Year: 1872

When the history of the late State
campaign comes to be written there will


be said of that it was remarkable for moth
Ing else so much as for the spirit of per
sonal malignity permeatng the whole con-
test and showing itself in all forms and
expressions of vituperative abuse In
this wrong against the sanctity of private
character large number of those journals
which blindly owe their allegiance to the
one party or the other, fully and un-
scruplously participated they not only
attempted to debase 10 the public mind
the characters Of the prominent political
leaders, but, losing self control, in par
tisan zeal they waged a Bilinsgate war
upon each other. In such a strife The
INQUIRER felt that it could not, in defer.
ence to the respect it owed itself as well
as that which it owed its readers, have
any part. We did not believe that such
contest had the sympathy of the peo-
pie, aud the result has showed that we
were right.


We doubt if any other case, whatever,
contributed SO largely to give General
HARTRANFT SO overwhelming victory
as that of the personal abuse which his
enemies poured upon him. The people
of this country are not only intelligent to
seize the truth, but they are quick and
sure to be just The record of the Gov
ernor elect had been open to his fellow
citizens for ten years. During the war
of the rebellion he had fought wisely and
bravely for the Union, and afterward he
had served the State intellgently and
honestly in high civil capacity. The
people, to whom he appealed for higher
honors, did not for forget the splendid
record he had made, and, though par
tisan press sought to deface it and to dis,
honor him, the people used their intel
ligence, and, seeing the truth, they were,
above all, just to the soldier and civilian
who had deserved we'll of his country =
His victory was protest against the
malignant slanders of this enemies and a
vindication of his character


In little while he will enter upon the
duties Of his Office, and, while as general
in the army and auditor of the Common
wealth, he has compelled confidence, his
future is to be judged by what he will do,
not by what he has done. The people
have elected him Governor because they
believed he was best fitted for that place,
aud if he governs so as to make their be
lief good, he is now only at the beginning
of his upward career.


The additional news which We print
this morning from Indiana and Ohio
seems to determine definitely the re. cleo
tion of President GRANT in November
next. This result cannot detract in any
way from the respect that the American
people entertain for the personal charac
ter of Mr. GREELEY, but it shows that
they prefer that the administration which
has largely reduced taxation, rapidly ex-
tinsuished the vast war debt and main
tanned peace at home and abroad, shall
have another lease of power. Under it
the country has been successful beyond
example, aud the country grows in wealth
only as the many are prospered In their
daily ventures. The nation, speaking
through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Neb raska at the polls, has expressed its
confidence in President GRANT, and de-
clared him to be its choice for the Presi-
dency We think this verdict its con.
elusive and it was made especially en-
phatic in Pennsylvania against Mr. GREE.
LEY by the Protectionists, who were not
willing to trust his anti tariff allies =
There is scarcely a single interest in this
Commonwealth, scarcely an employer or
employee, who is not directly interested in
the maintenance of protective tariff 1t
is measure vital to Pennsylvania, and
no candidate, no matter What his personal
character may be, can hope to succeed
to the peoples support who is not fully
trusted as Protectionist


The complexion Of the Legislature is
changed. In the Senate there will be
working majority, and in the House Re
publicans will largely outnumber the op
position. They say they did what they
thought best for the good of the Com
mouwealth, aud now, finding that the
peoples view were not theirs, they sub
init to the will of the majority, aud are
willing to use whatever influence they
possess toward helping the Republican
party in November to a more assured and
signal victory. Will Mr.. ERRETT and
Mr. MANN decided TO take them in out of
the cold or not ?-PhitadcLphid Inquirer.