The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-11-14
THE PEOPLES VICTORY.
1T WAT THE MOST COMPLETE IN THE
NATIONS K1sToAY.

The Democratic victory on Tuesday
last was more than extraordinary. !.
was a political revolution, the like of
which has never bee seen in this
country before and may never be seen
again. The Republican leaders cannot
find vestiage of comfort in the re
turns. The more notable triumphs of
the Democrats may be summarized
briefly as follows.
They made net ga of four and
possibly SIX United States Senators.
They elected majority in the Fifty
second Hoese of Representatives of
over one hundred and forty, the
largest since Jacksou's time.
They overturned natural Republi-
can majority of 10000 in Pennsylvania
and elected Robe.t +. Pattison Cover
nor.
They gave to Massachusetts the third
Democratic Governor the old Bay
State has had since the Republican
party assumed control, thirty years
ago.
They voted out of sight the adroit
Republican gerrymandering in New
Hampshire, not only insuring Demo-
cratic successor of Senator Blair, but
also electing a Democratic Governo
which renders feasible and probable
redistricting of the State.
They elected aDemt cratic Governor
of Nebraska for the first time in its
history.
They made great inroads upon the
Republican majority of SO, 900 in Kans-
as and possibly have repeat l their
success of 1882. when De-. ocratic
Governor was chosen.
They overcome Republican major
ity of over 10000 in Wisconsin and
elected Democratic Governor.
They elected part of their State
ticket in Michigan, despite natural
Republican majority of fully $4,000.
They greatly reduced the Republi-
can majority in the Colorado Legisla-
ture, and there now seems fair pros.
pect of redeeming the Centennial State
They rallied around Gen. John M.
Palmer in Illinois, and have secur-
ed Legislature which will sepd him
to the Senate.
Tiey probably elected Democratic
Governor, and surely Democratic
Legislature in Connecticut, thus secur-
ing gain of a United States Senator
in place of Orville H. Platt. Should it
prove that the Governor lacks a clear
majority of all the votes cast, the
Democratic Legislature will ratify the
will of plurality of the voters aud
elect their candidate.
They have reduced the Republican
vote in Montana to such an extent that
they may again have Democratic
majority in the Legislature of which
tfey were previously deprived,
1hey greatly reduced the Republican
majorities in the new States, which
were created for the express purpose of
giving the Republicans additional votes
in Con grc IS and in the electoral col
lege.
They showed in the Southern States
that the people resent the proposed
military espionage of the exercise OF
right Of sufferage.
They went into the homes of the
wageearners In Rhode Island, who are
types of those for whom the so.called
"Protectioni policy is said to have been
invented, and sought popular protest
against the Mckinley bill, and the
protected" voters elected tariff re-
former to Congress in one Of the die
tricts, and have more than an even
change to elect their candidate in the
other when the second election takes
place.
They followed up their victory of a
year ago in Iowa, where Democratic
Governor was elected, by so large a
vote for the other State officers that
the complete returns will be necessary
to determine which side has won
They returned to the House every
Democratic member of the Fifty-6rst
Congress unseated by the Republicans
who was renominated and carried every
district thus represented.
They elected Legislature in Kans
as, which seems likely to leave John j
Ingalls, at home.
They defeated William Mckinley
the Republican leader # the House
and sponsor for the new tariff, despite
the personal efforts OIL his behalf of the
President, the Secretary of State. the
Speaker of the House and many other
prominent Republicans.
They defeated Jonathan III. Rowell
Chairman of the House Committee
which reported the Force bill.
They reduced the majority of 5000
given Henry Cabot Lodge, supposed
author of the Force bill to merely nom,
inal figures.
They defeated Joseph G.. Cannon
the foul-mouthc l Representative from
Illinois, despite his previous majorities
of over 1000.
They defeated William E M OF
another Illinois representative of simil
lar proclivities.
They did much more, gaining every
where and losing nowhere, according
to reports received at this writing.
In many States, otablyIPennsylvanis
Massachusetts,, Connecticut and New
Hampshire, thousands of far.seeinl
Republicans worked with them should
er to shoulder, and in the West aut
South the newborn Farmers Alliapc,
developed great strength and display
marked sagacity in adding for to tn
singing rebuke administered to tn
servants of monopolies and capits lists
The result then was more and te
than Democratic triumph. 1t was
victory of THE PEOPLE.