The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-11-05

Thu Drift ofThIrly Wears.
The Republican pagers are coin
forting themselves as best they can
for she extraordinary number OF
noted Republican converts to Cleve-
land and tariff reform, and the dis
NAL outlook generally, by reference
to the Greeley campaign of 1872,
when there was also big division OF
Republicans, including Doctor De
pew and Whitelav Reid. 1t is true
the Greeley campaign was a fasco
but it did the good work of sowing
the seed that lowered in the politi-
cal tidal wave of 1874 and the popu-
lar majority of a quarter of million
for Tilden in 1876. To be sure the
American people we're vilely cheated
of the great statesman they honest
ly elected, but the theft did not
profit the Republican party 1t has
never recovered from the crime, and
has been on the down. grade ever
sincs.
The fact is the election of 1872,
even if it did result so tragically to
good Horace Greeley, was a turning
point in the political history of the
country. Eraboldened by popular
msjority of 100000, the Grant ad-
ministration went from bad to worse.
The revolution of 1874 was the re-
suit. From 1872 up TO and includ-
ing 1888 the Democrats have polled
popular majority of the Union in
every presidential election. with the
single exception OF 1850, when Gar
field received 3,033 majority over
Hancock in a poll of nearly 9,000,-
600 votes.
In 1876 following Grants MAORI
ty of 100000 on the popular vote in
1872, Tilden had a majority over
Hayes of 250,970; in 1880 Garfield
had 1898 over Hancock; in 1884
Cleveland had 62,6s3 majority over
Blaine, and in 1888 Cleveland had
94,60l majority over Harrison.
Nor is this all. Since 1872 the
Republicans have elected majority
in the popular branch of congress
only twice-the Keifer house in 1881
and the Reed house in 1889. In the
last nine congresses the Democrats
have elected the speaker in seven
and the Republicans in two and in
these two instances by scratch.
The Democrats got control of the
senate during oue congress since
1872, and would have it now were it
not for the admission of rotten-bor-
ough States to strengthen the Repub-
lican side and the theft of the Mon
tana senators. The Democrats
have "a governors and the Republi-
cans 90, two of which were stolen in
Connecticut and New Hampshire.
The congressional election of 1890
crowned this succession of splen-
did Democratic triumphs in the de-
feat of the Republicans by the lar
gest majority ever cast against any
party in the history of the Union.
A Republican majority of 150-and
the anti-Republican majority on
the popular vote mounted up to 500,
600. The country is Democratic
to- day.
We have never been of those who
distrusted the wisdom or PATRIOTS M
of the Democratic support of Hor-
ace Greeley in 1872 1t was the
supreme wisdom of the hour. 1t
was final breaking away and aban-
donment Of all reactionary policies
as to the war and its results. 1t
was new departure for the Demo
cracy North and South, and has
borne splendid fruit in u striking
succession of Democratic victories
that will be crowned next week we
firmly believe by the election of
Grover Cleveland with Democrtic
congress, thus placing the Demo
crazy for the first time 10 thirty
four years in responsible control of
the law making power-Pittsburg
Post.