Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-04
Gnrsle,a Elee,ed pre.iaenl.

The appeal to sectional preiadca and
the scare of business men erifnlly stmu-
lated has produced the result sought by
the political lenieru and secured the
choice OF James (irrh4lj a. President
OF the United States fr th'' a"St four
years Az the JouRNAL has b'iey %
what II said about tins natter And shout
the character of the aurcssHtu candidate
il cannot but feel that this is serioua
calamity, not only injurious In The
countrys political interests td to HAT
regard tur personal character In
high public office 81 essential 10
the successful working OF popular
Government under any Hyalem whether
ihe power hu concentrated or ditiu5ed.
The Democrata have eontendei against
the mighty influence 81 iae desire OF Well
TODD people TO leave we'll enough alone,
anal though They are entitled largely to
the credit tor the very prosperity which
the oouutfy has enjoyed, they have had it
used ~ weapon against them
We think, too, that their campaign has
been badly managed from the start when
the interests of candidate chosen by the
influence which was determined that MIR.
Tilden should not again be a candidate
were committed to the hands of the very
men most disappointed by that decision.
OF course we do not charge, or even irsin-
u ite, that the National committee has not
done all il could do, but yet We think any
cause is safer in the hands of those who
cannot use as salve for its possible
defeat the declaration that il their
advice had been followed the result
would have been different. Again, though
Gen. Hancock has from the time of his
nomination to the present won more and
more of our respect, we think that his
nomination was mistake. simply because
it was not the brave assertion of its prin-
ciples which minority party ought to
make in seeking power, nor was he known
in advance to be the incarnation of the
principles the party did believe in. He
came to be known as such during the
campaign, but the party ought to have
started with this advantage.
But much as we regret the decision
made by the people yesterday, we reeog-
nize that it is their decision, and that it is
the duty of good and patriotic citizens to
look rather for what good may be brought
out of it than to attempt to make it appear
any worse than it really is. We have nc
faith in the moral stamina of Mr.. Garfield,
but we shall welcome such an adminislra.
ton by him as will show that we are mis-
taken. We believe that he has already sur
rendered in advance the control of his ad
ministration to the men surrounding Gen.
Grant but there, again, we shall be glad K
find we have misjudged him, and, on the
other hand, if thos9 who have differed
with us in this campaign shall lind that il
this 1t is they, rather than EVERY EVENING
who are mistaken, we still hope that there il
enough OF manhood aud the old love Of
free government left in the American
people to successfully rcHisl any ettemp
TO establish the one man power
Meanwhile there il nothing fol
those to do who believe the result yesterda'
is one which the country will regret
but to hope and work to avert any eyi
results they may fear. If it shall sppea
that our fears OF further progress towar