The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-11-18

Vention, says:
The Democratic party as a scare
crow is played out. Among other
things that this remarkable election
has proven, is the fact that the voters
of this country have got through
treating one Of the two great political
parties of the day as an habitual GRIM
inal. The fact is not in all views
promising, and it deprives the Re-
publican party of an uncOmmOnIy
strong back-hold which it had on the
convictions of the country but fact
it is nevertheless.
The New York Tribune blaine
paper expresses, az one of the lessons
of the returns, the following opinion
1t is small matter that this result
makes President Arthur an absolute
impOssibility as future candidate.
There was no chance of his nOmina-
ton at any time, after he decided to
break from association with the
friends of the peoples President.
Tuesday has shown that the Repub-
Iican party sannOt live if it tOlerates
his leadership or submits to the direc-
ton of the faction to which he be-
longs. By unloading that faction,
driving it out of power everywhere
and burying it out of sight the Re-
publican party can command public
confidence; not otherwise. 1t now
has two years in which to purge itself
Of the spirit which Guiteau repre-
sented.
The New York Times (COnserva.
tive Republican, writes very thought
full las it always does) Of the result,
and says:
The result of the elections of the
past week has naturally set people to
thinking of the future course of par
ties and of the probable effect of that
result upon the action of the next
Congress and upon the campaign IN
1884. 1t is generally recognized that
verdict has been pronounced against
the Republican party rather than in
favor of the Democratic party, and
that much depends on the course to
be pursued in the next two years.
Many Republicans voted against the
candidates presented for their suf-
frages in the hOre that defeat would
send the present leaders and mana
gers to the rear and bring forward to
controlling position men of conYic-
tons and earnest purposes, and in
the confident expectation that the
Democrats would not have the wis
dom to profit by the opportunity
given to them. Whether this hope
and this expectation will be realized
is question upon which it is easy to
speculate. but not easy to make def
mite calculations.
The New York independent, a Con-
gregationaI paper, semi-reIigious and
semi-political in its tone, says of the
result:
Now Republicans, you have done
your work of destruction well. We
thank you, But turn now to the
work of reconstruction. The Repub-
lican party is to be built up again,
and built on honest Republican prin-
ciples. Give us platform of princi-
piles, place to brace, and we will
pull. Give us a genuine, honest
platform OF reform in the civil SER
vice, and we will fight on it.
The Boston Herald lind. Dem. J
says:
Here is something to think about :
President Hayes was not a great re-
former, but there was a reform ten
dency in his administration. AS the
result, every hour of his administra-
ton strengthened his party. Every
hour Of President Arthur's admins
tration has weakened his party.
A Boston despatch reports Mr..
Blaine as saying to a personal friend
that he is not candidate for the
Presidency or for any other political
office. Mr.. Blades position is un.
derstood to be that the death of Gar
field terminated the political era in
which both belonged. The Boston
Journal says:
"Mr. Blame will not be interview
ed He will not assail the Admins
tratlon through the newspapers. He
has no grievances to make public.
and no general advice to give. Those
who talk with Mr.. Blaine upon DO
lltical subjects will learn that he is
neither a croaker nor a sore-head ::
they will learn from him that he
does not see in Tuesdays reverses
anything to cause dependency re-
speeding the future of the Republican
party. The defeat is not so signal as
that of 1874, and, like that, can be
made to result in good to the party.
The Democratic party suffered over
Whelming defeat in 1910, but carried
the election of 1874. The Republican
party was practically beaten in sew.
eral OF the most important Northern
States in 1862, but Abraham Lincoln
carried all except one or two in 1864.
He believes that victory may be
achieved in 1884 by presenting as a
candidate for the Presidency a man
upon whom both factions can unite,
who has the confidence of the country
TO he accomplishment of that result
ms influence as private citizen will
be eXerted. He believes that Repub
llcan success in 1884 is essential to the
welfare of the country"
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