New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-09
LESSONS OF THE ELECTION.
CONCLUSIONS DRAWN BY CIIAuNCEf NJ
DEPEW.
TIE BODY OF INDEPENDENT VOTERS INCREASED
Il DEMAND FOR AN HONEST EALLor-PRos

..Do,., ~ boat tho hugs" was the first thinS
Chauncey VI. Depew said yesterday VIZ"
what he thought Of the election results i'' 80
the talk over the situation became '"o'e
Mr. Depcw said: liz,
..rbo Giro, o0ec. Of the universal and astounding
RenubIican victories upon the Republican mihu Is
to enforce the doctrine of the resur'ec"o w..
were told lust after the Presidehuai c'''
year with an emphasis and a unahinN VIM" ne
turbed even those of the most staiwart fah' 'n"t
the Republican party had been retired loi Il p."
of a century more or less; that the u'.,' We"
dead 40 an issue and that Mckinney ana Mcu'"tS
would he ANONYMOUS terms at the bottom III NV
sea Now we observe that the supposeu f'p
can corpse was not only not deau ou' ""'' "
a condition of suspended animation. .
For the result in this State IN It's mae'i''"'o'
Mr. Depew added 1--WE are indebted to lhdepeh"
| on, Democrats and the independent press Anu
vet evcont for the conditions Favorable 10 the "0'
ceptance of Republican principles as ucIo"'",
! all over the country, the Independent De"'o''"
help would probably not have carried "s '"u1"
further than the defeat Of Maynard anu p'''''' ''
overturning in Kings County
HONEST ELECTIONS DEMANDlD
"rbo nomination Of Judge Maynard called acutey
10 the attention Of the voters OF ire H''.e ''-
assaults upon the integrity Of the ballot "hicn nav
been made during the two years Of Democratic rue
| The overturnIng Of the safeguards ABOUT INV ''
I'm the great cities. the reducing o. III" ""'iI'''
the inspectors of elections In this city ''e '''"'' "
haro,or tho vote in the country districts which
| failed by only vote. were an OF 'h'i" op'"'
claimed by the Democratic leaders to mean very
large addition to Democratic majortes through
! the inspectors Of elections
'The canvass made against Judge MaYh"'" ny
! the Republican. Democratic and independent press
aroused every voter in the state to the conditions
which would exist II his vote was 10 be hul'h''' %
neutralized by fraud. TO cap the climax came inc
| John Y McKane outrages at Gravesend nave no
doubt that the civil war inaugurated there LOT 'he
avowcd purpose o. casting 4co fraudulent Not's
gave 500 votes to the Republican state ticket II
sent a thrill of alarm and Indignation over the who'e
! state the Ike OF which ! have not met since the
! War Everybody thought that McNane must nave
eo,re rov.crful pronise Of immunity h. would
not dare TO defy the Supreme Court and rldicue Its
! processes There IS question upon whlch 'hr
| mind Of the people in every state In the nied
I States IS more intenlly fixed AT present ana VIII
be until It is decided than the one as to whether
| the Supreme Court or John y. Mckanc empoiieS t'e
! judicial powers in this state.
WHAT THE VICTORY MEANS.
THE election OF the state officers secures an un-
| improbable canvassine board for The next threc
years, ana the election Of Republican Legislature
at once defeats the vast schemes which were pro-
jeclel for capturing Tho olh'r cities Ol Inc SlAle
| against the votes OF their citizens.
! "A rcmarkabl. thing abOu' the canvass was how
utterly futile was money The practical politicians
| on all sides have never been 40 astoni-h"L y has
! grown TO be "A belief thai in poitics NApoi"ph =
axiom true that victory would be on me si'e
| where they had the heaviest artillery. with That
! idea the suns raised ana expended by both parties
| for years have been on. OF al proportion to the
| expenses Of Tho campaign. ana hav" supporter i
small army Of alleged controllers ot DOCKS OIL
| votes In this contest The Democratic ma ain' F.,
had every available source II rcycnue-the FEDERAL
Offices. the Staie Gil'c,s thc ''y IN, Kind which
| can hc reached by power. These poufrI nv" ~.
treasury Of the Democratic stat" 'omini,lsT' t'o,
they required uIon their most liberal estimate oi
"The Republicans. on he other hand hal 10
places on which taey sora reg on 1..,"S ,,, "' ~
they had hope OF carrying "ih,r nous oi
the Legislature. and 50 they haH n1'..iE 20 Ih',D.
ioi9'a oectnd tv iho nntn-ini strngency through
dollar TO send 10 To country countirs. an ey'n,
which has never before occurred ln ~ history q
our party Thc ward ana district leaders were n
do astonshlnf'y wei whcn l"fr to themfelVca'
TIL NDFrFNDiNr Norr
Turning to consultation OF tie effects o. tho
result Nj pcgcw sail.
In phuosoplIzlng upon the sult ono cannot
hep concluding that It will largely Increase th'
volume OF indepen lem voters in tine St!ie OF -"
YORK Iniercnlcnt yoi,n \. ,ik , 5nnii , i,
away the breath, Tn" rct.ii it3.n,l ,nJ E.rt"
Cl~veland~nade 10000 Republicans Ia ths So
/ INDEPENDENT voters They bad glnc stcaDiy WIT
Il sncriieg. to vote other than nle i;epnbAcef
tckc, Since then they aye e n.ra m"""'' '"'
; "At leas, 1000 Democrats have taken ~ am,
plunse IN hs election asa n, r ,nr h rir6
Of private and Independent Judgment. rcfarIl.+
NOR" nan "ver doubtful state. with N l'as
10 Goo voters ready 10 vote for one side or IN
V"iers are Intelligent hones ron-oicc King an'
fearless Their Potentially viii compel cool nom
yiii remain independent - h"caus" lndcpcnd"nc
subsidies when IT gets whipped, but "hen II WI"
.One Of the remarkable exhibits Of This victor,
is its size notwithstanding nc LF"Hnn'nt , v~''
The fraudulent vote in the whole stat" n ahon
lions is one of The great forces which have place
: in power the new Legislature. undoubtedly II
drst EFFORT Will be to throw about The baot-hox al
dionaI sa'eguards II II IS possible to do so %
statute TO maxi t. imposs,ne TO- commit hel ti
such bills are passed that they Will become laws
mrhe result in ohio is particularly gratifying
There the election vas uS2n VI re- 'fo ar AND
. 5retiv clearly indicates the President Of IN
! tinted state" added Mr.. pepew. with wis
= twinkle his eye.
. As TO THE TARIFF.
s In closing the interview Mr. Depew said: "Nh'
3 we take into consideration that outside OF Ne"
q ! York Massachusetts has been redeemed. and low
3 and Ohio by the Creates majority since l~3. an
! that Cook Count ana Chices% nave sDn r,ba u,
s way upon the present Congress that thcy mn,
q ! not torc, the tariff. II is a notice tha' VIII ~
n | be- disr garded. No tariff bill on the lines OF u
o Democratic National platform can possibly Ir3o
= the President for his signature The knnwl"dp
of this fact VIII lead to rapid revival OF busnci
throughout the country. The nest House OF Iiel
rescntativcs will be- Republican, which VIII ASSN
that revival and bring about an unprcccicnt'
financial and Industrial boom. II will be impossib
o Tor the Democratic leaders to carry the COUNT
unless they pass substantially fr'e-tra'
measures. and these frcr-tradc measures prodi'
a prospcsit greater Than that which existed und
Republicnn legislation. these two conditions al
j. absolutely essential to the Democratic party
y holding power Ia this country. As they can a
' conplish neither result. they VIII retire from OH
in four years from now IN every branch OF Il
Government
.srhe State Of New-York is worth about - y
cent more In good citizenship and moral fibre tod
Than II was yesterday. The United States nj lar
Is worth about 100 per cent NOR" In the rroHie
,rhfch ia before II with "A continuance Of the pole