The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-20
THE ELECTIONS.
THE TERRIBLE THRASHING
GIVEN THE REPUBLICANS.
The Lesson to be Learned From thc

The Lesson to be Learned From the
Result on Last Tuesday.
From the Washington Gazette Republican.
To say that I, in common with many
millions of Americans, was profoundly
astonished at the general resuls Of the
elections last Tuesday is to state what
everybody, or almost everybody, has
felt. There were differences ofopin-
ion, of course, as to the magnitude Of
the victory or the defeat in each Of
the States, but very few persons
none that know-believed that the
Democrats would carry Ohio and
Iowa, while there was a general be-
lief on the part of Republicans, sup
plemented by fear entertained by
thousands of Democrats, that Malone
would carry Virginia by d heavy ma
jority. The absolute defeat of Fora
ker in Ohio, however, was not dream :.
ed of by either party, greatly reduced
though his majority might be, as
many Republicans feared, rs many
Democrats hoped. But that he would
be showed under" by the decisive
majority of 13, 900, and that a Demo
cratic Legislature would be chosen
was something that even the imagina'
ton ola Tuscarawa county politi-
clan never conceived.
Still more improbably was the idea
that Iowa would be carried by the
Democrats. The latter themselves,
in the widest fantasies induced by
smuggled whiskey, never fancied they
could carry that State. Had they be-
lieved such thing even possible they
would have bumped" themselves and
swept the State, Legislature and all,
like cyclone.
TO sum up: Massachusetts, is kept
in the Republican column by the
slightest OF pluraiities. 1t was a
Pyrrhic victory for Republicanism
there. We can imagine the ghost OF
bluff OLD John Andrew, as lie remem-
bcred the 10000, or $4,000 majorities
he used to roll up, tuning uneasily
in his grave and swearing as deeply
as Puritan ghosts conscience would
allow him at the decay and decline OF
the G.. O. P.
WEST OF THE HUDSON
the Republican defeat was complete.
New York was overwhelmingly Demo
cratic. New Jersey went back to the
ancient faith with whoop and a
bound. Pennsylvania stood firm, but
doubtless it was because the Demo-
crats there didn't try to do anything
Ohio and Iowa astonished everywhere.
There are no Democrats in Nebraska,
consequently the Republicans had a
one sided fight there.
In the South the triumph of the
"Unte7rifed" was equally as great. In
Maryland the only consolation the
Repuli sans find is that they carried
Prince Georges county bya small ma
iority. Virginia rolled up the :.rsest
Democratic majority she ever gave,
and hencetorth is as solid" as Missis-
sippi or Missouri, in which States there
are No republicans to make any fight
The Demo ocr&tic~ victory eor.!i5leie
To putt IN another form, the Republi'
can defeat is crushing.
ITS CAUSES.
When President Harrison on tha
memorable second Tuesday in las
November carried the Republican
standard to victory the party achieved
noble victory. Ouly two Northerr
States failed to wheel into the Repub
lican ranks, while in the South Vir-
einia asked but little over beg
carly thousand votes Of casting hel
electoral vote tor him. West Virgins
was in doubt for a long time, and Sen
ator German: of Mary land, felt great
ly thankful that he had saved hi:
State to the Democracy, though IL wa:
done by the skin ofhis teeth, to use 6
homely cid Maryland saying. How
is it this year?
Seven north States voted, and foul
went overwhelmingly Democratic
only one Of which last year voted fol
Cleveland-while the South has utter
ly repudiated Repuhicanism. Ye
the standard bearer of last year Wa:
the standard bearer OF this. VIVA
then are the causes of this defeat?
Lack Of practical wisdom in polite!
of the Administration.
Intrusting the guidance of impor
tant public affairs and important po
litical matters to Sunday school su
perintendents and Prohibition cranks
Want of faith and ingratitude to The
earnest and devoted workers of hi
party.