The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-11-13


IN COMMON with other Republican
newspapers published that mornlng'
We announced last Thursday the
election Of Blaine. Although the
canvass is wrapped in uncertainty,
We believe as yet we have nothing 70
take back. It has been folly deter
mined since our last issue that Cleve-
land carried Indiana, COnneeticuti
New Jersey. and the Virginias, 90
that the election Of Blaine depends
entirely upon the result in New York.
Whoever succeeds in this pivotal
State viii come out with only small
plurality. 1t would take many cole
umns Of a newspaper tOreeord the his
tory Of the canvass I'm New York dur
ing the past week. While the press
dispatches from day to day have in
dicated a plurality in favor Of Blaine,
hundreds Of messages from un.
informed parties have passed
over the wires announcing q plurality
for Cleveland. Coupled with these
announcements are the windy proc
lamations Of the Democratic National
Committee TO the same effect; and
based upon these the BOurbOns
throughout the country have had the
cheek to celebrate with fireworks,
cannon and Rebel yeIls the election
Of their candidate. But all this din,
fire, and hurrahing amounts to noth-
ing. Votes cGunt-not noise. The
Republican National Committee and
others placed in such a position as to
know whereof they speak, announce
just as confidently that Blaine's
election is certain. The Democrats
with great blow and bluster give the
American people to understand that
the Republicans are trying to prevent
a fair count for Cleveland, and con-
vey the impression that blOOdshed,
civil strife or something Of that ma
ture may intervene. II is supremely
ridiculous for the bulldozing Demoe-
raey to come TO the front and accuse
anybody Of interfering with the will
Of the people, when their murderous
and scandalous methods Of defeating
a free ballot in the South is taken
into consideration. So too, is it su-
premely ridiculous to give one
thought to their accusations, when
their corrupt practices in the City Of
New York are borne In mind. 1t Is
the intention of the Republicans TO
see that there Is a fair count, and this
they will have i'm spite ofthe Demo
cratic bulldozers. II after the count
is made, IL is shown conclusively that
Cleveland has the plurality he will be
as peacefully inaugurated as any
President who ever occupied the
White House. If on the other hand,
it is determined that Blaine has the
plurality, all the Northern and rebel
Democrats on earth cannot prevent
his Inauguration.
BY reading some newspaper clip
pings published in this paper, 1t will
be observed that there have been
many irregularities in the count Of
the vote Of New York State, and these
are all to be corrected. Commencing
with yesterday the legally constituted
authorities began revising the returns.
Both parties are represented officially
and by proper counsel. Each return
is to be scrutinized as sharply as If the
result turned wholly upon its verifi-
cation. II may take two weeks, and
even more, to complete the work in
hand. The boards will do all they
have to do in a few hOurs, except as
an order of court may direct going be-
yond the face Of the returns. So 1t
devOlves upon every citizen to pre-
serve a peaceful frame Of mind, and
quietly await the result Of the re-
vision. The business men Of the eOun-
try are anxious to have the matter
speedily settled. The conservative
men of all parties propose there shall
be no trouble about it. 1t is the privi-
lege Of any party to demand a fair
count. The revision OF the returns is
a right belonging to the Republicans,
and they will have IL.