Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-09
WHAT THE ELECTION MEANS.

WHAT THE ELECTION MEANS.
The Democratic landslide is a popular
revolt against McKinleyism and Reed
ism, against high taxes and arbitrary
power. Reed q election by an increased
majority a month ago was nothing more
than an expression of local pride in
strong man. The masses share no such
pride, and hence their emphatic and de-
cisive condemnation OF the brutal meth
DDS that prevailed in the late congress.
1t is a condemnation OF the riotous ex-
travagance and wasting of the peoples
money by the party in power. 1t is
condemnation of its Janus faced finan-
cial policy framed in the interest of the
silver kings and Of the gold bugs. 1t
condemns the creation OF four rotten
borough states, done for no other pur-
pose than to add to party strength. II
condemns Little Ben's shameful and
wholesale violation of the OWL service
law, which he declared repeatedly should
be kept inviolate. And the Democratic
victory in Indiana, as well as elsewhere,
is whitening condemnation of the Sun
day school and utterly Pecksniffiau meth
DDS of the grandson of his grandfather,
and that other SNUG hypocrite, the friend
Of Quay and political corruption, Cheap
ton of the ship-subaidy policy of the
party in power that would pay
enormous sums to wealthy ship
owners for doing what, under
restricted and sitting foreign trade
policy they now find Improbable. 1t is
popular uprising against the degreda-
ton and Decentralization of Quayism aud
blocks of-fine craftsmanship which are
calculated TO corrupt aud debase the
elective franchise, and make of 1t
bowling farce. 1t is condemnation of
pension extravaganza, and of the whole
sale thieving practiced Systematically in
that department. And finally it damns
the force bill to an everlasting inferno,
and for that reason alone well nigh breaks
the heart of that most exemplary Chris
tian, and benevolent friend of the abus ed
Senega m biar, the president. 1t Is an
overwhelming vote by the people OF
complete lack of confidence IN the policy
and methods of the party in power.
The result Of the election shows one
thing plain enough, and that is, that the
South and West are getting together.
The South remains Us it has been for
years, faithful TO the principles of free
and uncentraiized government. The
Democratic gains throughout the West
show how that section Ia breaking away
from Republicanism, and preparing to
take sides with the South against the in
evitable tendency of the Republican
party towards the upbuilding and FOSTER
ing of an Industrial and political oil
garchy in this country. What other
meaning can be found in the defeat of
Joseph Garbage Cannon in Illinois. the
Western representative of Reedism and
McKinIeyism in their most repulslve
that swept over the parched plains of
Kansas, and overwhelmed Republican,
ism in its securest stronghold
OF all that the election returns disclose,
the result in Kansas is the most won
derful and significant. Although Glib
raltar ever since the war of Republican,
ism in its most robust and virulent form,
the farmers there stormed, Quilted and
sacked the political stronghold, and suf-
fered only one out of seven Republican
to escape, and carry the
awful tale of rout and ruin to the next
congress. ''Fog Horn Funston'' ap-
pears to be the only survivor. The
Democrats elected one, and the Alliance
FIVE congressmen-a notable victory for
the farmers.
1t is interesting to speculate about the
effect of the election on Republican
policy this winter, as each will find who
look ahead a little.