The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-05

affairs. Win the help Of two northern
States the South could elect the President
and be master OF the Government. We
know, or think we know, that power would
have been exercised wisely; but the con-
querors were not ready to be ruled, even
TO their advantage, by the conquered, MOI
would the South have been II Grant instead oil
Lee had surrendered his army fifteen years
since. Besides this latent war feeling there
was the mighty influence OF bankers, mer-
chants, and shopkeepers who had no par
ticuIar objection TO Democracy coming TO
place except that IL involved change OF
some sort, and they wished no change OF
any sort. Why should tbeyS Business is
good. money Is cheap, every department OF
trade is overlooking. 1t Is true that the
currency Il In an unstable condition /;
but a cool.headed citizen not in debt
would not expect from party which
DrostItuted itself TO Paisteds and
De La Matyrs better dollar than would
be furnished by Chttenden, Morton, and
Sherman, and we may add that, with eyes
wide open 10 all its faults, white people
north OF the Potomac had come to the con.
clusion that there was better prospect OF
good government from the Republican par
ty than from the Democracy. Whatever
was the exact way in which il cane about,
II Is hard fact that the Government OF the
United States for the next four years will
be Republican in speech, purpose, and
action. A Republican President will
apparently have at his back Re-
publican Congress. What they Will
they can do with southern States, and
their people. We hope and believe, how
ever, that business interests, which were
the handspring Of Tuesdly's work, will be
opposed utterly to any legislation that
would ia any way eiDbarrass the agriculture
and manufactures and trade and commerce
OF the South. Ii is to the interest OF the
North and West TO take this position. They
will do ii whenever and as soon as the
people Of the southern States cease
to be possessed by politicians as
would-be autocrals of the Union that they
did their utmost to destroy. When this
spectre Of southern supremacy is laid. the
northern people will be freer to exhibit
their kindly and interested feelings; and
one of the first questions that the south
ern whites will have to ask them.
selves is whether the welfare OF the
South is likely to be hiDdered or adj.
yanced by an alliance with the Democrats
OF the North. II does not hurt these
gentry 10 be beaten; they are sure to have
Just and equal government in any event.
Not so with the South. In losing political
" the South loses in pocket and in peace OF
mind. VIII the South remain on the losing
side! and il so, on what terms and for
what purpose? The southern people, we
fancy will make themselves beard on this
subject before winter is past9'
The Situation from a Tennessee
Standpoint.
MEMPHIS, November 4.-The AUdldnche
editOriaIIy says: Hancock's defeat proves
that the Democrats failed to convince north
ern voters that the restoration OF the Demo
cratic party TO power would be desirable.
The Democrats made but a feeble attempt
10 convince those voters that change OF
Administration was necessary. Instead OF a
discussion Of the measures OF public policy
that would promote the general welfare the
Democratic managers aSsaIed the personal
character Of Gan field and expended all
their force from first to list in trying to
convince Republican voters that Garfield
was thief and perinrer. The low-tOned
character given to the canvass By the seIec-
ton OF Barnum - chairman was blunder,
isbDg plumbers. Ii was a carnival OF mar
political men. They played
fantastic tricks. The consequences that
follow Tuesdays election VIII be the disco
luton OF the two solid sections now arrayed
against each other. How and by what
means this result will be accomplished Will
be manifested after the meeting OF the new
Congress"
The Appeal says: "The Democrats have
been badly beaten. They have suffered
Waterloo defeat. The assurances
OH which we built our hopes Of success
were as mountain OF sand, to be washed
away in a night out Of sight by food OF
Republican votes. The solid South stands
almost alone for Democratic principles.
The sections are more sternly defined to-
day than they were in 1860" After at
trbuting the defeat 10 the rousing OF the
passions and prejudices OF the North against
the South, the Appeal says: "The political
victory thus secured cannot last longer than
the Administration that is the result OF it.
The best answer the solid South can make
TO the gross libels that have won for
the Republican party fresh lease
OF power Will be by devotion to
its material interests; a strict maintenance
OF the credit OF lis municipalities and States;
the rapid settlement OF vacant lands; the
extension Of the railroad system, and the
OF its public.sch0Ol system.
For these the South is solid, and believing
still that the supremacy OF Democratic
is essential to the maintenance
Of our Government, it will continue to be
solid and vote solIdly for that party Is long
rs 1t exists"
New York Press Views.
New YORK, November 1.-THE Heratd
advises the Democrats TO unload the solid
SOUTH, John Kelly, Blrnum and his mules,
he "Old Wings" in the party like Senator
Randolph, OF New Jersey, who induced
General Hancock to write his foolish letter |
IN the tariff and finally the people who |
imagine they can carry an election BY the |
invention OF Chinese letters. The World |
avs Hancock's defeat was solely because OF !
he selfishness OF local politicians in the two |
titles Of New York and Brooklyn, and that |
careful analysis OF the figure, and statistics
VI the election should be made to serve as
lata TO act upon when within another /
month new general committees shall be Sc
ecled by the Democratic voters. The |
Times thinks the Republican policy ahould |
De 10 build up the party in the South, and
zee that there is fair ballot there; TO i'm
prove the currency, and To revise the tax
avs and the tariff The Sun leader Is an |
eloquent article upon the planet Jupiter,
describing its wonderful briliancy and |
,eauty, with various illustrative poetical
and closes by advising the Dem
,crats to study astronomy and seek conso-
alton in the fact that the planets, except |
his earth of ours, are just about as bright
8 they were Eefore ibe election. The Irt. |
49, nonl nIns u ill tho Rnnnhlicln. OF Now |