National Republican., 1880-11-05

Aud finally, to get rid Of moro lumber, it
advises the disch arge of Senator RANDOLPH
Of New Jersey.
TEE RESULT-wHAT BROUGHT IT.
The noise and confusion that follow
victory and the fog and dust of doubt that
always hang over n acknowledgements
battlefield begin 10 give way to sober
ness Of thought and distinciness of vision,
so that the influences aud results of the
contest may be more clearly discovered
and more wisely appreciated. The result
of the late election secures to the nation
continuance Of republican rulo and policy.
The change that was so stenly cOntended
for on the part of our opponents and so
much feared by the timid of our own
party has been aver,ed. Thegeneral policy
Of the governm ent will remain unchanged.
The national financial system in which our
credit is intronched will not be disturbed.
Our currency, by fur the very best that we
have ever had, will not be tampered with
or subjected TO innovation. We have a
guarantee that the tariff will remain un-
changed, and will continue to afford ample
protection to American capital, enterprise
and industry. AL these benefits and assur-
ances come TO us through the established
election Of GARFIELD and ARTHuR. The
character of the congress we regard as sub
stantially changed, though not rs decsively
in the way Of maiorities rs was desired.
The power of the democrats for legislative
mischief is abridged, if not entirely over
come. Therefore the victory is not as COM
plete as could have been desired, but it is
ample TO save the country from disastrous
vcissitude and the dangers that impended
over a radical change in the policy of the
government. This is the present outlook.
There may be diverse views as to what
influences have controlled this result, but
to the candid observer there can be no
difficulty in discovering the true causes
| which have led to it. 1t is clearly and un-
deniably tho offspring of southern folly and
wickedness. When President HAYES con-
ceived the idea that the south could be
paciied and conclliated TO II degree that
all sectional lines would be obliterated and
good-fellowship might be restored, he was
no doubt, actuatcd by patriotic desire to
attain those ends While we have never
been in accord with that policy we have
never impeachod the patriotism of the
presidents purpose. We haYe regarded il
as mistake, if not an absolute blunder
and yet it has contributed largely
TO the present result, though not in
precisely the way that President HAYES
anticipated when he inaugurated his pol.
icy of concilintion and pacfcation. The
south eagerly accepted the olive branch,
but not in the spirit in which it was ten.
dered. Cancellation failed to conciiate
Every advantage secured under that policy
was turned against unity and good fellow
ship instead of contributing to their ad
vancement. The withdrawal of fedora
protection from the rights of all classes o
the people of the south was interpreted a.
their abandonment, and the occasion wa
seized and converted into an engine of op
preston and prescription for politica
opinions sake. The republicans of the soutl
were ostlacised and their rights weu
trampled under foot The republican
voters were either despoled of their vote
by intimidation and outrage or they wcr
falsely counted and overwhelmed by fraud
This policy, under the tender Of concilia
southern democrats until they had sup
pressed the republican vote and secured
as they claimed, the south solid for the
democratic party, when fair election anj
an honest count would have shown tn
reverse of such claim. This continued
outrage and wroug-this poryerson of tn,
Presidents policy of Cancellation to pur
poses of fraud and wrong-this shameless
boast of solid democratic south, made
solid by agencies and methods at varinnc
with the principles aud intcnts of a repuh
lcan form Of goyernmcnt-opened tn
eyes Of the north and contributed largel
TO the results Of the late contest.
The people of the north determined I
break the solidarity Of the south, or t
guard against such power in the future
and as it now looks they have thorough
accomplished that purpose The welfar
of the nation and the prosperity Of repuh
lican institutions demand that all Ameri
can citizens who are entitled to the righ
of suffrage shall be permitted to approac
the polls and deposit their votes in peac
and safety, and that the same shall be hon
estly counted iu the canvass This que,
tion was among the prominent issues q
the late contest and the people of tn
northern states have declared emphaticall
that the right Of suffrage in all parts q
this nation shall be respected, and tina
those who seek to subyert 1t shall be role
gated TO a minority, from which they wi
not be allowed to escape until this rigl
IS successfully conserved in the south as
is in the north and west
+ The present and past policy Of dislrar
clising q portion Of the American peopl
by unlawful aud outrageous methods is q
great q mistake and wrong in the south q