New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-20
WARNED BY THE ELECTIONS.
TARIFF REVISION To BE MADE WITH MORE
CARE.
TIE VOTE or THE PEOPLE At THE POLLS NOT
COMFORTING TO TIE EEFoRNEEs'
INV rr,rc.,ru 10 THE TEiEuNK.I

onIv" is TO be redeemed in full If the l'eHoer""'
ma jority in the Senate and House VI ', aro
tivcs show the same courage Aiu'''"' -, 49,
noes in deollnc with the subject that nave peer ~
,n,.1, -, ,,o ,,.ioritv of the ways and Means
l.,;,..a In urivate conversation however sohe
of them frankly admit that the prospect o'-''e P
sage Of a radical revision through "o'' ' 80.
Congress is by means 20 prlght a. va"
months ago. even one month ah'' ''"
may sav pullicly to The effect that Nr I''".'
~ ,,o recent elections were not affected III 'h'
l.ast Lv the tarin question. every man o' '''''
nrivate,v takes a different tone ana SHOWS '""' 'e
knows tha- the tariff Rad d great dea' ~ w VII"
the result.
POLITICAL CHANGES ~ CONGRESS DlNl"i''9'
while official or other complete and accurate re-
.. 90 al "a. elections held on November are
,,,, 90, accessible enough j. known to JUSTIFY ana
.,,s,in the belief that least thirty congress lii
tric;s which to-day repFrs'h'ed ~
and populs,s In the House Of Rcpre3eh""'r WV
ga rried lv the Republicans two weeks "s" !" Ma
sachusetts the towns and cities which compose '.'
vi 81 WIN Districts gave GrecnhalSc puf"il-
Ties OF about COO and 100. respectively a''o'""
TO unofficial returns. stevens '''"".''' ""
elected in the Win District in 1872 by pi"I"nF %
about St lie is Il mel bec oi the Why's anu W.
co,nmittee The NIlth Distric' cl"cted i"'h'' ~
publican. last fall by plurality o. """-' -
hut AT The specia; election in Apri'. S'. hV'r'"'
Democrat was elected by "a p!uranN Oh u'',N
votes Both Of these are lars" manufacturing '''-
tricts In which thousands OF men anu "'''', ~
been thrown out OF employment or compeil'" 10
,. Co., Iower wages on account Of tn" threats
Of the party in power to repeal me eN'''''s ''''
and substitute 10Y revenue only
In New-York five ConGress distress no" ''i''
scented b. Democrats gave plniahtir' Toy i''"'''
Republican candidate for S"cici,Af ,,,.c itcndrYy
weeks ago The ia District, whl'n Sal' 't"'i i
Democrat plurality ~ 80" ~ al; ~ W.
RepqSlie- x,,ch rylH a;rSha Dsocra prr,
OF eisa last year. gave Palmer prIA!'S "i No." n
H Her '' puSsiiiy Of cs in .e rslr,rr gG-
raiity OF l.oS: the Mist 'onEIe,' @ IN hr
ninFal,y ., w iII congress District in which
g"ct ~,,n pemofat received plurality Of ncsry
500 last yea.. gave Palmer SINAI! pussSiN We
S'"Ncrt Democrat = plurality ~ eNii last Year. nc
plurality Tor Meyei. Democrat. for Secretary 81
Zew-york district now represented IN Congress hN
a Democrat the Dcniocrnue pIu,anN was ELL ,a,
Increase of piuralIics IN al the districts no" rep
resented h. Republicans.
WHAT NEw-IEKsrY Din.
+, New-Jersey the Republicans appear 10 have
carried five Congress districts this year which are
nov. renresenied In Congress by Democrat These
district, are the MA which gave Geis-enhaine''
Dcmocra. 4 plurality OF 3iZ' In 1872 the IT, "h''"
gave Cornish Democrat a plurality of l"'' ia-'
year and q Republican plurality Of about 4vn inns
wear: the Win. which gave English. Democrat Il
puralitv OF 30 In 1882 the WIN. In which Fielder
Democrat received plurality Of 2sli l'-' year ann
tho With. which gave Dunn. Dcmoora- plr-
rality OF sss The combined piurallt'es Of English
Fielder AMI Dunn in 1872 amounted to Il9l ard the
combined Republican pluralitics IN The sara ''uh
ties this year exceed 500. only one 'onsf.'' al'-
trict in New-Jersey gave bemocratic pHIsiy
this year. but six OF The eight Suing I'i"e"'hi"-
lives In Congress are pcmoci,.t, ,..,, ~
represented by Democrats gave h,p"ui'."'l 'n-
raiities this year. Mr. McAeer. Who ran as az
Independent Republican last year In the ma
District IS a Democrat ara N9trs WIZ ms pbty
on all political nu"siiOns. The Min District Whi'h
gave Hines. democrat FOR congress. plurality oi
nearly i.soo last year. gave a small piuraity Tor
Jackson. Rep9olicsn Gandiialr loi 'iiasS NH
gave Reilly Democrat a plurality 81 l.VI IN lS@
gave a Republican plurality OF - Eye weehS ~: ~.
Democrat plurality - l.2iS Ia, fali. gave Re
publican plurality OF about 10" imis year anu ln'
Peoples party and Prohibtonist received pu-
rally Of 3 ~. IN ~ saye ,o HeGns"m PsTr
the Democrats suffered deeply enough IN Demo
cratic districts that haye aiw"ys neen rsgar'c r as
the Democratic plurality In ne lNth District was
reduced i9 O IN he yiIth ~ psrc y , reduced
from &c to l02, in tn NiXih Districi from
400, to is6.
A rroTrsr FroN MARYLAND.
The VI,h Maryland Congress District. which
gave McKaig Democrat. plurality az 90 lat faH
gave Republican plurality Of shout i.'p 'wo weeks
ago This district contains cx,cnsv" coal mines,
and large proportion o. the povg.ation ~ engaged
dependent
made to the WAYS and Means Committee wofe by
adionn the coal-mlnins district IN West virginia
which is represented IN Congrers by William
l.. wilson chairman OF the Committee on Way
u Inoficial but fairly complete returns OF the
red a, least six Of the districts now represented
in Congress by Dc'nocr.ls tls' 't@ bcnoca,s s,t
carried last fall and that AL tn district thsn al
rlcd by Republicans gave Increased uiur1I,cs this
year. The IXth Congress District. which gave
Richie. Democrat plnrality OF fourteen nsI
year. THE Xllth Ds,rc' which Eqyc oathwaits
pe9oera Teceyea prrsil! o. ssa las, ria ia FIys
District which gave Pearson. Democrat pnrniity
Of fory,9ne n Ky g9ys McfinGy pinr plural ct
Ikert, Democrat a plurality Of hi last year Nc
kinney received plurality OF $40 this year, and IN
a plurality Of 3.22i last year Mckinley received
plurality of about 800
~ DEMOCRATIC DISTRICTS.
IIarter and Johnson among the bravest and
most outspoScn free traders In Congress. and the
combined net Republican gain in tho districts nos
represented by them In Congress exceeded 1850
while In the district now represented by Ikert Dcm
which Is the centre Of The pottery and glass Indus
7oeo In the hid Ohio District. now rcprescnied Ly
Houk Dem). the Democratic plurality was reduced
icai returns may show that 1t wiped out alto
gether In the INth District the Democratic plural
lty reduced from i,off hDout lip IN the TN
Digtrict from 5e04 to less than 1000 in the XlIih
District from 6.2ie TO about 800. and In the XvIIth
District from 1854 TO 1900 The foregoing facts aud
ngures will probably make the Ohio Democrats in
the House of Representatives much less anxious for
free wool. iron ore and coal and radical reduction
i'm the duties manufactured articles than they
urofessed 20 be Il few months or even one month
-,
show that OF the Congress districts which
elected Democrats to the House OF Representatives
last year are now safely Republican. in Nebraska
the Ist Congress pshricl which gave bryan
ucan nlurality two weeks ago. The se,nrns If th,
county elections In Kansas ,,.s are incomplete. but
Republicans carried every Congress- District ar
well as the State itself b. safe pluralities II the
election had been for Representatives In t'ongres
the Democrats aud Poiulists would have lost
five members
II aupears therefore that the Democrats lost two
Congress district IN Massachusetts. five In New
York five In NcM-Jersey. 1--we In PennaNl Va MIA. one