Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-06
An Interesting "OH Year"

For al off year the elections of 1925
proved to be exceptionally interesting. The
general tendency toward republicanism that
was shown throughout the country proved
the fallacy of the belief that the returning
prosperity would be so favorable to the
party in power as to cause reaction from
the tidal wave of year ago that was SO
disastrous to the democracy. 1t is note
worthy that not only did the republicans
hold their own with large majorities in
such strongholds as Massachusetts, Penn
syivania and Iowa, but they checked the
democratic tendency in Ohio and New York
while accomplishing three decisive victo-
RES in states that have hitherto been i'm
pregnably democratic, Maryland, Ken
lucky and New Jersey. In Kentucky, in
view of the political history of the state
the mere fact that the election is close
would mean in effect a democratic defeat
but 1t is now announced that Bradley has
a conceded plurality of the votes and that
the legislature will be republican on joint
ballot. insuring the return of republican
to the United States Senate in place of Mr.
Blackburn. This is a positive rebuke to
the advocates of an unsound financial sys-
tenn who sought in Kentucky to fool the
people by running a free-slver candidate
on sound-money platform Incidentally
1t Is interesting to note that in Illinois ex-
Congressman Lane was soundly defeated
for the House mainly because he stood on a
free-silver platform.
In Maryland the issue was purely local
and the results are astounding even to
those friends of reform who were most
sangune of success Mr.. German fought
as only man who is struggling for his
political life can fight. but the people of
8 a had 1aop he
ism is oppressive and dangerous and swept
away the last remnant of machine power
In both city and state
The result in New York may have an i'm
portant bearing upon the presidential con-
ventions ard shows that the Empire State
Is under normal circumstances to be count
ed in the republican column. The badly
made and poorly managed fusion ticket
was defeated in the city and Tammany
was returned to part of it's former power
largely through the Vaccinations of de-
signing politicians and an unfortunate mis-
understanding on the part of the people of
the necessity for persistent work for re-
form. Some prophets declare that the de-
feat of the fusion ticket means the end of
all such combined efforts against Tam
many, but the friends of good civic admin
fstration should not be disheartened, but
shoulu enueaVor TO arouse every suEStan-
tial interest against the corrupt machine
that, II now appears, weathered the storm
of 1884,
The New Jersey election gave power to
the republicans largely because Of the cor
rupt administration of the states affairs in
the past. eliminating In the disgraceful
race-track scandals and the recently I'M
covered frauds on the state treasury Ohios
election dinmed the chances of Campbell
for presidential nomination and retired
Mr.. Brice to private life probably In the
interest of Ex-Governor Foraker Iowa
continued Senator Allis In the public eye
while electing legislature that will I'M
doubtedly return him to Congress-