New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-15
SERENITY AND COURAGE.

Tho roI;tical campaign ended only week ago
bu, at least To the inhabitants OF this busy Guy
rho election already seems remote. Inc Ailei-
CON roon,e have accepted the result without
,nory avtravacant demonstrations OF elmer JOY
~ sorro,c and with Characteristic loyalty 10
.ho form Of government under which they
choose to live. The victors arc naturally happF,
ord the defeated are certainly not overwhelmed
in gloom. Indeed there may be some VINO
think that Republicans are bearing defeat 700
checrfnlly. and who may be inclined 10 say
that if they really believed all that they nave
been proclaming during the last five mohths
aud for many wears past they would not be
81 serene in the presence OF so complete re-
roreo Re this criticism Is made we do not
think that il is we'll founded Members o1 inc
party who supported it by their votes last week
are not less firmly convinced since inc eiec-
ton than they were before that the prosperity
Of the country largely depends upon the mamie
Dance Of the principles and policies which De
mocrocy is now pledged and commissioned 10
sunnlant They are kecn'y disappointed, ana
tbov are apprehcnsve in no slight degree oil
coming evils. But they do not despair OF the
Republic. and they see no merit or advantage
in morOsencss
In the first place. it is, happily, not In human
nature taken "by and large" As the phrase
is 10 give way to long dependency II 1t
were this mortal state of suffering and Sor-
row and sin and loss and death would D" IN
tolerable. Many Republicans, too. Including
for the most part those who arc wont to be
active and conspicuous in contests for p'il'lcn
supremacy are determined to retain the az
vantage which belongs tO the antagonist VINO
keeps the fullest possession of his temper ana
all his faculties Many a hard and rs we be-
liovo. successful struggle is before the party,
and il would be foolish 10 waste time ana
stamina in complaining and repining. This Is
the special opportunity Of those constant ana
rcsolute men who expect to make good causes
triumph by working for them at all seasons and
under all circumstances, and who are chccrI"'
because they are continually earning the right
70 be. We rejoice in every indication that the
Republican party is very largely made mp oil
such men and are not i'll the least ashamed or
worried because the party Is not IN the dumps
Other reasons for chccriulncSS arc not want
ing. There is always consolation fr los III
the conscientious belief that You deserved 10
win. and that is the present conviction OF Re
publicans Furthermore, they expect TO be the
majority next time. They know that the coun-
try is extraordinarily prosperous, and they be-
lcve that multitude Of citizens who did not
see the true relation between that prosperity
and the application of Republican policies this
wear will sec it hereafter and reverse the yer
dict which they have just rendered. The pro-
cess of enlightenment may not be painless
one. but knowledge ~ acquired is ait 10 be
certain and lasting and therefore the con
trbut0ry suffering is not unrccompenstd The
courageous. hopeful view OF the present and the
future is the sensible and patriotic view.