The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-11-05
THE RESULT.


THE RESULT.
Election Il over, and while in some
particulars the result is not what WAS
hoped for, nor what was Justly due. vet
II might have been worse. That fin,
agony Is over will Ice hailed with pleas
ure 10y everybody. The Prohibitionists
materially assisted us usual in reducing
the former magnificent Republican ma
Jority. Ii makes no difference. rs has
been repeatedly demonstrated, what the
Republicans do la assist in Just rcgula-
ton of the liquor traffic, the Pruhibi-
tI"nistS recognize only their idnlzrd
idea, that of tearing the Republican or
ginlZail"n asunder. That such Il result
WAS not accomplished * not their fault.
OF course the entire saloon influence MAS
lost 10 Mc,iill, the Germans went Ia
AmeS, and a large number of Scandinav-
lans followed suit. This was brought
about because of the high License plank.
and the local option declaration. And
again there i an inexpicable some
thing IN the makeup of Amcs which
draws people la him, and there is no
dodging the plain fact that he was sup
ported 10y Il large number of .vrrv re-
specialize men.
The loss Of three Congressman is the
sorest defeat the Republicans of Mime
sofa have ever been called upon to en-
dure. Wilson defeats Lovely in the
First 10y 100; Rice defeats Glitilan in
the Fourth 10y over 1900: and MacDon-
all defeats Herbert in the Third 10y over
a thousand majority. Thus we see the
solid Republican delegation scattered Ia
the four winds. and the Democrats have
gained majority of the congressional
delegation IN the lower house While
our State has played false To her inter
ests, the result generally throughout the
country Il most gratifying Ia Rcpubli-
cans. Virginia gives four Republican
congressman. Morrison, the "horrizon.
tai Democrat in Illinois, WAS knocked
out, and good Republican is returned
10 congress in his stead. This fact atoncs
I"r Ill Ii''hei'ac amount oil hlSlpp"lhi-
Incnts from other quarters. Speaker
Carlislc'S election is in great doubt lie
Has oh cs'iiiia'c7 Only W hiaJ"fiiE' ana
the otiiciaI count may change this and
elect l'epnhIlc'lh. mono the kerub-
leans gain five congressman, two in
Iowa, Nv" IN ILLINOIS, Nv" III WISCONSIN,,
several IN New York ana other States,
leaving Inc Democrats IN very clos"
place Tor a MAJORITY IN congress.
Blue Earth, "n tn" county ticket, dad
nohly as Il whole, "l"clmg every man on
the ticket with TIA" exception "f county
treasurer, toy overwhelming maJorltIcS,
and he was defeated 10y only seven
votes. lar@" majority "i the people al
the county VIII hc very murh surprised
to learn "f Mr.. Jones. defeat. lie has
made one OF the very best officials The
county ever hid, anu wiIlle II" one can
say word against Mr.. hfener, IL dc
ducts nothing from The credit dne Mr..
Jones, ana The people VIII ever h"Id
him in high esteem for his many manly
qualities. The defeat of Mr.. Spaulding
for Senator was not surprising, but the
very large majority secured by Gen.
pope was "A genuine surprise. Mr.
Spaulding had arravod against him not
alone the Democratic party, but the
pTOhibitionlstS and Fermentation tick
ct as well. Even Mr.. Webb's large vote
of six hundred would moi have saved
him, but it would have made the result
uncomfortable close. The cilumnics
which have been hcaped upon Mr..
SpanIding bv his traduccrs will, as the
smoke clears up. win him friends. lie
is as clean a man a. there is in the coun-
tv. and Mr.. Pope has lust reasons for
bride i'm the magnificent majority he has
secured over man of this character.
The defeat of Mr.. :. w. burgess was
entirely unlocked for bv his friends, and
the causes which led 10 his defeat are
some Of the same which caused Spauld-
ing's downfall. The Fifth Commissioner
District had il ia for Spaulding because
his nomination defeated Anderson, of
Medo, and Burgess was charged in aid
ing in the result-of which, however ,
there ~ no truth. Mr.. burgess should
have been elected, and for the reason
more than anythIn" else, that hc ~ the
peer of any man on either ticket for the
place.
The grand maJorItIcs accorded Mead,
Bierbauer, Thorn, Smith, Piper and
Parker are reasons Tor qualification.
Take the ticket through, ana II was
elected by the largest majority OF any
elected in tins county Tor years.
For County Commissioners, the defeat