The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-13
a NEW YORKER ACCOUNTS FOR
THE CITY ELECTION.
kELLY'S TREACIIERY,

great Democratic (hS) victory i'm the
i clty"-and has succeeded in sacritic-
, ing both the Sta and the Nation fol
i his own selfish ends. That he has
been false to the national candidate
for these ends, needs no other evidence
i than the result known to-day. He
: and the "Tammany" organization
v which he controls--have for the fourth
+ time used the Southern vote to assist
them in keeping their hands upon the
Offices and power of the city of New
, York. Two years ago, Mr.. Kelly, by
having himself nominated as an indie
pendent, deliberately sold out to the
Republican party, rendering 1t almost
impossible for the Democracy to re-
+ gain control of the State in the nation
al contest of this year; and now,
through the columns of one of his
Tupurs1 jfbes, and laughs at, and makes
light of the condition to which his
treachery has brought the too trusting
Southern Democracy:
"Two years of Grace"
But for your two years of Grace, Mr.
John Kelly, the country will have
four more years of Radical nlisrllle.
"Gen. Hancock has decided by
larg!e, majority not to resign at pres
cnt.n
But will resign all connection with
the man and organization who - to
control 'the county ticket"-sold him
out.
"The New York Assembly will have
a sprnklng of Democrats in it next |
winter"
And but for the sale made by Mr..
Kelly, would have elected Demo-
cratic United States Senator.
"Now that the campaign is over, it |
would be interesting to know how
many cents to dollar Mr.. TiIden paid
] on the promised subscription"
And more interesting just now, to
know how many Hancock votes Mr..
Kelly traded for his man Grace.
" For the next four years the United
States will present the cheerful spec
tacle of President who is Il convict
ed perjurer, and Vice President who
was removed from an official position
by the representative of the party that
has elected him.
And Democratic manager, who
sold out the party of the entire coun-
try to elect local ticket, which in
sures him office.
Hancock showed his dignity and
sense by keeping his hands out of the
canvass. He said to Il friend THE ,
National Committee has the machine (
in charge. | am only Il passenger. 1t
reminds us of Linc0ln's saying that
Il have very little influence with this
administration
But Lincoln had friends whom he !
could trust. Gen. Hancock had in
John Kelly Judas. !
"Sectionalism has triumphed once \
more. The Democracy are defeated.
The people have chosen bribe-t taker \
and perjurer and hypocrite for Pres \
ident in preference to brave soldier, !
an able statesman, II high minded \
man of unsuIlied fame. The party of y
fraud and corruption, which stole the J
Presidency in 1876 by series of the J
most gigantic crimes known to our :
history, by methods peculiarly its own \
and destructive to popular govern {
ment, has now reelected itse'f to G
power for another four years. L
"The result has disappointed Demo- r
cratic expectations" p
Not 50 much sectiOnalism as the bad T
faith of Mr.. Kelly, who undoubtedly y
sacrificed the Democratic party South "
with its 13S electoral votes to secure in
office his pet "Grace and the county
ticket"
'Thrce facts stand out 50 conspicu-
Dusly in the canvass us TO challenge "
unusual notice |. The Federal Ad- n
with an army of over a a
thousand oflice-hOlders and IA
all the resources of the National Treas 50
ury at its service, and with an election ii,
which OverrOde all State to
and trampled down the W
common law, eXerted itself to the ut
most TO vindicate itself by securing
,he election of Garfield. =. The Re to
Dublicans were thoroughly organized of
n every ward and shOol district at the
North, and led by able and unscru- W
DulOus managers. 3. Never before In ht
,ur history was so much money raised
md spent by any party in an election
Is by the Republicans this year.
They have spent millions not only in al
legitimate ways by circulating docu Tia
nents and sending out speakers, but m
n the wholesale purchase of votes, .,
md the c0lOnizing of doubtful States ~
With tramps and repeaterS, thereby no
the politics of the country ch
md undermining the ballot-box." W.
And 4. Mr.. Kelly deliberately de- I'll
that his "Mayor and county is
Iclet" must and should be successful,
ven if lie slaughtered the Democratic
'arty of the State, at time when its til
uccess was vitally necessary to its st
Utmost interests, and the good of the 0Ot
ntire country. iss
at is matter for congratulatiOn that III
he Democrats of New York elected mt
heir county ticket by a decisive vote" wi
All for the "county ticket" 0nclud- sin
lg the "NTayor'') in which Mr.. Kelly Rr
personally interested-but no word ed
f sympathy for the thousands of wi
and South whom he iss
as deceived-sold out and led to defeat. col
"The Republicans owe their success me
\ part 10 their splendid organization. VII
hey have a machine complete in all iss
arts and in perfect working order.
his country has never seen anything
Ike it before"
Nor mas TINS country ever seeli any w,
ling 50 shameless as the deliberate fro
lie made Ey Mr.. Kelly, Of the dearest ess