The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-09
TUESDAYS ELECTIONS.


victories won by the democracy in New
| York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,. New
Hampshire, and even Connecticut and
Kansas must have astonished as well as
gratited the most sanguine TO what, ms
| the chief factor, is to be attributed the IN
| mense changes, we scarcely know, but evil
! IDENTIFY in the different states different in
| iluences brought them about, In New
York there was widespread republican
disallection in every county from Har-
| lem bridge to the Canadian border, There
| were some local questions, it is true, such
as about the canals, tolls, etc, but the
main issues were national, the tariff, etc,
being among them. In Pennsylvania the
people had grown tired of the rule of boss
ism and a corruptive power that glorled
in the boast that the CAMERON dynasty
| carried the state in their pockets, Every
influence that could be brought to bear to
elect a republican ticket was called into
service, money without stint, the promise
| of patronage, appeals to manufacturers
interests, and to prejudice. Every man
on that ticket, from the mutilated General
Beaver TO the humblcst nominee, had seen
active service in the field during the civil
war; all were selected out of the soldier
class On the other hand not single man
| on the PATrIsON ticket who had served in
| the Union army, while two Of them were
known to have sympathi2ed in the Conled-
crate cause, viz: ME. ELLIOTT and Mr..
AFRICA, Despite all these things Pcnnsyl-
yania now tells the world that she is tired OF
and disgusied with the sinking ship where
the bloody shirt waved at the masthead
and where all manner of iniQuity was be.
ing practiscd. And her citizens have deter
mined too upon the restoration of proper
power to the people over the public streets
and other departments, The people of the
north are beginning to understand and APP
preciate that the war is over and that hon
est rule is wanted to ensure our true pros
perity. And all recollccL that republican
congress could pass the river and
their presidents veto, could pass an appro-
priation for more than thirty seven public
sites aud buildings during the last session.
They pirate about their fair counts, but
they could count in Hays by s TOT. They
could levy assessments from poor men,
women and children in the employ of the
government by their leave, and do hun
drcds of other things they might
desire, without caring what the
| sovcreigns might think or care abou! it.
| They could pass and enforce the tariff in
| fanny in the interest and under the control
of capital, as well rs all other species of
enactmcnts of special legislation, which
have since developed into such proportions
and forms as to be the curse of the country
and the depletion Of the pockets OF the
poorer Taxpayers. The democracy have
opposed all this, have fought the "iiat
money" absurdity, and have sent all along
the line the flaming rcbukc
to attempts at the suppression of personal
liberty by the prohibition people, who
would dictate what one has right to
drink and what he shall not drink These
several undormininGs of freedom were be-
ing insiduously, sometimes, and sometimes
deiiantly and openly placed under the
constitutional framework regardless of
all protest. Thanks to free
Ind enlightened and incorruptiblc
press, the people have been ioarlcssly
advised of the frauds and the methods. 1t
has given publicity under daily proclaim
ings and explanations of the blundcrs and
the wrongs, until allcame out too clearly,
to be longer decoivinE, And then came
the wolf in sleeps clothing Independent
ism, it was christcncd and under th's proud
title it sought to cntrap tho independent"
press. 1t is wv that this latter saw and
braycly saaounced the evils and the errors
of all parties, democratic republican and
misunderstood when considered through
parti2an spectaclcs. II was working all the
while for the independence" OF the PEG.
pie; for their independence OF monopolics,
| NuNNhNl VI 'uhNo' I'hllh'hNNhlluk giants,
or others for their independence in trade
and commerce. for their independence
OF bosses, corrupt rings and tyran-
nca rule over honest mnoritics
This independent press ever on the
alert, saw the drilt, detected and under
stood the scheme, and Immediately put
itself in battle array to fight the foe that
was striking from hehind mask, and seek
ing to entiCc under willy bcguildlngs and
Elusive promises. The New York Herald
and Sun, the Philadelphia Times, the Bos.
ton Globe, the Chicago Times, and
others of this class, have done
ycoman's service in the good cause. Long
ago the Has HERALD scented the situa
ton, and last March fully exposed it when
It was a little spcck no larger than mans
hand. II took position ut once in the inter
est OF the people, and from that day to thi,
has fought for their veal; urged tariff fol
revenue only; denounced tho green
back craze; pressed the argu
mcnts against the prohibition
impossibility; and laid open to view what
was really meant by and was covered W
under the insinuating term political In
depcndontism," Tho democracy lost tn,
Weakness that shamcd and that defeated Il