The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30
Macon Telegraph, Nov. 2l.l
THE POLITICAL SITUATION :
THE HILL LETTER.

The quadrennial Presidential battle has
been fought and won. The immediate
result is known /; the ultcrior consequences
can only be conjectured.
The contest has been one exceedingly
close and uncertain. Garfield has received
a majority of the electoral votes; Han
cock q majority of the people. This has
been the case before. In l849 General
Cass had large popular majority, yet
General Taylor was elected so, also, in
1860, Abraham Lincoln received very
large majority of electoral votes, while
the popular vote was largely against him.
Tilden in 1876 had large popular major
ity, and respectable majority in the
electoral college, but was defrauded of the
latter. From his success, and the wrong
done him by the fraud, and the indigna-
tion naturally excited in the minds of all
true and unbiased men, it was reasonable
to believe that the country would avenge
this wrong as much as possible by elect
ing General Hancock. Such was the con-
viction of the Southern people, but not
well founded, as events have proved.
Haper's Weekly, one of the foremost
Republican organs, said in the outset the
Democratic party made ridiculous fig
ure before the public with the cry Of
fraud" and yet the man who had been
wronged-Tilden-no the nominee of
the party. This was the plain, unvar-
nished truth stated by an adversary. 1t
was deemed necessary to carry the State
of New York, and the belief was fixed
and almost universal that Mr.. Tilden
could not carry that State. This may or
may not have been true, but, as it hap
pened, New York was lost anyway, to
say nothing Of Indiana and Connecticut.
Whether any one could have succeeded
better than Hancock is uncertain. One
thing is patent: it is not wisdom to rely
on any pivotal State nor on men. The
true policy is to stand on principles, and
these embodied in a capable man, no
matter where he resides, and any local
opposition which may attach to him.
Bayard, for instance, is thorough states
man and splendid champion of Democ-
racy, although from little Delaware.
Hancock was indeed as near faultless as
any man in public life, but he represented
no great distinctive principles Of the
Democratic party. In fact, he was no
statesman. In regard to the tariff he
was not less acceptable to the South than
General Garfield; on financial issues the
parties and men are substantially unit.
The greenback mania is dead and such
folly does not belong TO either of the two
great parties, yet it did not die before it
had done great damage to the Democrats.
They have been charged, and justly,
with coquetting with this humbug The
problem Of national finances has been de-
ccided very effectually, and the party in
power, as usual, takes all the honor upon
itself Many Democratic leaders. how
ever, seriously dispute this honor with
them. This satisfactory result in our
national finances ID undoubtedly largely
due to the rule Of the Democracy in the
Southern States, whereby prosperity has
been restored to them, whereas under the
infamous Radical aud a acarpetbag !" rule
they were deoaying and dying, going in
fact into semi barbarism. Let not this
net. 30 'patehs and 90 potent, be forgotten
by that olan of politicians; who propose
y bury. tie paEtg which has made them
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letter which hos seceiyed much notice
fforn the press and public generally. I
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