The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
The Why's and WherefOres
of the Late Election.
The Probable Effect on the Presiden-
tial State in 1892.
Both Parties Find Comfort and Sat-
isfactiOn in the Virdict.
CHICAGO TINES.

Cl6CIlOuS luulCdJ6 JlldI Un6 D6lnOCTaUlC
party may enter upon the Presidential
year with secure confidence of sue
cess which can be disturbed only by
blunder in the House Of Representa-
tives soon to assemble for the long
session. The party is definitely unit
in two cardinal points. In Iowa il
maintains with vigor and success
through calamity and bad report its
old time doctrine of the largest meas
ure of individual liberty and of hos
tility, therefore to legislation prohibi-
tory Of the liquor traffic, as well as all
other vexatious sumptuary laws,
Had it been necessary Gov. Boies
would have been equally a
champion Of the other cardinal point
of Democracy which involves tariff
discussion, and is comprehended in
Mr.. Cleveland's phrase that unnecessa
ry taxation is unjust taxation. Mes
srs. Boies Russell, Flower, all Demo
Gratis, chosen by the people of their re-
spective States Tuesday last, are tariff
refOrmers. Each, doubtless, differs in
degree, but not one Of them is a free
trader or deems free trade an immedi-
ate possibility in a country which does
not raise revenue by direct taxation,
Sinking factional differences and car
rying the State by splendid majority
New York Democrats send greeting to
their party brethren the Union over,
with broad hint that the Empire
State is seeking the old-time position"
PITTsBURG PAPERS.
Commenting upon the elections, the
Post, Democratic, after claiming to
have won in three out Of four of the
States in which "the great issue of
next year, the tariff, was fought" says ::
Tuesdays elections show that there
was natural and inevitable recession
from the tidal wave Of 1890, but that
the Democrats still hold the reign OF
vantage as to next years conflict"
The Commercial Gazette, (Rep,)
says "Assailed by Democrats in front
and the Alliance party in the rear, Maj.
Mckinley has met and vanquished
them all, and protection and protec-
tons champions have won notable
victory in Ohio. That was the really
national contest of the year and the
Republicans OF the country send greet
ings to Maj. Mckinley upon his mag
nifcent campaign.
The Dispatch (Ind. Rep.) says "The
significance Of the Ohio vote is such
that it is not too much to regard it as
settling the contest begun by President
Cleveland's tariff reform message, and
which has continued as the pivotal
question in our politics ever since.
Outside OF the pivotal contest in Ohio
and the local one in Pennsylvania, tho
elections yesterday weigh rather
heavily in the Democratic scale. But
the significance of the results on
national politics is rendered practically
a cipher, from the fact that they were
due either to local issues or to the
personality of the candidates"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Appeal-Avalanche says edito-
rally "The lesson of the election is
that the cause of tariff reform is pros
pering, however wise may we interpret
the result in Massachusetts to sBy
nothing OF Iowa and New York. The
Republican party has now only Penn
sylvania and Ohio, original strong
holds of protectionism, upon which to
rely. The Republicans carried Ohio
because not to do so meant death to
the Republican party. Gov. Campbell
is is be congratulated upoh the out
come. The Republicans expected a
majority OF $4,000 yet they won by less
than 10000 in a state impregnated
with protection ideas. The returns
in Pennsylvania merely show that the
monopolists demanded a Republican
majority at the expense Of the honor
OF the State. The Democratic victory
in New York is clearly an indorsment
OF Democratic platform and an approx
al of State Democratic administration
The farmers OF Iowa voted Democrat
ic ticket because they wanted q mar
ket for their products.
ST. LOUIS PAPERS.
The Post Dispatch has the following
in regard to the election "This result
plainly indicates that the present is
sues, with McKinleyism at the front
the administration party can not hope
to recover next year more than one
third of the Republican States it los
a year ago. Itleaves hardly fighting
chance for the Republicans next yeal