Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-18
Lessons OF the Election.

To the vIctors belong the lessons Of
the other psrlys defest.-New York Her
aid
Mr.. Carnegie might write another
book on Triumphant Democracy" now
if he feels ike It.-Peoria Herald.
Russell B. Harrison is on the ground
floor yet. He struck the ground Tues
day st. Louis Republic.
Republicans now view a rooster much
in the spirit that Peter did on momeu,
tous occssion.-Buffalo Courier.
Come now, Chauncsy, own upi Ism
he the triumphant as we'll as the typica
Americanf-New York World.
How does it comfort the repuLlicsI
party to have Vermont remain steadfast
If Ohio breaks awsy2-NeT York Sun.
An additional satisfaction in taking d,
wager from q fellow who has lost IL
that he cant say; Il told you So
Philadelphia Times.
Never mind the why and wherefore
ye perturbed republican brethren. II you
cant be happy, be as happy as you can
Boston Globe,
1t is mighty poor political doctor
who isn't wiser after the sutopsy than n
was during the ante norton diagnosis
Cincinnati Times Star.
Tom Reed, Blaine, Vice>Presidsut
Morton and many other repu blicsDs hav
hard time keeping straight face b,
this funeral. -Cheooygsn Democrat.
The election results have furnished 3
timely subject on which Mr. Blaine CO. L.
write q maya zine article even more IN
teresIing than mis- last oae.-ProvIdeuco
Journal.
Ex-senator Edmunds has faith tbs
would move mountains. He says h.
republicans will be as strong as ever il
1895 Well. possibly they within Yer
nont.-Boston Globe.
The official count will not be out for
several days, but that does not matter
The awful result IS known aud repubn
cans are not interested in the narrowing
details. -Pittsburg Post.
Clear away the debris OF the contest
but do not stop the agitation of equal
rights to all, special privileges TO none .
There are other battles to fight, more
victories to win.-HastingS Journsl.
Grover Cleveland will resume The pres.
idency as ;he chosen leader OF the great.
est reform movement since Abraham
Lincoln headed the forces for freedom n
1860 and in 1s64-Brooklyn Eagle.
Mckinley says: I'VE can make any
thing in this country" No you can't
msjor. You can't make the people be.
lieVe it is good thing to tax them poor
for the sake o. making anything in this
country Hudson Gazette.
When, al 0phir Farm" shall these
three meet again: jones Gillespie
Blaine, Whitelsw Reid and that profes
sional Irishman, not long out, Patrick
Egan, who bargsined to deliver ''tHt
Irish vote To BeIj min Hsrrson7-
Rochester Union-Advertissr,
The Canadian national policy embrtcs
tariff one>haf rs high rs the American
and is designed primarily and principal,
to protect our producers against over
whelming competition, while guarding
our consumers against the greed OF com
bined capt, in the shape OF huge trust
and no Iopolies '-Toronto Empire.
There is one lesson which seems to b
taught pretty plsinly by the election re
turns. That is. that while the states o
Vermont, Michigan and Oregon are il
favor of the maintenance OF the duties oil
wool. New York, Ohio, Illinois. Wiscon
sin, Indiana and about thirty other state
are in favor of the repeal of the wool tai
and the free admission of that product
Chicago Tribune.
Dir. Depew is about right. The peopl
have pronounced against McKinleyisn
and in favor of tariff reform with an IN
mistakable voice. The democrats ar
obliged to obey the mandate they hav
received to the extent OF the mean
placed in their hands. II injury thel
comes to the business of the countr
they must take the consequences, an
we predict that they will neithe
Rrumble nor dodge. New York Evening
Post.