The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-11-20
"a SOLID NORTH" -.
The Great Republican Boom. and What I,

4" 80. ,....; Means.
from the Chicago Inter Ocesn!9 o..
New York, the great Commonwealth
OF the Atlantic, has answered, and
sending forth her answer to the greet
ing Of the giant young State Of the Pa
cifie, has ranged herself once more un
der the old Republican banner.
Massachusetts chimes in With tri.
umphant accord, while Chicago, the
metropolis Of the West, which has rest
ed for months under the cloud OF Dem.
ocracy, throws off the disgrace and ap'
pears once more dressed from head to
foot in Republican colors.
Wisconsin, counted a. doubtful fol
the past few years, has demonstrated
her right to be classed - Republican,
positively and unmistakably.
The sWeeP1s clean one;. the sboom"
the biggest that has been heard aince
What the exact maioriies are cannot
be told at this writing, and it is not i'm
portant. The main fact of interest Is
that New York, ~ well "a Maine, Ohio
and California, has been redeemed that
the lost ground in Chicago has been
moro than recovered, and that the Pres
idential question, SO far as parties are
concerned, IL settled in advance.
Political assassination and the rule OF
the Brigadiers have done their work.
The North is "solidl" State sovereign.
ty, with its ostracism, prejudice, perse-
cution and defiance Of law, has heard
the warning voice of q power higher
than itself, mightier than the petty dog
ma it represents-the voice Of united
North declaring that this Union is o
nation, and, ~ such, must protect it's
people, honor the constitution and en-.
force the laws.
There is no mistaking the voice which
Is heard to-day. It Is as decisive and
as positive as it was when it spoke in
thunder tones in 1861, aud swore that
secession should be put down and ro-
bellion punished.
The victories announced this morn.
ing are exceedingly gratifying, as evinc-
ing the aroused spirit Of the North !:
but they are also gratifying in another
point of view. In Chicago the triumph
is rebuke to the egotism of Mayor
who, because Of dearth of interest
last spring, stepped to the head of the
municipal Government and ran the CITY
as tender to the cause of the South
ern Brigadiers. He finds that he and
his policy are repudiated by a majority
Of thousands.
In Massachusetts it is q notification
to Gen. Butler and his adherepts that
the people want no half-and.half busi-
ness in their politics, aud that no man
is strong enough TO successfully ignore
national questions in a State election
when the rights of man are at stake.
In New York, it is a crushing rebuke
to that dangerous, fault-finding, rule-or-
ruin minority in the Republican party.
who insist upon defying the popular
voice in their own organization. and
playing into the hands of the enemy
whenever their personal wishes are not
scrupuloualy consulted. The victory
of Cornell, which will be hailed with such
satisfaction this morning by Rep,bli-
cans all over the land, falls like shadow
upon them. Without q single honor
able reason for refusing their support
to the Republican nominee for Cover.
nor, they turned their backs upon him
and contributed their utmost to the
cause Of Tilden, Robinson and the De-
mocracy. What straws mere individuals
are in the way of an army of earnest
men the result shows. George William
Curtis aud his little band Of scratch
ers' are showed under so deep that the
next election will hardly find them. It
is grand triumph for Mr.. Cornell; it
is a most gratifying victory for Senator
Conkling; but, above and beyond all, it
is grand triumph for the people, the
great mass Of honest, earnest, patriotic
Republicans, who, asking only Of can
didate, lis he honest? is he capable ?"
consult thereafter the principles he
represents and the end to be secured
by patriots victory.