Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-06
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The nr.t trial Of strength between the
Dsmscrsey IN power and tie kesuoli-
can party ss party Of opposition hss
taken plsce, and the result Ia drawn
battle. Nov iha, the Elections OF 1853
are svsr, the two great parties occnpy
much the same relative positions ss
they did three months ago. M State
which east tts electoral vote for Blaine
has elected Democrats State ofhceF',
and none which cas-, u. vote for Clsss-
land has elected Republicans The
Democrats have retained SeT YORK,
which the Rsgub leans hoped to carry
and the Republicans have retained
OHIO, which the Democrats hoped to
carry. Massachusetts, gives Repueh
can ~ iority very pesriy the same a.
tina, Of lass year. Psnnsylvania gives
her normal maj rily, al hoazh, OF
course. ths phenomenal mi fIty gwen
for Blaine j. not repeated. Seefasks
returns her usual nsjsrIty, and in iosa
the Republicans have held ihsir oSn.
Connecticut elects RepubiicAn Lssis-
turs, and Eex Jersey does the sane,
thus insufins Republican successor TO
senator Sssell. Os the other hand,
Maryland doubles the maj Brity OF H.
lis vhich abe gave the Cleveland elect
ors, and elects Legislature which will
almost certainly return German TO the
Senate. Virginia gives a heavier Dem
ooratic majority than Was given last
year, although scarcely 80 heavy one
a. was expected. Here tbs Democrats
make their only gain in the United
States senate, as Malone will give place
TO a Democrat. The Virginia victory Is
accordingly the most substantial which
the Democracy has won. Mississippi
gives her normally abnormal Demo
cratic majority. So the haht ends with
each army occupying its own positions
Generally speaking, reform has re-
oeived q setback. This cannot be de-
MED. The slectisns are reactionary In
their result. Wherever the issue was
squarely Joined between honest govern
ment and the machine, the machine has
Won. This reaction is not easily &C
counted for. Indeed, 1t "a probably IN
accountable, and is owing 10 a retro
gressive freak suoh a. the people some
times take. In New York the defeat Of
the reformers is especially oowplsts.
The election of Governor Hill may or
may not be construed az q vindicatl on
Of the Presidents policy, but the fast
remains that II places the Democracy Of
New York In ,he control Of politicians
Who are bitterly opposed to reform In
any shape. 10 New York oitv the oan-
didaits OF the County Democracy-th
wing Of che party most warmly at
tachsd 10 Mr.. Cisvelano-bave bees
ignominiousiy beaten by the candidates
Of Tammany, an organization whose
devotion to reform has been shown CON
tinuously from the days % Tweed to
the present time. In Brooklyn, also,
the non partisan municipal government
OF which ali Brooklynites we're proud.
and which all who are not Bfooklynits
envied, has given place TO government
OF which Boss Mole uehlin /, the euid.
ing spirit. The good accomplished by
Mayor L'w will very speedily be 10
done by bis snoos ssor. Brooklyn will
no longer be regarded AZ a city possess
ing model municipal government.
Ia Baltimore and throughout Mary
land, also. the reform issue vas para
mount. Respectable Democrats had
Joined hands with respectable Re2ubii-
cans IN 3 non. partisan movement to
overthrow The maobiue OF which S.ua
tor German ia engineer and Eugene
Higgins fireman. The result has been
great victory for the machine and
greet dsfsat for the rsformers. Reform
In Marylssd has been strsnsled befoie
% soald make lie infsntlie voice heard
bsyond the borders OF the STATE. The
votsrs fssiiss that the soa,h must be
kept anhrsakaoly. uameltinsly, unyield-
ineiy solid, svsn II good government
must be sacrificed in the effort.
A between Repahlicauism and De
nocrasy I, was q drawn battle /; for Re.
form 10 vas crushing defeat.