Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-05

New York Times
There never YVES any logical reason for the
nomination of Gen. Hancock by the Demo-
cratic party. His crushing defeat is humil-
iation which he might have been spared.
His only claim to the temporary political
distinction which he received was his gallant
service in the war, and this distinction was
urged upon him by party whose only po-
litlcal tenet was that the war was dead and
gone issue and that its memories should be
buried fathoms deep. Hancock has proved
himself to be most unfit candidate, what
ever may be said of his qualifications as
soldier; but it is certain that even better
candidate than Hancock could not haveled
the Democratic party to victory.
Boston Advertiser.l
There will be no chance for Democratic in
genuity to prevent the grand result by the
most ingenious counting. The utter failure
of their hideousiy knavish political manage
ment should be a lesson even to the unlearn-
ing Democrats. The country has been saved
from a great peril. The election of Gen.
Garfield means the restoration of peace; it
means the awakening of the South to sense
that its party which can not save it as long as it
persists in maintaining its past and present
attitude. 1t means the maintenance of the
political policy that has brought back pros
perity to the country.
boston Post.1
The Democrats know what it is to be out
in the cold, and can stand it while longer.
If the ship under Capt. Garfield makes a
prosperous voyage, we shall all enjoy the
fruits of the venture. It it goes to the bot
tom, then all will 60 down with him.
lSt. Louis Democrat.
1t was glorious victory, but it was hard
fought battle. and the victory was won be-
cause the leaders were men of frmness 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 proud vindicstion of
the record they have made, plain ex-
preston of the purpose which animated
them, by proving by their steadfastness,
their frankness, determination, and their
firmness, that they were worthy of the name
of stalwart, in which name we have
conqured,
Detroit Free Press.
Many causes have contributed to the result,
for soma of which, no dubt, the Democratic
party and managers are responsible. Promi-
nent among the causes for which they are
not responsible is the disinclination, in q
time of general prosperity, to make any
change in the administration of the govern
ment. For this prosperity the sRepublican
party is entitled to no credit. It resulted
from favorable seasons, enormous crops,
and last, though not least, from Democratic
economy and retrenchment In Congress.
Detroit Tribune.
A great national peril has been passed.
The Democratic purpose to ''count inn Han
cock if the slightest pretense could be found
for such course has scarcely been disguised.
The threat, 1--WE have the counting power
this time" has been common enough in
chance discussion, and has figured also in
speeches of in fuential men and in columns
of prominent papers. The people have
turned into gasconade what was meant for
challenge to civil war.
lSpringfeld Republican.
The Republican psrty has won the fruits
OF progressive administration. 1t is the pro-
gressiye party in spite of all reactionary
tendencies and partial reversion to the war
issues. 1t gets ahead. 1t resumes specie
payment; it purifes the administration; it
dropped the controversy with Southern State
governments; it declines to renominate Gen.
Grant; it goes to Garfield in hope that he
will improve even on Hayes, and has
elected Garfield chiefly because the country
sees that under HIM the work of administra-
tive reform can go on without interruption,
while under Hancock the public would GO
back to chaos, and it would take at least two
Democratic administrations of the best in
tentious and purest surroundings to choose
and train civil service as decent and
efficient as that we have to-day. 1t would
be mistake to say that the election of Gar
field means ''no change" as the conviction
OF the popular mind. It means rather no
abandonment of what we have obtained by
new and reckless distribution of Offices as the
spoils of Democratic success; no reproduc-
ton in 1880 Of the Jacksonian practice of
fifty years ago; no reaction; no going back
ward; no change for the worse, but every
time progress; change for the better; the re-
tention of the party in power, because it is
easier to repair than to destroy and recon-
struct; progress from Hayes to Garfield, be-
cause it is easier for Garfield to improve
upon Hayes, under the embarrassments of
Democratic success. Progress is the impera-
tive law of the conservation of ethical
power.
Philadelphia Times.
Never before in our history were SO many
reluctant votes for any successful Presi-
Dental as were yesterday given Gen. Gar
field. He inspired no enthusiasm in his
own contest, and he was excused rather than
trusted in his public record by hundreds of
thousands who aided in his election. He
receives the sceptre of free people when
prosperity reigns from the eastern to the
western seas, and from the lakes to the
gulf, and he will be expected to administer