Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-11-20
The Triumph of Honesty.

The Triumph of Honesty.
In the first issue alter tbs election. the
GAZETTE declared its conviction that the
contest had been decided in favor Of re-
form and honest government and that
Cleveland and Hendricks had received
majority Of the electoral votes. To this
conviction we have held unwAvsringly,
confident that the votes we're there and
shat in due time they would be counted.
They have been counted, and to-day
the fact that Governor Cleveland ia the
presumptive President. elect is undis-
puted. Rven the New. York Tribune
admits 1t, and Blaine himself practically
does the same thing.
As we said on November 9th, "The
honest men Of all parties have helped to
win this victory" That is the glorious
meaning Of this triumph. Had the
Republicans put reputable candidate in
the field they would, without doubt, have
won. But the controlling elements OF
that party deliberately chose TO insult
every friend Of good government by
the nomination Of man who,
though unquestionably able, WAS
upon his own admission and
by the public records Of his
official career, indisputsbly corrupt.
Under our detective electoral system, even
this unfit and dangerous candidate came
entirely too near winning ths race it is
not pleasant to reflect how near. But an
overruling Providence, which sometimes
makes use Of strange instruments to
further the good Of the human race, in.
spired clerical biEot to say three words
and Blaine lost the electoral vote Of New
York. When We recall the peril aud dis
honor which the nation has thus
narrowly escaped we can realize in the
midst Of our Thanksgiving that even such
creatures as DR.. Bnrchard were not created
in vain.
There Ia another thought growing out
Of this election and that ia the lesson
embodied in the election Of Cleveland and
Hendricks by the votes Of the very sam,
states which elected Tilden and Hen
bricks eight years ago, and the demon
stration Of the fact that the people csr
not again be defrauded Of their choice, al
In 1876.
And now we can rejoice with the peopl
Of the whole country, irrespective o
party. and in the language OF the Rev
DR.. Talmage: "Thank God, the election
is over. The long scroll Of abuse, male
diction, billiDgsgAte, denunciatiOn
menace, malignity, sAvAgsry, perseou
tion, revenge, venom, virulenos, diabol
ism, betrayal, intimidation, truOulency
vituperAtion, disparsgement, calumuy
scurrility, invective, Obloquy, hyper
criticism, sneer, satire, censure, abOmi
nation and villainy is rolled u
not to be opened In four years
and may we not hope this
by some change effected by Congress 4
the constitution this qusdrennial may ez
change brutality for an OOtenniRl upturr
ing. Surely a nation ought not to be de
mented more than once in eight years
Surely the commerce Of this land ough
not oftener than that have q slunuiu
blow between the eyes. If there bs an
catholicon for the prevention of thi
quadrennial pAroxysm of filth an
sin and moral death let til
political doctors prescribe It."
which we may add the confden
prediction that never again will grei
party in this country take the field wit
. candidate so vulnerable IS to cause on
OF its best men to take ont his watc
upon the announcement OF his noming
tion and remark: II want to note tn
exact moment the Republican part
died"