St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-10
REVOLT AGAINST RINGS,
This Is What the English Papers
Sec in the Elections.


See in the Elections.
LONDON, Nov. 9.-The Times this
morning testities to the general surprise
at the result of the elections in New
York state. The Republicans, it says,
have won a great triumph, aud the
Democrats have grounds tor serious
fears. but, it adds, it is Tammany hall
and Senator Hill who are rebuffed, not
President Cleveland. The old-fashioned
conscience of Europe will rejoice that
the form of political morality preached
by Gov. Flower in support OF Judge
Maynard has been defeated. The
rings and bosses, whose power is so
great, will learn once more that the re
are lengths to which it is unsafe to go.
and that even the eaSy-going, good
natured public will not stand corrup-
tlon of too flattering type on the part
of judicial officer. 1t remains to be
seen, after the declaration on the part
of New York state, whether Mr.. Cleve-
lands appointment of Mr.. HornbloWer
to be justice of the supreme court will
really stand. Perhaps, the Times says,
Mr.. Cleveland may now think it better
to break with Tammany hall than to
throw over Mr. Hornblower.
The Times thinks that the result of
fine elections points to reaction against
Mr.. Cleveland and tariff reform. Trade
in the United States, it says, is de-
pressed, and it is therefore natural that
every one bard-pushed should vote
against the Democrats. This is a COM
mon argument which has often been
experienced III Great Britain. The
chance of carrying. or even proposing,
real tariff reform is extremely problem
atical. but Mr.. Cleveland is a strong
man, and may show equal determine
ton with regard to the tariff as he did
on the silver.question.
The Standard says that the Demo.
cratic wave which carried Mr.. Cleye-
land into the White house is again on
the ebb. Referring to the results in
New York state, the Standard says that
not only has Maynard been defeated.
bat his candidacy has damaged the
party to such an extent that state
which has been Democratic for six sue
cessive wears is again Republican. This
is protest against immortality in poll
tics. 1t is quite possible. it says, that
the defeat of the Democrats In other
states was due to the popular disap-
proval of the proceedings in congress in
regard to silver.
The Chronicle says: The fears lest
thO lil6IuOuo Idulllduy TlUS would
laugh political morality and common
honesty to scorn by imposing a discred-
tied nominee on the electorate was
groundless. the bosses having sustained
a crushing defeat.
The Daily News says that the enor-
nous majority obtained by Mai. McKin-
ley in Ohio seems to be an indication
that the protectionists are Increasing
their power. 1t is clear that the great
and sudden Republican recovery,
amounting to revolution in New
York state, was largely due to
a revolt against ring methods,
but the return of Massachusetts to al
legiance can easily be explained by the
revived life of the party. Although it
is evident that there has been a reVolu-
ton against machine politics, it seems
probable that the question of protection
exercised general influence.
The Chronicle attributes the result In
other states to the failure of the admin
istration to introduce civil service re-
form, and to the delay in repeating the
silver-purchasing clause of the Sherman
act. Silver might have blocked the way
still, it says. had not Senator Sherman
come to the assistance of the Demo-
Gratis. President Cleveland. 1t adds, will
be found no whit more impeccable than
his rivals in open bargain and sale of
offices.