The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-15
Making the Best Of IL

The Political Cyclone at the North was
so sudden and crushing that it left all
parties in a good humor. The Stalwart
kads, like men who have been caught in
a whirlwind and tossed into a snow bank,
get up laughing, and save their dignity by
declaring that of course a fellow cant
stand up against alt creation! One de
feated candidate in New York, when the
wires announced that Cleveland had 1907
600 majority, jumped upon a table and
moved to make the derned thing '%'unani-
NOUS
The Washington Republican, -(whose
editor never goes to bed without thank
ing God that he has been able to manu-
facturc half a dozen new lies upon South
ern Democrats during the day)-indulges
these amusing remarks
we have done those things we ought
not to have dore, and We have left un-
| done those things we ought to have done,
| and there is no health In us.-1ou see,
we wanted the Democrats to have the
House SO that they would hurt them
| selves. -1 lie DtulOCEdtlC patty III ""
York also voted for Cleveland. We mem
| ton this lest our readers should imagine
| that his vote came wholly from ''the
better class of Republicans. The New
York Tribune says the people voted the
| Democratic ticket NEW 1ork to snow
| their d, volion to the Republican party
Although the majority IN New 1ork
| mas not been ascertained. but little doubt
49,. ra-- " natA
| Governor.-The Democrats 10Y con
slider themselves the bold Mclntyres,
and expect Republican Magures to
bow low to the ground as they pass
along.-lt was a good deal OF a
show. An companied as 1t was with the
blowing up of the whole political field,
and, with a year left for summer tallow
ing, we think the crop In 1884 ought to
be all right. What we ike is the thor
oughness of the disaster. The small
baer fellows, who went mincing around.
stepping over little puddles and complain
ing Of the street sprinklers, were amazed
to see a deluge, on the mad waters OF
which their little egg shells are tossed
like foam on the ocean. The country
Will not look to these political dandies for
tie navigation of the Ship of State
Democratic governors in Massachusetts,.
Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvanla
Michigan, Kansas, Colorado, California,
and Nevada all in one day. and Demo.
cratic majorities on other officers IN New
Jersey and Indiana. The South Solo
Bourbons, except Virginia. What al
inducement this does offer for enterprls
ing candidates for the Republican noml
cation for the Presidency to force tn
election of delegates. Perhaps the trlGht
ened Democracy will beg some great Re
publican leader to take their nomination
1t is very important that the ~Stralghtou
organization should be preserved III tn
South lest the Bourbons might lose som
electors through coalitions. In Oneidi
connty New York, in which the city %
Utica. the home of MIR. Conkllng, l. stu
ared, the Republican machine te | Int
the hands of the better class OF Repub
icans," headed by Ellis IL: Roberts
editor of the Utica Herald, Those VIII
composed the opposing, or worse c.asS 9
Repub,icans, to which Mr.. Conkhng b,
longed while he was on this polltlca. earti
made to struggle for the NOMINATIONS
that county. In 1880 the county gave
a Republican majority of i, 1896 undei III
..bad methods" then IN vogue lue>da
) last the friends of Mr.. Roberts-not III
: friends of the ministration-were defeat
ed by a majority Of 5000 under the n
: form methods OF his better class ma
chine" Surely there is something !
this more than natural If phllosoph
could find IL out.