The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-08
THE TURN OF THE TIDE.


This is Republican year. 1t was ex-
pected that there would be Republi-
can gains in many congressional dis
tricts throughout the United States.
The panic sof 1893, with it's attendant
troubles and the hard times that were
the result, were taken advantage of by
the party which caused them, and the
bald falsehood that they were the con-
sequence of Democratic legislation
when there had been no such legisla-
ton, passed for truth with the unre-
fecting masses, and the old story that
existing ills are chargeable to dhe par
ty in power, was worked he Republi-
can orators and writers with vigor
and success.
1t was not anticipated, however, that
the revulsion of feeling among the
voters would be so great as present fig
ures indicate. They show the uncer-
tainty of popular sentiment The
Democratic Congress, so far as time
would permit, accomplished what it
was chosen by the people to perform.
Before the effects of its legislation on
the country could possibly be felt, the
very wrongs it was elected to rectify
were charged upon it, and millions OF
people credited the ridiculous accusa-
ton. The result is seen in the returns
of the congressional elections. The
probability is that the House of Rep
resentatives win be Republican at the
next session.
To -
course, remain Democratic. There can
be no radical changes effected in tariff
legislation while the situation thus re-
mains. The Wilson law will continue
in operation, and no doubt the Repub-
[ lican party will use the same logic, the
! other way, which they have employed
to -1islead the public recently. The
beneficial effects of the reformed tariff
they will claim as the result Of the
elections of 1884, as they have attribu.
ted the hard times of 1893 to the cleo.
tons of 1892.
But before the presidential election
OF 1896 the people of the United States
will have had their eyes opened TO the
! deception which has been practiced
upon them. 1t takes time for truth to
overtake neutrality-suspicious. false
hood. Also the Demot tic party will
be once again on the defensive, and
will therefore be better organized to
tight than it has shown itself in many
places during the campaign just con-
GUIDED
The victory in New York, apart from
the prestige and potency of Levi P.
Morton and his barrel" was largely
| affected by the desire to overturn the
Tammany power, which has been used
in the fostering Of fraud and corrup.
ton and against which thousands OF
Democrats united with other parties
that it might be utterly overthrown,
The party will be purer and stronger
relieved from its evil influences in
politics,
One thing Is certain, No matter
what reverses may overtake the Dem
| ocratfc party through the fluctuations
in public feeling or other causes, the
principles which it embodies are bound
to prevail, because they are the prin.
cipies Of constitutional liberty. They
iphold the rights of man and of states
as weH as of the national government
'fhey cannot perish. They are des-
tined to endure and will ultimately pre-
vail, not only in these United States
but throughout every portion of this
terrestrial globe Let every Democrat
face cheerfUily the situation. and al
once prepare themselves for the next
struggle for the supremacy of the
right!