The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-12
THE sErrKmBKn ELECTIONS.

DEMOCRACY have Deen fsarfu4iy dete4te4 IN
Vermont and Maine, and have been sue
eessfuI Ia Arkansas where there were four
tickets IN the field. Republican, Demo-
cratic. Populist and Prohibition. The
election in Arkansas has no significance
except its disclosure that the Populists
have greatly lost ground since 1890 when
they polied IS, ISL votes to i06. 267 by the
Democrats The election in Arkansas is
entirely In the hands Of the Democrats,
the governor and one or two state officials
constituting board which has the power
to name every election officer. While
srnor since 1855. nevertheless the Repub-
lieaa majority obtained is unprecedented
for the of year and. therefore, significant
ss to what the people In a stats where
there Is free ballot, full vote and fair
count think OF the work Of tue Democratic
congress.
In the state election Of 1880 Vermont
gave but IA. 183 Republican plurality. In
the presidential election of 1892 Harrison's
plurality was but 2i,Ge7. The average Re-
publican majority in the state in off years
since 1s72 has been about 5000. This of
year. however, Vermont gives majority
of 27,3io and a plurality OF 2s. $50, a Re-
publican gain Of s.274 and a Democratic
loss Of $50 Two years ago the Democrats
elected forty members Of the legislature,
while this year they elect but nine. show
ing Democratic loss Of thirty-one. This
remarkable result Is the answer of state
whose interests have been disastrously
affected by the new tariff law. The YER
dict OF Vermont so outruns the hopes Of
even the most sanguEne Republicans that
the Springfield Republican. DEM. says:
'The result shows that the Democrats
must do wonders in the way of justifying
popular confidence in that party IL they
are 20 escape an Overwhelming defeat in
the congressional elections Of November"
A glance at the tariff will explain the
hostility OF the Vermont farmers to the
work Of the Democratic tariff. Wool is
free. Vermont, TO be sure. Is not wool
growing state to any great extent but ID
Is great breeder of fine blooded sheep.
which are sent all over the country to
wool growing states and even to Austria
liza Vermont Is great marble producing
state, her quArries at Rutland being the
finest and most extensive in this country.
Under the Mckinley tariff marble in
block. rough or squared, paid a rate Of 65
cents per cubic foot; under the new tariff
the rate Is reduced to 50 cents per cubic
foot The rate on manufactures of marble
/ is reduced from 80 to - cents per cubic
! foot. Vermont Is large producer Of roof
| ing slate and the rate on this has been re-
| dnced from - cents TO % cents. Vermont
is considerable producer of granite, sand
stone, limestone, freesione and other
| building stone. and the rate on rough
stone Is reduced from IL cents TO cents;
| the rate on hewn, dressed or polished
| stone Is reduced from 40 cents to 30 cents.
The tax on sugar raises the price on that
who enjoyed tree sugar under the MeKin-
Icy law.
But Vermont suffers chiefly BY the
| agricultural schedule, under which the
rate on horses. butter, cheese, eggs, hay,
| honey. onions, potatoes. straw, lard and
| poultry is reduced. The rate on hay, for
example. is reduced from 81 a ton 10 s.. a
| reduction that surrendsrs the hay market
to Canada Cabbages are placed on the
| free list; milk is on the free list; cedar
| railroad ties are on the free list, as are
cedar telegraph and telephone poles.
| Timber. sawed boards, sawed lumber,
| spruce slapboards. hubs for wheels. blocks,
4 takk v.4sa1~m
slaves are al on the free lists and touch
seriously the industries of Vermont. The
/ leading business Of Burlington is the
manufacture and finishing Of lumber
/ Of all sorts. There is good deal
| Of spruce and cedar timber in the state.
and a good deal OF the wood out Of which
agricultural implements and wooden ware
are made. The placing on the free list
| OF timber and lumber Of all sorts hurts the
| industries Of Vermont. STAGE il surrenders
! her home market 70 the competition OF
/ Canada Copper is on the tree list, and
Vermont has some copper minss in opera
| ton. Given q poor. small Inland agricuI.
| tural state lying next to Canada and undei
| snsh a tariff its industries would be IN.
| jured BY the opening OF their home mar.
ket TO the competition Of the Dominion
| farmer aud iumcermaa.
These simple facts explain the result In
/ Vermont Every farmer knew that hi.
pocket had been picked ny the Democratic
congress which had granted tariff which
placed the industries Of Vermont at dis
advantage by opening them 90 effectiv,
competition OF canada The campaign In
Vermont vas ssngalarly quiet. because nc
work Was needed. Every farmer whS
eoald read the tartE knew that the Demo.
cratic tariff legislation had injured the in.
dessrsss OF bis state. and Vermont Ia,
seat In her protest against IL in shape OF
an unprecedented Republican majority fal
the CT rear in politics.
Tae rsssls in AasHs q das TO eractly TIE
same cznse, utter disgust vita the tAria
tlnksrsng Of she nsmoeratie eongress. The
Republican majority IN Maine Is The
greatest IN tie history q The state. Tai.
large majority = due 10 The fact that tbs
campaign was nos lefs TO sag Itself" IS