Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-12-01
reason FOR Generalization and Hope.

Loo, ON the frs: page OF the San thi:
n Orning for the exact dimensions oil
Yesterdays uphcaval Of the waters.
on will find that the tidal wave oil
eli mt years ago was a ripple beside il.
The PEOPLE of New York gave ia
Grover C. eve and YESTERDAY majority
more than double that of Mr.. Tildcn in
1874. more than double the largest ma
iority ever attained ~ candidate for
Cove nor in n contested Gle "tion in Tn
State. In this city Cieyeland's ma o ity
Is neatly $4,000: in BROOKLYN. nearly
10000: IN such Republican stronghOlds
n Erie and JIG lersOn Counties. 5000
and 1000 respectively. Everywhere
the votes fell thick and fast for CIeve-
land. At this time of writing Il seems
certain that his ma 'ority will exceed
1870. 900; il may reach 10000
This tremendous result has been ef-
fected by the throw ne of Democratic
ballots with Gro fer Cleveland name
pr nted upon them not by the with
holding Of Republican ballots bearing
che name Of Folger
The great States that are claimed as
doubtful in Presidential years New
York. Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana,
California-are all strongly Democratic
in this falls elections. Pennsylvania
has been carried for Robert H. Pattson,
the Gro, CIR Cleveland of that State, by
a plurality large enough to make hon
est Pennsylvanians' hearts happy. Con-
necticut will have in Thomas NJ. Vale
an honest and able Democratic Cover
nor. And Massa husetts. where they
have not yet ceased to talk of the ma
jority of 1000 for CASTOR in the topsy-
turvy of 1874 rs "A wonder and an anom-
aly. elects bluff Ben Butler in 1892 by a
majority three tines as big. We con-
graduate General Butler. who has got
what he has long wanted We congrat-
ulate Massachusetts,, which has got
what she has long needed. We con-
graduate Harvard College, which will
now have the long-awa ted opportunity
To confer upon this eminent citizen the
title OF Doctor of Laws and TO receive
him with proper honors when he goes
over the Cambridge bridge to COM
mcncement nc Vt summer escorted by a
company of lance $.
The gains of Congressman already
reported. some of them from Republic
an States like Iowa and Wisconsin, put
the control of the next House OF Repre-
sentatves into the hands of the Ameri-
can Democracy. How large that ma or-
ity will DO it Is not yet possible to say.
in many instances faithful members of
the present House have been returned
with increased majOrities Perry Bel
mont receives in Suffolk County alone a
majority about double his majority in
the whole district two years ago In
Connecticut the Democrats gain two
members; in Massachusetts, three, and
perhaps four; in New Jersey ut least
one; in Pennsylvania four or more; and
so throughout the country, in numbers
growing larger rs the returns come in.
On one result of the voting OF yes:er
day all good citizens irrespective of
party. can congratulate themselves and
each other. In the First district OF
New Jersey, Secor Robson. the most
notorious OF all public robbers, is de-
fcated by decisive vote.
In this city it appears by about %. 600
majority that the true citizens ticket
was the ticket headed by Franklin
Edison.
On every side we find reason for con-
graduation and hope. Yesterday was
"A memorable daV-N Y Sam