New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-16
THE TERDICT or THE TOUN ELECIIONS.

VOTING on THE TARIFF QUESTION.
From The Utica Herald
Yes the farmers wert voting on the tar.f question
TUESDAY 1t wasn't 'le gal holif'y" hut they to,k
a day N just the same. They rode .r IroT .r
walked thr ugh storm aga coIi ana Sm9 "n""N- - -
drnted and there expressed their condcmnai' ~
the paTSy oy whG9 i as f fhauf ! tae hal me-
deposited their ballots with the other
NOT ENCOURAGING FOR DEMOCRATS
From The New-York World DEM.
The result of Tuesdays town elections ISM IN N.Y. 1'g
York is not encouraging TO democratic hops Ie,
publican gains are shown IN MOI OF ,c" o a,
is plain that the Democrats OF the state are as
satisfied with the party leadership.
A REPUBLICAN SWEEP FOREsHADo"ED.
From The Philadelphia Press.
Horace Greeley used to call them the "htt" elec,
lions" and he always watched them Closely aili
of the people in the following STATE election This
year these little elections begin win 4eolle1 re
nublican gains and IL they indicate lcca! sentiment
rs accurately as usual. they fore shadow the MOST
remarkable Republican sweep IN [ orM no neN'
November the country has seen IN thry years
VERDICT on DEMOCRATIC GONEKNMEN -
From The Poughkeepse Eagle.
The people in many parts Of the state have eS.
pressed their opinion on the way Democrats A.
and rn1,nicipal elections last Tuesday they came
out and voted for the Republicans u was u STORM
day, and perhaps the cuckoos couldn't get Out 10
vote.
NOTHING ELSE TO BE EAfECIhp
From The Troy Press Oem).
Uniform and heavy Republican gains are aIIar-
emily the result Of to%1 nns Sectional frcctrade
bill stabbng the great industries OF New o'h' "o
other product could be reasonably eNpecteu
THEY TOOK THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY.
From The Little Falls Journal and Courier.
conn,v ss in the other counties OF the State where
| town meetings were held Tuesday snow rohclu-
siyely that the people have only waiter uc op
portniy to express at the polls their dsapprovai
of Democracy and IT'S methods hiT n,,n arS +, ia
true that local issues never caused SO seneini i
versal OF feeling. and local issues meyer an nnn %I
are heartily tired Of the party in power and are
only waiting the opportunity to say 80 ut '"e Po'''
no COMFORT FOR DEMOCRATS.
From The Buffalo Commercial
The Democrats VII get no GoG In no This STATE
Yesterday and 1t not RepubIlcan wcn,ne f Wy
| any means. Republican gains are iePo''eN "''''
almost every quarter.
THE DRIFT ALL ONE WAY.
From The Commercial Advertiser
Town elections in this state on r Tueshny shGw
the unmistakable drift toward arc neins II nav
be said that local influences were iet III d a.. I'm
elections ana b mat Pery the air is filed with
all drifting one way, We DO not ''iiu 1t At All '''
cult to locate the wind currents
DEMOCRACY CONDEMNED.
From The OswegO Times.
" has been the most remarkabie result eyer
known in the State Of New-York, and shows what
the feeling is among the masses OF thr Statc, al
most without reference to party lines ~ ~ mos
emphatic condemnation Of the policy OF the Demo
cratic party.
NOT AN ORDINARY YEAR.
From The Boston Journal.
Town and city elections In interior New 1orl
aniM SHOW enormous gains for the Republican
t}cket In ordinary years this fact would nave NJ
orcat political Significance but TINS ~ no oruharl
nar Tbe people are getting ncensed with tn
/ Iinndering impotent Democracy that they are ias
J pncoming unwilling permit any Democrat 10 hoI'
,,,on the humble office of constable or hoY reeve
TUE VOTERS TERRIBLY IN EARNEST
From The Troy Times.
/ popoocrats took the measure OF the snow yester
,aC' morning and counted confidently on n serie
90 ,ctories at the town meetings that were 10 3c
o,,r during the day. They failed to measure publ
,ndignaton against The free-trade propaganda
,,,hich 10 several feet deeper than the snow. Jrlt
and blizzards had deterrent effect upon IN
vnters for they were terribly In earnest