The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-09
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
ON THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION.
Vicksburg Herald.

The republican party is backed bya solid
north; the democratic party ID backed 10y
solid south This explains the result, bet
we must look further to discover how the
republican party was able to combine the
north against us. 1t was able to do 1t be-
cause we combined the south. A dozen re-
publican districts and three or four repub
lican states IN the south would have en-
ab!ed the democratic party to elect Han
cock with all ease. He would have carried
ten northern states. But the solid south
crushed him down as if he were loaded
with lead, while his opponent with q bad
record is elected by wonderful ODDS We
have allowed our extreme men to have TOO
much influence We have shouted for .
full vote, free ballot and fair count,
while we wnked at almost any effort TO
pul! this or that candidate through We
have denounced the grab game of the re-
publicans, but at the same time we have
played it pretty strong ourselves
Chicago Times.
The Campaign" throughout, and on
both sides, has been conducted in a thor
oughy disgraceful way. 1t has in no re-
spect been combat of opinions, but in al
most all respects battle OF lying, villitica-
ton, slandery forgery, perjury aud whole
sale mud.throwing. There has seldom
been presidential squable marked by less
manlness or more reckless yicioasness
among the party hos es. 1t is q great mis-
fortune that the country can hot be assured
it is the last disgrGceiul spectacle Of the
kind it will be condemned to witness. Who
ever the president elect may be it is a
national misfortune which dewlves us of
the feeling Of satisfaction that would come
with knowing that the country would not
be tormented 10y another disgracetul SQUAD
bic over the election of the American
monarch for at least decade. A change
of the reigning monarch once in ten years,
with the disgraCeful accomplishments that
now visit their indeccncies upon US quadren.
nially is often enough.
Cincinnati Gazette
The election of Gen, Garfield Is vic
tory which has no alloy Of evil to any peo-
pie or section Of this great nation. 1t gives
stability to the present reign of prosperity
over the whole land, while it threatens not
the right or privilege Of any man or state
or section. 1t leaves to the people OF the
southern states, as TO the northern, the
trust of governing themselves, and this
with the good wishes Of the victors that
they will see that il IS for the interest of
all that every person shall have equal pro-
lection Of law in civil rights and political
franchises 1t has this rare quality for a
party victory, that il gives security to a
general condition which all parties desire
10 have continued.
Missouri Globe Democrat
twas glorious victory, but it was a
hard-fought battle, aud the victory was
won because the leaders were men Of frm-
ness and courage, men who knew their
own minds and trusted their own strength,
because they knew that the emergency
could be met, not by any apologies for the
past nor professions for the future, but by
aproud vindication Of the record they had
made, an q plain expression Of the pur-
pose which animated them, by proving by
their steadfastness, their frankness, deter
mination and their irmness that they were
name we have conquered.
Memphis Appeal.
There was the mistake Of nominating
English instead Of Mcdonald or Hendricks
Of Indiana; the gross mismanagemcnt Of
the .nvass by the democratic national
COMMITTEE, which, directed by 9arnum
neve Sc to anything like an equality
with ,grcat issues at stake. There wa.
also want Of bold and aggressive can
vassei to meet the greot speakers Of the
rtpublisan party, the weight of whose
NAME alone was a tower OF strength. To
TINS hvst be added the indiscrctions Of
some "Qur southern speakers, who, en-.
amorcd 9national fame, went about
speaking ,'r pveral OF the northern states
In every ,ns. making arrows 10 be shot
by repuo,,.,aN ooB with fatal precision
at the ouiis '''X the democratic tar,c,