The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-11-19

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and it will stand out as one of the
memorable political revolutions of
our national history. 1t is popular
sweep from the Eastern to the West
ern sea- Here snd there is State
that clings to the floating masts of
the wrecked Republican ship, but the
tide has been uniform from New Eng
land to the Pacific coast
The Republican direction did ev-
erything that could be done to save
the party. 1t is easy to kick de-
feated leader, as there is nothing that
is successful in politics but success;
bnt Carter and McComas did all that
mortals could do with the party pol
icy they had to accept and the re-
sources they possessed They had
plenty of money, just what they did
not need, and nothing to commend
their cause to the sober judgment of
the country, just what they most
needed. They were loaded down with
the Mckinley tariff, and as they
could not appeal to the intelligence
of the people to sustain it, they had
no choice but to tax the monopoly
beneficiaries of tariff taxes million
or so more than usual and openly APP
peal to the eupidity of voters.
There are times when money can
win elections and there are times
when the masses of the people can be
deceived; but when the people get
down to a sober, horizontal view of a
political issue, neither millions nor
the most plausible deceit can control
them. This year the people thought
for themselves They stood aloof
from all the ordinary political meth
DDS of enthusing them. They read,
they listened, they considered, they
decided and they voted; and even the
millions of money collected and scat
tered throughout the land did not
make them take pause for moment
in their purpose. They saw that the
Mckinley tariff was studiously de-
vised to benefit the very few and to
Cypress the many, and they have re-
volted from Maine to California The
quiet undertow of popular conviction
erupted on Tuesday, and the McKin-
ley tariff is doomed to utter over
throw.
On the Democratic side the battle
was comparatively easy of direction.
1t presented many entanglements
and at times grave problems confron-
ted the leaders; but the popular tide
ever came to their relief and solved
all complications in their favor.
With Chairman Harrity's exception
al combination Of discretion, sagaci-
ty and mastery of details from the
greatest to the smallest issue which
arose, and with the ripest experience
around him to direct not only New
York but all the varied phases of the
contest in distant States, he has
gone through one of the most notable
political battles of our history with
out blunder to mar his achievements.
As all roads led to Rome in the olden
time, so all popular currents led to-
Cleveland this year, and Mr.. Harrity
and his associates were fully equal
to the task of guiding them wisely
until they reached the flood of vic
tory.
The battle just closed was ''of the
people, for the people and by the peo-
pie" and that tells the whole story.
1t means no violent disturbance of
business; no uprootlng OF any legitl-
mate progress; but it does mean that
henceforth the laws must protect the
many and not the few, and to that
new and just policy all should speed
lily adjust themselves - Philadelphia
Times,