New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-06
POLITICAL INDICATIONS.

The election in Vermont Is always pronounced
by Democratic journals The usual thing. but
II Is the fact that the rise and fall of Rcpublicah
majorlties in that State have correspondent close
" with the force Of public opinion In other
Northern States. Full Republican majoritlcS
there have always indicated state OF feel
ing which has resulted In Republican We
tories in most Of the doubtful States ana DIS
trc;s Of the North while Republican apathy or
general discomfort with the Republican policy
has been manifested in Vermont with equal
clcarness. The election this year Indicated no
such feeling The early dispatches show mat
thc majority IS not far from 10000 which Is eX-
traordnarily large and for the last twenty years
Unprecedented. although in 1872 and lscS some
what larger ma ioritics were given with the war
Issue predominant Since parties have taken
their present FORM the Republican strength has
never been relatively greater in the Green Noun
tain State than II seems 10 be This year In tbs
there is nothing surprising. The people Of Yer
mont have long been strongly devoted To the pro
lection Of American Industries. and their close
ocouaiutancc with Canadian wages and condi-
lions of labor and living have prepared them IN
tcllirontIv TO resent a change Of policy when
the Canadians hail with delight.
In considering results in Arkansas AMI DINER
Southern States IT Is essential To remember that
the repeal of United States election laws, Tor
which Democrats fought desperately. was re-
cardcd by them as necessary 10 the maintenance
Of their hold upon Southern States. So long as
they could appeal 10 race prcjudires, ana had I"
deal mainly with negro opponents. the demo"
Gratis Of the Southern States dehNi the Federal
laws with impuniiy and manufactured MAORI
ties In some localities AT their pleasure. But
nevertheless the presence Of United STATES ON
Gals Internationally limited the resort TO dis
honest means at many of the polling places
Ru, with the PopulIst opposition the Democrats
saw that they would be powcrlcss 10 prevent
fair election or an honest return in many local.
Ties IL the United States laws remained In force
and II therefore became a matter OF life ana
death politically to get those laws repealed
With supreme faulty. the POpuists themselves
aided in thus destroying their chances OF sue
cess by giving power 10 the Bourbon Democrats
10 manufacture ma1oritics as they pleased Ac-
cordingly the Alabama election has resulted
in heavy Democratic majoritics according 10
the returns which the Independent or J"her-
soDjan Democrats are dcnonnclng as fraudulent,
and the Arkansas election has ended IN tSr com
pletc overthrow Of all opposition though II does
not yet appear whether the Republicans have
not been on the whole stronger than In other
recent elections.
II IS idle 10 ignore the fact that the Free Trade
and Populst policy Of the Democratic party was
expected to be peculiarly satisfactory TO the sec
tional preIudices Of Southern voters. In South
ern, and especially In Southwestern States, II
was argued that the income tax, and the large
reduction Of duties on wooens. and the removal
Of duties rom cotton lies, would be so popular
that the Democratic party would be able to sus-
tain itself in spite Of all rcvcrscs elsewhere.
The result In Arkansas indicates that this appear
| 10 sectional feeling has not been without effect.
tax law framed for the express purpose or
Frustrating Northern industries and cOnlscating
| a part OF Northern property was expected to
please, and apparently does please the majority
| of voters in Arkansas Whether II will on that
very account displcase voters Of the North re-
mains TO be determined The result In Vermont,
| Mt all events. does not indicate that the Demo-
| cratic party has been made stronger there.