Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-06

50 900 mas been svep; away. Willis. the
| Farmers Alliance candidate being
| elected governor by = small majority
| The Republicans loose at least two con-
| gressmeu, one to the Democrats and one
the Farmers Alliance.
| CLEVELAND TELLS HOW HE FEELS ABOUT
| II.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-An Associated
| Press reporter who asked ex-Presldent
| Cleveland for his opinion on the results
| of Yesterdays elections, Mr.. Cleve-
| land said: 81 am delighted. 1 ehal-
lenge the right of any man in the eoun-
| try TO rejoice more heartily than l over
the results Of yesterday. My gratitica-
ton is that of an American proud OF his
low-countrymen, who, though led
| away for q time by party prejudices and
| by blind confidence in cunning aud
! selfish leaders. could noe be deluded TO
.heir ruin. They have demonstrated
| that in dealing with them it is not safe
| TO calculate that they are stupid or
needless of the welfare of their country.
| The necessity of tariff reform with its
consequent reduction in the cost of liv-
| ing and the duty of the Democratic
party to advocate IL has been fully
| demonstrated by the action of the peo-
pie yesterday. Their decision has been
| deliberately made, and it is all the more
| significant because they have voted upon
their reason and Judgment. and because
| they have proved that corruption is
powerless as against their convictions.
OF course there is nothing for the Demo-
cratic party TO do but
PUSH ON THE BATTLE
| at all times and III all places on the lines
| which they have laid down-that is TO
| insist upon the wise adjustment of tariff
taxation to the reasonable needs of the
government as opposed to plan which
euriches favored class at the expense
| of The masses of people. Until the VIC
tory is won the question of tariff reform
| will not be settled nor the pledges or
| professions of the Democratic party TO
the people redeemed. Our party has
made an honest and earnest fight. 1t
has planted itself upon the disinterested
and unselfish devotion to the interests of
the people. 1t is in absolute unity and
harmony upon the question of tariff re-
form, and shows its quick recognition of
true Democracy and its enthusiasm in a
cause which involves the popular welfare
everywhere. Our people have done
magnificently, and the harvest they have
gathered has been noblv ear ed.
Nebraska elects Boyd ID governor
by small plurality, and sends Demo-
cratic delegation TO the house OF repre-
sentatlves. Democrats claim two con-
grsssmen and possibly three.
Returns from Missouri are very mea-
ger, and therefore the result on that
ticket cannot be given. The latest in
formation from the city and interior dis
tricts indicates Missouri will send a solid
Democratic delegation to congress,
clean gain of four members.
Maryland also returns a solid Demo-
cratic delegation TO congress q gam OF
three.
West Virginia elects solid Democratic
congressional delegation, gain Of two.
The New York delegation stands
Democrats twenty, Republican four
teen. gain of five. Late returns show
that the Democrats have elected sixty
seven Assem- biymen in New York ana the
Republicans fifty-nine. Two districts
are still somewhat in doubt, Governor
Hill, however, claims the Democrats
elect sixty eight and the Republicans
sixty, and this will give the Democrats q
majority OF two on q joint ballot, thus
assuring the election OF Democrat sue
csssOr TO Senator Evarts.
A number of congressional districts are
in doubt, two in California, several in
Iowa, two in Kentucky, etc. 1t seems
safe to say, however, that the Demo-
cratic majority in the next house will not
be less than 80, and it looks as If it Will
be close 30 100.
THE WAY THE REPUBLICAN, SIZE IT UP.
Special to the Gazette.
j. WASHINGTON, Nov. 5. -EverybOdv is
talking about the wonderful landslide.
Republicans are making the most of
their defeat by claiming that It will re-
suit in benefit to the party in '92.
Secretaries Noble and Blaine express
great surprise at the result, and say they
cannot account for It, except that ii Is
due TO misunderstanding of the Mckiu-
ley bill. They say that the party will be
stronger two years hence by this defeat
than if they had carried the next house.
Some of the Republicans around head
quarters now assert that the party did
not make half an effort TO win; that the
next house would have been source of
weakness. and that it would have meant
victory for the Democrats in the presi-
dental contest.
It is all very well for them to take this
view of the Gaze, but the fact remains
that they put as much money in the
campaign as they did 10 the campaign of
'SS. The victory is rebuke to the al
ministrstion ard the Mckinley bill, and
not few Republicans will admit the
fact, now that it is settled, that the
next house is Democratic.
The speakerseip fight looms up on the |
horizon already. Friends of Messrs.
Crisp. Mills, Springer, Hatch and other |
aspirants, are preparing ''booms'' and
in day or two they will let lem loose.
Reed will be about the only prominent
Republican left in the next house. His
admirers are going to take advantage of
this to press him hard against Harrison
in 1892.