Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-11-11
The Elections.

The result of the recent elections is
rainbow of promise to the republicans
throughout the country, but most Sc
we're and merited rebuke to the demo-
cratic administration and the democrat
ic party. President Cleveland's admin
istration has now been in power for
nearly two years, and the people have
bad an opportunity to study very care
fully its acts of commission and omis-
sion. The falling off in the democratic
vote and the large republican gains in
almost every part Of the country, and
especially in the great West. tell very
plainly what the popular verdict is rela-
tive TO the matter.
While in some few cases the demo-
Gratis have made gains as to Represen-
tatives in the 10Th Congress, the repub-
licans, on the other hand, have made
such decided advances that they have
not only overcome the few democratic
gains, but have reduced the democrat
lie majority in the House from As TO s or
Q.
This marked change is due to several
causes, some Of which may be named
As follows:
The American people believe very
generally and decidedly in a tariff as
protection to their industries. and have
no sympathy with the provisions of the
Morrison bill and other free trade falla-
cies, as is indisputably shown in the de-
feat of Morrison and Hurd, the great
democratic champions of free trade.
and in the narrow escape of Carlisle.
Then again the laboring men are get
ting their eyes open aud are coming to
have no sympathy with the democratic
party which did all in their power to riv-
et.tor all time, the chains upon four mil
lions OF American slaves This was
not long ago and the old spirit has not
died out yet. The party which was
guilty of that great wrong must bring
forth fruits mete for repentance before
the American PEOPLE can be made to
believe for any considerable length of
time that that party is friend TO the la
boring man. The democrats made
great professions, it is true. and for a
time succeeded in making some labor
ing men take stock in such pretensions.
but ii was necessarily only for a sea-
son. The New York Tribune SAYS
most truly and forcibly:
When workingmsn begin to ask what the
Democratic party has done or tries to do
for them, the power of that party begins to
VANISH. The rift becomes break and the
break becomes chasm, until at length
American labor will be completely emanci-
pated from the enslaying notion that it owes
a measureless debt to the party which up
held human slavery and now fig hts the bat
ties Of British capitalists.
The Democratic rklngmen who have
revolted this year did not quite realize how
strong they were, but they know now. The
| knowledge brings them greater freedom 10
think. and 10 ask questions. They cannot
/ look for Republican sympathy so long as
| they threaten the overthrow of the prutec-
/ tive tariff. or assail the rights of other work
( ingmen, organized or unorganized, black or
1 white. But when they get quite clear OF
/ blind and slavsh obedience TO Democratic
| dictalion, they will presently see that it has
/ been the Republican party which has for a
| quarter of century labored and bstted for
| the uplifting and the defense OF labor, which
| has done more than all other powers or par
/ ties IN this land 10 make labor honorable,
| prosperous and free, and which because it is
the party Of free Sorkingmen themselves
| deserves the confidence and the support OF
every intelligent and free American worker.