Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1884-11-14
THE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.

There can now be no longer any reason
able doubt that Clevelahd and Hendricks
have plurality of the popular vote of the
State of New York and that the SO electo-
raj votes of that State will be cast for the
Democratic candidates and that they will
in due time be installed in the offices of
President and Vice Pre- ident of the Unit
ed States.
The progress thus far made by the coun-
ty canvassing boards of New York State
in summing up the returns give assurance
that the figures of the New York papers
which give Cleveland plurality OF 1890
votes in tn: S ate are substantially cor
materially change that plurality one way
or the other. The State canvassing board
will meet on next Wednesday to sum up
the returns from the various county boards
and award certificates to such electors as
have been chosen. The official count will
not be fully completed until this is done,
but, as the duties of the State canvassers
is merely to sum up the returns IS received
from the counties, no irregularity can pos
sibly occur in the performance of this
purely ministerial duty. There is no rea-
sou, therefore, for any longer entertaining
any apprehension as to the result of the
election
While the S'ate of New York has only
been won by very close majority, there
has been very decided Democratic gain
in many of the Northwestern States, nota-
bly, in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan,
the two latter States, which have hereto
fore been Republican strongholds, coming
very near giving their votes to the Demo
Gratis. This shows that the Democratic
party has the confidence of the country
that it does not depend on the Solid
South" alone for its support and that the
bloody shirt as a political battle cry has
been consigned to oblivion.
For this glorious consummaiion the
Democrats and liberty loving people OF
the country have reason to rejoice and be
devoutly thankful. Those who have here
tofore entertained the we'll grounded ap-
prehension that the great monopolies and
money powers which under Repub ican
rule have fastened themselves upon the
government, would always prove too pow
erful for the people at popular elections
will now have their confidence restored
in the strength of our Federal constitution
and the wis tom of its founders.
Truly the people have prevailed against
the money kings and their CO horts. The
Vaccinations of political tricksters, the in
science and opuence of office and the
magnetism" of bad men have been unab' e
to pervert the popular judgment as ex-
pressed through the peaceful forms of con-
stitutional republican government. After
twenty four years of arrogant and tyrani-
cal rule, the Republican party, though sup.
ported by the great monopoles eff its own
creation and defended by its army of Of
iceholders. has been forced to- relinquish
its hold upon the reins of government. l.
has been demonstrated that the servants
are not greater than their masters and this
great, arrogant and inso'en party with its
superb organization has at last been com.
PEELED to render an account of its steward
ships and turn over itsledgers to the pp-
position party for examination.
Mr. Cleveland's administration may be
confidently looked to for the institution OF
proper reforms in the civil service and in
every other department of the public SER
vice Tie government will once more be