Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-11-10
BLACK EYE IN
KANSAS !!
St. John Beaten !
CLICK ELECTED BY a
LARGE MAJORITY !
Hoop La Ha Ha Ia Ia |!

The Democrats over the entire United
STATES are happy people to-day, and they
should be. The people of Kansas are pre-
pared to return thanks ami Unnecessary will
keep IL upa week. At the election last
Tuesday The death-kneA of the Republican
party was sounded in all the prominent
states Of the Union, and in Kansas tie peo-
pie by their votes declared themselves OPP
posed to the prohibition movement by de
ftating st. John, tire head and leader of
that movement. And il was 10 ordinary
dcfeat-it was overwhclming-the lowest
estimate Of Clicks majority being 10000.
Click carried every stronghold he said he
would by handsome mnjoritics. His own
county, Atchison, shows its appreciation of
an honest and fearless man 10y giving him
more than thousand majority. Leavan-
worth county did nearly as well, and even
ut Topeka, Republican stronghold, he
received majority of several hundred.
In fact all over the state the tidal wave of
puolic disgust for st. John has picked him
up and landed him far out of the political
arena; has blasted his bright presidential
hopes; has brought to deep sorrow the long
haired men and short-haired women whose
idol he was; has slddened the drunken
bloats who advocated his doctrines and his
election for sake Of office. The news has
everywhere been received with delight and
hundreds of praise meetings have been held
IN the state. Republicans, too, have joined
In the general rejoicing and are throwing
up their hats rs high MS anybody.
With the exception of st. John, the full
Republican state ticket was elected, includ.
Ing the candidates for eongressmen-at.
Ergc- Anderson in the first and Ryan In
the third congressional district are certain
ly elected, but In the second district Acres,
Democrat, has more than likely defeated
Haskell, Republican.
From the best information obtainable
tne kansas legislature will have a Republi-
can majority and may return Plumb TO
the senate; but there will be good num-
Der Of Independents and Democrats there
AMI with n Democratic governor to back
them, will make IL exceedingly lively for
the old party In Kansas.
No legislation can become effective with
out the Governors approval unless passed
over his head by two-thirls vote In both
houses. Prohibition legislation will take
back seat, for awhile ut least. On the
other hand Il requires twO-thirds MAORI
~ to repeal n Law, and II Is hardly likely
this number will vote to repeal the present
prohibition law. IL Will remain dead let
ter rs Il now Is
But to return to the National Demoratic
H'ccesSThe House will be largely Democrat
&c and there Is n good chance to secure the
Senate also. The victory may be stated
IN this way. The following states have
wheeled into the Democratic line:
Massachusetts, Connecticut. New York
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
the solid South, Indiana by 10000, wiscon-
sin by 5000, Colorado by 1000, California.
Nevada probably. Wyoming. Arizona and
New Mexico. In Massachusetts, Buffers
majority Is placed at $4,000. In New York
Cleveland had l7aono majority 1T lsst &C