The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-09
DEAD.
THE REMAINS OF THE REPUBLICAN PABTi
TO BE EyTOMDED.
Funeral OratiOns by Democratic an"
Republican Journals.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
DisintegratiOn Of the Republican
Party.


q, Tho commencement that the Democrats
have had n remarkable victory. The tide
hos swent over the country from coast to
coast. The Republican party has developed
such a growing incapacity to make head
against acknowledged abuses that 1t has
lost the confidence Of its own adiierents.
In Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, New Hampshire, and Mas
sacbusetts there has been either open revolt
or such a distracted and inharmonious
leadership that the grand old party has
fallen an easy prey before Democratic OPP
position. IL is not too much to say that
Yesterdays work Is the result rather OF he
publican disintegration than OF Democratic
effort or strength.
The fruits OF the victory it Is TOO soon to
measure; but it is certain that the legisla-
tive bower of the Federal Government has
passed into the hands OF the Democratic
Darty, and that its strength has been largely
reinforced in every department OF state
and municipal administration. The ground
has been broken for the complete restora-
ton of the Government to the hands from
which il was torn out the outset OF the
civil war. This is great change, but II Is
not calamity. No one party in this COIN
try ever had a monopoly OF civic virtue or
of administrative ability. The people have
become FESTIVE under the pressure imposed
by an organization which has proved itself
incapable Of sclf-amendmcnt. The task OF
reform and regeneration is herculean
one: bu: it is OF the very essence OF re-
publican government that one party or the
other must undertake it. When both TAIL
the government itself is failure.
The People Have spoken.
New York Herald. independent Republican,
Mr.. jay Hubbcll and his associates in the
dirty work of rObbing the Government
clerks OF their wages; Mr.. RObcson and his
associates in river and harbOr and other
iobbery; Mr.. Kasson, Senator lIoar, and
their associates, who 30 insolently refused
to relieve the people from oppressive and
unnecessary taXes-all these heard from the
people yesterday.
President Arthur also heard from the
people. Mr.. ClevclandS majority against
Mr.. Arthur's candidate in this State can
scarcely run below $4,000, and may turn
out even greater. Mr.. Patlison'S plurality
in Pennsylvania over the CamerOn-Arthur
candidate will probably reach 5000, and
may exceed that. Mr.. Arthur dictated the
nomination Of Mr.. Foigcr, contrary to the
advice of his true friends, and Mr.. Folger
is "snowcd under" so deep that dozen
"machines" could not dix him out in 4
dozen years.
The game is not played out, either for
the Republican party or for Che President.
The Democratic success is so great Is 10 be
dangerous to the yictors. Ii llr. Arthur
has sufficient sa@acity and craftsmanship
he may yet save the Republican party from
destruction. Is there any other Republic
can leader who can do this a! We do not
just now think OF any.
The People Throw OTtac Rule OF Rob-
hers
New York World, Dom.l
The real causes of this latest and most
memorable revolution in American politics
are not far TO seek. The "scandals OF
Grantsm" had less to DO with the elections
OF 1874 than the scandals OF Robe
What is now shown is that the
American people, neither in hard times
nor in flush times, ale willing to be ruled
l+ robbers. What is now shown is that,
no matter how patient the people
may be, Il time will come when they
can no longer be rallied to the support
Of party by its name and its past
achievements alone, after that name and
those achievements have evidently become
the cover for inCompctency and corrup-
ton. The claim Of the Republican part
to have saved the country and paid the
debt and grown the crops has finally ceased,
10 the average American citizen, to be
valid reason why he should vote to prolong
the reign OF branded thieves and pcriurcrs
because they call themselves Republicans.
1t is less to any presumed merit OF the
Democratic party than to the proved
crimes and follies OF the leaders whom the
Republican party has accepted that the
Democratic party owes this wonderful sue
cess.
BOssism and HubhclIisn lid Il.
baltimore American. Republican,
Complete returns from the elections i'm
the northern states will not be in before to-
morrow o. later, yet enough j. already
known TO show how complete a defeat has
bciallcn the Republican party in it. strong
holds. The american has long foresccn
the defeat that has now come upon the
party, and repeatedly warned the Stalwart
leaders against the mad and rockies, dicta-
torship that was driving the organization
to ruin. Even before the death OF the la
mented Garfield the bosses had cut them
selves loose from the sympathies of the
voters. The fight over the New York colec-
torsbip and the fight overthc New York SEN
atorship showed the drift even before Gar
helds death. After that came the stalwart-
ling OF the Cabinet, the delivery Of Penn
sylvanla to CamerOnism, the delivery OF
Virginia to MahOneiSm. New Jersey TO
RobesoniSm, and New York to fraud and
forgery, and Delaware 10 Harrington of nm
pleasant safe-burglary memory, and so on.
Inc star-rOute trials were a source of deem
humiliation, particularly as one Of the de-
PENDANTS was prominent in the national Re-
publican organization, the assessments by
Mr.. Jay Hubbell, and the Keifer-Hobeson
organization Of the House OF Representa-
tyes-all these deepencd the disgust of the
voters for the leadership OF the party. The
cup of humiliation was full.
n Political "LcssOnr TO BOSSES.
New York Times, Repuhican.I
Yesterdays election in this and other
STATES were extremely fruitful in political
" lessons" They are all writ large enough
TO be easily understood, though their sig-
nlilcance VIII bear good deal of personal
application. Briefly stated, they mean that
Il peremptory notice 10 let the manage
ilent OF The Republican party alone has
peeh served on slndry "bOsseS,v numer-
Gus henchmen, and a small army of merce-
mares IN several States Of this onion. The
poillicai balance Of States gained in 1880
nus been rudely disturbed, and the maiori-
ues by which northern States elected Car
neid have been scattered TO the winds.
IL Is not an ordinary wave Of popular dis
content that has swept Massachusetts into
the vortex Of party disazer, that has raised
Tue Democracy to power in PENNSYLVANIA. |
and has given the Democgstic State ticket
a majority in this State without the aid of
New York and Brooklyn.
a Crushing KebuEse TO the Admins.
frafinu