Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-11-13
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

NEW YORK, November 5.-The Herald
says editorially; ssNew York has proba-
bly, cast her thirty-six electoral votes for
Governor Cleveland by a majority which
is variously computed, but is not less
than 10000. There was treachery to the
Democratic candidate in 1880. There has
been treachery again in 1884. If there
had been good faith among all the Demo-
cratic politicians here, Cleveland's ma
jority in the city should have been nearer
80, 900 than 10000. There is one grain of
consolation for Republicans who detest
Blaine, and yet do not like to see their
party defeated. The men who lead the
party to-day are the survivors of the
great, but utterly finished contests for
freedom and the equal rights of men.
Their power and influence spring only
from their historical Importance. They
have no sympathy with any but
the old controversies and the
old methods of party struggle, and they
are too old and berutted to learn the So
luton of new problems. A few years OF
exclusion from Office and patronage will
freeze out the jobbers and send the SUI
perannuated statesman of the Republican
party into honored and useful retirement.
Then the party will be purified and will
find itself in the hands of fresh leaders,
able to lead it to new and solid tri-
umphs."
THE TIMES.
The Times says:
cat the hour of writing sufficient re-
turns have not been received to determine
the result of the Presidential election.
But whatever may be the result in the Ma
ton it is entirely clear that in this great
State there has been striking revolution
in the relations and i'll the composition of
parties. The Republicans have lost many
thousands of their best men; they have
suffered an accession of many thousands
of the most dangerous voters of the De-
mocracy, The loss has been due solely
to the operation of the forces which gave
it strength; to the independence of judg-
ment, the intelligence of perception, the
devotion to conscience, and to the unfal-
tering courage of the men who have done
what they deemed to be their duty. The
Republican gain has come from an al-
lance with the lowest and most danger.
Gus elements of it's opponents. The
double change is the perfectly logical con-
sequence of the forces which brought
about the nomination of the respective
candidates. Grover Cleveland has been
elected President of the United States.
The dispatches received by the Times
up to a. m. show that he will receive
the I53 electoral votes of the Southern
States, the So votes of New York, and the
six votes of Connecticut and the nine
votes of New Jersey, q total in those three
States of 81 votes, giving him 204 cleo
toral votes in all, which is a majority of
seven in the Electoral College. This
leaves among the now doubtful States,
Indiana, with Is votes; Wisconsin, with
IL, and California with eight, still to be
heard from. The Republican party has
suffered the penalty of its blindness and
its folly.'
NEW YORK, November 5.-The Times,
in its a. m. edition, lowers its estimate
of Cleveland's majority in New York
State from $4,000 to 1910. From very
complete returns they claim his election
as certain.
CLAIMED FOR BLAINE.
NEW YORK, November 5.-The Tribune,
in its 4:3o edition, says: "We believe
that Blaine and Logan are elected. The
State is regarded as safe for the Republic
can ticket. When our first edition went to
press we gave them 157 electoral votes.
There seems still no reason for doubt in
the case of any one of the States thus
enumerated. We can now probably add
New York and Wisconsin, and thus bring
the electoral votes for the Republican
candidates up to 204, or three more than
are necessary for election. 1t is reason
ably certain that fourteen more may be
added from the Pacific slope, while from
the South there is-at the hour of writ
ing, 8 a. m.-reason to hope for more
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