Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-05
being hornswoggled by Republican ma
chine politicians.
THE LESSONS OF THE LATE ELECTIONS,

Inere mas Dtou Ao cAcCtiuu uclQ III Tue
United States since the beginning of the
war in which the worst phases of the
results against the Democrats have not
been given by the Associated Press in
their first dispatches. There have been
wears, like the tidal wave of 1874, and
the far greater upheaval OF last fall, in
which it has been impossible to conceal
the significance of the results. Even
this year the story is told in bold, clear
colors, but not every one understands
its significance.
To begin with, the great fight in the
election of Tuesday was as to New York.
Every one knows that of late years as
goes New York 80 goes the union. The
Republican party made herculean ef-
forts to carry the state. Jacob Sloat
Fassett resigned the collectorship of the
port of New York to run for
governor on the Republican ticket.
All the Republican dissensions
were healed. Warner Miller and
Tom Platt stood on the same platform,
cordially united in their advocacy of
Fassett. There is every reason to be-
lieve that the County Democracy, which
was at the last election in open alliance
with the Republicans, voted against
Flower, thus reducing his majority in
the city of New York to $4,000, instead
of the $4,000, which was confidently ex-
pected. Nevertheless Flower wins by
an overwhelming majority. The HER
AID predicted that he would roll up an
old-fashioned Tilden majority, and the
event verified our prediction. The in
telligent voters of the country districts
repaired the breach which was made in
New York city by the County Democ-
racy.
New York will undoubtedly cast her
heavy electoral vote for the Democratic
candidate for president next year. The
Empire state will decide the result. as
she has done since 1876. She decided
it that year but her vote was not per-
mitted to count, the Republican party
employing the machinery of fraud in
Florida and Louisiana to defeat the will
of the people.
The Democracy has not only elected
its state ticket in'New York, but it has
carried the legislature. That means
the election of Democratic successor to
Hiscock, in the United States senate.
In other words, David Bennett Hill will
have Democratic colleague in that
august body. Thus, for the first time
since the Republican party came into
existence, we shall have two Democratic
United States senators from the Empire
state. Comment on such a state of
things is unnecessary in view of the fact
that for over thirty years past the six
years of Herman in the senate constituted
the only Democratic representation we
have had in that body, Hill not as yet
having taken his seat.
For the second time Russell, Demo
crat, has been elected governor of Mas
sachusetts. There is no. possibility of
whistling a fact like this down the wind.
1t means that there are two chances that
Massachusetts will vote the Democratic
presidential ticket to one that she may
cast her vote for the Republican candi-
dates.
The Democracy have not only carried
Iowa but the legislature of that state as
we'll. This means the gain of another
United States senator.
The Democracy have retained all their
old strongholds and added new ones to
the roster. Everything that could make
success gratifying and inspiriting char
acterizes the late elections. We have
not only been successful, but have laid
the foundation for electrical successes
next year.
To oppose to the tremendous Demo
cratic victories, which have a second
time in succession wrested Massachu-
setts and Iowa from the Republican col
umns, the Republicans can only op-
pose their retention of their old
strongholds of Pennsylvania and
Ohio. Pennsylvania, in his second
election, gave Grant 176,0O0 majority.
Ohio gave Brough, Republican, 104, 900
majority. Pennsylvania and Ohio are
the protected states par excellence. And
yet Mckinley, the white-haired boy"
of his party, only carries the state b. a
trifing majority, which the later returns
will steadily diminish. And he only does
this through an unfortunate quarrel in
the Democratic ranks, which has trans
formed CampbelPs majority of 5000 last
year into one of about that figure for Nc
Kinley.
The overshadowing lesson of Tuesday g
elections is that the country is over
whelmingly Democratic, and rapidly
becoming more so. The doubtful voters
now know ON what side TO get down.
The weight that has heretofore held the
fences down will be very much light
ened. The suspended avoirdupois which
they have sustained will be landed in
the Democratic party.
THE Republican papers hereaway are
yeritable Mark Tapleys. They affect to