New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-04
YESTERDAYS ELECTIONS.

The elections of Tuesday show that the he
publican party is handsomely regalning us
strength but has not yet gained quite enough
70 make sure its success in the Presidential con-
test Of next year. II has another year In which
10 push its advantage. In New-iork, where
the campaign was fought almost exclusively on
local issues, the Republicans have failed to carry
the State. In Massachusetts,, also State issues
uedominated, and the personal popularity OF
Governor Russell probably reelected him by a
largely reduced plurality. But in Ohio the Repub-
lcans boldly challenged their opponents on Ma
tonal issues by the nomination OF MAJOR NC
Kinley, and they appear to have elected MIN
over Governor Campbell by decisive major
ity in spite of the attempt to divert all the votes
of the Farmers Alliance to Campbell. In Iowa
scattering Republican gains in comparison win
the vote of last year, when the Republicans had
q plurality, indicate a probable victory. In
PENNSYLVANIA, ALSO the few returns received al
this hour give promise Of Republican success
In all these States there are now Democratic
Governors. If the Republicans have carried
majority of them after the leveises OF year
ago. it is q long step toward victory.
Peculiar circumstances in this State and Massa-
chusetts made local issues predominant, and II
will not be in the end helpful to the Democratic
party tina. it has gained It's success OF yester-
day. With its worst end foremost and tn
umphant in Newly ork, the Democratic party is
not in fact as strong, no. has it as good reason
to hope for success hereafter as If 1t had been
purged and purified by defeat. The people OF
the State may lose, how much no one can say
by the success this year OF the most unscrupuious
and corrupt element in the Democratic party,
but il may well be that the Nation may gam,
even from Yesterdays election in New-iork, II
the tue character and controlling purpose oil the
Northern Democracy are thus more plainly e.
posed.
The Republicans throughout the country have
reason to rejoice at the victory OF MAJOR Nc
Kinlcy. His brave and splendid vindication OF
the National policy of the party will command
the gratitude of true Republicans everywhere as
il has won the approval of the people OF Ohio.
But in other States as well as in Ohio the Re-
publicans had to contend against tremendous
odds. The prestige of an unprecedented success
last year helped the Democrats, and also inc
control of the State governments Ill nearly all
the contested States. Stronger always on Ma
tional than on local issues, the Republican party
was nevertheless confronted in this State by
opponents who lodged National questions COM
pletey. One result is that their local success
in New-Yorl, and Massachusetts, has no mean
ing as respects the struggle that is coming,
while the victory of Major Mckinley means much.
With the general result, therefore, the Re-
publicans have no reason to be disheaitened.
They rejoice in some splendid victories already
achieved and point to these as proof that an
other year of similar progress and achievement
will give them National triumph. They will
not fail to see where they have gained most, and
why In the contest that is coming it will not
be possible to divert the attention OF the people
fiom the National issues on which this year has
proved that victories may be won.