The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-11-11
SIDE LIGHTS ON ELECTION
THE LANDSLIDE VIEWED FROM
VARIOUS STANDPOlNTS.

VARIOUS STANDPOlNTS.
Papers Uniformly Pes
simtstfc and Dem Ocratfc Journals
CorrespondinglY YJubiiant-The j u
British Press Also Highly
Pleased. |
The Chicago Herald, democratic:
"The republican disaster is not confined
to the loss of the presidency The long
continued ascendency Of that party in
the Uaited States senate has been broken
at last. 1t has lost senators in New York.
Connecticut, Michigan, Minnesota, Kan
sas, Nebraska, and Wyoming. The next
house representatives is overwhelming
ly democratic, and after the 4th of next
March the republicans will find them
selves for the first time in thirty years
out of power in all branches of the ex
ecutive and legislative departments of
the government The triumph of the
people is complete, The baneful policy
Of protection is doomed The advocates
of honest principles and pure politics
will now prepare to take possession Of
their own and give the country an eco
nomical and patriotic administration.
Chicago Inter Ocean, republican:
'The American people have turned their
backs on progress and given their ad-
hesion to the anti. American ideas so
popular across the Atlantic in manner
we thought them incapable Of"
Chicago Times, democrat: "After the
quietest and most thoughtful canvass in
the recent history of the republic 13, 900,
600 electors have spoken their wish
They have decided, by what will prove
great popular majority, that the mis-
take of four years ago shall be corrected
and that the sturdy champion of tariff
reform, the popular leader who spoke in
the interest of frugal government, and
the reduction Of unnecessary taxation
shall again be called to the chief magis.
tracy"
| Chicago Tribune, republican: "The
republicans have been defeated in the
national contest. but they have made the
best fight they knew how. They have
done nothing which they are ashamed of.
They have left nothing undone which
could be done honorably. Wvre they to
fight the battle over again they would
adopt neither new policies nor new
methods The republicans suffered, a.
they have done for the last sixteen years
by the suppression of the votes of half ,
million of the southern members of tn,
party and the loss of the electoral vote
of four states to which their candidate
are entitled They suffered from tn
malignity of the drys and by the un
prlncipled fusion agreements made ives
of the Mississippi, which testified bot
to the dishonesty and utter lack of prin
ciple of the democrats and the besotte,
Ignorance of the republican populists
the last named of whom could not sc
that q vote for Weaver was one 70
Cleveland"
Col. Watterson Rejoices.
Under the heading, 1.-The Right Pre-
vails," Mr.. Watterson says in the Louis
vile Courier Journal: "The campaig
of education has been fulfilled. A can
paign of aggression has done its perfec
work. Home rule. revenue reform, an
{ honest administration are the order
given government by the people of til
, United States, and for the next for
| years, at least, they will constitute all
embody the public policy. No MOI
robber tax laws; no further danger {
any predatory force bill; but all the pc,
pie of all the sections in the saddle an
a tariff for revenue only. Let US gi1
r thanks to God, and let us give thanks
the brave and true democrats, who, di
q regarding original preferences and pr
n dilections, buclled on their armor az
9 did such noble service in the debatab
$ states. Among good democrats the
+. are no factions In a great cause t
G minor differences disappear. Thus v
triumph over organized rapacity al
vindicate the right of the people, u
awed by power and unbought by none
is to rule; and thus again is free COVER
o ment conclusively and nobly vindcate
;: Enough for one day. Glory enough
d many days Aud so, as in days gone b
4 let US
t.. Sound the bold anthem! The war dogs 6
}, The proud bird of liberty screams throu
l. the air."
D Some Missouri Ideas.
=, St. Louis Republic Democratic: ~
., the morning after the election Of Is
"a the Republic said, Only one word
~ the language is at all adequate to {
." scribe the magnitude of the democrat
victory yesterday. 1t is revolutio
The same word suggests itself now
. the only one that can do justice to
a. result of yesterdays elections. The c
is ference is that the victory of 1890 v
s. the Saratoga of the revolution, WI
tie this new and more decisive victory,
n. it's Yorktown. We have not mer
m won victory, we have ended the W
The party of war taxes in time of pea
of force bill methods at the polls, of bs
cred legislation and corrupted voter
- crushed 1t will soon become only
'r putrid reminiscence. 1t means ind
nd trial as we'll as political emancipation
"a the great agricultural and produc
We classes of the Mississippi Valley. Vest
NJ. days work means peace, prosperity, {
rst restored and cemented union to
he States"
on St. Louis Globe Democrat, republic
ms "The democrats, therefore, will be in
he disputed control of all bran ches of
he government, for the first half of Gle
all lands new term, at least. They will t
al be entirely responsible for all the legl
ton of the two years beginning "
March, 1898, and the people will be
=, to hold them to rigid accountability
we the management of its affairs"
on -: Kansas City Times, democrat: ''C,e
nl 'i- land, and the republican party, h
Us U.s. been educating the American mind.
~ told what democracy was, and the T
'ui risons and McKinleys went so far a
A ~ that no humbug could bridge
on- chasm between them and the const
ln ton. 1t is a thousand times bette
,no Hao have won with Cleveland. There il
.o9 1o9 saying that the victory was an accid
's, seu The triumph has come from long
aa slui years. fight for principle, and we
aus won on principle"
on The journal, republican, confines
u.s. use editorial comment upon the result OF
oo election to the following paragr'
re- re- ''The Mckinley bill did its own talk
ess but it does not seem to have don
ltn ltn fighting. The people of the Ur