Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-11-12

The result of the election on Tues
day was the success of the republi-
can ticket for president and vice pres
ident, and the gain of a sufficient
number of republican congressman to
give the House to that party. The
result throws the whole power Of the
government into the hands of the
republicans, and will in the course Of
time place the federal offices in the
hands of that partG.
The battle during the last few
months has been hot one all around,
but for the greater part it has been
waged in good feeling. Rarely ever
have political topics been so thor
oughly discussed by the press, on the
stump and through published docu-
ments, as during this campaign. The
democrats entered the campaign with
the great advantage of being in pow
Ell and having the political offices and
political machinery in their hands.
They made bitter and valiant fight
all along the line. Unfortunately for
their cause, they fell into the falla-
cious notion that a reduction of the
revenue required the cutting of the
tariff in such directions as to alarm
if not injure many industries in the
country. The democrats had also
been unfortunate in not carrying out
the reforms they had declared for in
1884, and they really had to contend
with failure of performance in the
past, and promise of things not de-
sirable, if they were permitted to re-
main in power, in the future.
The republicans, on the other hand,
entered the fight with candidates
above reproach; they had the hearts
of the people in the great industrial
states of the north with them on the
great political and economic questions
of the day. They appealed to the
patriotic sentiments of the people
and put the management of affairs in
wise hands. Defeated by dissentions
and accidents four years ago, they
spent no time in family quarrels, and
were fortunate in having no Bur-
chards, or Mulligan and Morey letters
to contend with.
We look forward to the future with
bright hopes. The strength of the
two parties is so nearly equal that
the democrats cannot, and the repub-
licans dare not, do anything that is
wrong or is not approved by the wis
dom of the intelligent masses behind
the parties. There is now no danger
of radical changes in the revenue
laws, and business will settle down
into channels o. certainty and con-
dition of prosperity. We think the
democrats, except it may be demo
cratic office holders, have as great OF
greater reasons to be satisfied with the
result as the republicans. Party may
be something, but it is far better tc
have the conditions favorable to bus
mess prosperity than to have the
triumphs of political supremacy. We
hope the incoming party and admins
tration will rise at once to the high
est plane of enlightened statesman
ship, and that the rule will be such a:
, to bring the greatest blessings upor
: the people.
The following reports seem thu
2 most reliable, and the results fore
Swallowed as nearly correct as it i
1 possible at this date. There ar
: many close congressional district
{. and close states, and only officia
e counting will tell the exact condition
e of things:
i, The Southern States, with the ex
: ception of Delaware, Maryland an
e West Virginia, go democratic b
: about the same majorities as in 1884
d There is slight falling off of reput
n lican majorities in some northern IL
IS calities. which is more than offset
= other sections.
is VIRGINIA.
t. LYNCHBURG, Va, Nov. 8. Full II
e turns from the sixth congression'
district give Cleveland 4 900 major
ID ty, gain over 1884 of nearly 40'
a. Reports from the ninth district gi,
e. Buchanan (democrat) a majority (
" about 800. Tucker (democrat) ca
lie ries the tenth district by 800. All
In these are democratic gains.
re OHIO.
We COLUMBUS, Ohio. Nov 5. f.
er democratic state committee, on I
h. turns received by them up to mi
IL night from Sc counties, claim a ga
a of over 5000, leaving a republic
plurality of about II 900. Some
IT, the strongest democratic COUNT
VS. have not yet been heard from. [
he republican committee claims plur:
ot- ity of 10000 on the national tick
IS No figures are given on state Officer
arS ILLINOIS.
of CHICAGO, Noy. 8. The Triba
says: 'The returns from all
counties in Illinois, on the vote
rral president and governor, show I'll
his Gen. Harrison had carried the st:
ma mn. by over 81, 900 plurality, while #