Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-15
The country is ours. Republicans

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tured all the enemy's strongholds on
the way. It was landslide The in
considerable verdict Of 1892 was re-
ver.ed with whoop. Two years ago
the Republicans lost Illinois by 2f,993,
Indiana ty 1925, New York by 45,5lS,
Wisconsin by 6,54I, and sascd Ohio
only by narrow margin of 1912 Re-
publican plurality. This year every
State has been reclaimed, Illinois by
10000, Indiana by $4,000, New York
by 10000, Wisconsin by $4,000, Color
ado by 10000, Ohio increased her great
Republican majority of last year, and
Michigan, Mass ach usetts, and Iowa
their majorities OF two years ago.
Two years ago the Republicans
elected only l27 OF the 1856 memters OF
Congress and lost the Legislatures in
enough States to give the Democrats
control OF the Senate. Now they have
regained nearly every lost Republican
district and carried many OF the
strongest Democratic districts by large
majorities, defeating Wilson in West
Virginia, and invading the no longer
solid South. The Republican tidal
wave seems to have involved more or
less all the States holding elections,
increasing Repubiics n m ljorities in
Republican districts and decreasing or
wiping out Democratic ma ,orities In
Democratic States.
1t is great victory, and as signifi-
cant as 1t is great. 1t means that the
people, having tried the Democratic
party with full power, repndiate ma
tional and State administrations. and
give the Republican party a new vote
OF confidence It means Reputation
Of free trade and free trade methods,
and . ringing iudor-emcnt of protec-
tion and other fundamental principles
OF Republicanism. 1t mean, that
stagnated business and lack OF employ
ment have had their effe on the peo-
die. The men who voted for Cleve-
Democratic promise Of high wages
and cheap foreign goods, have
found out that the two things do not
go together. They have the cheap
goods, but they have not the wages
with which to buy them. This dis
covery that Democratic pledges are
not to be trusted ha, been made not
only by the workingmen Of the North
but by those OF the industrial districts
OF the South. West Virginia does not
sympathize with Chairman Wilson in
his demand for free trade in coal and
It's ether products, or with his promise
to the Englishmen at the London ban
quet that the protection fences should
be thrown down. The English manu-
facturers will not read with pleasure
the news from America.
But the American manufacturers
and merchants and businessme gen.
orally can rally round tho old flag
that the Cleveland w ilson- Blount ag-
oregation hauled down, and draw q
long breath OF relief. They are safe
from molestation during the next
Congress. They can go on with their
business without fear of destructive
They will feel that they do not have to
wade through two more years Of
strikes and every other form OF indus
trial discomfort. And seeing that the
workingmen are alive to their real In
terests this year the business men
have reason to hope that those work.
ingmen will show equal good sense
two yea hence.
The Democrats have had their day.
They have had their swing for two
| years. They have been given chance
TO show how thoroughly they know
the art OF government. The expert
ment has satisfied the country that
wise ruling is.. not the forte Of tho
| Democracy, and that that party should
resume Its old post OF critic and censor
Of the Republicans. The Democrats
have plunged the country into panic
They have given it q surfeit of hard
| times. With what face can they,
| after what they have done, ask to be
| given again the control Of the General
Government? The country has had
enough. Away with Democracy!
Not q single Republican district has
yet been dropped from the list. The
gains In the North are yet more re.
markable than those just mentioned.
New York shows up with twenty -four
to twenty-five Republican Congress-
with eight, and Illinois with sixteen. In
Michig an, whore the Democrats had
attempted to gerrymandcr the State,
the Republicans elect . solid delega-
ton. Iowa will have not more than
one Democrat In the next House, and
perhaps q Republican delegation. Ohio
elects sixteen Republicans at least,
while pennsyls ania justifles 1t, repu
tatiOn as the banner Republican
state with total OF twenty.six for the
G. o. r.
The state ms. .orities that piled up al,
everybody with amazement. They bea,
oil previous landslide records. Returns
from many states are choppv and fal
from complete, but the d lit is unmis
taxable, and imagination can supply
the particulars that are lacking. The
extent OF the landslide may be meas