The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-11-10
VIotoryIs Ours.
erywhere,

From Dan to B0ersheba, from An
droscoggin to Yuba Dam, from Cape
Cod to Kalamazoo, from Greasy Rock
to Reelfoot Lake, from He'll to Break
fastl We have met the enemy and
they are ours. TIL grand old Demo
cratic party has vented, vidied, and
vicied in great shape, and by over
whelming majorities. 1t has swept
the country as with new broom. 1t
has met, fought and crushed the pow
ers OF monopoly, saved the country
from an organized army OF plunderers
and rescued the South from the
clutches bits malignant enemies. 1t is
a victory more important in its conse-
quences than any ever won since free
government was established in these
United States. This victory in our
opinion has saved the Republic. 1.-THE
Republican party by the use OF Doodle
had defeated the will OF the honest
and intelligence Of the country in this
campaign it would have given final
and conclusive evidence that corrup-
ton was ommipotent and invincible,
and he would have been a bold.heart-
ed and sanguine patriot who could
have hoped to break the power Of
plutocrocy and right the wrongs of
the people by the power of the ballot.
The victory comes in time to restore
a waning faith in the peoples capacity
for self-government and revive fail
ing respect for American institutions,
and failing confidence in the per.
petuity of the Republic.
The Democratic victory has been
complete, crushing, overwhelming.
The long delayed popular verdict on
the riot of misrule and the legalized
criminality OF the Republican party
has been pronounced. The people
have not changed their minds since
1890, but have become more fxed and
| firm in their faith. They have repeat
ed their rebuke with emphasis and
this time their voice is potent for re.
form.
The Presidency and the House are
both ours and the Senate will soon be
Democratic by safe majority, The
Democratic party will then proceed to
perform the promises it has made to
the people--to break the power of the
monopolies that have sought to de-
bauch the people with their own mon.
ey, and lead us back into the safe old
paths.
AS for the Republican party it il
almost swept from the face of the
earth. The populites broke in upon
it with deadly and disastrous effect in
the West, taking q large share OF The
small remnant not appropriated by
the Democratic party. Fortunately
The Democrats have not stood in neeC
of Populite assistance and there will
be no no need to send the election tt
the House and no chance for Populitt
electors to make deal with the Re
publican party.
As to this State the returns SO fal
received are sufficient to make Demo
cratic victory all.along the line safe BY
large maiorities. Turney will rur
well up with Cleveland, and Buchanan
will not be in ii anywhere in the State
We have seen the last of McDowellisn
and the State has been delivered from
its captivity to the worst and mos
graceless band Of political marauderi
, that ever darkened its history. Shelby
county has nobly done her part in the
great work and joins with her sister
counties as Tennessee joins with bel
sister States in songs of praise and
thanksgiving "Sound the loud tim
brel on Egypt's dark sea, Jehovah hal
triumphed, His people are Free"