The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-13
Comments of The Press.

FROM the N. Y. Tribune, Rep.l
Men of the South, a word with
you. You are beaten again. GIVE Il
up new. The IDEAS of the Rebellion
VIII nsver triumph m rus eelilllfaS.
You can never run this government
on the principles for which Lee and
Jackson fought. You will never
again haYe AS good Il chance to win
as you had this time. Why knock
your head against the wall of North.
ern sentiment: Half million OF
men did not die for nothing during
those four terrible years which you
remember SO well. This is Nation.
Its citizens are all equal before the
law.
Why not manfully recognize these
two great facts which yesterdays s
election emphasized anew? Give up
your notion that it is your duty to
your section" to stand by the party
which sympathized with the South
during the war. No section has any
claims upon you. Secti"nalism is
dead. The Union, one and indiyisi>
ble, alone has right to your allegi-
auce. Open your minds to the less
SONS OF the hour. Let bygones be
bygones, and resolve that in future
there shall he tolerance and fair play
in your States, and that the right of
every citizen to vote as he pleaSes
and have his vote honestly counted
shall be protected.
One thing more. Don't you think
you have truste the Northern Dem
ocracy long enough? Has it ever
helped you? Has it not repeatedly
deceived you with false promises and
eft you to bear the brunI of defeat :?
Why not try the party of ideas and
progress now 4? 1t cherishes no mall
ice. Republicanism is just as well
adapted for your. latitude as for ours.
TFrom the New York Journal of Commerce,
Democrat.
The Republicans have achieved a
very signal victory. 7 he Democrats
haye been defeated throughout the
entire Northern States. But there is
something more than this; the vic
toiy has been gail ed and the defeat
inflicted by the honest counting of
votes; and the country may be con-
graduated that the newly elected
President may take his seat with the
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 Suf-
frages of the people. Even if it is
found that, taking the whole country
together, the numerical superiority
in the popular vote is on the side of
the defeated candidate, it is still eyi-
dent that very considerable major,
ity of the people IN the Northern
States are unwilling to institute IA
change of administration or t. trust
the Democratic leaders with execu
tive authority, and that General
Garfield is fairly entitled to his inau-
guration. We have, nevertheless,
protested against the offensive man>
ner in which the campaign was
conducted. Many of the Republicans
assumed tha! all the virtue and pa.
triotism of the country were on the
side of that party. But still greater
offence WAS committed by Democratic
speak ers and writers in personal do
nunciatlOnS of the character Of the
Republican nominees. There was
nothing to justify such yituperation.
We hope that the dominant party
will soon have working majority
i'll both branches of Congress, that
they may be held fairly accountable
for the management ot public affairs.
[From the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution, Dem.J
1t is the elimination OF a series oil
blunders, beginning with the Potter
committee and ending with the sur
render OF the party TO the selfish
whims OF an element which mad Mr..
John Kelly for its commanding gen
eral, and Mr.. Thomas A. hendricks
as IA volunteer adjutant--blunders
tlanked and supported and almost
overshadowed by IA halting, limping
campaign. which crippled Itself atresh
at every corner. Whatever regrets
we may have over the result are
largely tempered by the fact, that, as
far as the Democratic party is con-
cerned, ii Will be effective in bring
ing to the front new forces, new