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and 5000 for Hancock; by vigorous
campaign for reform" this was overturned
and Low, Republican, elected, thus placing
the machine" with its advantages in new
hands for the next bout.
The voice of the people in the XXI Con.
! grcssiOn district of New York comes with
especially significance. The appointment
OF Levi +. Moorton as minister to France
! necessiated 4 special election. Vim. W.
Astor was nomited by the Republicans
and Rowell p. Flower by the Democrats.
MI. Astor, who is immensely rich organ
ized his canvass on 4 scale more rcsemb-
ling presidential contest than u mere
| congressional election. He hired halls.
established headquarters in different
parts of the district, those in the Wander
bilt Hotel including even suites of sleep
ing apartments for the numerous staff of
agents, clerks and committeeman. who
constituted a regular bureau. In addi-
ton, Mr.. AstOr made thorough personal
canvass of the district, in the STYLE Of q
great English county magnate, among his
tenantry and neighbours, distributing his
money, it is stated by good odauthority, witha
lavish hand treating to chamDagne in
every baToOm and restaurant in the dis
trict, and spending golden double eagles
as If they were silver quarters. Nevcrthe-
less he was defeated, and in u district
which was reputed republican by at least
5000 majority. The result tells its own
moral; THAT the pOssessor Of an hOnored
name, Of great wealth, of sound ability
and OF an unexceptiOnal private character
may throw all these advantages away.
when ut critical moment in his political
tareer.hc forgets what is due to his con-
stituents, as well as to his independence
and seli-respect."
The most significant news comes from
the mother of Prcsidents'-old Virginia
TO the BorbOrns it is gall and wormwood
mingled in theircup. Malone. called "Billv
the Kid, defantly met the derisive epithets
and like little bantum rooster is GROWING
Justify over the proud game cock that lies
at his feet He says that he had to fight
the bitter prejudices of wealth. aris-
tocracy, and the church, and having
thus forced an entering wedge into
what has been the most impregnable nor
ton Of the solid South" the successful
issue of such fight would readily sug-
gest an influence widely extending beyond
her borders. The Ostensible contest was
over the question of paying the State
de5t, bit the clmpaign was fought out
on far more Outreaching ideas. Mahonc
is ciassed among the unscrupulous poiiti-
clans leading an ignorant hord, but he and
the Young Nirginans who are acting with
him, say lit is a determination to break
down intolerance and prescription, to
welcome free discussion and to secure
liberty of action at the polls" A cam
paign OF this rather than "repudiation" as
the base, would commend itself more to
those looking on at a distance.
Maryland has not been without its
surprises. Without making fussy cam
palgn the Republican have gained eigh-
teen members in the Legislature and thus
secured stronger representation in the
law-naking body than they have had at
any time for eighteen years. The cor
ruption of ring rule there has produced
blood poisoning.
Wisconsin came near being wrested
from the Republicans by an unexpected
vote of twenty-five thousand for the
temperance ticket. In PENNSYLVANIA
Wolfe who ran Us an independent candi-
date against "boss" rule polled about
$4,000 votes,
The greatest significance of the elec.
tions everywhere is that there is going to
be more of independent thinking and less
of blind subsevence to machine politics
among the people.