Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-12-26
Tho Popular Vote for President.

ingly small increase upon the vote of
1888, which amounted to Il, $40, ,632-a
gain of 1,31S,026 over the presidential
vote Of 1884. The returns indicate re-
markable abstention from the exercise
Of the 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 Democratic
vote was absorbed in the fusion with the
Peoples party upon the electoral tickets
for president, In these states much the
larger proportion of the votes for General
Weaver was drawn from the Demo-
cratic party in the effort to defeat the
Republican electors. Bnt all estimates
of the gain and loss of votes for presi-
dent must be untrustworthy, since it is
impossible to ascertain in what ratio the
100000 Of votes for General Weaver
wore contributed by the two parties. In
the total vote of the country the Repub-
icans are in minority of upward of
100000.
In q review of the interesting details
Of the official returns it will be seen that
the great and magnanimous common
wealth of Texas stands at the head of
the Democratic column, with plurality
of upward Of 2ll, 1873 for Cleveland over
Harrison. While Harrison had 77,475
votes, Weaver had 99,6SS votes, and
Bidwell, the Prohibitionist, PIGS 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 common
wealth.
Next in the Democratic column stands
Georgia, with Cleveland plurality of
upward Of $4,000 votes. Then comes
Louisiana, with Democratic majority of
more than 10000 votes, in spite of the
sugar bounty sop extended to it's plan
ters. Alabama, where there was SO
much rainbow chasing" rolls up a
Democratic majority over the Peoples
party of upward of $4,000; while the
Republican party is reduced from an
uncertain political quantity to a mere
figure Of speech.
Then follows in succession New York,
with Democratic majority of $4,000;
Missouri, with 10000; Kentucky with
10000; Virginia. with 1000; Tennessee,
with $4,000; South Carolina, with 4O, 1000;
Illinois, with $1,000; and 30 on down
the Democratic list. In Mississippi both
parties seem to have grown almost tired
OF the exerise of the suffrage, as the to-
tai vote Of that state in the recent cleo
tion was only little more than $4,000,
OF which the Democrats received 40, 900,
and the Peoples party 10000. What is
left of the Republican party in that
state polled just 1406 votes.
Pennsylvania still stands at the head
of the Republican column, with plur-
ality of 63,747 for Harrison upon
smaller total vote than that of 1885,
Notwithstanding the tariff reform move
ment, Massachusetts still remains the
second Republican state, with plurality
of $4,000 votes for Harrison, reduced
from $4,000 in 1892. Iowa follows with
Republican majority Of $4,000, fall of
10000; Minnesota, with 1000, fall of
10000; Michigan, with 10000, fall of
1000; and Vermont, with 81 900, a drop
OF nearly 10000 majority; whilst Kansas
(Which gave Harrison q magnificent ma
1ority Of 900 four years ago. has gone
over to the Peoples party.
In Ohio, the home of Mckinley and
Sherman and the foremost wool-ralsing
state, the Harrison electoral ticket
scrapes through with plurality of 1000
votes; and California, the third sheep
raising state, goes on the official record,
at last, on the Democratic side.
In this general breakup it would be
PiShuAIuiO W aItcLlpI W lOTeCdbL Lnb Iu-
ture of the Republican party. But it
would be very safe to predict that the
party will never rally again behind such
. policy as that which is embodied in
the Mckinley tariff. The old protec-
tionists who led the party into this Ser
bonisn bog, will be sent to the rear to
the last man.
Like their predecessors, the Wing,
twho sought to hide the unpopularity of
their principles beneath the military
greatcoats Of Harrison, Taylor and Scott
the Republicans will look up one of the
remaining heroes of the civil war for
their next candidate for the presidency.
They had enough of the politicians who
inflicted upon them the Mckinley tariff,
the dependent pension law and the
Force bill. A more vigorous party than
the Republican could not carry such in
tolerable burdens.-PhilG. Record.
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