Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-11-10
THE ELECTION.

The returns from Tuesdays cleo
ton published in another column
show a sweeping Democratic victory,
exceeding even the most sanguine eX-
pcctations of the party's leaders. The
most gratifying disclosure TO every
patriotic, unseliish American, on
reading these returns, is the complete
breaking up of sectionalism in the
North which they reveal. Tho pemo-
Gratis carry one New England State.
two Eastern or Middle States, ani'sev-
en- Western States, besides the Solid
South. In addition to this, the Poo
ple's party, which claims to be cham
pion of the true Jeffrsouian Democrat
ic principles, carried seven Western
States. 1t really looks as if it were
1.-The beginning Of the end with the
old sectional. South-hating, classics
tcring Republican party, and God
grant that it may be so! One of the
old political parties must needs help
kill the other before we can nave a
real reform party, thoroughly Ameri-
cam thoroughly national and truly dem
ocratic in principle as well as theory,
and our only regret in scanning these
returns is that there is not some rift
in Southern sectionalism as well as
Northern. The Republican party has
had notice served on it once for all,
that when it passed the Mckinley bill,
it crossed the dead line of the PEG
pies forbearance on the subject of a
protective tariff and class legislation.
The absolute solidarity of the South.
in spite of the efforts made i'll this and
other Southern States to break it in
favor of new party, was cue largely
to the Force bill of the Reed Congress
and the persistence with which the
Democratic politicians and press held
that before the people as menace to
their liberties. As our readers well
know, we have never given any heed
to this Force bill scare-crow, and do
not believe it would have been passed
had Mr. Harrison been reelected, as
the Senate would be stronger against
it than two years ago, to say nothing
of what the complexion of the next
House might be; but it unquestionably
did effective service as a campaign is
sue for the Dem ocrats of the South.
There are other reasons, not far to
seek, which kept the South solid,
while the North and West divided, but
If these we will speak in future issue
Nhe Prohibition vote, which is large
II number of close States, also hurt
he Republicans.
The LEADER would like to close this
Irticle by saying that Tuesdays Demo
ratio victory meant practical and sub
tantial reform for the country at large
nd especially to the toiling masses,
'ut it cannot do so and be honest and
andid with its readers. A majority of
he Democratic party and a majority
it's leaders, especially in the South
nd West, believe in honest tariff and
nancial reform; but large and CON
'olling faction of the party hold to a
olicy on these questions so little diff
from the Republican posi-
ion, that they will always unite with
he Republicans when the crucial test
ONES. There will be no genuine re-
orm of the tariff, and there will be no
urrency legislation that will benefit
he masses of the people within the
IeXt four years, for this reason, and
hose who expect it may as well make
Ip their minds now to face the disap-
continent which awaits them. Mr..
Cleveland by the force of his person
lily and free exercise of the veto
'ower, may keep the current expenses
# the government something below
he Harrison administration and there
viii be general change of office hold
rs who draw the official salaries, but
hese will be the principal changes the
people of the country at large will be
Ipt to observe. 1t will prove of special
advantage to the South in this, that
removes the Force bill menace real
IT imaginary and will insure that con-
idence for the next four years, which
s so essential to the highest possible
Development of our material resources.
When the decisive struggle for re-
orm comes it will be between the
money power which now dominates the
policy of both old parties and it's nu-
nerous "a telites, to which will be super
dded the whisky power which Mr..
Jleve1and's success conspicuously en-
hrones these on the one hand and un
Ter one flag,-and on the other, the
.reat common people, the middle
lasses, the true patriots and men of
moral principle-and then indeed will
he government be restored to it's orig
nal principles and glorious Columbia
ttain her highest destiny.
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