Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-11-11
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS
On the Result Of tho Presidential
Election.

NEW YORK, NOV. 3.-Ibc Times (Repo
this morning says the sober patriotic people
Of tho United States have great reason to be
specially thonkful for the result Of the clec
ton yesterday. The Republican candidates
have won the electoral votes Of this State
by an overwhelming majority, aud with
these the electoral vote of every State that
in 1860 was not tainted with the curse Of
slavery. 1t is great victory for all ideas
which uudnrlic tho American systcu Of
government. 1t settles many questions
which only yesterday were open TO some
dispute. 1t determines in tho first place
aud chiefly that the government of the ma
ton shall be national, and not q. govern
aIcnt of party or section or race. 1t extin.
euis.cs forever tho mad hope Of The politi
cal leaders of the South that they can retain
power which they have shown in their own
section, and no greater bcncfit gould have
bcen conferred on the section, as well as on
the rest Of the Union. The extent of ,hc
Republican victory yesterday also puts at
rest all fears that there can TIC uny dispute
os 10 carrying into practical effect the dc
cision of the country. This is Cause for
special thanktulncss. Now there is no pos
sibility of he success aud the desperate
game which the Democratic leaders were
prepared to play.
Tie Evcuiug Ccmmcrciol (Rcp has
the following: ''Ihc great vic,o,y tha,
has been won shows that the people of the
Northern States arc true TO the principles
for which Grant, Sherman, Garfield and
Hancock fought. There were other Issues,
hut this was tho great ovcrpowcring one
The tariff played lis part, but was it not lhe
fear Of the South that brought the tariff
question out? The South, as managed to.
day, is nntagonistc to the North in all its
parts. The demand for free trade comes
from tho South. Tho changes asked for
were first heard there. 1t was the detcrm
ination that the South should not rule this
country, through Hancock, Bayard. or any
other Northeru man, that brought about
the result of yesterday. Men may deny
this-may succr at the bloody shirt, aud
pirate about sthc war being over but these
are facts and can't be disputed"
The Journal of Commcrcc (Rep J 10
commenting on the election sys: "'rhc
Republicans have achieved very siynal
victory. The Democrats have been defeat
ed throughout the entire Northern States,
local exceptions being insufficient to qualify
tho general success of their opponents. 1t
may be said by heated partisans smarting
under defeat that there have been fraud,
bribery aud oppression to produce this re-
suit. We conccde that oil which official
power and lavish use of money could do
has been done to secure this grea. victory
for the dominant party, but there is some.
thing more than this victory that has been
gained, and defeat Inflicted by an honest
counting Of the votcs, and the country may
be congratulated that tho newly elected
President may take lis seat with 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 suffrages of tho people Many of the
Republicans assume that all the virtue and
patriotism Of the country wero on tho side
of that party, but a still greater offcnse was
committed by the Democratic speakers and
writers in the personal denunciation of the
character of the Republican nominee
There was nothing to justify such vitupera--
ton. We Lope tho dominant party will
soon have working majority in both
houses of Congress that they may be held
fairly accountable for the management of
public affairs. They have an opportunity
to redeem themselves from the charges
heretofore justly brought against thcm, by
exercising noble magnanimity toward their
brethren of the South, to whom thcy owe
nothing directly for their present triumph.
There is no reason why, even for political cf.
fcot, thero should still be any show of hos
tility against the people Of the Southern
States, and if the hand is now held out to
them in fraternal kindness there will soon
bo no complaint of & solid party vote in that
section Of the country"
The Evening Post, lRep.) in tho course
of its leading editorial on tho reyplt, says
there was still t}9Ra patent reqssR for tho