The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-09

The following from the Washington
sR0st 20 entirely expresses our views oh
he reeult of Tnesdsya slsctio6 that W.
adoptit:
: General GarReld L eleeted General
Grant g nominated for 1884. The fraud
Of 1876 is condoned. These are some Of
the results Of yesterdays election.
"This decision comes from tribunal
from whose decree there Is no appeal :
The Democratic party knows how TO bear
disaster, when, as now, it has deserved
success. It win accept this defeat a. it
has accepted others Conscious Of the
rectitude Of its principles and the purity
Of its objects, its win still look to the
future for that vindication which, in the
end, q just cause must receive.
cit 10 not necessary 70 look far for the
causes of Republican success. They are
on the surface. ALI the corporate capital
in the United States is identified with that
party. The national banks, the bond
holders, the great lines of railway and
thousands Of protected monopolies have
been taught, by profitable experience, that
they may safely rely on the Republican
party for legislation in their behalf, az
against the interests of the people. These
corporations sway an immense voting
power. They influence the political action
of million men who would vote the
Democratic ticket if left to their own in.
clinations
"The federal machine has grown to vast
proportions. We have an army of Office
holders and government employees. They
and those within the reach of their per-
sonal influence are naturally on the side
of the sins.' When we consider the num-
Der of votes that can be influenced by the
administration and its dependencies, we
may well wonder that a party installed
in power is ever voted out.
"Another great influence has been the
general prosperity of the country. Oh
course the healthy activity in business is
not due to any party. 1t has resulted
mainly from causes beyond human control.
But this does not prevent the party in
power from pro6ting by it. Capital is
timid, breads change when the existing
conditions are favorable, and is always
disposed to let well enough alone Thus
it has happened that good crops in Amer
lea and scarcity in Europe have Injured to
the benefit of the Republican party.
$50 far as the Post is concerned, it does
not propose to indulge in gloomy reAec
tons. We have done all in our power tc
aid the cause we deemed right-the cause
we still deem right, and for which We
have the same regard in defeat as We
should have if this issue announced the
election of our candidates. We have
used against General Garfield the logic o.
a just cause, and such political ammuni
ton as was prepared by the hands of hi
friends. We have never doubted that
the election of General Hancock would
be better for every interest of the coun
try than the triumph of the Republican
organization. Weighed in fair balanos
and judged by their respective merits
General Hancock is more worthy of the
Presidential Office than his opponent. In
deed, there are few men in public life
whom we deem more worthy than he O
the highest honors his countrymen car
bestow.
"But it is not our intention to com
plain of the result. 1t is irrevokable, and
we prefer to let the dead past bury it,
dead Of one thing all will be glad
The long and bitter contest is over, and
we can turn to more pleasing topics thar
the records of candidates and the tricks
of managing politicians"