Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-09
AN ELECTION ECHO.
Grows Majority Still Further Increased
by the Final Figures.

Harrisburg, March 3.-The official
vote of the last county having arrived
at the state department, Governor Pat
tison has had prepared a proclamat ton
declaring Galusha A. Grow, republi-
can, elected congreSsman-at-large in
place Of General William A. Lilly,
deceased. The delinquent county was
Venango, the home Of J. Denton Han
cock, the democratic candidate for con-
gresham at-large. Grows Official plu-
rahty is 1878 These are the figures
that will go down i'm history The total
vote cast February 20 was SO4, 351, of
which Grow received 1885, O4 and Han
cock 297 ,966. The prohibitionists polled
11,1SO; the Pennsylvania democracy,
1888, and the peoples party, 1927. In
addition, Grow received 456 votes
under the protective tariff policy bal
lot, and William Denton Hancock had
795 votes in Clearfield county, due to
a mistake in the printing of the bal
lots. The republicans polled 90 per
cent. of the 516,O11 votes given Har-
rison in 1892, and the democrats only
is per cent. of the 452,264 votes cast
for Cleveland. In the election for state
treasurer last November Jackson re
ceived 2,248 votes, or 1856 less than
Grow, and Osburn had 3O7, 1O2, Or
9,126 more than Hancock. The demo-
cratic vote then was 145, 1852 less than
the Cleveland vote, and the increased
loss in 1894 on the presidential record
runs it up to 154,298 The republican
difference is only 3O,2O7 less than the
Harrison figures. The democrats car
ried only four Of the twenty-eight con-
gressiOnal districts and two of these
by slender majorities, at the late cleo
ton year ago they carried eleven.
A prominent democrat speaking of
the election said: Il think the principal
reason for the overwhelming demo-
cratic defeat is the fact that the
farmers and laboring men were prom
Used higher prices and better wages
if Cleveland was elected, just as the
republicans promised five years ago.
The fact cannot be disputed that prices
for farm products and wages of la
borers began to decline with the cleo
ton of Harrison, and have continued
to decline until the present time; and
DIT would have made but little differ
ence who had been elected. The aver
age voter is not given to reasoning.
He knows his wages are low and
many are out of work, or that he gets
50 cents for his wheat. His republican
friends tell him it is all the fault Of
the Wilson bill, and he believes it
enough to stay at home. l have as yet
the first protective democrat meet.
Among the intelligent country demo-
Gratis the majority are out and out free
traders, but concede the difficulty of
raising sufficient revenue to meet our
enormous expenses. Prosperous times
cannot be brought about by legislation.
believe the present depression has
been aggravated by unwise legislation,
but the simple fact of the matter is
articles and no buyers. Whenever
there is a scarcity, prices will go up.
Take for instance the price of pork
last fall without protection, and we
make a speciality of exporting the
product of the hog. Pork during No
vember and December was two cents
per pound above normal, and sheep,
with the enormous duty of the McKin-
ley bill on wool, were two cents per
pound below normal Why? Simply
because sheep were plenty and hogs
were scarce. Whenever there is a de
mand there will be market. Last
August the president called an extra
session Of congress for the repeal OF
the silver bill. 1t was the proper thing
to do, and the leading journals of the
country promised that the repeal would
have a tendency to strengthen the
market, yet it had no appreciate eff
feet, and in the country business is il
worse condition than it was si1
months ago. If political leaders were
judged more by actions and less by
promises there would not be these sud
den reversions of popular majorities.