The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-11-17
THE SIZE OF 1T.

IT MIGHT have been bigger-it could
not have been more pronounced-that
Democratic victory of last week. Every
doubtful state, that didn't give Cleve-
land a majority did worse-gave the
Weaver ticket a plurality. Several
states that d, the Democrats scarce
dreamed of claiming-and they usually
claim everything this side of Sirius-will
cast their electoral votes for Cleyeland.
He will have about 800, or seyenty-fve
more than he has any possible use for.
Nor is that all. The house ct represen-
tatives will have Democratic majority
Of nearly 100, and the senate will be
safely Democratic. The tail went with
the hide. For the first time since the
spring of 1S61-when James Buchanan
retired amid the gloom of an impending
war. when sulphurous smoke was all
ready visible upon the horizon-the DEM
ocratic power has won full and COM
plete control of the government, elected
upon we'll defined issues. They have
achieved the honors, and must accept
the responsibilities. They will have no
excuse for not vitalizing their pre-elec-
ton promises. r..
In the state of Minnesota they have
not kept up with the procession. The
Republican national ticket has plural
ity of 10000, and the fusion electors
will hardly have as many votes as the
Democratic electors. Fusion was a
brilliant Democratic idea, but it failed OF
its purpose. Hon. Knute Nelson, and
the entire Republican state ticket is
elected by nearly $1,000 plurality, and
Mr.. Donnelly will hardly have two
thirds the vote received by Mr.. Owen
two years ago. The populist movement
in this state has been gigantic failure.
To be sure it has succeeded in displacing
from the supreme bench Judges Wander
burgh and Dickinson with two Demo
Gratis, Judge CAVITY, an arrant dema-
gogue, and Judge Buck, an able and
honest man, the equal i'll all, but ex-
perieuce perhaps, of either of the retir-
ing judges.
Of the seven congressman the Republi-
cans will have FIVE, but unfortuna tely
for this district, Judge ;Searle is not one
of them, and Mr.. Heatwole tails to wrest
the Third district from Congressman
Hall, but he made an excellent and tell.
ing canvass. Major Baldwin has less
than 500 plurality, Notwithstanding
the fact that Duluth Republicans voted
for him largely-more selfish for their
city than loyal to their party. Outside
of st. Louis county, Judge Sea,le was
stronger than his party, and the Repub
licans of Duluth will not be long in real
izing their mistake.
Stearns county goes unanimously
Democratic-not vote being cart for d
| single Republican county officer. Al
three Democratic members for the legis
lature from this county are elected, the
only change politically being in the St
Cloud district, which has 200 Demo
cratic majority, Notwithstanding which
the Republicans have carried it for several
years. Last week P. B, German was
elected by less than 200 majority. The
legislature has been won back by the Re
publicans, and on joint ballot over both
Democrats and Alliance the ReDublicans
] have a majority of ten or twelye-enougf
to. re-elect Senator Davis beyond al
question.
Minnesota has done well-exceedingly
well. Here republlcanism is rock-r1bbed
and the masters of the situation are
| Knute Nelson and Cusham X Davis
a duumyirate invincible, to whose
hands the party entrusts its interests
at home and abroad in absolute conf
dence and security.