Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-11-16
now SHALL WE USE OUR VICTORY

One of the wise poets, whose exact
words we do not recall, says In substance
that courage and conduct in the doubtful
field of battle are not so rare as that
greater talent which knows how to garner
NJ the fruits of victory and make
proper use of them. The republicans
have abundant reason to rejoice over the
splendid victory they won at the recent
election; they will have yet greater reason
to rejoice if the opportunity 1t gives
them is judiciousIy mployed. We hear
it said that now ths rerubl can party ma
the certainty of holding control OF tht
government for a long succession Of
years, but this is an errJr. Ii has the OPP
portnnity but not the certainty. Every
thing depends upon the wise, moderate
and statesmanlike use OF the victory that
has been won. Emphatic as the success
Of the party has been, 1t is everywhere
confronted by powerful minority.
change of a few yotes in each Prectnct
would reverse the maiorities gained 10
almost every northern state. 1t Is curl
ous. and, in one view OF the subject
rather discouraRing to consider that,
while one or the other of the tive parties
must represent the true policy which the
country should adopt on the chief Issue
OF the recent canvass, the decision, after
all, rests upon very narrow popular ma
iority, and that almost ODe-halt OF the
people are either mistaken in judgment,
or that great numbers voted through
party bias and prejudice contrary to their
convictions respecting that issue. In
another view, this resplC IS not Que to
be deploreG. 1t warns the fuccessfui
party TO be On its good behavior. The
country will not be satisfud with fine
promises and virtuous professions by the
republicans. 1t il no longer roady to
performance. 1t has declared IN favor of
protection, but it expects q prompt re
duction Of the revenue and H revision of
the tariff made in harmony with the prn
cipes OF protection and with that far
ness towards all parts O; tho country
which will relieve it OF the charge OF sec
tionalism. 1t wants : liberal and just
policy adopted toward Union soldiers in
the matter of pensions, but not an lnd!s-
oriminate award of penSions to every
claimant no matter how un"orthy or
fraudulent tho claim. It wants honest
and competent Officials in the civil ser
vice who will attend to their official duties
and leave campaign politics to be atteEd-
cd to by the people at large, in short an
honest, clean and competent administra-
tion of public affairs, such as will rely
ON commencing isaeif not by the a6und-
anoe of its profeNsiuus of business IN 9th
eds" but by the actual accom- plishment
of businessiike results. We have muoh
faith that Gen. Harrison will give us such
an administration. He is said to be
"cold man" We hope the charge is true
We need au honest, clear-huaded, cola
man in tho White house, to rGsis' the
Establishments of the hot-blooded, emo
tionai cranks and self seekers who might
otherwise unduIy influence him.
AUSTRIA Is being alarmed with the be
ginning of what may lead to serious in
ternal trouble. The Austrian Czechs are
about to onter upon struggle for anton
omy similar to that enjoyed by Hun
gary. They wish 10 have their Emperor
crowned King of Bohemia, az he is now
crowned King of Hungary. The Hun
garians are opposed 10 this idea, being
Austrian nationality advanced to the dig
nifty of theirs. The Poles also talk of
obtaining special recognition by having
the Emperor crowned King of Gaiicia
Tho German element sides with Hungar-
ians, Wishing to preserve tho monarchy
in it's present state. The CErChs and
Poles togethor make II formidable power
and the opinion Is freely entertained that
unless Francis Joseph accepts the pro
grammo Bohomia wilt be permauo ally
disaf aoted with strong ionnings toward
Russin.
TnE reports of the governors OF the
territories to the interior department
give both Montana and Washington terri
torios IN increase in population, and
Washington territory shows An inerease
OF over $50, 900 600 in taNable property
in the past tea ycar4. The people of
Montana are very proud of thoir pubiic
school system, each city and town main
tanning schools OF the best ojass. Every
child OF school age in the territory is on
the school roll, anu schools a-e 10 sosslon
nine months i'll the year. The cessation
of Indian troubles in Arizona has done
much toward inducing settlers To take up
public lands, 50 that the general outlook
ia good for increasing prosperity.
TuE allotment of space to American
exhibitors at the Paris exposition of
1889, begins at No. l Broadway III New
York, on the 10Th. The commissioners
will carry all exhibits to Paris and re
turn free of charge, and th>re are no
charges for space atthe exposition. The
Indications are that Amorioa will be we'll
represented, as sha ought TO be. Con
sidel atious OF s'ate, which keeps Ger
many and other countries from taking
part in the exhibition, do not concern
us, and al the exposition will be the cen
tennial of events which led through ire
and blooe and tribulRtion 10 the era of
repnbIicauism in France, both sentiment
and self interest promPt u7 to make a
good display OF our manufactured pro-
ducts, agricultural and mineral wealth as
well as our system of education mad art
works
LoRp SALIsruRY's report on the Sack
willie affair exposes the iueNcusHhle tardi-
ness Of the British Government which
called for the suspension of ou7 relations
with the offending envoy. The attempt
to rest the whole case GU the interview OF
Lord Sackviue, without reference 70 the
letter on which the incident was founded,
is an admission of the weakness of the
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