Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-02
II SOLID NATION,

SOLID NdTlON.
Ever Stree its organization as State,
Minnesota has been regarded as reliably Re-
publican, yet on occasions the hold of that
patty upon the people has relaxed little
There has been spasmodic awakening to
the danger that threatens the country
through too long continued supremacy Of
party that, coming into power upon tho
back of one idea, and entertaining perni-
cious conception of the real province of gov
eminent, has been guilty of the worst forms
of usarpation and misrule. The events Of
the psst few years seem to have had an IF
'ect upon tie people of our State that gives
promise of being permanent. An inspection
Of the returns cast for congressman, upon
which the real battle was fought, shows that
this State was carried by the Republicans by
majority of only 6,3ll votes-a majority
in the next year by united effort upon the
part of the elements opposed to the party of
spoils.
The usurpation of the Office of President
ruinous financial policy of the administra-
ton, which has plunged thousands of our
merchants into bankruptcy; the extravaganza
and corruption that have permeated every
branch of tse government, and tho total
disregard manifested by the rulers for the
rights OF the mass of the people,
nave all contributed to the creation of pub
tic sentiment that has arrayed itself against
the Republican party. All of the protest
ants against its further continuance in pow
er are not arrayed under tho Democratic
banner. The revolution has not yet pro-
crossed far enough for that. Some expressed
their disapproyal of the party by voting for
the candidates of the National Greenback
party, some for the workingmen's candi-
dates, and some for the prohibition candi-
dates, while not inconsiderable number re-
fused to vote at all. The disintegration of
political party does not manifest itself by
assertions to the enemy. The first symptom
IS indifference; then bolt; then the organi.
zation of separate party upon some side
issue, and finally the amalgamation of all
the elements of opposition in one solid,
strong and inyincible army. In this country
the disintegration of the Republican party
has passed its first stage-that of indife1-
ence-and has manifested itself in its second
ssage-that Of the organization of side par
ties. The result of the recent elections show
that the opposition to the party is ripe for
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one strong, cohesive party, against which
naught can prevail. Full returns from all
the States show that the Republican party is
in hopeless minority in all the States of
the Union save ten, and these are among the
least important and have the least influence
in deciding affairs of state. Combining all
the elements of opposition to the party, we
find an anti-Republlcan majority IN every
single State south of Mason and Dixon's line.
and an anti-Republican majority in twelve
of the Northern States as follows:
Maine. ...12,aOo Ohio .35 600
Connecticut -. 5000 Indiana. !. So 900
New York. $500 $500 illinois 40. 900
Pennsylvania. 1000 Michigan As, 600
New Jersey 14.25o Wisconsin. =. 10, GOO
Delaware. ....... $500 Oregon. 7oU
This gives total anti Republican MAORI
ty in the Northern States named Of 346,55O
votes. The States that gave Republican ma
jorities are:
New Hampshire. 1890 Minnesota. !. 6,311
Vermont. $3.50 Kansas IL, 500
Massachusetts,. 1900 Nevada. ..... $500
Rhode Island. .2.50i Nebraska 600
Iowa. ..........3.1 6G Colorado. -. 80. 800
The Republican majorities, it will be seen,
foot up to total of 1921, leaving the
party in a minority on the popular vote of
the entire Northern Stats, with California
yet to hear from, Of round three hundred
thousand. AS many of the Statas did not
choose State officers, the vte on Congress
men-which was really the only issue in all
of them-is taken as the basis of these
fgnres.
No argument could add force to these fig-
ures. They show that the North, as we'll as
the South, is substantially solid in its oppo-
sition to the Republican party. They show
that i all the elements ct opposition 10