Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-11-06
PRLSS OPINIONS.
Views of, the Leading News
papers on the Election.
From the New York Sun, Dem.

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were living, and members Of the
Democratic party, they would be full
~ conscious of the fact that they
were beaten, and pretty badly beaten.
The man at the head of the ticket
was all that was said of him yester-
day when we remarked General
Hancock is a spotless candidate, an
honest man, brave soldier, an in
corruptible patriot, true Demo-
crat." He was even, as was said in
proposing his nomination at the Gin
einnati convention, 1.-THE Superb"
but the event has shown that he was
not exactly adapted to he the candi-
date of the Democratic party for
President.
Hancock is good Union man,
whose fidelity and patriotism have
been written on the battlefield in
the red ink of his own blood. But
the published daily list Of old rebel
soldiers visiting him would half fill
an album, and this circumstance
alone alarmed many voters. Then
in business everybody knew that
Hancock had not the advantage of
an experience like Tilden's.
At all events, whatever the con-
trolling causes may have been, the
Democrats are beaten. Let them
take the defeat like men. The Re-
publicans have undoubtedly done
many things to carry the country
which will not help them on the road
to heaven; but there has been some
practices on the Democratic side not
altogether sanity. The past is lost
in all but the admonition to be gain
ed from its experiences. The future
remains still open.
There is one thing to be said about
Garfield Cakes Ames is dead, and
he can have no more transactions
with him.
We will try to do him justice. We
will praise him if he affords us an
opportunity. AT the same time, we
Will watch him as man not deserv-
ing such high trust should be watch
ed in the Office of President.
From the New York Tribune, Rep.
Men of the South, word with
you. You are beaten again. Give
up now. The ideas of the Rebellion
will never triumph in this country.
You can never run this government
on the principles for which Lee
and Jackson fought. You will never
again have as good chance to win
rs you bad 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 years which you remem-
Der so well. This is a Nation. Its
citizens are all equal before the law.
Why not manfully recognize these
two great facts which yesterdays
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. Sectionalism is
dead. The Union, one and indiyisi-
bic, alone has right to your allie
glance. Open your minds to the
lesson of the hour. Let bygones be
bygones, and resolve that in future
there shall be 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 trusted the Northern De-
mocracy long enough? Has it ever
helped you? Has it not repeatedly
deceived you with false promises.
and left you to bear the brunt of
defeat? Why not try the party of
ideas and progress now? 1t cher
ishes no malice. Republicanism is
Just as well adapted for your latitude
as for ours.
From the New York Herald, Ind
The one great and grave danger
to the country-a result so close as
to be disputable-has been avoided,
and for this all good citizens, all
aen who love their country, no mat
ter for whom they voted, VIII be de-
voutly thankful.
There will be time enough hereaf-
ter to discuss The causes of the over
Whelming victory of the Republi-
cans. 1t is plain, however, that the
country does not fancy the "solid
South" and that it does not admire
the lack of brains and of principles
for which the Democratic canvass
was chiefly conspicuous.
To these general reasons must be
added this, that the American peo-
PIE, who are, like all free people,
conservative, and properly so, were
inclined to let well enough alone.
They saw no sufficient reasons for a
change in administration. The
Democrats asserted that there were
such reasons but the vote shows
that they were able to convince the
people.
From the New York Times, Rep.
But for New Jersey, still appar.
entity Bourbon in the midst of prog.
gess, it would have been solid
North against a solid South.
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