Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-09
THE FAIL ELECTIONS.


TIE FALL ELECTIONS.
The election results are a disappoint-
ment to republicans. The sturdy re
publican state of Massachusetts,, while
it chooses all other staff officers loses
the governorship and Gov. Russell
wins for a second term the personal
popularity of a young governor, and
his gifts as an orator were sufficient
to win in a plurality of 5AO0-- Eew
York still Keeps in the democratic
line and elects Roswell p. Flower
governor by a plurality of several
thousand. This is a great victory for
Tammany and New York city's cor
rupt politics. The republicans carry
Pennsylvania with a large majority,
and lose the governor in Iowa on the
prohibition issue. The republicans
stood strong for prohibition but were
not able to overcome the voting
strength of the democracy and the
rum elements. Ohio goes grandly
for Mckinley and protection and
chooses a republican legislature.
The republicans are disappointed in
not winning more, while the demo-
Gratis nave little to be elated over,
the results of the elections of 1890 be-
ing considered.
The elections of Tuesday show that
the republican party is handsomely
regaining its strength, but has not yet
gained quite enough to make sure its
success in the presidential contest of
next year. 1t has another year in
which to push its advantage. In New
York, where the campaign was fought
exclusively on local issues, the repub-
icans have failed TO carry the state.
In Massachusetts, also state issues
predominated, and the personal pop
ularity of Governor Russell helped his
reelection by about his former plurali-
ty. But in Ohio the republicans bold
~ challenged their opponents on ma
tionaI issues by the nomination of
Major Mckinley, and they appear to
have elected him over Gov. Camp
bell by a decisive majority, in spite of
the attempt to divert all the votes of
the Farmers alliance to Campbell.
The republicans throughout the
country have reason to rejoice at the
victory of Maj. Mckinley. His brave
and splendid vindication of the nation
al policy of the party will command
the gratitude of true republicans
everywhere, as it has won the approx
al of the people of Ohio. But in other
states as well as in Ohio, the repubi
cans had to contend against tremen-
dous odds. The prestige of an IN.
Precedented success last year helped
the democrats, and also the control of
state governments in nearly all the
contested states. Stronger always
on national than on local issues, the
republican party was nevertheless
confronted in this state by opponents
who lodged national questions COM
pletely. One result is that their local
success in New York and Massachu-
sets has no meaning as respects the
struggle that is coming, while the
victory of Maj. Mckinley means
much.-N. Y. Tribune.
Both candidates for governor were
personally beyond reproach. No
scandal attached to the record of Ell
ther. This gratifying fact gave the
people an unusual freedom in the ex-
preston of opinion and allowed them
to breathe more freely than they
have done on some previous occasions
of the same kind.
But it must be conceded that, though
the candidates were personally on
par, the forces which pulled the wires
behind them were not equally good
and did not commend themselves
with equal emphasis to the common
sense or patriotism of the people.
We are, therefore, convinced that the
election of Mr.. Flower will prove to
be a sort of boomerang to the dem
ocratic party in the presidential cam
paign next year and a blessing in
disguise to the republicans.-N. Y.
Herald.
The defeat of Mr.. Fassett for gov
ernor, which the returns to midnight
indicate, has not been for want of
votes in New York city Tammany
hall is known in the metropolis, and if
the republicans above Harlem bridge
had given the candidates even the
normal party majority he might have
been elected. Lack of organization,
reliance on enthusiasm instead of work
and similar causes have combined to
reduce the republican vote over the
state very much below what was fair
" expected.-N. Y. Press.