Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-07

The latest returns point Enthusiastically to the
election Of GOV. Cleveland. The national re-
publican committee have so notified Mr. Blaine.
and by almost universal consent IL IS agreed that
the democratic party has won the fight.
At this moment 1t Is too early TO consider in any
detail the issues involved in such verdict of III,
people. IL can be said, however, that the change,
radical and startling II may be- In the admins
trative control viii not produce those injurious
effects which partizan zeal and bias would have US
fear. The country Is larger than party, and has 4
separate destiny. And despite the heated claims OF
extremists, It can be confidently held that neither
the dignity, the prosperity OK the United States
was involved in the result OF the present election.
Both parties wish well to the republic, and the
contention between them was based On differing
views as TO what was better calculated to advance
is common interests
One proof OF this universal devotion to our In
stitutions Is the good order and SELF restraint
which have characterized all classes In all local.
ties during the trying days Of this week. The
situation, 10 use the diplomatic .phraSe. was
strained" TO the last degree; and II is matter OF
profound congratulatiOn, outside OF all party lines.
that the question has been settled in peace and
without o cloud on the legitimacy Of the title Of
the successful candidate. Liberty On trial be-
fore the world. and the result shows, by another
striking example, that mankind can safely be
trusted to govern itself.
We believe that President Cleve1and's admins
tratfon Will diSappOint those who look for melO-
dramatic upheavalS. There Will be no political
earthquakes; no chaos. Cleveland Is bound by his
pledges his and the character OF his support
to a conservative administration. He owes his
election TO republican votes, and was given these
votes on the explicit understanding that he repre-
Sented the views of administrative reform. and eS
pecially civil service reform, which held
tenaciously by the element In the republican party
which supported him The large body OF govern
mert envy loytS who dread loss or their places
and means OF livelihood may feel assured. there
fore, that there will be no wholesale discharges
from their ranks, under President Clevelands adj
miniStratiOn.
With regard TO the pivotal question OF the tariff,
II Is probable that democratic success VIII not lead
70 sudden and radical changes We have Just seen
moderate tariff reduction bill defeated in q demo-
cratic House of Representatives by democratic
votes, and Gov ClevelandS success comes from the
votes OF states where the democrats distinctly dis
avow free trade theories And we should remem-
Der that no tariff legislation be enacted with
out the consent OF republican Senate.
While Cleveland has only the small majority of
nineteen votes in the electoral college, 1t is clear
that he has a large popular majority. In
scarcely any OF the republican states is the
majority Of much size. while all through the
south the democratic ma1orittes are as decided
as usual In Pennsylvania, the native state OF
Blaine. and q state where the protective policy
issue never fails TO call out emphatic VOTE the
republican majority mounts up TO the tidal-wave
proportions OF iO,G00 But this is more than Offset
By the 100000 democratic majority in Texas. The
''S0lii south Will roll up an aggregate majority
for Cleveland OF half million votes The northern
states carried by the democrats do appreciably
increase this total but they neutralze the vote In
several other northern states where the republi-
cans just pull through. leaving Pennsylvania, Kan
sas Vermont, Maine, Ohio. and Iowa. with an esti-
mated aggregate republican majority Of about
10000. to meet the haif-million or more democratic
surplus in the south. The definite figures cannot
yet be given, but Clevelands majority the popu-
lar vote Is probably In the neghborhood Of OOO
Tfiden led Hayes by a50.sOe votes, and Garfield had
s,0iS plurality over Hancock.