Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-09
two from Utah, will make the Senat

two from Utah, will make the Senate
safely Republican.
The majorities at some points are quite
without precedent. New Jersey has never
given such Il majority in a contested cleo
ton for governor, Maryland and Ken
lucky, never such Republican majority.
But in most of the states the great fact is
that no such majorities have ever been
cast against the Democratic party when
it made any effort to poll its vote. When
one party does not fight, big majorities
only mean that its voters are so far dis
pleased as to make an effort useless But
this year. with better work in shops and
mills and mines, and for good many
better wages, the Democratic party was
encouraged to believe that displeasure
with its national policy had passed away,
and it could by heIculean efforts put itself
together for victory next year. 1t has
tried, and knows the results
The heavy vote cast-in some states
larger than was ever polled even at a
presidential eection-shows that this
time the results are not due to temporary
Indifference Neither can it be said any
longer that the eyanescent anger of work
ing people a year ago, because of a de-
preston which no longer exists, explains
the wonderful majorities of 1894. This
year throws flood of light over the pre-.
vious elections, which Democrats have
labored to explain away. Instead of a
temporary and trifling irritation which
the improvement in business has re-
moved, there is disclosed profound and
irresistible hostility to the policy of the
Democratic party. At some points, as in
New Jersey and Maryland, its crimes
against suffrage and its robbery of the
people attracted most attention; at others,
as in Kentucky, It's dishonest bartering
with silver men; and throughout the
country disgust with foreign policy
which has disgraced the people had its
influence. But the main fact everywhere
is that, under Democratic laws and the
Democratic policy, the people know they
have not attained the prosperity they pre-
viously enjoyed, but have been depressed
in their business, cut down in their
wages, narrowed if not Frustrated in their
industries by foreign competition, and
pushed toward the degraded level of labor
in other lands.
1t Is most instructive fact that the
four men who were most responsible for
Uub pltSSuu tdllI nave SuSthIIlttl but
severest reverses. Mr.. Brice of Ohio
loses his seat in the Senate and his leader
ship. Mr.. German of Maryland, is beaten
by his own party, and loses the second
vote in the Senate which his instrument
has cast for him. Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, finds the political power in his
state turned over so completely to his
opponents that it is scarcely conceivable
that he will even try to be reelected
Ard Secretary Carlisle, who was probably
more responsible than anybody else except
those senators for the bargain with the
whiskey and the sugar rings, finds his
| state electing Republican governor and
possibly sending a Republican to the
United States Senate. He who sees no
meaning in these events is as little able
to understand the history of the time as
the man buried under an Alpine ava
lanchc is to discuss its causes.
1885,.
IN. Y. Press)
This is a Republican United States.
That is the most important fact which
yesterdays voting establishes. New
York and New Jersey take their places
among the Republican commonwealths by
majorities so magnificent as to permit no
doubt that in the great national contest
of 1896 they will stand with all their
might for Republican candidates and
Republican politics.
Such victory as has been achieved by
the Republicans of New York is unex
ampled. The offices to be filled were
secondary. No great personalities stood
n1 in hn aay mt, -. L.
be voted against. Tho battle was a test of
party strength, and its result possesses no
other significance than that of victory for
Republican principles. Considered from
| this necessary point Of view, the Republi
can majority of 105, 600 is more wonderful
than the greater one by WIFI oh Morton
was elected year ago.
Popular disgust with the corruption.
the sectionalism, the duI cgotism and the
wretched incompetencyof the Democratic
administration is shown In these figures
TO be complete and fixed 1t will not be
| subdued by Democratic falsehoods about
returning prosperity and increasing
wages. The people have given a new
declaration against the Democratic party
and all 1t means. They have condemned
1t as party which is without capacity
for government, as party that does not
appreciate the spirit of the people, and is
incapable of responding to their views
and wishes.
Republican President in 1896 Ia
assured. He may come from Maine, or
Indiana, or Iowa, or Ohio. No matter
VINO ne is or from what state he is pre-
sented, as the representative of RepubIi-
can ideals his successsIts already datar
mined. This election is the second
emstie OF the Americans to the industry
destroying Democratic party.