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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
what the Republican Papers say Of the
Victory.

DEMOCRACY DowNKD.
III Is a stupendous and glorious victory. All /
over the country outside OF the old slave re-
gion the republicans have made wonderful
gains East OF the Alieghenies, in the Missis-
sippi valley andi the Rocky mountain locality /
the republicans are Triumphant Republican
inalorlues which have hitherto stood as high
water marks have been surpassed. and districts
which for decades hav0 been democratic have
been captured by the republicans. The republic
an wave which startedin 1888 grows steadily ana
rapidly higher and higher. Demoorncy,tried
by its brief period OF sway after generation
Of exclusion from power has repeated It's old
blunders and iniQuities, and has been struck
down Once more the republicans forge 20 the
front The spirit OF 1850 has returned 10 the
republican party, and again IL is enthusiastio
and invineible. st Louis Globe bemoera1
business Men Relieved.
american manufacturers and merchants and
business men generally will draw q long
breath OF relief They are safe from moiesta-
ton during tho next congress. They can 90 on
with their business without fear OF destructive
tariff changes in the near future. they VIII
feel that they do not have TO wade through Two
more years OF strikes and every other Srm OF
industrial discomfort And seeing that the
workingmen are alive 10 their real interests
this year the business men have reason 20
hope that those workingmen viii show equal
good sense two years hence
have had their swing for two years. They
have been given q chance 20 show how thor
oughly they know the arts OF governments
The experiment has satisfied tho country that
wise ruling IS not the forte OF the democracy
and that the party should resume us OLD post
OF critic and censor OF the republicans The
democrats have plunged the country into
panic. They have given It surfeit OF hard
times With what face can they AFTER What
they have done ask 70 be given again tho con-
troll OF the general government Let them be
satisfied with boSsing Georgia and the other
cotton states Chicago Tribune.
what tho Election Meant.
at IA the nations vote OF confidence in the
superior governing and directing qualities OF
the republican party,
1T Is the direct assertion by tho people
that In placing the democratic party In con-
troll ln 1892. they had no intention OF signliying
their desire that our Industrial system should
/ be reyolutionixed by a war upon the protective
\ system Ia the interest OF foreign manufacturers
and foreign workmen
Il aItis a strong and emphatic condemnation
/ Of the silly utopianism, the dangerous hnancial
\ theories, the utter impotency ss q governing
power OF populism, and notice that II Will
not be tolerated Ia Minnesots or any other
state
ut Is direct notice TO tho democratic party
that II has been tried after thirty-three years
| OF enforced retirement and has been found
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until il loses its persistent grip upon exploded
faIiacles and becomes altogether IN accord
with the progressive instincts OF the American
people
1T wns great victory. The American peo-
pie always resent any attempt 20 put them on
tho back track They instinotiyely return 20
the republican party when anything goes
wrong They do this because they know that
the enormous material progress and the bot
torment OF social conditions, and tho remark
able development OF our resources are the out
| como OF republican policies and that the pub
he credit has been maintained by that party.
Tho preiutimations OF this great uprising were
/ seen In the elections IN, Maine. In Vermont, IN
Pennsylvania In oregon, and wherever the
y, oplo have In tho past year had chance te
vote Minneapolis journal
A sweeping Victory
ut was a landslide. The inconsiderate YER
Dict OF 1872 was reversed with whoop. Two
wears ago the republicans lost Illinois by so
pO3 Indiana by 7l25, New York by 86s Wis
consin by 0,544 and saved Ohio only by mar
row margin OF or republican plurality Yes
terday every state was reclaimed Illinois bl
1000, Indiana by 600O) New York by 10000
wisconsin by 5000, Colorads by 10000, Obi
: increased her great republican majority o
last year. and Michigan, Massachusetts AM
Iowa their majorities OF two years ago
Two years ago tho republicans elected onl
i27 OF the $50 members OF congress and lost tn
a.
Gratis control OF tho senate. Yesterday the
regnlned nearly every lost republican distfic
' aud carried many OF the strongest democrnti
: districts by large majorities defeating Wilso
Il a. West Virginia. and invading several demo
- cratic strongholds in the south.
The republican tidal wave seems 20 have In
volved more or less al the states holding cleo
u tions increasing republican maJorties In r.
v publican districts and decreasing or wipln
out democratic mnjorities m democratic state
III Is Il great victory. and as significant as
IS great II means that tho people, havin
, tried the democratic party With fun powo
n repudiato national and state administration
:, ana give the republican party new vote
> confidence. 10 means Reputation OF free trad
q ma froe-trade methods. and ringing II
n dorsement OF protection and otherfundament
4. principles OF republcanism. II Is Il repudi'
!, tlon 81 TammAny IN New York and Chicaf
. and Il promise 81 better things IN the munic
~ pal state aud national AFFAIRS. Chicago Tut
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