New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-31

uelegftlOn Mr. MORTON was noMlnateu lOr 'lcf-
President, Mr.. Phelps being the choice of a large
minority. The Prohitionists at Indianapolis
had previously nominated General Clinton B. Fisk
and John A. Brooks as their candidates. and the
Union Labor party at Cincinnati had also placed a
ticket in the field.
From the outset the stars seemed to be fight
ing for the Republican cause. The preliminary
State elections resulted unfavorably for the party
in power. Rhode Island in April and Oregon
on the eve of the denomination OF
the President were carried by the Republicans
with heavy gains. Mr.. Blaine returned
from Europe, was received with great enthusiasm
and took an active part in the canvass in various
Northern States. General Harrison himself ma
terially strengthened his canvass by a series Of
judicious speeches in indianapolis. In New-fork
the party had disrinctively moral issues to pre-
sent to the conscences of voters. The vetoes OF
the Higb-IIicens( and SaXton bills by Governor
Hill brought temperance and ballot reform into
the canvass with Warner Miller as the repre-
sentative of the churches against the saloons.
Through the agency of the National League cam
paign clubs multiplied in every State, Protection
was made an issue of commanding Importance, and
was advocated without equvocation East and
West The Democratic leaders on the other
mana, UUulnE ulSclNtS eluDdErdSstl w NHt sup
port of the English press and the outspo1en utter
ances of Southern orators in doubtful States,
sought to evade responsibility for the contro-
versy between Free Trade and Protection which
the President had brought on. They induced
their aged candidate for the Vce-Presidency to
swing round the circle in order to revive the
enthusiasm of the rank and file of the party
and to counterfeit the personal unpopularty of
the President, and had recourse TO every en-
pedient for breaking the force OF the argument
based upon English sympathy for the Democratic
cause. The SacSvile incident at the close Of
the canvass illuminated the political situation
and bafed the most ingenious efforts of partisans
10 explain away the notorious fact that the lead
ing free-rrade country Of the world, animated
by self-nterest, hoping for the reelection
of the President and the triumph of his party.
The elections in Vermont and Maine in the early
autumn were unerring forecasts Of the general
result in November. After 4 remarkably active
and thorough canvass. which was Kept singuarly
free from personalities and partisan defamation,
and in which both sides were well supplied with
money, Protection was master of the field.
The precise result Of the election was the
recovery Of Indiana and Newly by the Repub-
leans all the remaining States voting as they
had done in 1884 These two States carried
respectively by pluralities OF 2,3fS and l4,373,
transferred fifty-onc votes in the Electoral Col
lege, Harrison receiving 233 10 6S for Cleveland.
With the exception Of Connecticut and New
Jersey, the North was united in defence of its
industries. II the South there can hardly be-
said to have been q popular election. Save in
few instances the Democrats increased their
majorties in their States. and the Republi-
cans theirs in the States which had been carried
by Paine. The total vote 1860, 650l
Cleveland having a plurality of 95,025 over
Harrison on the popular vote. The Prohibition
vote was 245, 705 against l50,3e0 in / SS4; and
the Union Labor vote, 141, 902, loss of over
33, 900 in four years. The House of Representa-
tives in the List Congress will comprise sc
Republicans and 1j9 Democrats, with strong
probability that the majority will be increased
when contested seats decided. The Senate
will remain in the Lth Congress. thirty-nine
Republicans and thirty-seven Democrats. The
Republican Senator lost in Virginia viii be re-
placed from Delaware, and possibly an additional
gain will he made in West Virginia, where the
Legislature is very close The general result of
the election was not in doubt six hours after
the ballots were cast. and Immediately
acquiesced in by the defeated party. The PreSi-
dent was, perhaps less philosophical than his
December 3 exhibited the soreness of a dis
credited politician Because the policy which he
had forced his party TO adopt had been rejected
by the people, he considered himself justified in
denouncing the greed and avar.ce Of manufact-
urers as class, and the tyranny of corporations,
trusts and monopolies, and in berating sixty
millions of people for neglectins to appreciate
the craftsmanship and patriotism of his Admin
istraton.
DIPLOMACY OF TEE YEAR.
The diplomatic career of the Administration,
VICTORIOUS from the beginning, has been continued
On the two lines of servlity to great Powers
and overlooking aggressiveness toward petty
States With Great Britain Fisheries treaty was
negotiated on February D. after the President had
been warned by the Senate against arbitration and
armed by Congress with adequate powers of re-
aation. AS soon as the text was published it
was condemned by ex-Judge Woodbury., r. S.
Spofford and Mr.. Prescott, three Democratic
champions of American fishing rights as a dis
honorable compact involving Il the surrender of
.verything for which the United States had been
since 1888, when disputes respecting
he three-mile limit arose. 81 the abandonment
# the commercial privileges on which Secretary
}ayard and Mr. Phelps had grounded the Amcri-
an. case in their diplomatic correspondence; 81
humane treatment of shipwrecked crews and YES
els in dstress-a concession voluntarily made on
III except barbarous coasts; a conformation of
ampaign of outrage in which 1000 vessels had
'eer boarded and 400 seized, harassed and sub
ected to expense and annoyance 3 the ultimate
epeal of duties amounting 10 100000 annually
S an adequate compensation for license TO buy
upplos worth perhaps $50, 900. The treaty was
ebated for twenty-threc days in open session Of
he Senate and was rejected in August by a strict
arty vote.
The consideration the Extradition Treaty had
been deferred until December, and
trenuous efforts made the Democratic
de to a similar postpcncment OF the
Bayard convention so as TO exempt
from partisan criticism before election. As
BON as it was rejected the President exposed the
lsincerity of this plea by sending to Congress- for
official effect a message recommending the I'M