Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-15

Ul the organization
1t will be said that Republicans also are
very short That is true but they poll
nearly s5, 900 out of 10000 cast for Har-
r!son last year. The Republicans lose
$4,000 out of 10000, while the Demo
Gratis lost $4,000 out of 93, 900.
The reported Governor-elect of Ohio is
Randall Democrat, and naturally there
are those who will make note of the fact
that it is worth while at times to have, In
a closely contested State, Randall Dem
ocratic candidate on the ticket to give it
strength and safety. And there will be
other observing voters also who will con-
trast the wise policy of the Ohio Demo
cratic organization with the unwisdom
of that new regime in Philadelphia and
Pennsylvania, supported and encouraged
and nominated by those who tolerate the
"hisslng " of Randall's name.
Another marked surprise is the miscal-
culation made by the astute Jersey Re-
publican leaders who expected to run
Albeit to the girth, and possibly unhorse
him by the fierce onset made by the bat
talions of Cavalryman Grubb. 1t is not
often that those leaders are the victims
of surprise, and it may be worth their
while to go deeply into an inquiry to as
certain "what's the matter" for the
chances were wide open for Democratic
defeat, because of the bad behavior of the
Democratic Legislature for no other
reason.
Mahone's notifying collapse is another
astonishing phenomenon in Virginia poll
tics. Beyond all question the STRENGTH of
parties is very evenly balanced in the Old
Do ninion when divided sharply and ex-
clusively on party lines---Yet here is the
Republican organization, under the mar
shalship of its shrewdest, ablest, most
adroit organizer, and most daring and
resolute leader, routed horse and foot
overwhelmed by numbers that
no one dared to hazard in
an estimate before the election.
The one only issue was Malone and anti
Malone, for politics are purely personal
matters with him. The decision is Vir-
ginia's protest against any more Malone
politics, and all men may rejoice in the
verdict-for Malone politics are bad poll
tics all the time. 1t was anticipated by
all but himself and those inoculated with
his virus, that he would be defeated, but
it was not expected that his horsemen
and chariots would be so totally sub
merged in another Egyptian sea.
And Iowa claimed as having gone
Democratic Can that be ? Every enc
who knows well the politics of the North
west will naturally suggest suspension
of public opinion on that. But the bare
thought that there is even room for such a
claim is calculated to take the breath of q
loyal Republican who remembers Iowa's
forty-thousand majorities of few years
ago.
THE REASON NOT PLAIN AS A PIKEsTAFF.
From Qnay's Philadelphia Inquirer.
Fuller returns of Tuesdays elections
show curious results in some of the
States. Ohio and Iowa have elected
Democratic Governors, while Massachu-
sets has had narrow escape. In New
York the Democratic majority is larger
than for some years, and there has been
an increase in both New Jersey and Vir-
ginia, and enormous one in the latter
State.
These facts serve only to give emphasis
to the great victory achieved by the Re-
publicans of Pennsylvania. This is al
most the one State voting on Tuesday
where the Republicans did not lose at
least in some degree. There was not
only no loss of party prestige in this
State, but there decisive gain in the Re-
publican majority, which gives us more
than was ever before returned in year
when no candidate more important than
State Treasurer was to be elected.
Some of the reverses in the other States
Will DC ClidISCu W IOCdl CduScSj anu Ill
some instances they have had their influ-
cnce, but local causes do not lead to such
general disasters when the party is full of
vitality and enthusiasm. Iowa and Ohio
do not go Democratic when the Repub-
licans have any encouragement to see
that they 60 Republican. There is some
thing more than local causes in the result
in these States.
What Pennsylvania did was due to
good leadership, popular candidate, and
to the ability of the Republicans of this
State to create their own enthusiasm and
see that Pennsylvania is kept at the head
of the column of Republican States.
There will be many efforts to explain
the difference between the result in
Pennsylvania and the other States, but
few will give the real reason. Penn
sylvania Republicans follow their own
leaders and they lead TO victory,
WHEN we begin operations as a city, it
would be well to look after the widening
of some of our thoroughfares. THIS mat