National Republican., 1883-11-09
NOVEMBER, LESSONS.

Tucsdny's Elections show That tho Coun-
try Distrusts the Democratic Party, and
That President Arthur ~ the Popular
ton,
Special Dispatch.
NEW York, Nov. s.--Tho Spirit Of The Times
tomorrow will say:
There are two very important lessons taught
by the results Of tho November elections,
which we have not seen noticed by the po-
litical press. One lesson is tho profound dis
trust which the American people feel for the
democratic party. We do not argue whether
that distrust be just or unjust but We point
out the fact that IL still exists rs il has eX-
listed ever since tho outbreak of tho
civil war. Whenever tho American people are
brought face to face with tho square
issue, whether they will trust the democratic
party TO take charge of tho national govern
ment, they hesitate, they doubt, they refuse.
They talk about the tidal wave elections of
last year alarmed at them, and this year
they have repentcd and reversed their former
action. AS soon as they understood that the
vote of New York this November would bo
indicative of its presidential vote, they re-
tractod the suffrage which gave Gov. Glove
land so overwhelming q majority. They
defeated Gov Butler in Massachusetts,
because they were assured that his
election would make him tho most promi-
mont democratic candidate for tho presidency.
Let all our political leaders take note of the
very significant fact that the easiest and
safest method to beat a democratic candidate
in any local contest is to inform the voters
that n great national question Is at issue, and
that this local candidate will open the road
for democratic president. These statements
will settle tho contest and the candidate.
The moral of the November elections is that
Ia A 4 A..
trust II democratic administration for the
next presidential term.
Tho second important lesson of tho Novem-
bcr campaign Is that President Arthur seems
to bo the most popular and available candi-
dato in the republican party for tho next
presidency. New York is his own state, and
he recapturcs it from tho democracy and re-
stores it 70 tho republicans. Othor ropubli-
can candidates have lost their states like
Messrs. Sherman and Foster in Ohio), or
have allowed the republican maiorities TO
be cut down so far as to make
their states doubtful but when President Ar
thurs turn comes he stops the tidal wave,
rescues New York from the swamping demo-
cratic majority for Cleveland, and presents it
to tho republican party, clothed and in its
right mind, with republican majority in the
legislature Atthe same time under his admin
istration he shows us the simultaneous sur
prises of Malone squelched in Virginia, and
Butler shelved in Massachusetts,. 10 the gem
eral who commands an army belongs the
credit of all the victories which that army
achieves, and President Arthur must there
fore, be credited with the republican triumphs
of November; in and out of his own state.
Like Sheridan at the battle of Winchester,
he has come to tho front at the nick of time
to change the fortunes Of the field, and send
the enemy whirling to disaster. President
Arthur has been fishing n great deal during
the summer, and those who imagined that ho
had transformed completely from shrewd,
practical politician to an unambitious angler
will be astonished to discover that he has
caught the democratic party on his hook,
landed it in his net, and is ready to serve it
up with Tartar sauce for tho presidential
banquet in 1884. Instead of q denomination
being accorded him as courtesy, we should
not be surprised to soc it conceded to him as
n right. Is there any other republican living
who has stronger claims upon the party and
the people?