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Show THS TVVU PAHTIKS. Mr. Hoilt is ri-Ut..".,"Ilifl- countty could not iirtrtnl-lhe Rinfe nod nm'eu-tiiiuly nm'eu-tiiiuly which would huve accnm-: pmicd H krn-.;.lu:iuil find perhaps hlordy eonU-dt for the prcviiltMiry after ti.o -1th of Miueh, nor would such a contest liftve .strom'.UeiiLd tl-.e domo-ciiitic domo-ciiitic party, llK'H;;!! it 'bold flu iuvulnoiuhlo poditkm,- lewdly and mor.U!y, iw tiv( isimiiji; pr.rty iu the election. It is true th;d party has simply relinquished tho'l'mit ol'-.iL? iiroat vietorv; but it cannot therekire be A5iuncd that it v.s tiettditiwisely or cowardly. On the contrary, when tho nnvujly of "the aiuutkn -M worn away and itj disapnoinl'aseiils uud reioieiivs have h;-on suVduc.l, public opiuion Will probably Fit tie- down lo tho conviction fciat - tiic dcniocrAtic party has won n greater ylctory than its opponents iu llirovioL: it.-elf i;:lo tho breach ftt (he Faeririej of . ttie great rcsulU Qj tl'.C CAmpjij;", to K've p.':v:o to tho txwntry and it possible prosperity to lior lo-.i-.-iitleriuS busi-ues. busi-ues. interest., lu'tiie present state o atl.drd it uU r.-uo -betyi e.vsy enou-;U to .nms.' t!' v.'.irit" pa-iijns and elemet-t -"fjciety . tp en-ga;o en-ga;o in ;i p vrtiiau slni.clo for the 8iieeeiie:i ti lia uv.'riuueut hul t!u ' J.'in.-iaV.,!' ' L-a.lers been ine'.icid.Ao such .& . eZrajOi"', .Idle lu-'u by thou.uvJj would tl vk to ttie standard? of the rr.'urctivc dirnu'.ants in th'? bono tliat the -sfr;ii:;!9 niiht allord rare opportunities i'or improv-inK improv-inK their conditions without labr, at the expense ol soruuljojy c's. There were not a few prophet who predicted pre-dicted a series of b!o,K . eveut cmi-' ueete I with the disputed c.miu!.' They knew tne de'.':rnuu.'.;.'iu i! t!te i publican pub-lican leaders tu maintain their hold' On the gjvcfumer.t at. alt luzn.Ut a-uti they faue:.:d that the. dt :v.e-iuU would bj equally d.lvr:uiutid And unseai-pulous. unseai-pulous. It turns out ih i fhr?e wie acra did not know Iheir lu.'n. Xiie democratic party - has shovn that there is soni-t;uiM: prviter aud wiser than aucccii. Its p.'.'.rLcUiuiiiaicU the country iVii ;v -whi-eh made every tr-.e A u in trcinbl-j to eontempia'.e. The republicau pa;;y iu'.,! ;he !xeys to the Roverunvvat lar.-u;.'.! the cx e.utiv(ja:id a tru.ueiit jnajori-.y of the senate. T.;-y were determined cot to s'ive theui ulx nr. J a;ti tude showed ;uat th.n- pr::;r 1 the ( reinof d'uvaiccf u: 4 civd wir tc; a loj of tl.eir pirtia p-or. A1.' tirat Lu-a:i: r.;A.!o t seeret t !' h.U in. teuton to iuaunrate wh ev:r Fjrrv as presiding e of ti.e siu.ue uii-;h: ceuut. i-, 3Vi ; rr,. .-;-... i gaihered tro.'7;"a: i carry out this purple. T.io vv.uiiis. I siou reliCTej i'erry a;ia i;.-u; fm-.n the ! necessi'yof s-.::.i t j!.:-.". .i,;',..!, h.-.i1 it did x:-', c.. vj: Li;e re-v.'nsd-iii'.y or the attitude o: the y 'L'e ae'.-." ot the eiVd me:u' rs o! ti.e e. sioti w.is no lesd aa oa'.v.i;e t',.u V.'.o method first pr '.s'd 1't t'ae e'.Ttion of Hayes won id have hi":; b-:t l-.-new raef.c.1 was woriii ;.y ':'.,. for it ;iv-i tho republieiiH another opportunity oppor-tunity t.,di,i(!.iy tluiirdMh.j.t par- llMUaLip and wih.nnC. tu avail ; Li.-m.-.r Ive-f of --VL-i-y trau'i to hceurc . zw:':t,.i. It al.-.u ft'.'., the d-.-m.ifr..'. A e-ijinpariitivuly tay tzit out uf an ci.iij.xrrfl-.in pvsitiun. Mr. IT ay en was niidu prf:iid-.nt . lliroujli for:o and fraud, and the iiiauner of hii C'tliaUiiiUialioil ha-i li jt b en inipruVird by th-i acliuu Ol the com:iii.-.ioii. Tne vole of thy tribunal il ici not tfivu him any clearer title to ti.o pn::iidefiey tiiaa tl.o duelara'iuu n! I'erry would liave bceai, and ho i-i not and carina t be Hie kjiitiuiAle and lawful prtriidcnl of the United Hutcs. Hit id aimply a -b: Ji ( president, ow-ir.g ow-ir.g bin puDitiun to the patriutidia and un.-;(;l!i.diue;a of his opp JiienU, wiio r.-Kard..-d the peace of thucountry and thn p me r vat ion ol its great intcrcsld ? too sa-n-'J U be inn-lc the hport of rondoiifJini' factions. The relative posiliuus of the two parties will bo Liniler.-itood. The (lupularly defeated party worked its way Into the presidency by a syotcm of vilbiinv and fraud never equalled in modiirn times and prepared to add to that whatever brute- force was necessary to inaugurate their candidate. candi-date. Tho candidate successful at Lho polls was counted out by swindling, swind-ling, menaced with tho army to resist hut inauguration and finally cheated of hi:) rights by a partisan commission. commis-sion. To his honor and the honor of his party it will bo recorded that they , peacefully relinquished the ureal prize . for which thrty had strolled arduously ardu-ously and successfully, for lho sake of their country, its welfaro and uap-1 uap-1 pincss. Thoao who think thot this was a mirttaken policy aro welcome to their opinion. Wo bclievo it will ere long be regarded as wiao and states-1 states-1 manlike, and romembered as giving r tho democracaey a new claim tc public 'confidence when tho present administration and its supporters shall Iiavq been overwhelmed beneath tho load of odium and obloquy resting ! upon it- |