New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-05
TIE EEPCBLIC5N TICTORIES.

Three wears ago the Republicans had 10 fight
with yigor and carncsincss for the possession of
Rhodc Island n natural stronghold Of Protcc-
tion Now the field Is theirs virtually without Il
contest SO complete IS the Generalization of the
Democratic forces Governor Iippitt has Il pin
rality 81 II 900 and the Legislature il Rcpub-
Ncnn by an overwhelming majority. II Is the
Same LITTLE Stat, n which Mr.. Cleveland opened
tbc Presidential ,auvass Of 1Sr2 by quoting the
Eighth Commandment against Protection. ana
in which also a most determined effort was made
10 dcfca, The reelection of Senator Aldrch but
the political conditions have been transformed.
Only Il little while ago Rhode Island was Il doubt
full State with two Democratic congressman
and 4 legislature evenly divided. II is now as
heavily Republican rs it was in war times
The West IS answering the signals set in the
East. The spring elections in Michigan nave
been carried by the Republicans with old'ihe
puralitics ranging between 1000" ana '"o"".
Chicago elects Il Republican Mayor by plural
ltv Of over $1,000 and burics ont of sight a cor
ruut gang Of Ircrccnary politicians. 1t Is a we
tory for municipal reform aS important as the
election Of Mayor Strong in New York last No
ycml,r AMI since there Is no need OF legislation
for securing the removal of incompetent officials
+, will be followed 10y m Immediate improvement
in Io,,l administration ST. Louis is also heavily
Republican. and the astonishing Democratic
losses Of last fall in Missouri have been repeated
and in many instances increased There are no
signs of a bacsct Of public opinion in iav"r OF
Democracy. Last years tide of H"puhlicaniSm
is still flowing with increasing vollilh" ana
sweeping everything before IT,
The Democratic party was on record IN us
radical platform Of 1892. and every pl"d@" save
on. was broken. The Federal Elections laws
were repealed. and that was The only evidence
Of good faith All the other policies to which
Democracy had been committed were either COM
promised r,pudatrd or reversed. The pledge
hr,akcrs had 10 reckon last year with ar out
ragged public opinion They were condemned for
thci. trcachcrv. cowarlicr and incompetence. y"
r,Ii,ir,I Marty eyer received u NOR" justly
m.riicd r"lnikc from the c"nScicnc" voters "i
every section Of The country. The Democratic
leaders had played fis, and lpUs" with their prln
ciplr>. and there WIS II moral revolt OF unpr'r'
d,n,cl intensity ana magnitude against party
which rcpud,ai,d It's promises anI abandoned
it, policies.
>;\ months have passed. ana IA" country Is
No., only rr>ont,ug Democratic ircarh"ry. Int II
j. also counting The cost If lis own cr"dullil ana
follv in inir>ling lis buSin'SN ANA productive
interests 10 the direction AMI control ~ in'"in-
rr;,nt aud reckless party leaders Reflection
has convinced he majority Of ihinhin: mon.
South rs we'll ns North. that the H'Inbll'an
Marty i The only one thar can conduct th'
fu,ur,S ~ the Nation successfully. The con
tri~t between publican Administration win
abundant revenues. unriyIll"I cr'd' ana I'-
sources fr reducing thr National dent ana
Democratic Administration confronted win d'
tcicn,c~. borrowing heavily and a. ia" mercy "t
f,r.lgu bankers in the maintenance IT ih' H
SUMPTION act has impressed all serious ".i'z'li~.
RI. Republican vote steadily increases h'cau-'
the. public conviction hl> been dr'p"nrd thar ih'
c,ulinulu,r If Democratic mi Is ruinpn~