The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-08
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The Great Peaceful RSVOiatioa 81 Tuesday
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The election returns from all over the
north yesterday constitute the most re-
markable popular verdict against the
party in power that has been registered
in this country for many years. The
landslide in favor Of the Democrats in
1892 was a phenomenal ons: The
popular Revision against the Demo-
cratic regime last year foreshadoWed
the great ovsrturning Of this year But
both are entirely behind that reported
in orr news column to-day. When tue
returns count the Republican maIorItieS
in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
by the hundreds OF thousands; when
New Jersey is turned into q solid Re.
publican state; when Maryland and
West Virginia are shaken from their
position IN the solid southern phAlanx.
and when similar results come with
Overwhelming iteration from all parts
Of the north, the overthrow oil the
Democratic party Is the most signal on
record. i,
This election is not to be construed
simply as a turning OF the weathercock
OF public opinion from the vote In favor
OF the Democrats to more crushing
one in favor Of the Republicans. What
ever tho dissatisfaction OF the people
with the Mckinley tariff OF 1892 may
have had TO do with the Democratic
victory, the deeper aud more thoroughly
grounded dissatisfaction with the Dem
ocratic muddling OF the tariff has logic
ally produced the crushing preponder-
ance OF yesterdays vote.
The most indisputabte meaning OF
the election concerning the tariff is that
the people wish tariff tInkering stopped.
That there should be a correction OF
some OF the glazing incongruities Of the
late tariff act Is indisputabte; but it Is
clear that the nation is in favor OF that
policy which will soonest take the tariff
out Of the arena and give industry and
business period OF peace from legisia'
tive meddIfng. The Democratic propo'
sition so effectively negatived yesterday
was that the present act was but first
step to further tariff revisions. The
people have very firmly deCreed that
no further steps shall DO taken in tina.
direction.
Beyond that Democratic inefliciency
in administration, disregard Of civil SER
vice reform pledges, and reckless ten
denotes in dealing with the public
credit have been clearly condemned:
There is little doubt that the sectional
spirit displayed in Congress has accent.
uated the verdict. The sectionalism OF
the solid south has had tho result which
intelligence might have foreseen in Gre
ating as an offset practically solid Re.
publican north. Here again we have
the lesson which impartial observers
have pointed out again aud again, but
which politicians never learn, that the
greatest danger to any party In power IS
in its own vices and weakness.
The elections yesterday foreshadowed
q return ofthe Republicans in full power
in 1895. But whether that promise Is
fulfilled or not will depend on the
course OF the Republicans themselves.
They can make it good by showing that
their cause is the cause OF good govern
mont and economical administration, as
well a. conservative tariff laws. For
six years past tho factors OF the defeat
Of each party, respectively. have been
tho blundess and extravagaDces Of each.
The Republican party must digest that
fact il It wishes to make its success per-
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