The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-11-27
THE RECENT ELECTIONS.

THE RECENT ELECTIONS.
HOW T.dE PEOPLE WE'RE FOOLED
WITH FALSE ISSUES.
Still Shaking the Tariff Before Their
Eyes to Hide Real Issues-The Results
Analyzed.
copyright, 1891, by Reform Press News Asso-
citation, New York;
The great hurlyburly is over for the
time. The work is done, and the great
American public is looking at one of the
craziest pieces Of patchwork ever con-
ceived and wondering how it was ever
made. There was never a crazy patch
work quilt exhibited at county fair
that so mystified the people who looked
at it as this last election spree mystifes
the politicians and the public generally.
There was great contest in New
York, and the so called Democratic par
ty won by an overwhelming majority.
AAACAO WOAO 6OulO ouC3S OOU GllO
main fight made by the Republicans was
against "Tammany,Y The most perni-
cious, unscrupulous and corrupt politi-
cal organization on the face of the earth.
"Down with Tammany!" was the cry,
but Tammany won by majority of
something like $4,000. Then opinions
were in order, and the great man of the
so called Democratic party (who re-
Gently became papa) announced that
the victory was owing to growing SEN,
timent of tariff reform. The defeated
Republican candidate declared that
money beat him. According to another,
the Democrats had more money than
they could find use for, or did find use
for, in the campaign, and thus the Dem
ocrats won. So much for New York.
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Ohio was another great battle ground.
Here the Republicans were sweepingly
successful. Their leader declares they
won because the sentiment of high tariff
and protection is growing there and else
where The defeated Democratic candi-
date says the Democrats We're defeated
because they had not sufficient funds,
and also blamed the free silver plank as
partially responsible for his defeat. Then
he sits right down and writes the follow
ing to his opponent: 81 heartily con-
gratulate you upon your election.
have no doubt that you will serve the
people with fidelity and honor" Great
Scott! congratulating man whom he
had opposed on what are regarded as
vital issues to the commonwealth! And
thinks his opponent will serve ''with
honor" even after having Indirectly
charged that opponent with securing
victory by methods of corruption. So
much for Ohio.
A big fight was waged in Massachu-
sets. The Democrats were successful
there The Democratic candidate for
governor "chivalrously voted for his op-
ponent," the Republican candidate. Then
he went to see game Of football, and
afterward said with reference to the
Democratic victory, SIT means that
Massachusetts is earnestly for tariff re.
form on the line Of free raw material,
which has been the CHIEF issue in this
state" The Republicans had nothing
to say in this state.
Then comes Pennsylvania where BIT
ter war was waged between the two
parties. The recent collapse of the Key
stone bank, with all its awful revela
tions of corruption and SANDER, in which
high. Republican officials We're tightly
involved, put the people to thinking
in, fhis or 70 f1,n ts6nwp
with corruption" But the element
with which all this glaring corruption
was heaped came out with victorious
majority of about 50,0 900; and the victory
has been attributed to a growth of senti
ment in that state for high tariff ant
protection. So much for the State oil
Brotherly Love.
Iowa comes next-a state which fol
years was Republican stronghold
with a Democratic majority of 1000 Of
more. Nobody seems to know what tt
attribute this victory to. Some asser
that it is a liquor victory, while Others
ring in tariff reform as the cause O
Democratic success. There's not mucl
to say about this state except that th'
Democrats won.
Bleeding Kansas was the field OF
which some of the most hotly contested
local fights ever known took place. 1t i
claimed that the Republicans defeated
ything-horse, foot and artillery
But did they? Is it not rather a victor,
achieved by the combination of tw
common enemies-that is, so far as vic
tory goes? For with all the claims made
the Peoples party was victorious in
large proportion Of the contests, an
wherever it met defeat, it was becaus
of direct fusion of the Republican ant
Democratic parties-the two hereditar
enemies And in all the sections wher
this combine was successful, the Demo
Gratis and Republicans are s'congratulat
ing each other" and celebrating together
And while the democrats are goin
around arm and arm with the Republic
ans and throwing up their hats tt
gether, the Republicans are predicting
that they will fight the Democrats agai
next year and defeat them. The gen
eral state fight was on the election o
ten district judges. Of those electe
seven are Republican, two Democrat
and one Alliance man.
The Democrats and Republicans gain
ed all their victories by fusion. But
with all this, the Peoples party vot
was 10 per cent. more than it was las
year, and in the city of Topeka it wa
so per cent. more. 1t took the combine
strength of the Republicans and Demo
Gratis to beat the People even by skim
majorities, and even this combine faile
in large number of the counties in th
state to overcome the People. This muc
for Kansas
In Nebraska the conditions were sin
liar to those in Kansas. The Democrat
and Republicans combined against tt
People, and at this writing the Repul
licans are claiming victory in the ele
ton Of a judge.
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