The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-24

with considerable number OF local Demo-
cratic politicians. or greater oT lesser note,
from whom have been able 20 0b.sin
personal opinion upon the CAUSES and Glti-
mate results of their defeat at the polls. Ali
appear to agree that their defeat was not at
tributable to any lcck of party faalty or
party purity, but to individual treachery.
A large portion are willing 10 lay their self
righteous hands upon the devoted head OF
John Kelly and make him the scape-goat
for the sins of the whole party. Bhilca few
are willing 10 divide the responsibility be-
tween John Kelly and Samuel J. Tilden
The latter profess to believe that the love
feast al Cincinnati between the Tammanyitcs
and Tildenites, about which So much was
said and promised, during the early part Of
the campaign, was after all but deception.
and that both parties had all tbs time been
carrying razors in their pockets, willing to
cut each Others throats and if needs be. sell
out the whole ticket, rather than surrunder
the political leadership in New York
Others are clearly of the opinion that the
nomination of Hancock and English was
mistake, because il was not at all likely
that Hancock could carry Pennsylvania,
simply because it was his native State, and
that English was known TO be unpopular in
Indiana and would be more likely to odetract
-han add strength TO the ticket
The greater portion Of this class say that
Samuel J. TiIden would have made the
strongest candidate the party could have
placed in the field. and insist that he could
have been elected, while others assert that
his strength in 1876 was only negative be-
cause the party in power was in great
measure held responsible for the panic that
had prostrated almost every branch Of in
dustry, and that since the revival of husi-
ness he would have been weak candidate
Barnum, the Chairman Of the Democrat
ic National Committee, is not held entirely
gili.tless. and comes in for at least a share of
,he responsibility for his stupidity in con-
Quoting the campaign, hut his cry Of fraud
atones for his failure.
A few of the more credulous, but less i'm
portant pretend to believe that it was the
lavish expenditure of money by Republi-
cans. and a dishonest count that elected
Garfield
There is evidently manifest disposition
on the part Of both the lesser and greater
lights of the party TO misplace the respon-
sibility, and miss:ate'the real'causes that led
the party to defeat when victory was in
bright and hopeful anticipation.
Il is not at all unlikely that the action of
John Kelly and the bitterness between him
ssd Tikien contributed somewhat TO the
size of the Republican majority in New
York, but the State would have been surely
Republican in spite OF anything that either
Kelly. or Tilden could have done II was
the honest, unpreiudiced, intelligent and
clear sighted voters Of New York that gave
the State to the Republicans. and not such
men ss Tilden and Kelly The business
men of New York did no; want n change
that promised 20 disturb the business Of
the whole country. and place the well-paid
and dignifird American laborcr in competi-
tion with the degraded panpcr labor Of Eu-
rope Il was the good sense of the people
and not 4 few corrupt Democratic politicians
that elected Garfield, as NAV be clearly in
ferred from the general result.
The State Of Indiana was regarded a the
most sound Democratic State north Of Ma
son and Dixon's line, and vet in spite Of
the most desperate efforts Of the party 70
keep her in line. She casf her vote for Gar
field and Arthur. Itwas no local quarrel,
unless IL was over English's barrel, that
gave Indiana to the Republicans, hut deep
feeling Of duty on the part Of the voters,
who had a deeper interest in the prosperity
of the country than in the Democratic par
" or any Of It's leaders Those who main
tain that the nomination Of Hancock was
a mistake are correct only in the sense that
it failed to have the magic effect upon the
country that il was expected TO produce
and not in the sense that he was a weak
and unpopular candidate. IL was the Dem
ocratic party that defeated Hancock and not
Hancock the Democratic party. 4 bad par
tv always makes bad candidate There IS
not enough character in any man, dead or
living, 10 lift the Democratic party from the
slough Of political degradation into which
it has fallen and lead it 10 victory To be-
lieve that such men az Philip Hart. Morey
and O'Brien, are more culpable than those
in high places. such as Barnum. Hewitt
Randall. Scott, Wallace, and host Of 9TH
ers, would require stretch Of charity be-
vond human endurance.
That the National Democratic Committee
availed itself of the services Of the liar the
forgerer, and the pcrjurer to defeat General
Garfield IS beyond any reasonable question
Of doubt. Not only did it avail itself Of
their services, bnt paid for them from the
general fund. Some excuse might be made
for those who lend their corrupt practices to
defame the character Of a great, good and
a pure man. 70 obtain money tosupply their
daily wants, bnt for those in high places
there is no excuse and no punishment
would be sufficient palliation for the enormi-
ty of such high crime.
The continued twaddle. during the cam
paign, about sectional harmony, was only
intened tn deceive the honest voter To
pretend that the Democratic party was sin
cere in its professions that it desired to
break down sectional lines by the election
Of Hancock would be misnomer in view
Of the FAC, that it took such deep pride and
solid comfort from the promise Of solid
South. 4 solid South mean. nothing less
than 10 keep alive and burning the issues Of
the war, kept alive by the advocacy Of the
lost cause. All the ado about sectional har-
mony before the election was only intended
az mask behind which the Democracy of
the North expected 10 masquerade unsUs-
pected OF is real intentions.
The Republican party has carried the
olive branch of sectional harmony ever since /
he war, and the South has refused to &C
,cpt it, because she is unwilling 10 surren- I
Ter the unholy principles for which She
bought. The Democracy of the North glo- !
-ies in a solid South, because il holds ont
lingering hope that some day she may ride /
INTO power upon the back of rebel mule
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ion OF the American people are to-day dy- /