Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-11-11
Comments of the Press on the Result.

New YORK, November 4-The Times saws:
The Democratic newspapers of this city and
vicinity are sadly at variance with each other
in their explanation Of their overwhelming
defeat. One organ puts the blame upon bad
management by the Democrats and the
machine distribution Of the Republicans.
Another processes alarm at this apotheosis of
Grantism. 1t is generally argeed, however.
that the doubtful States, including New York
of course, were colOniZed by repeaters from
some undiscovered country in which there
was no election ON Tuesday, It does not
seem to have occurred to the minds of these
wiseacres that the people Of the United States
| have had something to do with this election.
| The Democrats have failed through all the
canvass to understand the temper of the peo-
pie They thought that votes could be made
| by using childish tricks and Stories They
are still in the dark so far as the popular
understanding and Judgment are concerned.
Why not come to the national conclusion
that the majority Of the voters of the United
States are weary of the Democratic party and
its pretences.
The Herald says Allowing for the in
crease of the voting population during four
years, Hancock's city majority should not
have been less than 10000 if the Democrats
had had their own, but as q matter of fact it
has shrunk to 1867 less than Tildens. A
similar shrinkage has occurred in Brooklyn
also through sympathetic influences 1t is
these shrinkages which have given the State
of New York to Garfield Now, who is re-
sponsible for them? Everybody knows that
the responsibility man is John Kelly. He is
the man who broke down the Democratic
party in the State last year and elected
Republican Governor by a plurality of AZ, III,
when the Democratic vote if united was large
enough to have reelected the Democratic |
Governor by a majority of 34,789. This gave |
the whole vast State patronage into the hands |
of Hancock'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
nee for Mayor, with the desperate design of
making the Democratic presidential ticket |
carry the load through for his own personal
advantage, no matter how much harm it
might do to Hancocks vote.
The Times New Orleans special says: The
election of Garfield it is admitted has virtu-
ally disbanded the Democrats, at least on
national basis. At the same time it is thought
that Garfield will be the last Republican
President, and that a new, vigorous party
will arise and sink old issues
MEMPHIS, November 4.-The LAvalaache
declares that the denunciation of Garfield as
q thief, perjurer, and liar, was one of the
chief elements in the Democratic failure The
low character of Barnumis campaign and his
fantastic tricks were another end The con-
of the election will be the dissolu-
ion of the two solid sections.
The Appeal says: The Democrats have
oeen badly beaten. The solid South stands
almost alone for Democratic principles. The
sections are more sternly defiant than in 1860
The defeat is the result Of appeal to sectional
prejudice by Conkling and the lesser satalites
# the stump who SANDER the South.
AUGUSTA, November 4.-The Chronicle and !,
}onstitutionalist says in reference to the cleo
ion The South at least has the satisfaction
ffknowing that she has kept to her part of
he bargain, and if the hero of Gettysburg is 0
lot President it is not her fault We think,
90, she has for the Last time been led lamb v
ike to the slaughter. Her erexperiments with i,
Dyal civilians and military heroes have not
cen very propitious in the past, and the fu- Il
ure holds out no hopes.
The Next Congress. r
WASHINGTON, November 4.-The EUeainq .