The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-11-16
THAT TIDAL WAVE.
OpiNiOMs Of the Press Upon the
LESSONS Of the Election.
Various Reasons Given for the Great
Landslide.
Democratic Opinion.

from the Cincinnati Enquircr.l
The Democrats have achieved victories
which justify an exhilarating hope that the
next President will be a representative man
of their political faith, and that the reins OF
government will return to the party of the
people The result has been brought about
through the disruption Of the Republican
organization and the general DISCUS. OF the
people with the bosses and the tireless par
suckers; and no party can afford to be heed
less of the lesson conveyed. The party
which has had almost a monopoly Of the dis
trbution of the spoils has suffered such .
tremendous rebuke that it can only recover
from the shock it has received through the
laundering Of its opponents
from the Louisville Courier Journal
The Democrats have gained all over the
North. The Republicans have made their
only gains in the Southern States THis is
well; neither party Is solid in either section.
The next Congress, will be Democratic. The
majority will be large enough; 1t will per-
haps, be too large. With this access on cf
power comes new responsibilities. If the
Democrats meet these as they should: if they
are true to their convictions, their tradit ons
and their promises; II they will at once per
feet measures for gradual reduction OF
taxation ard q revision OF the tariff; ii thav
will enact laws which shall take the civil
u
OF the public servants there Is NJ doubt
whatever the vote Of conf ience to-day will
he repeated in ssh II, on the contrary they
violate or ignore the pledges given IN this
canvass, this great party Will give way to
gr' ater and better one, which will execute
the peoples will.
From the ST. Louis Republican,
1t is not possible for any one to view cur
rent history without something OF the bias
, OF $ lfish interest and pride of orinio,. 1t
| il also certain that no one Knows what the
influence Of SO sweeping change may be.
because its full cifecss are conting mt upon
the uncertain n actions of men in the future
into whose motives SO many conflicting
factors enter A great battle which might
be decisive of the fate OF armies and the
power OF nations often proves, from the
course OF subsequent events of little con-
sequence and of no real value to the yict RI,
What has become Of the Repub lean majori-
ties apparently w.pt away IN pcnnsyl, ania.
New York and other States? The voters
who contributed to those maior.tlea in other
/ years are still in the flesh AM al hut a
ma gin OF them are still Rcpub leans 1t
/ Will not dO to conclude that : ates lately
| Republican have q ut once become Demo-
cratic. II would be easy for the Democratic
party, by IN unwise AMI injudic:ous .oarsc
by failure to appreciate the Responsible
ties now thrown upon 1t. to cause n rea ton
and even revulsion viii IN would ,lace it
further from permanent victory than it has
| been since ISL.
/ from tho New york World
| How little the disatrocilon Of IT, ii IL
I bresdsF has really had tu do witt tAe u,er-
/ throw ot the Rerall party s',oA pv
I til. overwhelming vote given Mr. Beim ut
In the first Con residual district Mr. Bel
mon 5 competitor was put into fha held
by friends Of Mr. Blaine, ana pt there
solely y ther contributions and their activ-
ity. Wat was the result? That Mr.. Bel
mont goes back TO Congress at the head Of
majorit more tlan nr times as arye as
thai by which he was or gnally sent to
Washington, This siagl. TACT sufficas to
show that the Democratic party has been
called lack to power in New Yoik, not he
cause the Republicans of New York think
Pres Int Arthur mere or less worthy Of con-
tideace than Mr.. Rlaine. but because he peo-
pie OF New York are weary or fee,lin on tho
east wind 0 the Re ubcan promises OF re-
form. y plague on both your houses" is
the brief neral of We ter avs menaous
| popular verdict It rings the k4cl OF he
Republican organization !tg.yes notice To
every Young aspiring man i'll the country
that he future belon To new issues and To
the Democratic Tarty.