Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-11-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES.
The Democrats in Alabama are making
q desperate effort to deprive the Hon.
VIM. M. Lowe, Republican Greenback
Congressman-elect, of his 1000 majority
Their flimsy excus, is worthy of
Garcelon. The law of Alabama prohibits
pictorial designs upon ballots. loves
tickets were headed VIII. District" and
the Democratic strict constructionists
insist that Arabic numerals AREA pic
t0rial design"
THE Chicago Inter-Ocean says the
Democratic howl about "the popular
vote" being in favor of their candidate.
though defeated in the electoral college,
will have to cease. Even allowing the
fictitious and the unrepresentative ma
jorities sent up from the solid South, and
Garfelds majorities foot up orer one hun
dred thousand more than those giren
Hancock. More complete returns. it is
believed, will swell the Republican col
umn, so that it will exceed the Demo-
cratic over two hundred thousand. When
the hundreds of thousands of disfran-
chised Republicans in the solid south
are taken into account, it is easy to see
how overwhelmingly in favor of liberty
and right are the American people.
No candidates in presidential cam
paign has done more than Mr.. Garfield
to endear himself to the intelligence
and moral sentiments of the American
people. No man has made speeches to
30 many different delegations, represent
ing such diversified interests, and said
the right and courteous thing, without
ever stopping over" When his election
was clearly settled by the kilograms of
Tuesday night he made the following re-
marks to friends present: Gentlemen,
this result means three things: First,
that the American people believe in the
nationality of the government; second,
that they believe in a good, honest
healthy financial policy; third, they are
determined not to narrow and disgrace
the sphere of America politics by indOrs-
ing campaign of personal abuse"
The Detroit Free Press of last Satur-
day says: The latest returns from the
various Congressional districts indicates
that the Republicans have carried
most of the doubtful districts, and even
some of those which were regarded
Thursday as having certainly gone
Democratic including among the latter
class one or two Missouri districts.
The present indications are that the
Republicans will have majority over
all opposition, and the probability of
their control strengthened by the fact
that the Congressman elected in Pennsyl
vanilla and Missouri bya a coalition of
Greenbackers and Republicans will act
with them in all matters pertaining to
the control of the House. The vote in
a dozen or more districts is so close,
however, that until complete returns
are received the exact status of the
House cannot be given.
THE Manchester, England, Guardian,
the most influential representative of
the provincial press. comedies with the
London papers in congratulating both
parties on the decisive result of the cleo
ton, leaving no opening for disputes 1t
says: There seems to be no reason why,
if the Democrats do not change their
tactics, the Republicans should not hold
Office for another twenty years. Proba-
bly, the former wouldIdo well to let the
question Of State rights drop as fat as
possible, into 0bscurity. 1t behOOves
them to find another rallying cry. This
may eventually be furnished by free
trade, which succession of bad har-
vests or the gradual exhaustion of the
soil may bring into the range of prac-
tical politics. There is no possibility of
modification of the tariff, at least for
four years. There is, however, some con-
ISOLATION for this in the fact that the
Republican policy is otherwise friendly
with England"
AFHER the October defeats of the Dem
ocracy in Ohio and Indiana frightful
howl was raised about the tyranny of u
s. supervisors of elections at the polls,
under law which the confederate con-
gress has been prevented from repeating
by the veto of President Hayes, after
their desperate attempt to starye the
government. 1t was declared that if a
perfectly free election could take place
the Democracy would carry those two
great states. At the November election
there were no U. s. supervisors at the
polls. The law of congress only author
ICES them when congressional elections
take place, and on Nov. 2 only presiden.
tial electors were chosen. But the Re.
publican majority was increased 1000
or more in Indiana, 1900 or more in
Ohio. Thus it appears that the Demo
crazy were not so badly crushed when
there were supervisors as when there
were none, and their bowls is therefore
causeless. The supervisor law is good
one, nevertheless, and ought to stand as
a barrier against fraud or violence. In
half the counties of Indiana where il
was applied in October, petitions
were presented by Democrats, and I'M
der the law each political party is en-
titled to have one supervisor at eacf
polling place, to see that there is an
| honest election and fair count.