The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-11-10
THE ELECTIONS.

The Democrats were not in 1t. Eight
months of Democratic rule and in
competency has tired the people anG
they have enough Of it. Had they
been able to they would have shaken
the dust of that party from theil
feet. That will be attended to a,
future elections.
Tuesday was grand sweep. The
party which has fallen into decay ex
erted a great deal of vitality and
showed it's opponents that it was very
much alive.
Not since the election of 1890 has
there been such a tremendous change
in public sentiment as was noted ia
the result yesterday, and even the
change then was not as emphatic.
The result of Tuesday in a
few words shows the turning
down of Maynard in New York by
100, 900 majority.
The election of Mckinley in Ohio by
10000 majority.
Iowa Republican by 10000 MAORI
| ty.
Massachusetts Republican by from
30, 900 to 10000 majority.
New Jersey, breaking away from
Democratic moorings, and electing a
Republican Legislature.
Virginia and Maryland present the
only ray of hope for Democracy aid as
they are always Democratic, there is
not much that is cheering in their re-
turns except the fact that they didn't
break away and go with the crowd.
And what does this election mean?
1t means that the people, without re-
spect to party, are sick OF Democratic
trickery and machine rule in New
York and New Jersey, and that they
will not have the judicial ermine
soiled by placing upon the
bench a man who had a hand
in stealing ballots and defeat
ing the will of the people.
1t means by the result in Massa-
chusetts, Ohio and Iowa that they
dc not approve of Democratic free
trade and free silver Jennings that
they have come to their senses as re-
CARDS change, and do not want the
kind thatDemocracy is giving them. In
word it is protest against free trade,
deprecated free silver or any tamper-
ing with our finances which would
lead to any kind of fiatism. T. is a
protest against the repeal of the cleo
tion laws. Whether or not Democracy
will profit by this protest remains to
be seen. If 1T does it may be able
to retrieve some of the
ground it lost yesterday. but
it's leaders are so impregnat-
ed by many of the wild vagaries of
the day that whether or not they will
so profit is question.
Yesterdays election cannot change
last years vote; it can not interfere
with the Democratic free trade pro-
gram if they propose to continue it,
but it will give the business interests
Of the country that confidence which |
else could, as an indicator of
what will be done as soon as the peo-
Pile have chance.
One of the pleasing events of Yester-
lays election is the reelection of |
Judge Gary in Chicago, and it is de-
serving rebuke administered to De-
for catering to the lawless
for anarchistic support. That
party took up Gov. Altgeld's fight
Upon Judge Gary and made it their
,wn, and the people have pronounced
heir verdict thereon.
The Republicans have made
rood start for1S96. The patriotic stand
which their representatives in con-
,resS have taken for Iepealis approved
~ the people and the un-American
policy which Democracy has advocat-
ID toward our industries stands con-
lemned.