldier, AN in.
corrnptible patriot, true Demo-
craft" lie was even, as was said in
proposing his nomination At the Cin-
cinnati convention, "The Superbo; /;
but the event has shewn that he was
not exactly adapted to be the candi-
date of the Democratic party for
President.
From the Baltimore Gazette Dem
There is no longer any doubt as to
the result of Tuesdays election, and
it IS idle to attempt to deny or CON
ceal the fact that the Democracy has
sustained crushing defeat. All of
the doubtful States, save New Jer-
sey, California and Nevada, have
pronounced for Garfield and Arthur
in unequiYocal terms, and there is
no reason to suppose that the result
will be in any wise altered or amen.
ded by the later returns. In seeking
for the causes of our defeat we
should not delude ourselves
with the notion that the Overwhelm-
ing Republican victory was pro-
cured by fraudulent means. Uu-
doubtedly the partisan use of deputy
marshals. the lavish expenditure of
money and the coercion of their en-
ployees by Northern manufacturers.
had an appreciable influence upon
the contest, but these do not Of them
selves suffice to account for the re-
markable change which has thus
been suddenly wrought in the politi-
cal complexion of the country. Nor
will it do to lay our defeat at the
door of the party managers. Bad
generalship and personal jealousies
undoubtedly contributed much to the
unlocked for result in New York and
Indiana, and words sufficiently
strong cannot be found with which
to reprobate the management of Mr..
John Kelly and the conduct of those
Indiana "Uolters" who persisted in
the qualification of their personal
spite and in the furtherance of their
individual interests at the expense OF
the National Democracy. But above
and beyond ali these sources of weak
ness the indisposition of the business
interests of the country t0any hange
may be set down as the great cause
of Republican success. The feeling
among business men appears to have
been gel eral that our present pros
perity ought not to be disturbed
that the part of wisdom in this in
stance would be to let well enough
alone, to pursue the even tenor of
our way, and by continuing the Re
publican party in power to prevent
any experiments with the financial
policy of the country.
From the Char eston NeHs and Courier
We do not for moment imagine
that the American people wish that
any State should again be ruled by
Scott, a Moses or a Bullock. The
truth was that the control that was
necessary and even indispensable in
local affairs carried with it a censid-
erable influence in National affairs.
With the help of two Northern
States the South can elect the Presi-
ident and be master of the Govern
ment. We know that the power
would have been exercised wisely.
But the conquerers were not ready to
be ruled even to their own advantage
by TIE conquered, nor would the
South have been if Grant instead of
Lee h ID surrendered his army fifteen
years since. Besides this latent war
feeling. there was the mighty infiu-
ence of the bankers and shopkeepers
who had no particular objection to
10 the Democracy coming into place,
except that it involved a change of
soIhe sort-and they wished no
change of any sort. Why should
they? Business is good, money is
cheap-every department of trade is
overiiowing. 1t is tue that the cur
rency is IN an unstable condition, but
Il coOl>headed citizen not in debt
would not expeci from any party
which prostituted itself to the Plals
teds and De La Matyrs a better dol
lar than WOuld be furnished bv Chit