The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10
rhe Preeidential ELECTION.

The country is to have four years
more of Republican rule. Gen. Gar
fields majority is decisive enough to
settle the question. The Northern
States with the exception probably of
New Jersey have gone Republican
and the Southern States have gone
Democratic. Delaware has always been
cIassed with the solid South, and
though the Republicans have gained in
that State, she has kept her place in
the Democratic column.
The Cincinnati Convention did its
work we'll 1t nominated a good cam
didate for the Presidency, and adopted
a platform remarkable for its soundness,
and its incisive, unequivocal expression
of Democratic sentiment. But nothing
could avail against the vigor, dash, tact
and reckless daring of the Republican
managers Of the campaign on the one
side, and the weakness, inefficiency, in
consistency, and laundering Of the Dem
ocratic leadership on the other. To
begin with, the failure of the Democrat
ic leaders to count in the Democratic
candidates who were elected in 1876 by
popular majority Of 260,0 900, and a
majority of % in the Electoral College,
was stunning blow from the effects Of
which the party had not recovered.
Tens, and probably hundreds, of thous-
ands Of voters, reasoned with them
selves, that if the agents of the people
representing a party which had
an overwhelming majority Of the
popular branch of Congress, would
not perform the duty devolved upon
them by the Constitution and Sc
cure to the people the fruits of the
victory they had won after a hard strug
gle in 1876, what guarantee would they
have that the same party would not per-
nit itself to be swindled out Of a victory
won in 1880? 1t is fearfully demoraliz-
ing for party to lose confidence in the
capacity and fidelity Of its leadership.
With the federal Administration in the
hands of the Democratic party, the vic
tory would have been easy. As it was,
the Democracy were compelled to en-
counter the influence Of more than one
! hundred thousand office-holders, and all
the money Of the government.
- Following the example of the Conven-
ton of 1876, the Convention Of 1880
adopted an emphatic resolution pledging
: the party to a Tariff for revenue only"
and against the present infamous Repub,
lican system rightly stamped as "a mas
ter piece ofinjustice, inequality and false
pretence. But the party leaders i'll
the pivotal States shirked the issue,
and the honest, supplemented Demo
cratic candidate was tempted from his
propriety and induced to say that Gree
trade is folly" How many opposers
of the present villianous system (Which
costs the people four times more than it
produces revenue to the country" were
discouraged from further efforts to
overthrow it, there is no means of as
pertaining.
The attempt of certain leaders to
make it appear that Gen Hancock was
in favor of destroying the Greenback
currency which neither the record of the
Democratic party, nor the Cincinnati
platform, nor his letter of acceptance,
warranted was one of the causes of the
defeat in Indiana by which the prestige
of the party in the contest, was lost.
For four years more the government
will remain in the hands of the Repub-
lican party. But the Overlooking
scourge will yet pass through, and when
least expected, it will be swept from
power as with the Bosom of destruction.
No true patriot will despair of the Re
public