The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-11-08
GLORY 10 THE PEOPLE.

GLORY TO THE PEOPLE.
y In Tuesday, election the Democratic
and independent yoJers Of the nation
arose in their might and placed the seal
Of their condemnation upon the Nc
kinney tariff bill. That odious measure,
passed for the SPECIAL benefit Of trusts
and monoaQlies, and ~ the: detriment
Of the prod cintgg classes, has been EN-
phatically condemned BY the free votes
of a free people, and the Republican
party that originated it has received an
overwhelming dsfeat. The American
people are proverbially patient people.
but they are too Intelligent to allow any
party to perpetrate a wrong without
rebuking it. The Republican party
promised a red uction in the tariff; the
people trusted id their declarations but;
were deceived. The people bad no
alternative but to hurl the party from
power. and last T uesdaY they did 1t in
grand shape. All oyarssfhe country in
Pennss lvaniaNsa lEassac husetts. Wiscon
sin, and herein Minnesota, for the first
time in thirty wears, The Republican
party was buried beneath an avalanche
or Votes. at the hands of an indignant
people. Mex Finley himself was beaten
for Congress in Ohio, and the magnetic
leloqaence Of Blaine failed 10 save him
from destructio Ion. We have never been
prouder OF being an American citizen
Ithat VIZ arr. to- day. For q quarter Of q
century the Democrats Of the North
Sstar state have been doomed to defeat,
Ieieetion after election, out they adhered
to their principles and now they are
victorious for the first tlme. They have
cause for jubilatlon, for truth and right
have at last prevailed, and they are in
the ascendant. Atidal wave has swept
the state. like cyclone, and every
Republic with the exception Of one
here and there, has bit the dust. .l35
The governorship, at the time OF
writing, is still IN doubt. the vote be-
tween Wilson and Merriam being SO
close that It may require the official
vote TO determine who IS elected Three
of the congressional districts went
Democratic and the other Two are in
doubt. y. N. Castle defeated Mr.. Snider
in his own city and county. and Is cleo
ted BIZ a handsome plurality. Next to
the victory in Minnesota, nothing
spIeases us better than the victory in
Wisconsin. The Republic leans OF that.
state made an issue upon sectarian pre-
|judices; and went down in disaster as
they deserved. The Catholics and
Lutherans Of that state were falsely ac-3.
cused Of being bent upon destroying the
public schools, whereas they were only
defending their own private schools
from state interference. The campaign
was carried on in a. most disgraceful
magner3 by the Republ icans, who u.s.
REPRESENTED the issue and appealed to
religious prejudices. The American
people are liberal. broad minded and.
less prejudice IL sectarian matters
than any people III the world and they
refused to become bieot for the sake of
q political party. The. Bennett law -
no more. and the Badger state has en-
phaslzed its protest against restricting
Eits citizsns ID their civil ana RELIC lous
rights. Ramsey county elected the en-!
tire Democratic ticket, save one man.
Minneapolis diu Itself proud il electing.
Winston over b. some five
Thousand majority, and s.SI IBnnepin
county has gone % s1no ratio all along
SIhe line. lVe cpngratt lats onr Demo 8
cratic ffriiends suppn ttIie 9ra1d \ victory
achieved and trust ~ perform
the duties of Ssstthair peetIye positions
S5ttoll the iion s hol people