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

The latest returns point unmistakaoly to the
election OF Gov. Cleveland. The national re-
publican committee have so notified Mt Blaine,
and by almost universal consent it is agreed that
the democratic party has won the Tight.
AT this moment IL Is too early 10 consider In any
detail the issues involved in such verdict OF tho
people. It can De said, however, that the change,
radical and startling as 1t may be, in the admins
tratiye control will not produce those injurious
effects which pa-tiZan zeal and bias would have US
fear. The country Is larger than party, and has
separate destiny And despite the heated claims OF
extremists, It be confidently held that neither
the dignity, the prosperity OF the United states
was involved In the result of the present election.
Both parties wish well 10 the republic, and the
contention between them was based en- differing
views as 20 what was better calculated 10 advance
It's 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 locali-
ties during the trying days OF this week. The
situation, to use the diplomatic phrase, was
strained" 20 the last degree and 1t is matter OF
profound congratularion. outside OF all party lines
that the question has been settled in peace and
without q cloud on the legitimacy of the title Of
the successful candidate Liberty was on trial be-
fore the world, and the result shows, by another
striking example, that mankind can safely be
trusted 10 govern itself.
We believe that President Cleveland's admins
tratiOn Will dtsappoint those who look for melo-
dramatic upheaval5- 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 h6
election TO republican votes and was given these
votes on the explicit understanding that he repre-
sented the views OF administrative reform, and
pecially civil service reform, which are held
tenaciously by the element in the republican party
which supported him. The large body OF govern
menJ employees, 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 Cleveland's ad-
mlnistratiOn-
With regard 20 the pivotal question of the tariff,
IT is probable that democratic Will not lead
10 sudden and radical changes We have just seen
moderate tariff reduction bill defeated in 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 can be enacted with
out the consent OF a 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 ma1Orities are as decided
as usual In Pennsylvania, the native state OF
Blaine, and a state where the protective policy
issue never fails 10 call out an emphatic vote the
republican majority mounts up TO the t1dal-wave
proportions OF 10000 But this is more than Offset
by the 100000 democratic majority in Texas The
'solid SOUTH will roll up an aggregate majority
for Cleveland CT half million votes. The northern
states carried by the democrats do not 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 halfmillon or more democratic
surplus in the SOUTH The definite figures cannot
Yet be given, but Cleveland5 majority the popu-
lar vote is probably In the neighborhood of 100000.
Tiiden led Hayes by 250,SU7 votes, and Garfield had
70lS plurality over Hancock.