Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-08

STATE and so~ed Sissruss Of your ~ n
wherever honesty and manliness are reckonod
sne nsre nseo non mind N Of
country may {. oroushs TO- admire caesisf A AZ. Us
demned Chester < Arthur as ash h. iien"'0ais is CON-
Dsnsscrasic View.
Prom the New YORK World tdsm.)
The real causes Of this latest and most mem.
orable revolution In American politics are NOT far
TO seek. The scandals OF Grantismn had less "A
90 with the elections OF 1874 than the scandals of
RooeSorYtsm With the elections OF lSS0 What is
now shown is that the American people, neither IA
hard times nor In fush times, are willing 70 be
matter how patient the people may be. a time win
come when they can no longer be rallied TO tho
support OF party by It's name and It's past
those achievements have evidently become
the cover for incompetency and corruption. The
country and paid the debt and grown the crope
has finally ceased. TO the average American citis
zen. 70 be a valid reason why he should vote 70
prolong the reign OF branded thieves ana per.
turers because they call themselves republicans
II Is less TO any presumed merit OF the democrats
party than 70 the proved crimes and iolfes OF the
leaders whom the republican party has accepted
that thedemocratic party owes this wonderfulsuc-
cess
1t is not pleasant at this moment 20 recall the
oiunders and the shortcomings OF the last demo.
VIC house, put IL Is necessary Tor reproof and Tor
edlncation, now that a democratic House has
again been elected, 10 point out that it is the mis-
conduct or republican House which has made
this new opportunity or the democratic party
possible. The election OF 1874 was an opportnnity
Tor the democratic party or which it did avail
i,sei The election OF isss is an opportunity for
The democratic party, and the question 20 be an
swered by the next House Il whether it shall
throw sway this opportunity also. As Governor.
interesting interview Wit h correspondent OF the
world, "the result I'm 1854 viii depend almost en-.
% %,,reiy upon the conduct OF the two parties during
the intervening period"
The Tidal Wave of 1874 q Ripple @
This.
From the New York Sun tind)
LOOK on the first page OF the sun this morning
| for the exact dimensions OF yesterdays upheavai
OF the waters You will mud that the tidal wave
OF eight years ago was a ripple beside it.
The people OF New York gave 10 Grover Cleve-
OF Mr.. Tilden in 1874, more than double the
largest majority ever attained by a candidate for
governor In contested election In this state.
The Defeat in Pennsylvania.
From the Philadelphia Press Crep.D
The republicans OF Pennsylvania have been
beaten-besten not Unexpectedly, but none the
less needlesSly, wantonly and msdly. For the
first time In twenty-five years we shall have a
democratic governor. This grand old common-
wealth. with Its splendid aud almost unbrosen
republican majority, has been sacrificed TO the
stubborn perverseness and despotic Will OF a self
lsh boss domination. The result is the work or
republicans, and IL is the rebuke OF this arbitrary
publican party.
The Stalwart Doom
From the Philadelphia Times (ind.)
The revolution in PENNSYLVANIA, like the revolu.
ton that has swept the debatabe states from their
republican moorings is not a democra tic party
victory, nor is 1t republican defeat IL Is a stall
wart death-bow; Violent tearing up by the roots
or the spoils system; a command from a lOng-for.
bearing people that bosses shall surrender the
despotic power they SO insolently usurped.
Administration MeddIing.
From the Philadelphia Press trepD
Looking squarely into the face OF the fact that
In every state where the President and Cabinet
officers have taken hand In the campaign there
has been republican disaster every ltberty-loyinu
citizen or this great country must be convinced
that IL would have been good deal better for the
right In and worked with the democratic party
The Defeat Of BOssism i'm BaltimOra.
From the Baltimore Sun Cind.)
Such victory as that OF the Independents YES.
terday was not victoryin party sense. for party
fealty was not mixed up with It IL was a fight
for pure judiciary and the overthrow OF the
posses, who wanted 10 claim an ownership OF the
Judges chosen through their Efforts for seats on
the bench. We repeat, the victory OF yesterday
was was not victory over one party or another. It
was the peoples victory fought for by men DIFF
ferng In politics as I'm race and color, won by all
and TO be enjoyed by all. Its purpose was to as,
community local independence; to separate
within the limits or the law municipal admins.
fation from state administration, and TO assert
Tor each the obedience due to it I'm its respective
spheres. The powers given 10y the state 10 the
CITY 1.-THE bosses" were welding for their own sell
nsh ends. The democratic party was wasting
away through the detection or numbers OF good
men who believed in its principles but who were
thrust aside because they would not do the bid
ding or the ring, and whose protests against their
methods and practices were met by the cry OF
'treltorS." IL was not until these practices be-
came intoer2ble and the very safeguards OF life
and property were assailed that the people rose I,
against the bosses, and by one supreme effort
overthrew them.
A Piece Of Self-Surgery.
From the Baltimore American (rep.)
Under these circumstances there seemed but one
course open TO the men who still 6Ee devoted to
the principles OF the republican party and are
proud of its ancient giorirs That course they
nave taken. IL was TO suffer a thorough defeat
only thus could the selfish rule-orrui leaders be
stripped OF power and the rights or the voters re-
stored. The vote OF yesterday shows that this
was The deliberate purpose. IL was not "a defeat
OF The republican party so much as piece OF self
surgery, having IL view distinct curative pur.
pose-a sacrlfcial act, from which ft Will arise
with renewed moral and physical force.
Postal Reform.
VIEWS OF POSTMASTER GENERAL HOWE
Postmaster General Howe was asked by re.