Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-14
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When we went TO press last week. the
presidential contest was in doubt. il
then appearing that there was at least
a fighting show for New York TO 60
Democratic; but all doubts have been
removed and Mr.. Harrison will be the
president after March 4th. lie carried
every state that Blaine carried in 1884
and in addition Indiana and New York
and probably West Virginia, giving
him 239 electoral votes, or 80 more than
Is necessary. There is some doubt
about West Virginia and it may trans
pre- that Mr.. Cleveland carried il; but
that makes but little difference, for New
York did the work. Hairison's plural
lty In that state is about 0,OO0 and yet
Hill, Democrat, was elected governor
Of the state! Not only that, but Grant.
a Taunmany Democrat, was elected
mayor of New York over Hewitt. an
other Democrat, and Republican.
Isn't that all enough to make n Dem
Ocrat swear? Hill IS the creature of
the saloon element; he belongs to them
soul and body, and his election may be
attributed to that class. They sold out
the electoral ticket for Hill.
II is said that there are other reasons
for Mr.. Cleveland defeat i'm New York.
\ reliable newspaper SAYS that seven
thousand federal OfIice-holders in New
York and Kings county. voted against
Mr.. Cleveland These were the EN-
ployes of Pearson, the mugwump post
master, and the employees of the custom
house. If this is true, Mr.. Cleveland
has only himself to blame. lie permit
ted Republicans to remain i'm Office
when there were thousands of Demo-
Gratis who wanted and were entitled to
The places.
The result If the election was as much
surprise to the Republicans as it was
70 anybody. Out of all the guessing
done by political newspapers and
shrewd politicians, not one struck on
the combination that wOn-not one
called the turn" Whenever a Repub-
lean figured on the probable result. he
invariably worked in New Jersey or
Connecticut, or both as Republican and
neither of these states were. The Dem
Ocratic guesser brought in Michigan,
Indiana and West Virginia and New
York. and IL he was feeling right good,
he would include California, Oregon,
Nevada and Illinois. So guessing did
not count this year.
II appears also that the lower house
Of congress is Republican by majority
of live, perhaps. If this is true, then
the Republicans will have control of
both branches of the government. Aud
II This Is true, then the Democrats will
be i'm better shape for another fight than
If they controlled the lower house of
congress.
The senate Will remain republican, of
course.
The country managed to live under
Republican rule for twenty-fOur years
aud we see no reason why it may not
stand four years more. And we feel
now that four years will crd up the
reign. BY that time the people will
have become educated to the great sub
iect of tariff reform and when that
time arrives, the manufacturing east
will have to bow to the wishes of the
great producing class of the west.
We look for prosperity under Repub-
lican rule, and it would have came I'M
der Democratic rule. The surplus will
be turned loose and there will be mil
lions of horded dollars sent west to de-
velop the country. The eastern peo-
pie are every day learning more about
the possibilities of the west and when
they come out and spend their wealth
am ing us. better times must follow.