Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-08
Some Apparent Results.


are not complete, when we have to con-
template little more than the trend of the
political flood sweeping over the country,
we find words inadequate to describe the
political revolution, cstaclysm, if you will,
which has been set in motion by the iniqui-
ties and ridiculous weaknesses Of Demo-
cratic administration. The results are so
overwhelming. 80 astounding that one is
oppressed by their magnitude. In such
a condition the feeble protests of Dem
ocratic press come a. relief. They
excite mirth by their incongruity, though
they jar on the sensibilities like sacriligi-
GUS jest in the midst of religious revival.
The Democratic editors essay to tell US
that this is what always happens on an ''off
year." Fortunately we had heard of tie
last sinner to be engulfed by the food as
Noah sailed by in his ark, and that he re-
marked to Noah, "This is nothing but a
shower anyway" We supposed that
anecdote to be joke, and laughed &C.
cordingly. Perhaps this Democratic claim
is but a joke aud we laugh accordingly,
but it's at least sepulchral. One feels as if
in the presence of humorous ghost.
If, however, we are to judge by the din
of clashipg opinions the Democrats are not
dead. One is shrieking Cleveland did it..
How amusing Granted that the Buffalo
mans platitudes are ponderous and sono-
rous but they never loosened such an
avalanche. Others are crying aloud, Hill
did it. Hills PROSTATE form gives
the lie to that. He was big man
so long as he could win but now
that he has suffered the worst defeat of any
Democratic candidate he is a power no
longer. But most reckless of all are those
frantically iterating the worn accusations
about German, forgetting as they must, that
he is their only eligible, consistent leader
left upon the field.
Does any one say Wilson did it? If
so that soothsayer should command atten-
ton. Wilson did not do it. But in the
course of circumstances he became a
prominent representative of one OF the
powerful instrumentalities which brought
about this revolution. He represented free
trade fallacies incubated with slavery, be-
longing to the South when throughout that
part of the country labor was degraded. He
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as advanced by those who inherited them
and are fanatically determined to fasten
their pernicious theories of slavery times up
on great country which has grown far
away from the comprehension of men like
Mr.. Wilson and his political school. This
resurrected theory he advocated had fas-
cination for many of the otherwise practi-
cal men of the North-until they had been
given just little application of it, only the
beginning, Mr.. Wilson told them. Then
they came to their senses. Not only did
they see clearly in the light of the ex-
perience of the past few months
but the scales dropped from the eyes
of those blind for generations SO that in
Mr.. Wilson's own district, with its Demo-
cratic majority encouraged and stimulated
by every influence which the administra-
ton could bring to bear, even under such
conditions Prof. Wilson is rebuked; is told
in unmistakable terms that neither himself
nor his theories are competent to deal with
the conditions of this great country.
There can be no doubt but what the large
majority of the voters of this country have
concluded that for years to come a judici-
Gus policy of protection to American inter-
ests, the maintenance of American wages
and conditions of living are absolutely
necessary to the highest welfare of all the
people of the country, that to recede from
these principles is to progress backward.
They have also given notice at the polls
that they will have efficient Ameri-
can administration of national affairs,
that they have no apologies for such anti
American policies as that which would re-
store barbarian Queen over a civilized
people. They have also declared 50 I'M
mistakably as to leave no doubt, that they
are resolved to hold up the ideals and
maintain the practices of clean municipal
administration.
The results of Tuesdays election bring
cheer to those who best comprehend the
material and moral nterests of thi, country
They demonstrate that the days of the solid
South with all the prejudices and injustices
that signifies, are nearing a close. They
call halt in obsolete tariff theories, and
clear the way for perfecting those principles
that have proved so advantageous in
practice.
J Supt. Byrnes declared on Monday "There
i, going to be fair and square election in
this city," So Tuesdays vote in the me-