Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-11-14
The Trihn,re.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. "A, 1894,
THE RESULTS.

The TRIBUNE went 10 press eho uoy
after election, and the returns We're
then in such state of confusion that
we found it impossible to publish
more than the general result. Since
then, with the exception OF few
and wholly unimportant matters, the
facts have all become known known
aud the TRIBUNE, with unconcealed
qualification, bends to the delightful
task of imparting to its readers IN q
general way the grand results OF the
contest.
In national sense, the victory and
reimbursement of Republican prin-
ciples and candidates is with few
exceptions complete, ample and prac-
tically unanimous. In every Northern
state except California alone has the
present administration been rebuked
by the most solemn protest available
to the voter.
In New England, every governor,
state officer, and with few bare ex-
ceptions, every Republicans congress
men has been elected by the most
astounding majorities. In the En-
pire state, and in fact in all
of the middle Eastern states, the Re
publicans carried every state and
nine-tenths of the congressional dis
tricts.
In the Middle Western, Western
and Northwestern states, only now
and then a Democratic Congressman
was able to stem the terrible storm OF
public indignation, disquiet and uni
versal distrust created by his party
during its brief reign of power in the
preceding nineteen months.
The Republican party led by Har-
rison, Reed, Mckinley and Depew
made tremendous effort to reverse
the mistaken verdict of 1892, and a
simple perusal of the returns is suffic-
lent to convince the most sceptical OF
the wonderful response it met at the
hands of the voters.
In the general wreck of Democratic
hopes and ambitions, appear In ap-
palling numbers the political corpses
Of Hill, Wilson, Holman, Springer and
host of lesser lights now gone out
in political oblivion and perpetual
darkness. 1t was a great victory;
and upon the victors is laid heavy
load of responsibility, which no party
or candidate can afford to ignore.
Coming down to our own state we
see triangular duel fought out to
the close of the polls on November 6.
When, however, the ballot boxes were
unsealed and the votes are counted,
we find therein the mangled and
bleeding corpse of Democracy, and
the corpse of anarchy, jingoism, I'M
sound money, Donnellyism and imam
cial heresy, christened Populism, ~
ing side by side, mute, speeches. and
forever undone. No party was ever
knitted by it's own rank and file, deep
er and in more vital part, than was
Democracy dirked by its former sup
porters last Tuesday. 1t is idle to
say that there are from 10000 to 40
600 Republican voters in Minnesota.
There never was; there was not Nov.
9th. But on the contrary the fact is
clear and unworthy of disrepute, that
not less than 10000 Democrats march
ed to the polls and demanded the re-
turn of the Republican party to pow
er in all the executive, Legislative and
judicial departments of the state.
The demand was sufficient, and Gov.
Nelson stands elected by larger
vote than both Owen and Becker
combined.
Locally in Stevens county, a Pro-
hibition Populist ExDemocratic
County Commissioner Charles O. An
derson of Donnelly, who ran without
Republican opposition was elected.
All else is Republican by the most
overwhelming majorities that any
ticket ever received since the organic
alton of the county.
Our esteemed townsman, Senator
Jones elect, was chosen in the 49th
Legislature district by 700 majority,
carrying every precinct in his own
county, and the county itself by
vore of 9S5 in his favor to 1893 for D.
p. ONeill, the fusion candidate.
TheSprincipal fight in Stevens
county centered on MI. Jones, and
Mr.. Lehman, candidate for Register
of Deeds; and their vote as given in
another column, indicates the man
ner in which the claims of the re-
spective parties were considered by
the voters.