Year: 1874

The smoke of the election battle having
cleared off the religious press now review the
lists of killed and wounded and take account
Of the gains and losses of the victors and the
vanquished. This is the uppermost topic in
their columns this week. The Independent
thinks the defeat of the republican party now
is as overwhelming as was its triumph two
years ago IN this State. And the power that
has done this, it thinks, can elect President.
1t says that it would not be an over-statement
of its magnitude to call this reyersion general
hurricane in politics. The change is not due
to any inherent strength in the democracy,
but to the indifference or the designed rebuke
of their own party by republicans. If the
republican leaders appreciate this fact and act
accordingly they will repair all the dam
ages of this election. The Christian
Union discusses a few great questions
which seem to be involved in this election.
One cause of the defeat of the republican
party, it thinks, is the general industrial dis
content which would be fatal to any party in
power. Another is the loss Of esprit de corps
in the republican ranks through long con-
tinued power and hopeful expectation of con-
troll, which have produced ambitious jeal-
ousies and quarrellings and consequent weak
ness in the party. Third, the disturbed none
tary condition of the country. Fourth, the
substitution of policy for principles in the
government and mind of the nation, and the
discussion of a third term-though this last
point the Union thinks, did not weigh very
much with the people. The Union indicates
the policy, based on these causes, which shall
prolons its power in the country. The Chris
tidn at Work gives three cheers for the sue
cessful candidates and three more for the
defeated ones, and administers q pain ex-
tractor to the latter by reminding them that
the successful candidates have now care,
anxiety, hard work, temptations to worldli-
ness and additional temptations to dissipation,
all of which the defeated ones have escaped.


The Baptist Wee1ly says the causes of the
defeat of the republican party are numerous,
not the least Of which was the Presidents
silence in regard to the third term; the Credit
Mobiier and Sanborn scandals, together
with temperance, monetary and industrial
questions, which entered more largely into
the canvass in cities. The Liberal Christian
says it is not in all respects quite clear what
the people intend to do about the revolution
in politics. The result has astonished alike
those who lost and those who won. Among
its most prominent indications are the death
of King Caucus, the refusal Of intelligent,
thinking voters to be controlled by results of
q caucus, in which fair play had no place, and
their refusal also to permit the policy of the
country to be be declared for them by set of
government officials moved as puppets by in
trigues behind the screen. The Methodist
thinks that SO sweeping a revolution as
this is matched only by that by which the
whig party was destroyed in 1852, and by
that by which Abraham Lincoln was elected
President in 1860. The causes ascribed by
the Methodist for the downfall of the republi-
can party are similar to those already given
by the Christian Union. The Christian Leader
says it is difficult to find man of good sense
even among those who voted for Governor
Dix who is in anywise sore over the defeat of
the republican party. This, the Leader remarks,
is remarkable state Of affairs and vet
''what it means is as plain as the headline of
an administration organ" "a pertinent way of
putting it. It means that the republican
party, as party, has been ruined by success
It is not dead, nevertheless, though
its principles are lying about some
where. The Evangelist contents itself with
a valedictory compliment to the out
going Governor and o salutatory to the
incoming one, whose political crotchets is the
only thing it fears. His integrity and politi-
cal sagacity are above suspicion, and no doubt
is entertained, except on this score, that he
will make an excellent Governor. The Free
mans Journal calls it political earthquake,
an overturn-revolution is no name for it
and says there has been nothing like it since
1852. It is not the result of any platform,
plan, party or combination intending such q
result. The Tablet discusses the philosophy
of the elections and believes there is no more
indubitable demonstration that Know.Nothinp-
ism is dead but the Tablet wants the Often
-Havemeyer party completely ousted
and the Americans and Irish more thoroughly
united. The Chicago Interior is pleased with
the activity which has produced this political
change in the country, because it indicates
healthy life, whereas stagnation means cor
ruption and death. Our remaining exchanges
discuss a variety of topics Of more or less de-
nominational or party interest, but none Of
equal importance to this.


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