The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-11-09
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A Glorious Triumph!
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And Tariff Reform!
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and the supposed doubtful states
of New York, Indiana, Connect
cut and New Jersey the Demo
Gratis have swung Illinois andWis-
consin into their victorious coll
umns and the probabilities are
that California has also repudi-
ated McKinleyism. Many other
states are in doubt and it now
seems certain that the party of
protected millionaires will lose
the votes Of the majority of the
states west of the Mississippi.
1t was the plain people against
the autocrats of wealth and no.
tice to the Fricks and Carnegies
that there is limit beyond which
they cannot go.
1t was the grandest victory in
the history of the Republic for
which every friend of just gov
ernment should be profoundly
thankful. Democrats have stood
by the great issue and
triumphed in spite of the immense
Republican corruption fund and
U. S. Marshals at the polls.
The next president OF the Uni
ted States will be a Democrat
and his name is Grover. Cleve-
land. When the voting ceased in
the various states Tuesday night
it did not take long to determine
which party had triumphed in
the great contest tor the ballots
nearly all read one way. The
professed confidence of the Re
publican managers was all as
sumed for the purpose of keeping
their voters in line, for no one
knew more certainly than they
how the election would go weeks
before Nov. s. 1t was such a land
side for the Democracy that the
remnants of the g.o.p. are awak-
ening slowly and painfully to the
realization that some one made a
mistake and many prominent
members ofthe party at this place
do not hesitate to say openly and
boldly that the individual is VIII
liam Mckinley.
The wires continued d to flash
the accumulating evidences of a
Democratic tidal wave with such
increasing frequency that soon
the Republicans ceased to hope
for any comforting news and
quietly suppressed every dispatch
licked out at their headquarters
showing Democratic gains. This
is always proof positive of Re
publican surrender and a sure
pointer on the final outcome.
The causes of such a sweeping
victory may be little obscure te
few of the ultra protectionisti
who cannot see that a tariff is
tax, and a certain other class
who foolishly indorse the doctrin'
of federal control of the elections
but the great body of reasoning
reasonable Republicans realiz
today that their disastrous defea
is due first and principally to thei
party's unjust system OF high tarl
taxation and the stubborn adher
ence of their leaders to the infa
nous and dangerour doctrine en-
bodied in the force bill. tits vic
tory won entirely upon principl
aud cannot for that reason fail t
be permanent in its character
The battle was fought almost er
tirely on the issues oftariff refor1
: and is a decisive victory for its &C
t vocate. ga tariff for revenue or
ly" has triumphed over tari
t based on so-called "protection
!. In Portage County the Repu
lican plurality on the elector
and state ticket is 374, a loss
Harrison of upwards of $50 vot
over 1888, while our candida
tor auditor, Frank Squires, W
S elected by small majority, al
Bina Colt was defeated by le
r. than twenty votes. 1t was moi
ing but Democratic gains evel
It where and a glorious victory
r. the people.