The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-11
sc,fp OF The New York democrats

Some OF the New York democrats
seem determined to commit the party
to the serious error of contesting
Garfeld's election 10 shat state.
County committees. in come liz
stances, have filed protests against
the voter being counted ss they we've
cast, alleging fraud On the part of the
republicans. Ne ons will pretend to
deny that iaud Ess pracliced in the
late election, but no would be foolish
enough to assert that the crooktdDess
was confined 10 one side? If the
democrats did not take every adTant-
age that was presented, then they
forgot one of their principles, and if
they neglected to detect and check
fraud on the part Of the opposition
they were sleepy indeed, and deserve
the defeat which overlook them. The
present attempt to have New YORK
counted for Hancock, or thrown out
altogether, can result in nothing but
greater disaster TO the democratic
party. To keep up tbs agitation
will intensity the excitement
throughout the nation, and create $
feeling of uneAsiness that cannot be
otherwise than injurious. We might
endure the unsettled condition of
affairs for the two or three months, if
anything we're to be gained from it;
but this cannot be. There are too
many honest, able and conscientious
democrats in Congress and out OF it,
to ever permit the scheme TO succeed.
There are too many men who do not
believe the republican robbery Of '76
would justify a democratic theft in
1880. The plain truth is, the demo-
crass we're beaten on the ID. They
were cu.Voted in New York 81 else-
where. The people said that they
did not desire a change in the
government. The republicans gained
votes in every northern state, and in
most of the southern. leo happened
that the gains wsIo larger in New
York than in other states. L! is true
California and Nevada have gone
contrary TO sheir usual couTre, but
national politics had little or nothing
to do with bringing about the reEult
10 either OF them. Nevada wss
democratic because Fair said it must
be so, and California WAS carried On
local Issues. II the democrats will
be manly enough to accept she result
snd abide By it without squealing
they will at least command respect,
but il they do not. they must accept
ceasure as well as defeat. 1t is a good
sign that all oithe prominent, thought
ful men Of the party who have e1-
pressed their views az to the proprieiy
oi she contesting movement in New
York, have se. their faces squarely
against the proceeding. 1t is hoped
the intelligent element in the party
will be powerful enough to suppress
the scheme, which would be worthy
of defeated republicans, but is unWor-
thy of democrats who profess belief
in and reverence for the peoples will,
as expressed through the ballot box,
and whose chief doctrine is that ma
Iorities should rule. II is also to the
credit and honor OF Gen. Hancock
that he refuses to be a psrty to the
disreputabls proceeding or to have
anything to do with it. In this, as
in everything else through the cam
paign and during bis whole life, the
general hos been noble and honor.
able, and be comes out Of the fight
as he entered, pure and untouched
by slime. II those who managed the
campaign could say as much, there
might not now have been occasion
Tor democrats to mourn the less of
New York.