Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
Journalistic Comments.

NEW YORK, November 4th.-The Journal Of Cone
merce Democratic says: The Republicans have
achieved very signal victory, and the country may
be congratulated that Garfield is fairly elected. The
result be accepted that the North is not will
ing to institute change of administration. We
have several times protested against personal de-
nunciations of the Republican nominees because
there was nothing to justify such vituperation We
hope the dominant party may have working ma
| iority in both Houses, that they may be held ac-
countaSle for the management of public affairs. We
shall give cordial support all that is just and
| honorable in the coming administration"
MEMPHIS, November 4th.-The 4 Aualdnche de-
clares that the denunciation of Garfield thief.
perjurer and liar was one element in the Democratic
| failure. The low character of Barnum's campaign
and his fantastic tricks was another The con.
sequences of the election will be dissolution of the
two solid sections.
The appeal says The Democrats have been
badly beaten. The solid South stands almost alone
for Democratic principles This section is more
sterny defeated than in 1860. The defeat is the
result OF appeal to sectional prejudice by Conk
ling and lesser satellites OF the stump, who Sian
dered the South.
NEW YORK, November 4th.-The Herald says
According to the increase of the voting popula on
during the last fcur years, Haneocks city majority
should not have been less than 60 000 if the Demo-
Gratis had held their own, but matter of fact It
has shrunk to Is 99B less than Tilden's similar
shrnkage has occurred in Brooklyn also through
sympathetic influences. 1t is these shrinkagcs
which have given the State Of New York to Garfield.
Now, who is responsible for them? Everybody
Enolrs tha recn ihla rpap Kalu uai tha
man who broke down the Democratic party in the
State last year, and elected Republican Governor
by plurality OF 4a IT. when the Democratic vote
If united was rye enough to have elected Demo.
cratic Governor by majority of 4,7s9. This gave
the whole vast State patronage into the hands of
HancGk's political adversaries TO be used in aid of
Garfield this year. That was the first act in the
tragedy. The second act was played a fortnight
| ago, when Kelly forced follower OF his own as
Democratic nominee for Mayor, with the desperate
design Of making the Democratic Presidential ticket
carry load through for his personal advan-
tage, no matter how much harm it might do to the
Hancock vote.
The Forld says Garfield will be chosen President
by the Electoral 2ote OF this State and this vote he
will receive only in consequence OF disastrous and
unexpected falling of in the Democratic majories
Of Brooklyn and this city That this falling off was
the result of causes quite outside of the national
contest is absolutely certain. The vote of New York
will be given to Garfield not because Garfield is the
choice OF the majority of the voters OF New York,
but because not for the first time in the history of
our municipal parties-local and personal interests
have been preferred to the general welfare of the
party and Of the country. Tweed, for example,
ta4a ~ tbo
the city Democracy his candidacy for reelection
to the State Senate. He was elected but the entire
county ticket and Legislature were sacrificed New
York hai secured Democratic city Government,
which is so far good thing; but it remains to be
seen whether New York could not have secured this
less cost than that Of 35 Electoral votes, which
added to I3s from the South, from New Jersey and
from Nevada, not to mention California and Ore
gon, would have elected Hancock President.
NEW ORLEANS, November 4th.-The Times says
The election Of Garfield, it is admitted, has virtually
disbahded the Democracy, at least a national
basis. At the same time it is thought that Garfield
will he the last Republican President; that new
and vigorous party will arise and sink old issues.
CHARLESTON Is. C.), November 4th.-The Netrs
and Courier concludes its leading article on the re-
suit as follows: We do not sor moment imagine
that the American people wish that any State should
again be ruled by a Scott, Moses or a Bullock
The truth was that the control that was necessary
and indispensable, in local affairs carried with
It considerable influence in national affairs With
the help of two Northern States the South could
elect President, and be master of the Govern.
ment. We know, think we know, that that
power would have been exercised wisely; but the
conquerers not ready to be ruled even to their
own advantage, by the conquered, nor would the
South have been ii Grant instead OF Lee had
surrendered his army fifteen years since Be
sides this latent war feeling there was mighty ID
fiuenee OF bankers, merchants and shopkeepers
who had no particular objection to the Democracy
coming into place, except that it involved change
OF some sort, and they wished no change of any
sort. Why should they? Business is good, money
IS cheap, every department of trade is fiourishng
LOUISVILLE, November 4th.-The Couriey-Jouy7,al
considers the defeat Of the Democratic politicians
due to the abandonment Of Tilden followed by
the revolt Of Kelly, the obduracy of Hendricks,
the nomination Of Lauders the ruling Of the Indiana
Supreme Court against the decision OF the people,
the nomination Of English, and campaign begun on
the low plane of besmirching General Garfield The
Greenbaek coalition rottenness was confession Of
weakness. English refused to come down with
stamps, ard 50 disa -pointment As party