Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-11-06
The Political ', ny and Wherefore.

| iiy for ciJhrr Hancock or G.rtie.G w..l ! probably not eXreed 2Ol or 300. --------~--s-
 The Political Why and Wherefore.
 The splendid victory ucuieycI by ] ihe Rcpuahcaus ou TUesIt, i- a graceful endOrscmeut of tlc parry uui valuable te-tmuuIi Ui the great services it has rendered the nation during perioI oI thuIy lusrs. The ] causes which lcI 70 ,urll % result are
 manifold. When the Union Wls uD-
 parrnlly struggling in tIe uHr,es of ] dissoluuOn, thc Repu.ll.au party, with invluCiO.e euer.- aud cOara g-, csme 10 the rescue. aui iJ Was saved. When Lincoln Was stricken down by the hand Of lLe assassin and uu.turr
 called 70 ti.i hi- place who was iu -yH- pathy with neither the D inc p es uUr the aims of the party, and 'E rt Was
 danger of iOsInE by sttle-cra'J what
 had been gained by 90 pCriIOus var,
 he Republican Iead. Is rallied To tue
 defense Q! the couitry, ani once more
 is unity and safely were u--u ed.
 Clothed at length with lul. p3 Fcr~,
 such Es arr upt Jn corrupt 1ni a mlr-
 alize political organizations, and
 haudicarprd with grave and novel
 spOn>ihililIes, involving c0muli-
 calcd questions pf ~tatr>mau-ai |. never
 hitherto determined, the Ulr'y marked out policy towards the SuJe, iG Tee belllOn, which, tEOsgI lerIacI ut the ume by many ub.e men, hgs com pIetely viudicatcd Its judgment and patriotism, Called up.u Co gupp.e with tnHuciai problems side ~ a CL the monetary puzziesrf the ul. w.rd
 dwindle into in>igniicance, the puty
 with uufaIierinE nerve s,rau-lrd the hydrI-he idei iIihcie, 70 JlI-l, and churlaiauS, uud ul thc immiH.ut risk oi popular CoudemuuI on, brought lue cOunry s1icly thrnuEh period ui profound and uueNampird depression 10 condition of absolute prosperity. These are some of the ~e vices Ji t4- Republican party, fr Uh ch Erlle- .ul people have given it another lease Of power.
 There were other reasons why American were unwilling Go make a change at this time. The beginning of the administrator ui {. l-i.cu
 Hayes Ghar which there has been uo better la history saw the S.I,- a-ely m rebellion thoroughly r.AaJl.uat-G md occupying theIr proper places iu the natiuua. column. L-ll;o Gcrer- mine their own political needs tIr novel spectacle Was prc-eutJ ot 3n united S.u.h. sOlId a~ the Grrciau phalaIX, anu appur,utIt as durable a- adamaut. Despite Inc uels tha millions of Coi0rJd men had been d.>- iranchI-ed in thJJ section. juut iu some States they outs uW b-r-d ih- whites; Ih..t these coiurtI people had been fecd by. Jhe R publican parry, aud that hot fears, nor ierr aches, nor threats could make hem vote any other than he R puhli.uu ticket, Jhe astonishing anomaly rename that The only open sesame lo puIlii;u perlermeut in ail that region was Jn- qualified adhesion 20 the Dem.cr Lic party, the organization wucu had plunged the coun ry into Jue War of
 eue.lIou and which had Geae D.,clru~ little tO relieve it from is caugJruus pre- icamcnt. The Dmccrlt- ID fur north took heart of grace. The lg1der~ from the south in the halls uI Com .reSs assumed bolt ani oeluul a.tI- Jude which did not become those but lately under the ban oi D0Iuct pro- ,criptiou, and only released through he maguauimity cf thc most uCuDr-
 us COverUm ut on tar-h. Al time- it was diiicIli Co distinguish which were the pafGosed ud which Were he paTdoLets Again was threatened throug4 party combinations thg lOs- uf uil that had h, en gained hy tle ier- rible orieaj O. battle. Lu.t-g into iancied security by 'hc a,m WitH which pro- perliy shrouIs tue sense the people were apuHrtic; and It Wa not until lhe'key- ul alarm wa~ sounded by the great leaders Of the party that they began to awaken rom their luiuS-ISe le'h rEv TAur rt- >pousive cry vibratei wltH DO UH,,r- tain tone The " Solid South lai iu f something real nuj allEe. ous tul the battle->clrred veteran and th- grav-haired sire who s'iii mguru-4 in his New EH-auI GO ia-e or his prairie hut the loss Of 30 noble boy OF a brace of Them. The people Oi the South might be honest, lucy might 5s true, but was it pruient ,p trust then : No. Let them ateui Co their own affairs flr a season yef. Let theu bind up the hideous -ap- auJ Wou1I- in thelr own "lairc c0lulf.c." Time enough for dominion aud power over the nation they had thrOI.ed with % death grip when they hTI cemoE- straied beyond the possibility of a doubt their capacity and tleir patriot ism.
 The tidal wave swept from Maine tn Michigan and from thence ac-"ss the Slcrras 10 the broad Pacific. itis not believed that in the v ,e Ot Tues day the North wished Co show hOstil- iiv Go the South. 1, wl- th ou come oi careful, prudent, thoughtful 9rec- ulatIon. The Republican party had done its duty faithiully and well, ani the peo.le were unwilling co irus. their old enemy without more decided signs of al1hst.on lhsa have been dis closed.