The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-27
THE GRAND FINALE.
Reflections After the Election
Triumph.
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK AHEAD.
r1,a New Element in the New Admin
istration Will Prove the Saliva
ton of the Country.
For the HEEALDl.

For the HERALD.
The count is over. and Grover Cleve-
land is conceded the Presidency by all
concerned. He will be inaugurated
without resistance on the 4th OF March
next Thus. after twenty-four years OF
struggling for supremacy, the Demo
cratic party will return to power, and
after twenty-four years possession, the
Republican party viii surrender vast
empire to its most deadly enemy. 10
ourselves and our system OF govern
ment this event is precious. 1t Will MAKE
stronger our belief in free Institutions
II is a guarantee of stability; it IS
browning triumph to the qualities OF the
Constitution and the solidarity OF the
Union. The overthrow of the Confed-
eracy saved the Union; but it left the
Constitution in a precarious state,
suspended, as it were, in the air. The re-
construction measures of the Republican
party somewhat strained the system,
and an election, wildly remembered as
the S-to-7 contest, came near bringing
about civil war. The electoral commls-
sion rescued the country in 1876
and now the government has proven
conciusively its fiexibihty and power.
The radical change which has caused
the Republican corruptiOnists TO reign
so long, We acknowledged was brought
about by the war Of secession. Inc
success of the Union arms IS the exact
reason of the past futile efforts OF
Democracy to regain its wonted power.
It would be exceedingly strange II the
real character of the south answered
the description honestly believed and
maintained by mLly good people at
the north But to speak sincerely, 1t
does not. There has been, and there is,
q moral no less than physical reyolu-
tien in both the old sections OF the
cOuntry-neither is what 1t was.
In many respects their condition
politically and materially, are vastly
improved. There remains no longer
any bar or breach to perfect union.
That season of civil strife, misunder-
standing and misadventure is, par
ticularly in the south, over. The men
who advocated and led the secession
ranks are fast passing away. The rank
and file is now being filled with young
ideas in Sunny Southland. "A new set OF
able politicians are rapidly taking
the places of the grey haired statesmen
Of ante beILWns days.
These young men who are now being
entrusted with the country's interests
are not at all responsible for their
parents error; yet we claim for them
loyalty to their fathers memory and
motives, whilst there is not the least
possible chance that they will in any
wise defend that which they have no
mind to repeat. The north has mis-
taken a manly and filial sentiment in
the south for u covert and reasonable
political design. The south will now
have that cherished opportunity
to diSpel this case of mistaken identity.
1t. viii prove itself a conservative
bulWark to the administration, both in
Congress and the Cabinet. The south
ern people sincerely love their country,
and are deVoteeS to free institutions.
They feel sharply the stigma which to
their chagrin has been made rest on
them so long; and their present great
rejoicing springs from a sense of moral
emancipation. The recent conclusions
are only a manifesto from the
people claiming once more their
own. In the belief that the Republican
position in the national government
was impregnable, many abuses have
entrenched themselves. Everything con-
nected with the count was fair, every
opportunity was accorded each party
to probe for fraud, if it entertained that
such be the case: So all patriotic people
throughout the United States should
take cheerful view of the situation
All the different political parties had
their free and unbiased vote. The major
ity elected Cleveland. Mr.. Blaine ac-
cepts it. Mr.. Logan accepts 1t. All is
over and all is well. Let, US then ask |
Him who guides the destinies of nations |
to protect Us and our beloved country |