The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-08-16

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war measures, and questions concert
ing them did not enter into political
di CUSHIONS. After the war the issues
engendered during it's progress held
Minnesota to the republican faith sk
strongly that her record on presiden1
iial election has remained unbroken,
as follows:
lS6S-Republ' can mai ,rity--...... 1910
1872 Republican sj,riiy. ......... 20. 49S
1876 msjoriiy .......... q, $50
l8SO-Republican majority ........... 81, OS6
1SS4-Republican majority ........... 80 354
lSSS-Republican msjority .........- q, FOL
In 1883 the economic issue Vas
brought TO the front for the frat time.
Every effort was made to break its
force. The State Republican Conven-
ton repudiated the high-tariff policy
proclaimed in the national platform,
and went into the campaign upon the
assumption that the national platform
declaration on that subject meant lese,
han it said and would never be re-
ducsd to practice in legislaiion. Party
loyalty WAS strong and tradition was in
favor Of Republicanism. Nevertheless
the party majority was suddenly re-
duced more than oue-third.
Two years later, after the exiraor-
binary tariff policy proclaimed in the
Chicago platform had been embodied
in the Mckinley tariff, the reduced
Republican majority OF 2l.7Ol Was
changed to q Republican minority Of
81 81 on the State ticket, the Repub-
lican vote being reduced from 142, 1872
to 8S,111.
But so lsrge q number of the oppo-
nents of Republicanism still hesitated
to vote Nth their traditional foes, the
Democrats, and went into third-paPty
movements, thst the Republicans e.
ected their ticket by . narrow plursli-
to Of 2.267 against . plurality Of 49,.
LOG and . clear maj ,rity of more than
81 900 two years before.
The State Was no longer Republican.
Even upon State issues the people
had voted by q heavy majority against
that party. In the Congressional
election held at the came time the re-
suit was stili more significant. There
the economic issue was dominant, and
Of the FIVE Congressmen elected three
were Democrats, one Farmers ALL
ance tariff reformer and only one .
Republican. This solitary Republi.
can secured his election BY . narrow
plurality Of 4S2 votes, and on the to-,
tai vote was q minority of 664.
1t is plain that Minnesota is good
fighting ground for the democracy
this year. A large majority Of its
people are with the democratic party
on the issue Of tariff reform. They
are chiefly farmers. The are iDtelli-
gent beyond the commoa, They see
clearly the evil effects of high tariff
upon their prosperity. Even their
great manufacturing industry-mill-
ing-is In no way helped BY the tariff.
but on the contrary 10 crippled by the
exclusion of Manitoba grain from,
their mile, to which it would natur-
ally come.
Nearly all Of the voters opposed to-,
republicAnism are of one mind on she4
real issue of the campaign, and the ,
themselves have ehown
their appreciation of the fact BY NOM
mating . pronounced tariff reformer
for governor. 1t only remains to
unite the msjority, by fusion or other
wise, upon . single electoral ticket,
and prosecute the campaign of educa-
lion with vigor, 60 win this tradition.
ally republican but strongly tariff re-
form state. To make the strongest
possible effort is more than polite. It
s duty.
The next president must be a dem. :
)crat.