Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-07

the window glass through which the sun
shines into his lowly dwelling, and for
the coffin IN which his dear ones are
buried.
Tho question. shall we make the rich
richer and the poor poorer ? has been
decided in the negative.
The people are right.
THE SITUATION.
New York Tribune, Republican.
After defeat the natural question is
as TO the cause, IL suits Democratic pur-
poses TO claim that the people have con-
demned the Mckinley bill, the election
hill, and the Administration. Republi-
can apathy, indifference, and general
off-yesrishness they interpret as positive
refusal 10 uphold the measures and the
management OF the Republican party.
Thus il is evident that in many quarters,
rs in this city, many thousand Republl-
cans failed TO vote ut al. The Democratic
theory is that the noD-voters are already
more than half Democrats.
II would be more reasonable and
| truthful 10 recognize the fact, known 70
| everybody who takes any active part IN
politics. that sheer laziness and indiiier-
ence count for a great deal. When 1t 10
felt that there is a real emergency. and
that the maintenance OF q national
policy may depend upon each vote men
take the trouble to leave their work ana
get to the polls This year many thou:
sands did not, and the same sort OF
thing has happened in the second year
of every presidential year Tor long
time. The voters who prevail IN the presl-
Dental election feel that things are safe
enough and they can afford TO be lazy.
| Added TO this is the comparative lndli-
ference of a great number OF workers
upon whose personal efforts the bringing
out OF full vote usually depends. Many
OF them are applicants for Office, OF whom
noarly ali have necessarily been dlsap.
pointed. Until another presidential
stru ggle comes they make less effort. IL
is not creditable TO the people that the
exercise of the right Of suffrage
by thousands should depend upon
personal prodding by interested
workers. But that is the fact, and he
deceives himself who ignores II.
Republicans have only one thing to
do. They must stick TO their principles
and make more energetic effort to cause
the people to understand and appreciate
their measures. They must rely more
and more upon the education OF voters
and the wisdom Of Republican acts. OF
one thing they may rest assured, that
the revival and progress OF H.
dustry, which the new tariff IS
even now producing, Will soon rem
der that measure very citadel OF
strength for the party. When men find,
as they soon will, that the cost Of living
has not been increased by that act, but
that it has vastly enlarged the demand
for American labor, multitudes who have
been deceived this year will turn angrlly
against those who have deceived them.
Unless the Republican party IN Con
gress courageously and faithfully dis
charges its duty this winter, and enacts
such laws as fidelity TO Republican prln-
ciples require in regard Ito the suffrage
aud the apportonment, it cannot count
upon a fair vote or honest returns or
honest districting in the elections two
wears hence. The duty of defending the
rights of the people against fraud and
crime is one which cannot with safety be
neglected.
THE TARIFF AND THE ELECTIONS.
Now York Times, Mugwump
| Undoubtedly the Mckinley tariff was
the chief issue in the elections on Tues
day, but not the professed principle OF
the bill nor even the extreme application
of that principle. The real issue was
the general policy Of the Republican
party, of which the tariff bill was the
most conspicuous and the most I'M
portant embodiment. What was that
general policy? 1t is not easy to define
II briefly, because it is to be traced
through so many forms and shows itself
in so many different directions.
There was tremendous universal re-
volt against the spirit of the whole Repub-
lican management, against its arrogance,
its corruption. its sordidness, It's open
contempt OF the moral sense and the In
telligence of the people. The managers
in all their plans refused TO make any &C.
| count of common sense or honesty OF
| self-respect among the voters. They
counted on fooling the mass and bribing
those that they could not fool.
The response of the people Is far more
than a condemnation of mistaken poll
CIV. 1t is the uprising of the true Ameri
can spirit, vindication OF free repre-
sentative government, and therein lies
its immense value. We have never doubt
ed that it would come. We are happily
disappointed that it has come so sooI
and in so striking q manner. We have
seen evidences from the opening OF the
campaign OF 1883 TO the close of that o
this wear that tho Reconciliation OF Tia
controlling element in the Republican
party was inevitable. The manager
, have more and moro based o.
their hopes for success immediate anC
{ permanent on essentially corrup
= grounds, on what was nothing more no
, less than the sale of legislation, and al
parts of their programme, from the Nc
4 Kinley bill to the suppression OF tn
9 rights of the minority in the House, In
$ rapine OF the contested seats, the brlber,
q in elections, and tho distribution of pat
S ronage, have been consistent, one WIT
y another, Nor, indeed, could they he'll
e it. The country having outgrown a
: rational protection, the tariff had eithe
c 10 be reduced or to be retained as a set G
r, prizes to the highest bidders. The Re
II publican managers took the latter alter
d native, not wholly from choice, for tn
l. party was already so demoralized by tn
% working Of the tariff that it was incapa
l. bic of producing leaders who would II
+ ject that alternative. The rest has bee
, simple, irresistible evolution. With Ii
y electionsof Tuesday a new period opens
n and all Americans, those most OF all VII
1t have been bound half unwillingly to I'll
70 party condemned, have reason for col
graduation and for high and coniidel
hope of the future of their country.
IS IT TO BE CLEVELAND AND BLAIN
AGAIN
rs Philadelphia Inquirer, Republican.
d 1t is Democratic cyclone all over Il
country. The Republicans might
" well face that fact before they go az
Id further. There is an oasis in the desc
=. - aafaot bara and there. but