The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-08

1t was a great day for the American
people. Last year they went to the
polls lat and saucy. This year they
voted on empty stomachs, with the
Democratic promise Of more to come.
The Democratic party was pressing on
their means OF subsistence and they
rose up against it II was something in
the nature OF bread riot on orderly
lines and within the prescribed limits
OF the rights of freemen. The pendu-
lum has swung back, swung with a long
stroke, AID there is no telling where it
will stop.
Governor Mckinley is the hero OF the
hour. He made magnificent fight on
national issues, forced the enemy night
and day and forced him hard, and the
people OF the Buckeye State rallied to
the standard OF protection to American
industries. There has been no such tri-
umph in Ohio since 1868, when Brough
defeated yaliandigham by 100000. That
was war time, when the life Of the ma
tion was at stake. This is peace time,
when the bread and butter OF the people
are involved. The man for '93 is the
man for '96. Circumstances and Nc
Kinley's own great personality make
him the logical standard bearer for pro-
lection in the next presidential battle.
There is good news from all along the
line, no better anywhere than from
Now York. where corruption has been
rebuked and a convicted thief hurled
from the supreme bench.
At the hour OF going to press, 4 a. m.
returns are still coming in from the
thirteen states in which elections were
held yesterday, but the result is not in
doubt. The voters OF those states have
reversed their vertict of one year ago
by tremendous majorities. Enough is
known TO say that in Ohio the majority
ior Mckinley will be more than 10000.
New York Republicans have made a
clean sweep. Massachusetts rolls up
an old time majority. Kansas Pop
ulists have lost ground and the state is
returning to her first love- Iowa is re.
deemed. Pennsylvania stands by Re.
publicanism. New Jersey: has downed
the corrupt Democratic ring. In other
states the Democracy hasn't been "in
it." The victory is complete.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. with plural
itv OF 10000 and two-thirds OF both
branches OF the legislature, Mckinley
has won the most decisive victory re.
corded in Ohio since the civil war. 1t
has been won on national Issues. Al
though Mckinley was running for re-
election as governor, he made state
affairs secondary to protection and
honest money in all his speeches, num-
bering one hundred and ten. 1t would
not have been a surprise two weeks
ago, but after the action OF Congress
there seemed to have been such reaction
that tue overwhelming vote is a sur
prise.
The Democrats did not allow the con
test to 20 by default, but made most
vigorous fight with harmonious work
ing forces. Ex-Governor Campbell
clnvassed the state for Lawrence I,
Neal all last week and the Democratic
committee was hopeful after Congress
took action on silver. The Republican
managers would have expected such re-
suits two weeks ago, but they were as
tonished tonight. Governor Mckinley
was not surprised at the result lie
has expected it all along and felt conf
dent that the impressions OF the change
Of conditions would not be overcome by
the campaign efforts for reelection.
The weather was pleasant all over the
state aud there was full vote OF oyel
100000. The decisive results of former
years have been because OF small vote
those of one party or tho other no
turning out; but tho voters were on
to-day ali over the state and McKiuley
has majority over all with Demo
cratic, Prohibition, and Populist tickets
opposed to him. This is the frs
majority over all, any state candidate