The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-11-12

The WANT oYA PoMCr.-New York, Novem-
Der 3.-The Evenasg Post tRep..) insthe course
| Of its leading editorial on the result, says:
''There was sill q more potent. reason for the
inefhciency of the Democrats. and that was
their want of q definite policy and the faithless-
uess to such fragments ofpolicy as they had posi-
lively avowed A party in opposition which
invites the people to abandon party in power
has two things to do. Il must prove the party
in power either thoroughly and practically un-
worthy Of trust, and must provide consistent
and attractive scheme Of measures wherewith
to supplant the incumbenL Now the Demo-
cratic party rassap. opposition md noi mere.
1t had great DIAL to say against the Repdblf
cans and proved great many mistakes, miscar-
| riages and positive offences, but IL had nothing
to substitute that was better. On all questions
of legislation likely to arise it was quite at sen.
AS to finances il coalesced freely with The addle-
headed teachers of the paper money gospel, and
it did so in the face of its own most honorable
traditions;
FEAR OF THE South WAS THE CAUSE.-THE
Euening Commercial has the following: The
great victory that has been won shows that the
people of the Northern States are true to the
principles for which Grant, Sherman, Garfield
and Hancock fought There were other issues,
but this was the great overpowering one. The
tariff played part, but was it not fear Of the
South that brought the tariff question out p.
The South as managed to-day is antagonistio to
the North in oil its parts The demand for free
trade comes from the South. The changes
asked for were first heard there. II was a de-
termination that the South should not rule @tAts
country through Hancock, Bayard, or any other
Northern man that brought about the result Of
yesterday. We may deny this, may sneer at the
"bloody shirt" and prate about the "war being
over,' but these are facts and cannot be dis
puted. 4
A CHEERFUL Voice FROM THE SoUTH.-Atian-
to, Ga, November 3.-Commenting on the re-
suit of the election the Constitution says: 1t is
the elimination of series Of blunders begin
ming with the Potter commission and ending
with the surrender Of tile tfsf party to the selfish
whims Of ON element which had Mr.. John Kelly
for its commanding general and MIR. Thomas A.
Hendricks as volunteer adjutant-blunders,
aanked and supported and almost osrrshadowcd
by halting, limping campaign which crippled
itself at every corner.
Whatever regrets we may have over the result
are largely tempered by the fact that rs far as
the Democratic party is concerned it will be eff
fective in bringing 1.-the front new forces. new
issues, now men. The thoughtful Democrat
will draw from it consolation that much Of the
rubbish that has formed the stock in trade OF
shftless politicians and reckless leaders will be
swept away and room made for issues that are
practical and paramount 1t would appear that
the line of sectioaalism has been sharply drawn
by the voters of the North, but there is nothing
depressing in this fact. We willing that
the North should draw a sectional line in poll
tics if the South be permitted to draw, too, o
sectional line with respect to progress and i'm
provement Of those conditions and forces which |
make people happy in their fields, their work.
shops and their homes. We have prosperous
future before us, and to this end we should look
intently. We have the cause of public educa-
ton to promote, and the welfare of great and
growing section to foster. The South expected
little more from Gen. Hancock's administration
than it will ask from Gen. Garfeld's. We want
nothing more than simply exact, absolute JUS
tice. If the new President owes nothing TO tho,
South, he at least owes something to the coun-
try, and we shall be glad to see him cancel this
debt by giving administration as fair, just
and clear as that Of Mr.. Hayes.
DIdNIFED AND SENsIBLE-New York, Novem-
ber 3.-The journal ef Commerce, in comment
ing on the elections says: The Republicans have
achieved very signal victory. The Democrats
have been defeated throughout the entire North.
ern States, the local exceptions being insufficient
to qualify the general success Of their opponents
1t may be said by heated partisans. smarting
under defeat, that there have been frauds bri- |
Lery and oppression, to produce this results
We concede that oil which official power and
lavish use Of money could do has been done to
this great victory for the dominant party,
but there is something more than this. The
victory has been gained and the defeat inflicted
by an honest counting of the vote, and the coun-
try may be congratulated that the newly elected
President may take his seat with feeling of
satisfaction that, over and above the votes that
may have been unduly influenced on either side,
he has been fairly elected by the suffrages of
the people. Many Republicans assume that all
virtue and patriotism Of the country were on the
side of that party, but still greater offence was
committed by Democratic speakers and writer's
in their personal denunciation Of the character
Of the Republican nominee There was nothing
to justify such vituperation. We hope that the
dominant party will soon have working ma
jority in both houses of Congress, and that they
NAV be held fairly accountable for tho poonao