The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1893-02-24
THE couNrRy's VOTE.
An Unprecedented Majority Against the
Republicans.

An Unprecedented Majority Against the
Republicans.
There was scarcely state In which
the vote cast at the presidential clec-
ton cqualcd the estimates which were
made beforehand. There were few
In which the vote OF both the great
parties exceeded that which they re.
spcctivcly east at the election Ia 1883,
and there were many In which the
democratic vote was greater than II
then was The aggregate vote of all
parties exceeded that of four years ago
by go. 600 This increase was not one
half ms large rs that made I'm 1855 over
the vote of 1884, although four more
states, casting an aggregate of nearly
100, 900 votes, participated In the elcc.
ton. With this vote deducted, ~ IL
properly should he in making com.
PARSONS, the increase in 1899 over 1855
was barely onc-thrd Of that in 1858
over 1884.
There is NO doubt that in the country
at large many thousands Of votes were
lost through the use OF the Australian
ballot, IN many of the states for the
first time, in u presidential year. In
Michigan the system is as simple as it
can be made, and at the same time
preserve its essential features. II is
probable that there was not single
precinct IN this state having any con-
siderable number of votes, In which
from one to twenty bullots were not
lost bv the failure of the voter Ia in
any way Indicate his preferences or be-
cause Of some other fatal defect The
aggregate in the state reaches into the
thousands. 1t is probable that in
states where the system is more com
plicntcd the losses in this manner
were greater relatively than they were
In Michigan. There Is no means of as.
ccrtaining how many votes were thus
thrown away in all of the states, hut
II is possible the number may have
reached II quarter Of million.
Even with this allowance the in
crease is far short of what was nat
urally expected The prime cause uf
the shortage was undoubtedly the
want of confidence of largo number
of republicans in Mckmlcyism They
could not bring themselves To the point
of voting against their party, but they
were entirely willing that it should
stand or fall without their MD. In many
localities the Indifference of republicans
affected their democratic ncighhors,
and the absence Of brass bands from
the campaign affected the sluggish Of
both parties; but the democratic vote
in many of the states shows the healthy
and positive growth in tariff reform
sentiment which has been made during
the past fohr years,
The plurality of Cleveland over llar.
riSon is not really represented by the
SOL, $40. which is the difference shown
by the totals of their apparent vote.
In Colorado, Idaho, Kansas and Wyo-
ming the democratic vote was all cast
for Weaver and the bulk of it in sew
cral other western states went Ia the
populist candidate, Harrison suffered
some LOSSES IN a similar way in some
southern states, but the net result If
the vote was closely Aualy Icd. would
be to very materially swell the plural
ity Of Cleveland.
~ far a. the republican party is con-
ccrncd, the majority against it in the
country at large is simply beyond prcc-
cdcnt foI the most part, the men
who voted against the republican party,
but not with the democratic party, are
in sympathy with the principles and
aims Of the latter. From them as we'll
rs from the stay-at-homc republicans
the democratic party Will gain many
recruits during the next -four years.
provided its performance shall be what
the people have a right to expect Wise
economy in the administration of af-
fairs and prudent constructive lcgisla-
ton will tell - Dctroit Free Press.