The Columbus journal., 1884-11-19

will announce today . plurality there
for Cleveland of LOO, about as
follows:
Grover Cleveland. 563,1O5
James G. Blaine. 561,999
John P. st. John. ......... 25.171
B. F. Butler ............ 16y9O2
Total vote ........... 1,167,lH
Plurality for Cleveland. 1,l06
All others over Cleveland. 4O,S67
Of course this mesns the election of
Cleveland as president and Hendricks
as vice president for the next four
years.
Those who are republicans from
principle will now be none the less
ardent, none the less earnest and IN
firing in their advocacy of what they
regard as the fundamental principles
of good government.
The democratic party, We believe
and fear, will be dominated by the
solid south, without whose support
success vas impossible; we think
that they will insist upon debating
the policy of Cleveland's administra-
ton, as they have of every preceding
democratic president. since
Stephen A.. Douglass manly stand in
his party against the aggressive DOM
ineering of the southern leaders, and
afterwards with republicans for the
Union, against those who would have
destroyed it, there is ground for
some hope that the extreme Of south
ern deepotism will not be reached,
and that the more moderate counsels
of the better men of the northern
democracy will be listened to, if not
fully needed.
The business of the republican par
ty, devoted only to the good of the
country, will be to Withstand with
still greater earnestness, the assaults
of the solid south, made solid by in
timidation and fraud. The thorough
ly INSCRIPTIONS methods Of that
oligarchy have almost gone out the
memory of this generation, because
of the disappearance Of the African
slave trade, the auction block and the
slave driver, but the spirit is not
dead, and recent reports from the
south show that the election of Cleve-
land has but quickened it.
Republicans will do what they may
to assist such northern democrats in
congress as may advise the south to
"raise more hogs and less hell" and
push their advice to its logical result
in practice. And this they will do on
the principle of doing good as they
have opportunity.
Further than this, good.republicsns
will not be unmindful of the past his
tory and glorious achievements of the
party, and will confidently look for
ward to '8S, to be returned to national
power. We have the satisfaction of
knowing that no party heretofore, in
the history of the country, has done
so much to develop national resources,
and place our business with the world
on a sound basis, and, under Blsine's
guidance, we felt assured that these
interests would have been enhanced
many fold, and cannot bat think that
foreign powers largely worked our
defeat, as they evidently expect to
reap benefit by it.
The Republicans may we'll feel ex-
ultation over the last campaign, un-
excelled in all the annals of political
history, adding lsurels to both candi-
dates. Blaine, by his masterful letter
of acceptance, as we'll as by his numer-
Gus addresses during the canvass,
against which there was absolutely
no objection from any quarter), evil
denced his mental strength and his
wonderful ability as a leader Of men
be opened to view (under proper ad-
ministrative control) the long vista of
the future greatness of this country,
under protection to American indus
tries, and absolute freedom from for
eign influence prejudicial to our well
fare.
1t is a notable fact that the first
president elected by the republicans,
and the last n thus far were ~assassi-
mated in the early days of their terms,
and SO long as these martyrs to human
liberty and good government shall be
remembered, along with the great
captains of the war against the rebel
lion, and the thousands of heroic and
patriotic citizens, who, under the lead
of republican administrations put
down the rebellion, and, at the same
time, held England and France at bay,
just 80 long will the republican party
hold a warm place in the affections of
the American people.
Nebraska State Horticultural
Society.
SECRETARY's OFFICE, OMAHA, Oct.
q, lSS4.-The fruit year of 1884 is
closed and has given a return of small
fruits and grapes, summer, fall and
winter apples largely in excess both
in quantity and quality over any pre-
vious year. The State Horticultural
Society earnestly requests every fruit
grower in the state to send at once an
account of both success and failure in
growing any and all kinds of fruit,
with suggestions in regard to kinds
most profitable TO plant for home use
or market. The quantity of each
bind Orowu ohoul1 ho n;uou an thot