Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-20
1nELE,sON OF IN ELECIION.

INL ILNNOA VI ihh iAhN tiVN'
It's hard to SEQ how udal wavcs, or
lsndslidcs, or cyclones, or whatever
other Hgura,ivo name may be- given to
immense ana unexpected political
mnjortlus, can ever become very
popular With even the party that
momrninnly Trlnp from them, much
Ices with the party whose disaster they
compass. A year ago, NOS only our
own nation but tho civilized world
witnessed one Of the most etupcndous
political victories that ever attended n
party; the Republicans, who during
more than thirty years had baen 10
conttol Of at least one branch Of the
government, being routed all along tho
llue-houc, foot aud dragons. Today
tho victors Of twclvcmonth since sre
rubbing the sore places in their own
anatomy and ioebly asking what Il ~
that has smiiion them. The Demo
Gratis lose NJ every poiut, not only 10
states tha, had come 10 be considered
doubtful, but ia New York
where they were thought 20
be- nrnly intrenchcd, ami even IN
rook-nbbcd New Jersey; while their
areh.opponcnt, william Mckinley,
sweeps into office with tho greatest
majority ever gwen governor Ia
Ohio since the war.
II the result last fall was an astound.
Ing sutpfise, tue returns this fail,
making all allowance tor It's being an
"on year" AFRO scarcely lees 10. We, "a
calm review Of The present situation
IN W. nothing that need cause excgs.
sivo cxullhti n 10 the winners or esloo.
ial henfi.hcavinoss 30 the defeated,
Alter all, the bost or worst that can be-
ssid IL that this IL merely the cub Of
last yenr's ilIud. Local causes affected
the result Ia some places, and general
hard umei-tho punishment flt whicn
IL always visited By tho electorate upon
the party In power-contribuled their
quota to the upheaval everywhere.
As TO tho Democrats having been
tried In power anu found wanting
ruoh talk IL, to say the least, premature.
IL cannot bs denied that they have
been found wanting In carrying out
the western idea as TO silver; but
the Republicans have made no record
Ia that matter that they can boast ~,
either On other national questions,
notably tariii reform, the yiolors OF
last year have as yot done nothing-
they have bad no opportunity. To ray
that the uncertainty as to what they
might DO has caused their present de.
feat, may not bc without truth ~ n
statement, but It IL without force as an
argument. Thu people who put them
I'm power last year must surely have
expected uncertainty - 80 radical n
change could not fail to have that
effect hut II rs hardly fair to The
intelligence Of tue vOtvrs to say that
they have 10 quiokly reponled OF their
verdict, and are all converted back
agai before the system iorwhich they
rolled up great mIoritios a twelve
month since has had trial
Tho NEWS accordingly thinks that,
disappointing ms % the result TINS year
10 the one party, 70 Is not any more 30,
VI indeed ~ much, a. was the result
last year 10 tho other party. Al
may boo tnat the voters are doing NOR,
thinking, or Il may be that panic,
stricken, they are doing lees. Certainly
the pendulum which swung 90 tAt
extreme In one direction, has now
swung nearly "a lar toward lhuc
lTemo lu the other. For q few thing
developed by tho las, election all can
boz truly thankul-U0ss rule iu 04u
state, aud corrupt rule in anl huB NAV
had Tremendous setback; personal
popularity is aull % factor ln 10 eau Die
uhlU'r success, Hul prlDclplg ~ guu.r
10 be- rather more esteemed tYau p.u.
advantage. Altn.su u.o good slsua
They uy suggestive OF better plltIn,
AND lhe more Intelligent oxrulsu OF la.
suffrage. They ure guaranty ua
uu-eEauy party tho Duuuty wlIl uu
go l1prlgssIy 90 tu h8u.w .ws, AHd Be-.
assurance u. though .h.y wly 3D..
s,aml aIel sometimes, ,Ha people 900
have seusr QUA strength enough B.
buus up sharply those WIN upau
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