Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-07

A few pointed hints of this sort have thus
far gone unheeded. 1t may become ne
cessary for the President to administer
kick that will compel the revolutionary
Mahonians to attend to the duty for
which they were called together
THE Mahonian newspapers have long
been hugging the delusion to their
breasts that Senator Bayard was not in
sympathy with the course of his Demo
cratic colleagues in the Senate in oppos
ing the consummation of the bargain by
means of which the Republicans became
the tail to the Virginia repudiating kite.
The Delaware statesman has set all doubts
as to his position at rest by vigorous
protest against the tactics of the Mahoni
ans. Mr. Bayard is too honorable man
to consent In ANY lnanncr 10 tne degla-
dalton of the Senate in such manner IL
the followers Of Malone propose TO de-
grade it.
ENCOCRIfINH IIIYI or THE TIMEA.
1t is plain to be seen from the local
elections held in various parts of the
country this week Mat the Democrats
have not lost their grip, but are still i'll
the field, not only determined 10 contest
every inch of g:ound, tut able to viii
advan I. in ,,uari,~ where ii was Il asi
expe1.c In Cn,c mai they have beer
suCc al in elrcilg Ia ir in;3 or for the
first } me i'll may wars. In Chicago,
although the entire press of the city wa
arraved aga n'' III m. + ey ~ucce, ded il
eecting their entire city ticket by an in
creased majority over two years since.
In Milwaukee, which for five years has
been strongly Republican, they chose a
county Judge and made important gains
in the common council. In Dubuque,
Omaha, Columbus and Cleveland they
elected their entire city tickets by ma
iorities that show gains over previous
years, and demonstrate the fact that the
members of the party are still alive to the
importance of maintaining the organiza-
ton and of laboring earnestly for the sue
The Republicans will, of course, en-
deavor to account for their defeat on local
grounds. 1t is their habit to do so.
Whenever 1t happens that an election
goes against them they asseverate that no
principle was involved, but if they sue
coed they assert most positively that the
result is most insignificant in a political
sense. Their Inconsistency is most glar-
ing in this as in nearly every other re-
spect. The truth is, however, that the
Republican party has long misused
the power given to it by the people,
and revulsion of public sentiment has
taken place. Responsive to the demand
for better government the Democrats
have nominated for Office their best men,
against whom no suspicion of dishonor
could lie. The people have approved
their course by selecting them to admin
lister their affairs, and will continue to do
so in the future as long as they shall SO
conduct themselves as to merit approval
The course of the Republican party
during the present special session of the
Senate has, without question, had an
important influence upon the local cleo
tons. For years the leaders of the party
have boosted its exceptional honesty, its
solicitude for the maintenance of the pub
lie credit, its admiration for the true, the
good, the beautiful. Yet the spectacle
has been presented of corrupt alliance
with representative of the worst ele-
ment of the Southern population-thc
element that seeks to repudiate the just
and legal obligations of the States to
their creditors. A barter of some of the
most important Offices of the Senate as
well as of the federal patronage in Vir-
ginia in return for the vote of a Senator
elected on the issue of reputation has
been made in the face of the, whole
country, and to carry out the terms OF
this infamous bargain the public business
has been delayed day after day and week
after week by the erdeavor 10 compel the
Democrats to agree TO the payment of tn,
brlbe. The intelligent voters estimate
this conduct for what it is worth, ana
have set the seal of their condemnation
upon 1t.
The most gratifying thing about the
elections, however, is the evidence thai
the Democratic party is still united,
harmonious and full of fight. Though il
was defeated at the Presidential
election, it was not discouraged. Ii
shows that there is still enough
of vitality left to undertake the most des-
perate battles against the overpowering
odds on behalf of good government and
constitutional liberty. The old party
that so long guided the ship of state ovel
rocks and shoals, and maintained peace
and prosperity everywhere within our
borders is still holding high its banners
and marching forward to the goal of sue
cess. 1t is not dead, nor will it die as