The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-12-31

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THE POPULAR VOTE FOR RPBEsIDENT
Except in one or two states, the
official returns of the late election for
president are complete; and they show
a total vote of a little more that 1900
600 in round figures. This is surpris-
ingly small increase upon the vote of
1883, which amounted to 1l,37O,632 "a
gain of l,3lS,026 over the presidential
vote of 1884. The returns indicate re-
markable abstention from the exercise
of suffrage in a presidential year.
While the Democrats have gained
something like $4,000 over the vote of
1888, the Republicans have lost about
100000 votes. But in the states of Colo
RADIO, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, Oregon,
Nebraska and Wyoming the Demo
cratic vote was absorbed in the fusion
with the Peoples party upon the cleo
toral tickets for president. In these
states much the larger proportion of
the votes for General Weaver was
drawn from the Democratic party in
the effort to defeat the Republican
electors. But all estimates of the gain
and loss of votes for president must be
Enthusiastically, since it is impossible
to ascertain in what ratio the 100000
of votes for General Weaver were con
tributed by the two parties. In the
total vote of the country the Repub-
licans are in a minority Of upward Of
100000.
In review of he interesting details
of the official returns it will be seen
that the great and magnanimous com
monwealth of Texas stands at the head
of the Democratic column, with a pIu-
rality of upward of 2l1,673 for Cleve-
land over Harrison. While Harrison
had n ,474 votes, Weaver had 99,65S
votes, and Bidwell, the Prohibitionist,
2l65 votes.
The Democratic majority over all op-
position mounts up to the magnificent
figure of 100000 votes. Although Texas
is the second wool growing state in the
Union, it is evident that men, not
sheep, do the voting in that proud
commonwealth
Next in the Democratic column
stands Georgia, with Cleveland plu.
rality of upward of $4,000 votes. Then
comes Louisiana, with Democratic
majority of more than 6O,OOO votes, in
spite OF the sugar bounty sop extended
to its planters. Alabama, where there
was so much rainbow chasing" rolls
up Democratic majority over the
Peoples party of upward of $1,000;
while the Republican party is reduced
from an uncertain political quantity to
a mere figure of speech.
Then follows in succession New York
with a Democratic majority of 45,OUO
Missouri, with 10000; Kentucky. with
10000; Virginia, with 10000; Tennessee
with $4,000; South Carolina, with 10000
Illinois, with 27,OOO; and so on dow
the Democratic list In Mississippi
both parties seem TO have grown almos
tired of the exercise of the suffrage, a
the total vote of that state in the re
cent election was only little NOR
than 50OOO of which the Democrat
q received 10000, and the Peoples part,
10000 What is left of the Republican
party in that state polled just l4O
votess
Pennsylvania still stands at the he a,
: of the Republican column, with plu
rality of .63,747 for Harrison upon
> smaller total vote than that of 1885
Notwithstanding the tariff reform
movement, Massachusetts still remain
! the second Republican state, with
plurality of 26,OOO votes for Harrison
reduced from $1,000 in 1882. Iowa fo
lows with a Republican majority @
( $1,000, fall of 10000; Minnesota, wit
1900, fall of 16,O0O Michigan, wit
e 10000, fall of 1000; and Vermont, wit
e 2l,OOO, drop of nearly 10000 maiorit,
I whilst Kansas (which gave Harrison
l. magnificent majority OF 5000 fou
7 years ago. has gone over TO the Pc,
b pies party
r In Ohio, the home of Mckinley an
= Sherman and the foremost wool-rai
ing state, the Harrison electoral tick,
IS scrapes through with a plurality
s 1000 votes; and California, the thir
y sheep-raising state, goes on the officil
Il recotd, at last, on the Democratic sid
e In this general breakup it would [
S premature to attempt to forecast Il
future of the Republican party. 81
Il it would be very safe to predict thu
n the party will never rally again benin
N such pelicy as that which is embodie
n in the Mckinley tariff The old pr
IS tectionists who led the party into th
p Serbonian bog, will be sent to the rel
le TO the last man
20 Like their predecessors, the Viii
10 (who sought TO hide the unpopular
of their principles beneath the mi
tary greatcoats Of Harrison, Tayl
IA and Scott the Republicans will 10,
N up one Of the remaining heroes of h
a. civil war for their next candidate L
Of the presidency, They had enough
ld the politicians who inflicted upi
n them the Mckinley tariff, the depe
or dent pension law aud the Force bi
it. A more vigorous party than the
th publioans could not carry such int
cradle burdens.-Phladelphia Reool