New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-07
THE GEEAT OflRAYD TERMIyER.
SOME ASPECTS OF The ELECTIONS.
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SOME ASPECTS OF The ELECTIONS.
POLITICAL MRNpACrr,Fs-THv UNSUCCESSFUL CAV
pIDATr-1HE INTELLIGENT CONT'T"ENcY
Well il is over. vs. have gone thrcata our quad
rennia! struggle. We have cast thai enormous v"'e
the like If which is not to be foubd N history
either proportions for its character Particulars
are dismal. 1t ia not exhilarating to consider the
falsehoods, the lbels and the damnable inAuendpes
with which party may seek 70 eject It's Inln. FOR
my own part, l have stood agha9' at lh'
men6acit;es of the election which has
inst been concluded Every day at oT'aN-
fast have been forced TO read in the newspapers
not mon nv side the II PSI astonishing inventions
A man VINO has been Cor forty years working FOR
polt,caI journals knows these lies a; sight 1t IS
not question OF belief at al. The story carries M
truth upon its face, and You feel its falsehood III
every fibre of Your constitution. You smell at once
what Is set down in malice; and II does nos smell
sweetly. have read IN my dag hundred election
lies Of greater less importance, uttered upon lA
own sIe or upon the other side and never y2t en-
countered one Of them which did nos
know from the start tn be unworthy OF moments
credepee An old politician cocks his eye at these
cur,osit.es of invention, ana decides by intuition
that they have neither length, breadth nor thick
ness Yet have known falschOOds to do candidates
| a infinite deal of harm. Still, 1t Is olly Tor
season. | am sure that honesty Is the best policy III
| the long r,In for any party; and / am not AFRAID
| tn saw that the prolonged success OF the
Republican party proves the truth Oh lHo
MAXIM if it needed proof. 1t is the square par9y'
| if may say so, which carries the most cire'iohs
| the party which is most definite lii IT'S platiofn'
and proves itself by action the most sincere in its
| nrofessions Nothing could have kept tue kcpuoh-
can party together SO long except genuine Veracii!
| and All honest purpose which challenged the punic
| approval 1t has made sad mistakes IhtIe nave
heen times when it well deserved to be beaten, ~
thoughts opponent did not deserve 10 be TRIUMPHANT
| II has held its own because it has been apon the
whole the most truthful ana the most nearly honest
OF course IL has not had much occasion for trlck;
| while the other side, doomed TO p rpetua dlSa-
pojntment unlucky nay say, and finding i's most
brilliin hopes clouded the end. seems 10 me u
have lost the dignity which comes OF being tru5'e
and the noble sense If honor which popular conn
| dence ought to inspire For my own part, M yer
| Gee if left in a minority without Il feeling OF
syupathy, which, | am stIll sure 1t does not en-
trey merit II IS not pleasant TO see ones fellow
creatures predestinately disappointed. never
| was = candidate for any Office in ny life,
! and if | had been, the Lord only knows how
| badly | should have been beaten, or how
much | should have hankercd for a word OF
| announcement. That is why | sym7aih q TO a linz
| it'd extent with gentleman OF the military genus
who has not been elected President OF the
| limited states fancy that ne expected to be
victorious; 1 am that his family bad no doubt
of his election. 1t WIS int melancholy, his break
| fast on Wednesday morning, when the newspapers
! were brought in. 1t was trouble beyond tea,
| cofae or even archovV toast and br0ied bacon.
He WAS So unused 20 that sort of ching. The tough
old politicians when they are Knocked over can
null themselves together and come up smiling.
Bnt the man who has not been elected
President of the United States was not
~ thar sort What the gods have sent to hun must
burt him in his enderes' parts He y ike child
who cannot lave wha; it cries for lie IS like one
who has been assured of great prize III the lottery.
and must make the best Of a blank. Nor Is he by
my means the only dreadiuily disappointed one.
| Thor, are those who have bet and lost; there are
thos, who we're sure, and now know how unasSured
Is assurance; there those who never, from tins
time FORTH VIII have any confidence III their own
iudgmrft; and there are others who have lost all
trust in the opinion Of their tellov-creaureS and
who must hereafter make the best of their way, be-
heying in nothing and i'll nobody. He mast be a
ferce pcltclan who is not little sorry for the
downfall of his enemies. There Is no evidence that
David was not sorry for Goliath. lie WAS 50 Big
and. Ike a beaten party, made such remarkably
impressive corpse.
Of election day, | saw the boys gathering
materials tor their evening bonfiros. Theirs was
the Happy confidence of youth. They reveiled IN
juvenile neutrality. They were ready to light the
festive blazs for either SIDE and were preparing
themselves. by the thefts OF barrels and OF boxes,
In illuminate their localities in honor of the winner
They might count upon better luck than the moiety
of the gentlemen in nomination. No declaration OF
the vote could prevent them from apply
mo the match and making all cheerful
IN their neghborhoods. And / am with the boys
If the returns had come III differently, should moi
have despared OF the Republic. l do not believe
that NV fellow-creatures can always go wrong
although when they do go wrong there Is the dew
and all to pay might be sure of temporary trou
BILE. but not of permanent disaster burned n'
barrels myself, but il | had done so 1t would have
been in honor moi 50 much Of "a candidate as OF al
Intelligent constituency. c. T. c.