The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-06

fewer clashes between the contending par
ties. AS far as has been ascertained, the
new ballot-law has worked well, the votes
were quickly polled. and there appears to
be general satisfaction with the new system
of voting Many voters made mistakes IN
placing the crosses where they went out
side Of their party column, but on the whole
the vote as cast represents fairly well the
intent of the voter.
Five hundred and thirty-three districts
give Wurster, Rep, 64,S76; Grout. Dem,
6i.422; Shepard, 1899. Wurster now leads
by 454. L,i!EzlI~l
Comment of the Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5-The World to-
morrow will say editorially: 1.-The reac-
tionary result I'm this city yesterday was
provoked by the pig-headed folly of the
president of the Police Board. But for the
exasperating effect of Mr.. Roosevelt's un.
called for, unjust, harsh and oppressive
execution of the Sunday excise law. q
union of all the anti-Tammany forces
would have been as easy and as tri-
umphant as it was last year. The predicted
reaction has come. Tammapy triumphs in
the first election after it's tremendous over
throw. The result is discouraging. 1t i'm
peaches the capacity of the people for self
government. 1t shows that the voters are
more susceptible to wrongs than intelligent
as to remedy. Every consideration of de-
cent politics, good government and the lib
eraizing of sumptuary laws required the
success of the reform ticket. One mans
obstinate folly and the unreasoning anger
of the people have defeated it. The large
Republican majority in the State viii
fn of irfu
that exploits itself in regulating the morals
of other people. The wider political conse-
quences of the result are grave. 1t means
the strongest possible nomination by the
Democrats for President and the hardest
struggle in years as the basis of hopeful
campaign next year"
The Morning Advertiser says: al
though the figures of the Tammany votes
show that the organization possessed great
er strength than had been generally sup
posed the success of the Tammany ticket
is no surprise to citizens who have intel
The triumph of Tammany is due first OF
all and above all to the blunders. the
apathy and the incapacity of it's opponents.
Another. and the most humiliating Of all
the causes of fusion defeat. was the oe-
are bound by every consideration of honor
and patriotism 10 support the Union ticket. .
The Press says. This is Republican
United States. That is the greatest fact
that yesterdays voting established. New
York and New Jersey take their places
among the Republican commonwealths by
majorities so magnificent as to leave no
doubt that in the great national conflict OF
1896 they will stand with all their might for
the Republican candidates and Republican
politics. The people have given a new
declaration against the Democratic party
and all ii means"
The New Yorker Staats-Zeitung says;
"Platt has attained his object. Through
| the fusion with the State Democracy OF our
| city the plurality for the State Democratic
| ticket has been so reduced that the Repub-
| lican plurality above the Harlem cannot
be counterbalanced. The victory over tbs
| fusionists is, In the circumstances. the
only success of the friends of personal lib
| erty. and Il is bedimmed In that 1t will bs
pronounced by Tammany as its victory al
| the same time"