Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-01
The Reporter . Farmer.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER l. 1899.
J.C. ADAMS Editor.
Xsuhg q The suush'nstss, Prem Association
A NARROW MARGIN.


last week, it is the young men who
have come to the full enjoy ment Of
the right of citizenship, and who
have imbibed their free trade no.
tions from the high schools and
colleges Of the country, that have
changed the political situation 30
radically. Let Us see what this
margin is and how far we may be
wrong in this direction.
A change of $4,000 votes In New
York, or less than II to every go
of the voting population, and 8
transfer of 5000 votes from the
democratic to the Republican col
umn in Indiana, would have given
Harrison both thesa states. A
change of 5000 votes in Wisconsin
aud 5000 in Illinois would have
completed the overwhelming defeat
of Cleveland, and in Illinois there
we're nearly one million votes cast.
In otker words a change Of $4,000
votes in these fonr states, about
half the number of young men who
have achieved citizenship in the
last four wears, would have COM
pietely changed the result. Such
changes occur in all states about
every rs years.
In 1876 Tlldon carried New York
by 81, S1S, but in 1880 Garfield beat
Hancock 21,033 in the same state.
A like gain by the Republicans be.
tween this and 1896 would wipe
out Cleyeland's margin and give
the Republicans 10000 votes to
spare. Between 1876 and 1880 the
change in favor of the Republican
party was over $1,000 in New Jer-
ey more than %, 900 in Wisconsin.
over 1000 in Indiana and fully
1000 in Illinois. 1t will be seen
that a turn of the tide such as took
place 10 the four years following
the Tilden-H Hayes campaign, would
put almost every state in the north
back in the Republican column
and leave the party of protection
easily supreme in national affairs.
The margin on which the newly
acquired power of the democratic
party rests 10 very narrow. There
is no room for reckless misgovcrn.
ment in any direction or for serious
mistake of any kind. A little blum
dering and the victory of 1892 will
be turned into defeat with an ease
and quickness which will astonish
Republicans who may still be dis.
mayed by the unfortunate disaster
of the late election. The inaugers,
ton of the free trade the fiat of the
people compells, would not only
awaken tho youths of the '92 cleo.
ton, but also those who will reach
mans estate in the next four years,
TO the fact that this Free Trade will
not develop the country, will not
open new markets for our products,
will not create new chances for
labor but rather lessen the ones VIC
have, will not develop new manu-
featuring enterprises, in fact will
rather tend TO tear down than build
up our home markets for our home
producers, and they will recognize
that the beautiful theories OF the
schools have become the ashes OF
dead hopes in their hands, and they
will turn again and embrace the es-
tablished facts the system OF pro
lection have brought. and thus pro-
duce another Landslide" in 1897
directly opposite to the one Of 1892
and the Republican party the VIC
tors. The eternal principle Of right
is hers and it will assuredly prevail
in the end.
Give us ga tariff for revenue
only" and the goal is won.