St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-16
THE END REACHED.


hopes and fears, which have at last come to
an end. The early reports Of Cleveland's
plurality, have been sustained by the official
count in every county, aud in New York, al
so, by the official count which was on
Saturday finally completed. Some errors
were shown on both aides, but they were
clearly of a clerical character, involving no
elements of fraud, and curiously enough bal
anced each other, leaving Cleveland's plural
ity at 1,079. That there were Williams
in the Republican management Of the George
Bliss and Steve Elkins shape that intended
by some species of fraud and conspiracy, 10
steal the Presidency, on the close vote in New
York In 1884, as it was stolen In 1876 there
is no doubt. Their organ, the N. Y. Tribune
inspired them, as 1t was inspired, by the
desperate political gamester of Augusta to at
tempt this stupeuduous piece of rascaity.
And they would have after pied It had they
not been confronted and deferred by the re-
solute and outspoken defiance of the Demo
Gratis and their allies, the Independent Re-
publicans.
They discovered just in time to save them
selves from plunging into reasonable acts,
that there would be no submission 10 fraud this
year, be the consequence what they might.
They had the foresight TO see that the people
who had elected a President would see him
inaugurated, and were in no mood to toler-
ate fraud and conspiracy to prevent 1t. They
saw that an attempt to prevent the declars-
ton Of an honest count in New York, and TO
,obstruct the inauguration OF Cleveland would
not only fail, but IL persisted in, would
wreck the Republic and involve the conspir-
ators in irretrievable ruin. They quailed
before the proclamation of the honest, bold
determination to see the right prevail.
Brooklyn and New York were looked upon
as the last hope of the conspirators. But
Brooklyn's last ballot has been counted as It
was cast, and so was New York's though
there was no end of talk of technical OBJ
jections, appeals to courts, and other rascal
ly expedents to stave off the declaration of
the true verdict of the people. These cor
rupt conspirators were knavish enough,
but they were not bold enough to face the ma
ton in such a scheme of gigantic fraud.
Tens of thousands of Republicans who voted
for Blaine, but who place the peace and well
fare of the country before partisan ferocity
were ready to join Democrats and Independent
Republicans in demanding the condign pun
ishment of such reasonable villainy. What
ever Blaine might desire, bis rascally bench
men had not the nerve to assail the fairly
announced verdict.
Blaine is relegated to absolute political re-
tirement. After the developments of his
character, and his corrupt capabilities during
the campaign he cannot retain the respect
and confidence Of those who supported him
for the Presidency, and he will pass into
deserved neglect and obscurity. Even his
history of Twenty Years in Congress- will
fall into deserved disrepute, for who will be
willing to confide in proven, unscrupIous
liar, as historians Will such an one not
color and distort history to suit his own pur-
poses, or to work his own personal revengei
Let him and his Wanted History" perish
together.
But whatof Cleveland He has shown
himself to be an honest, upright, fearless
man. He says Office is public trust TO be
administered for the good of the people, and
not for mere personal advantage. There are
those who believe and say with good reason
that his Inauguration will be followed by an
administration unequalled since the DAYS of
Lincoln, for honesty, fairness, and an eve
single to the welfare of the whole country.
Such progress has now been made, though
there are still formalities to be complied
with before the meeting of the Electoral Col
lege that not only the Democratic party
whose candidate has been elected, but all the
people of the Republic may be felicftated
that in the destiny that shapes the nations
ends the danger point is passed, and the
country placed upon firm ground above the
clouds OF the tempest, which had It not been
put to flight would have involved conse-
quences it is impossible TO outline, nor is
there need.
The verdict of the people as now made up
emphasizes the decree that the government
is not to be administered in its executive
and judicial functions in the interest of poll
ticians, corporations or jobbers. Old things
and systems viii give place to q new and
better and safer epoch, and the man who
ascends to the highest Office among his coun-
trymen will be surrounded by official advisers
whose names and character coupled with his
own will be the synonym of the best ele
ments of American life and polity. Conf
dence thus restored, public welfare and pri-
yate veal thus assured, the new career thus
begins:
Sail on, o ship OF State
Sail on, o Union, strong and greatl
Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate
We know what Master laid thy keel,
What workman wrought thy ribs OF steel
Who made each mast and sail and rope,
What anvils rang, what hammers beat.
In what forge and in what heat
Were shaped the anchors OF thy hopei
Fear not each sudden sound and shock,
IT'S OF the wave and not the rock;
lis but the tapping OF the sail,
And not q rent made by the gale
In spite of rock and tempests roar,
In spite of false lights on the shore,
Sail on nor fear TO breast the sea-
Opr hearts, our hopes. are all with thee,
our hearts, our hopes, our prayers. our tears.
Our faith triumphant Ger our tears,
Are ali with thee-are all with theel