Nevada County picayune., 1888-11-14
REPUBLICANS WIN.
Harrison inc Next President. Senate Republican, House
 in Doubt.

The great political battle of 1888 has been fought, and the victory won-by the Republican party. In the language of the poet, we have met the enemy, and WE are his. And the first comment we have is this: There is no use crying over split milk. <" l.. r. Morton's "bar'l,' y as much as anything else, assisted by the fat fried out of the manufact- urers and national banks, compassed the Democrats defeat. Morton is one of the largest bondholders and bankers on Wall Street, New York, and there is no questioning the fact that he, the manufacturers and na- tioual banks all over the country, lavished money to buy votes in the doubtful States of Indiana. New York and Connecticut, as well as in other States. '.The money power, V as Ansey would put it, won this election, (eXcuse us for quoting from such source, but its true). The talk that agitating the tariff question and the Mills bill beat the Democrats, is, we think. not true, though we will admit the Republican leaders made it the excuse for col lecting millions of dollars for cor rupting and debauching the ballot, and thereby elected their candidates. There was no square fight, tariff re- duction vs. high protection, for the Republican party backed down from this as first made in thelr platform by formulating in the Senate after ward, just before the election, a tar if bill re-adjusting duties, exactly contrary to their platform. Hence our deduction as above.
 Harrison and Morton beat Cleve' land and Thurman in both New York and Indiana, by from eight tt ten thousand plurality. Besides this they carried every Northern State save New Jersey, Delaware and Conn California, Illinois and Michigan went Republican by safe pluralities there being little change from 1884 except in Illinois, where the Repub licans lost considerable, Gov. Palm CT, though defeated, helping the Ma tional Democratic ticket to mak, gains.
 It is q regular Waterloo. Harri son and Morton will go into th' Electoral College with 233 votes while Cleveland and Thurman vii only have l68. As it only takes POT to elect, it will be seen the Republi cans won by considerable majority
 The result of the election was ; big surprise almost everywhere. Bet ting was largely in favor of Cleve land at all places, which showed th' drift of public opinion.
 It is said both the Senate and the House of the next Congress will bt Republican. though the Democrat. still claim the latter by a small ma jority. We would rather the enemy have both. since their action on al important legislation will then be di' rectly amenable to public sentiment and should they enact the burden some laws they seemingly advocate, it would result in their complete overthrow four years hence.
 One thing certain, Democracy is yet grand in defeat. which she has ever stood up under without quail ing or repining, looking to the fu- ture for yindication and final victo- ". In 1892 she will rise in her might and put to route the high pro- tectiye robbers. Then, under new census, Arkansas and Texas will nearly double their votes i'll Con gress and the Electoral College. The "Solid south will then loom up sure enough.
 We don't think the country will % to ruin in the short space of four years of Republican misrule, which is to come, though there is little doubt that trusts, corporations, com pines, manufacturers, etc., will thrive as never before known, mil lionaires will increase, and poor men grow ever poorer. But this country, this glorious land of the free and the home of the brave, can stand great deal. Let us all strive to live indus trious. sober lives, economize and live at home, and all will yet be we'll.
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