The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-25
UN THE RESULTS.
Democratic Comment on the State
Elections.
Tho Outcome Regarded as a Well Earned
Victory - An Encouraging Out.
look for the Presidential
Campaign.
-Four Ont of Five.

ernors yesterday the victory was to
four democrats. These are: In New
York, Roswell T. Flower: in Massa-
chusetts, William e. Russell (reclcct-
ed); in Iowa, Horace Boies (reelectea)
and in Maryland, Frank Bowen. Mai.
Mckinley is elected in Ohio over Gov.
Campbell.
In three Of the states personal con-
siderations had doubtless much to do
with the result. In Massachusetts, this
is particularly the case, for it is ques-
tionable if there is another man who
might have been nominated by the
democrats who has a personal follow
ing equal to that of Gov. Russell. His
one years tenure of Office had more
over confirmed the good opinion in
which his friends held him. A year
ago he defeated Gov. Bracket, the
representative of the wheel-horse
republicans; this year he was
pitted against and won the race over
the candidate put forward by the young
republicans. The fact that he is the
only one of the democratic nominees
| elected emphasizes all this In Iowa
| two years conservative administration
of the executive office, combined With
u pleasing personality, has secured
Coy. Boies second term. Maj. Nc
| Kinley in Ohio had odds in his favor
from the beginning. Not only is he a
man who commands the respect of po-
litical opponents and the hcarticst sup
| port Of those in accord with him on
party questions but his competitor,
| Gov. Campbell, had arrayed against
| him powerful element in the demo-
cratic party. the corrupt ring of Ham
ilton county, with whose plans he had
intcrfered
| Mr.. Flowers victory in New York is
| in spite of a peculiarly venomous fight
| waged upon him by large number Of
republican journals Of that state. Per-
haps the very wantonness of libelous
assertion worked as its own antidote.
The facts that Mr.. Fassett was known
as Platts alter ego and that he was q
federal officeholder when the state con-
vention nominated him for governor
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bring about the result. The voters Of
New York state are peculiarly and
justly jealous of anything that savors
of national interference in state affairs
One gratifying result of the voting in
Maryland is that it insurcs the return
of Arthur P. German to the United
States senate. In that legislative body
he has shown for the most part cor
rect conception of national issues, and
in at least one critical period approved
himself a capable leader of men. His
fight against the force bill in the last
congress will not be soon forgotten.
The republicans have gained one
| mem Der Of the house Of representatives
out of the six districts in which cleo
tons were held to fill vacancies caused
| by death or resignation. That was
in the Fifth Michigan district, where
| Mr.. Belknap was elected to succeed the
| late Nj. e. Ford, who defeated him a
| year ago. Otherwise there is no change
in the relative standing Of the parties
in congress. Chicago Post.
n hePuDHcdn hatcf1OO.
The result of yesterdays elections
was a substantial democratic victory.
If the peoples verdict is expressed in
less emphatic figures than in the up
heaval of last fall, it is sufficiently de-
cisive, both to define the issue on which
next years campaign will be fought
and to give the democrats every reason
to look for victory on the issue.
The bate in New York has ended in
republican Waterloo. It's result
shows that New York is no longer a
doubtful state, and greatly simplifies
the calculations for the presidential
contest of 1892. More important even
than Flowers election as governor by
n greatly increased majority is the re-
ported capture of the general assembly.
A democratic majority in that body
means q new apportionment, which the
republicans have prevented, in brazen
defiance of the constitutions; redis-
tricting of the state that will abolish
one of the most infamous gerrymanders
in the history of American politics; the
gain of democratic United States SEN
ator, and such legislation in the inter-
est of the people as will make New
York securely democratic for years.
Scarcely less important is the reelcc-
| tion of Gov. Russell in Massachusetts.
| The republicans have claimed that his
election last time was simply a politi-
cal accident that ind icated no real or
permanent change of opinion among
| the voters His reelection On the eve
| Of pres idential contest, after a hot
| campaign fought in the main on Ea-
| tional issues, places Massachusetts in
| the list of doubtful states, and lends
plausibility to the democratic claim
! that on the tariff issue the old Bay
state is no longer republican.
Gov. Campbell's s failure of reelection
in Ohio can hardly be regarded as de-
feat-it is rather a drawn battle Ohio
is naturally republican state, yet
after a campaign in which all the re-
sources of republicanism, financial
and otherwise, were lavishly mar
shalled, the republicans were barely
able to retain their lead of last year.
In it's bearing on national issues the
result of yesterdays electionsis signifi
cant and well defined. 1t means that
next years presidential contest will be
fought squarely on the issue of protec-
ton on the one side and tariff reform
on the other And this IS consunma-
tion most devoutly to be wished by dem
oerats.-St Louis Republic.
Tariff Reform and Victory.
Democracy won a glorious victory in
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