The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-11-10
The Election.

Since our last publication the world has
been informed Of the election OF James A.
Garfield, OF Ohio, the Republican candidate,
to the highest office in the worlG-that OF
President OF the United States. The Demo-
cratic party has been incontestably beaten,
and 1t becomes us as good citizens TO abide
the result without a murmur. Whatever
doubts the world may have had OF the cleo
1ion OF President Hayes 1t can have no mis-
givinss as to the election OF Garfield. 1t re-
quires more manhood to sustain ourselves un-
der defeat than In success, and we hope that
our people will be now, as they ever have
been in the past, equal TO the occasion. We
should give way 10 no unmanly murmurings,
but should accept the situation in good faith.
and yield gracefully to the will OF the major
ity. Democratic principles make the demand
that we should accept Garfield as our Presi-
dent as gracefully as we should have expect
ed the Republicans to accept Hancock as
their President, had he been elected.
In the election of Garfield we see nothing
to prevent our continued prosperity as a ma
ton O. as Individuals. The financial policy
OF the country, we presume, will not be dis.
turbed and 1t Is certain that the ~husbandman
will be rewarded for his labor In the future as
fully as he has been paid in The past. The
Constitution of the United STATES protects US
from aggression by the party in power at
Washington, and a wise Democratic State
Government in Columbia will insure peace
and y osperity to our people, If they will on
" devote their undivided energies as becomes
good and Peaceable citizens, to the work OF
building up their " individual fortunes.
Garield's name has been smirched by charges
OF corruption, but 1t must be acknowledged
that he Is q man Of ability. Having been born
in a cabin, without friends, and having made
his way by regular and constant steps until
lie has reached the highest Office within the
Gift cc tie people, it Is not 10 be wondered OF
that he should have made some missteps on
the way. The man who could rise 10 That eS-
allied position without doing some act to
which his opponents could object, would be a
prodigy indeed. We take 1t that Garfield is
about as good as the average politician, ana
. that q man Of his ability n success In lie
is not born to hate. Men who have the FAC
ulty to hate, well developed, seldom rise to
high position ; and while political aspirants
are governed by extreme men, 1t Is we'll
known fact, when a man takes the oath and
assumes the duties OF Office. that he Is govern
ed entirely by the conservative sentiment.
With these facts before us we think we have
reason to hope that Garfield will make a good
President for the whole country. While 1t Is
10 be regretted that we nave been so signally
defeated in the contest for National honors,
yet we nave the glorious reflection that, with
the exception OF Beaufort, Oranseburg, and
Sumter, South Carolina Is Democratic from
~ oo,,,toinc IN tho COO With OoNt corpt,,
and State Governments We shall not be cast
down for the reverse which We have expert
enced In the Presidential contest. Taking 1t,
all in all, we have cause TO be thankful that
we are in as good q condition as we are.