The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-11-12
sour uoRE OPINIONS



1873 elected Samuel J. lildeu. 10,
prosperity Of 1880 elected james A.
Garfield. This Is q commercial age
and Americans are commercial peo
pie. Our p'cket.books are our most
powerful preachers, aud no propagan.
dism Of principles can prevail against
them.
John Kollcys evening organ, the
y. y. Epacs, says: "Tildcn was
cheated out Of the Presidency by
fraud; Hancock was cheated out Of it
by money. Il is generally surmised
that Samuel Jones Tildcu is about the
happicst man in the United States.
People who blame Mr.. Kelley adver-
tise their ignorance a. well a. their
malice, for the returns show that the
old Tammeny organization stood lis
ground invincibly and did it, duty,
aud ill., fidelity and zeal saved the
party from total disaster. Il seems,
from the returns now coming in, that
the Electoral vote Of Now York was
snatchcd away from Hancock and
given to Garfield by the wholesome
colonization of the State by men VINO
do not belong here aud had no legal
right 10 vote. The subject demands
immediate and thorough inyesiiga
ton.
OEN. uANcoCE 10 an INTERVIEWER.
Personally, do not icel badly be.
cause | am not elected. OF course !
regret that the Democratic party, of
which | am proud 10 be a member,
has been defeated. Il is great dis
appointment to all Of Us when We fail
70 gain a victory In behalf Of the faith
and principles which We advocate. Il
is my wish that il be uricrstood that
have no grief on my own account
The man who ASSUMES the duties per.
tanning to the Presidency OF theUni,ed
Siates has a momenious task to per
FORM
Whom do you blame for your de
featg7
Certainly not my friends; aud il
was perfectly natural that my political
opponents should work Tor their own
interests
"Bui, General, some Of your friends
have said that
"Oh,ncyer mind, interrupted Gen.
eral Hancock, "tho campaign is over,
an d the true Christian spirit is to for.
give and forget. have The pleasure
OF knowing that | have hundreds of
thou.and. Of true friends who tender
ell me the compliment Of their votes.
To merit the esteem aud Kind wishes
Of these people is the desire nearest
my heart. / have always tried to
faithfully serve my country in the
past, and it is my earnest intention to
purue the same policy in the future,
whatever may be my station in life.
a LONDON PArERs orNIoN.
The success OF the Republican can
didatcs presages not only continue.
tion but a further extension of that
prosperity which set in two years ago
upon the other side Of the Atlantic,
aud the influence Of which Is largely
felt by these Islands within their own
confines and all throughout the rest
Of Europe. The probability is that
the next struggle for power will be-
between the united Frce.iraders of the
South and West on the one hand,
against the Eastern Protoctionists up.
ON the other. In the opinion of far
sighted men upon both sides of the
Atlantic, il is impossible for that mo.
mentous issue to be much longer de
layod. SO tar as National issues are
concerned, the Democratic party has
fought and lost its last great battle.
No future campaign will be conduct.
cd under the banner which was orig.
inally hoisted by jefferson, and which
symbOlized hatred to England as the
eoremost plank of its platform. That
this feeling has passed away, is clear
ly eyinced by the fact that in the
struggle between Garfield and Han
cock, the sympathies OF Englishmen
have all along been in favor of the
former
Grant said to n. Y. Tribune re-
porter "ln the first place, We had
the right to win. We had earned it
by what We had done in the past for
the country; and what a party has
done is good earnest OF what it can
and will do in the future. Then the
people Of the country were getting
scared. They saw that Democratic
success meant domination by the
South. and they did not care 10 be
dominated aud controlled by the party
opposed to a free ballot and fair
count. If the South had once OBJ
tanned a strong hold on the Govern.
ment they would have ruined the
county, and nothing short of a reyo.
luton would have rescued il from
their hands again.
Thurlow Weed said 1.-The Demo
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