The record-union., 1894-11-12
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions of Coast Papers on Elec-
ton Results.

VOlOE OF The FREOO.
Expressions of Coast Papers on Elec-
ton Results.
Los Angeles Times.I
If half a dozen Populists introduced
! bills at one session OF Congress to appro-
pirate $50. 900. 100000, how large would be
the aggregate OF appropriations il the
Populists should control Congress? Will
some expert mathematician figure it out?
a DEMOCRATIC VIEW.
iTulare Tines
Nothing is truer than that "a house di-
vided against itself cannot stand" The
election returns enforce the truth of this
scriptural saying. The Democrats are in
great majority in this country, and the
cause the party battled for was the better
ment of the condition Of the toilers and
laborers. yet a large percentage of the
! democratic voters strayed into the Popu-
list camp.
NO USE FOR 1T.
Dixon Tribune.l
The tide of Populism has moved stead
lily westward since the inception OF the
movement in Kansas several years ago,
and ii struck California this year. but we
believe that its mission has ended. as it
cut no figure in its former strongholds,
and California will have no use Tor the
third party in future.
NOT SURPRISING.
Reno Gazette.
1t is not at all surprising that the East
is turning up overwhelming Repub lican
majorities. The silent factories and I'm
dustrlal army" poverty on every hand,
all went to make the victory more COM
plete than perhaps it otherwise would
have been.
A PERSONAL CAMPAIGN.
Stockton independently
iC hot NJ
made strictly a personal campaign, look
ing always TO the main issue and leaving
the others on the ticket to get along as
best they could. His party machinery
was all out of gear and he had absolutely
no support i'll the work. He mapped out
his course and directed all movements
as 4 skillful General would, reaching the
result he planned. 1t was a remarkable
campaign, conducted much as clever
lawyer would win a jury while present
ing a bad case.
AN ERROR"
tChicO Chronicle-Record.l
1t is an error to suppose that the Re-
publicans of New York elected Morton.
The element Of the Democracy that was
opposed to Hill assisted very largely in
the work.
1T HOPES so.
[Oroville Mercuryl
We hope the result OF the election is
satisfactory to the Populists. They have
been claiming so much. and got mixed
up in the cyclone so effectively, that the
result is entirely satisfactory to both Re-
publicans and Democrats.
THE LESSON.
Pasadena Starl
It is suggestive of the trend of public
opinion TO note how smallsa figure Popu-
lism cuts in the general result. 1t might
cOnSl1arpi Z Ja
country, weary of continued adversely,
would turn to the Peoples party for re-
lief. But what do we find? Even in
Colorado, where the party of brilliant
promises has been considered impregna-
bic, the Populist Governor is turned
down. There may be gains in Populist
votes here and there, especially in the
Southern States, but the great landslide is
into the Republican camp. The untried
and visionary theories of the Peoples
| party are not trusted, but the Republican
party is appealed to as the only organi-
| zation qualified to assume the helm of
government. This is the significant les
! son of the election.
4 POLITICAL LESSON.
Red Bluff Peoples Cause.l
! 1t has been a campaign of political les
| son so far as State ana Congressional can
| dldates were concerned. The Congress
| SiOnal vote shows that the people are
! thoroughly aroused to the condition of
the country and are still willing to trust
the party which has safely brought them
| through every crisis, and they usually
show a wise discretion in condemniug
| every enblance of boss rule, even in
| some instances sacrificing the good men
| who were suspected OF being under the
domination of the political boss.
''IT BODIES NO GOOD"
Tulane Register.l
! But while the satisfaction we feel at the
| general result Is great, there is much in
| it to fill lovers OF republican institutions
| with profound concern. These laudslides
| bode no good to republic. They show
| that there Is large body of voters in this
country who have no fixed opinions, but
are the peculiar prey of demagogues of
the veriest quality. 1t was by demagogy
| that the landslide of TWO years ago was
| brought about. 1t was by denagogy
| that the Populist movement was raised
up. and by demagogy the Democrats are
| now discounted. The Democratic party
| is nc more responsible for the present
depression than the Republican party
was responsible two years ago for the
! Carnegie quarrel at Homestead.
CIRCUMSTANCES CoNsPIRED.
bakersfield Democratl
Circumstances have conspired to bring
! the Democratic party into unjust ridicuie
and 1t has been forced to bear the brunt
of the pernicious legislation of the Re-
publican party.
! DEMOCRATIC VIEW.
stockton Mail.l
The fact is that the Democratic party
owes its defeat to the hard times, which
reached the most depressing point shortly
! after Cleveland's election; to promises
and pledges lily kept; to the squabble
among the leaders OF the party, in which
/ Cleveland took prominent part, and to
/ the mistakes made by the Administra-
! ton. 1t is usual 10 hold the party in
! power responsible Tor the business de-
preston that may exist, and the Democ-
racy suffered from this unreasonable Gus
! tom. The failure OF Congress to carry
! out the promises made in the national
platform on the money and tariff uues-
tons disguised and alenated many Dem
| ocrats, whol had right TO expect much
from their party, since it was in complete
control OF both houses OF Congress.
HAD THEY.
TSanta Rosa Republican,
Had Vice. President Stevenson, Mr..
Villas, Mr.. Bayard and other great Adj
minisIration advocates worked little
harder for the Democratic cause, the YER
dict against them would have been unan-
imouS.
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