The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-12
LIE VERMONT ElEoTIoNs.
Opinions OF Repubncan Journals on the
Result.


Opinions OF Republican Journals ON the
Result.
Vermont as state belongs TO the
farmers and they appear to be able 20
run things without any aid from luna
tic sylums.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
We are anNiousIy waiting TO learn
whether the other eight or nine men in
Vermont voted the straight popocratic
or a scratched ticket.-Chicago Post.
1t IS a most significant victory. Tin
dicates that the tide has set in in the
northern states against the Chicago
ticket stronger than IL ever began IN
any campaign indianapolis Journal.
vermont speaks the voice of tho
American people Its voice is the first
leap of the tidal wave which Is TO sweep
over the country next November and
bury forever the party OF business and
political anarchy. revolution and repu-
diation.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
If the country shall vote as the first
reports indicate the voting has been
done i'm the towns i'm Vermont. the re-
publican plurality will be something
phenomenal. As an opening sunrise
gun in the sound money fusillade the
result in the Green Mountain state
leaves nothing TO be desired. Phila-
dclphia Record.
Concerning the Vermont election. MIR.
Hanna said: THE result of the stale
election in Vermont makes IL appear
that the people exercised sound. sober
sense in dealing with the questions az
issue. and showed their temper toward
the Chicago platform. II indicates that
the people, as a whole. will repudiate
that platform
There is an old saying about Vermont
that when its majority is above $4,000
the republican national ticket is as
sured of election, but when IL falls be-
low 10000 the democrats can expect
victory. Let the old saw pass for what
il is worth. The facts are encouraging
enough for the adherents OF sound
money. There are decided republican
gains and democratic losses as result
of the thinking the people hove been do
ing i'm Vermont, and there is good rea-
son TO believe in like result 'hrough-
ont the country i'm November. Pitts
burgh Dispatch.
The significance OF the result Is too
plain TO be misunderstood. The faru-
ers and quarry workers of Vermont
have served unmistnlSable notice on Mr..
Bryan that they want none of the So
cent dollars which he has offered them
as the panacea for all ills. The splendid
victory for sound money in Vermont
will inspirit the supporters of Mckinley
in all other states, and foreshadows u
sweeping victory throughout the union
two months hence. II is a day for re-
joicing -and for resolving 10 workright
up 10 the closing OF the polls November
3.-N. Y. Tribune.
4 few weeks ago certain of the free
silver enthusiasts Of Vermont were as
surfing the public that the state would
cast its electoral vote for Bryan and the
free coinage OF silver. Maine and Ner-
mont were the two states of the east
which Mr.. Bryan hoped to carry. Judg-
ing from the returns published Mr..
Bryan will probably admit that tho
state Is still republican. Maine will soon
have a chance of rolling up another
large republican vote, equally convince
ing. II the free-siyer men have mis-.
calculated as badly in the west as in the
east. McKinley's vote will be one OF the
largest ever cast in a natonal election
for any candidate. Boston Advertiser.
Shrewd observers see in the returns
from Vermont confirmation OF their
predictions that before October there
would bc n complete and almost pitiful
collapse OF Brynn's campaign. They
recognized the seeds of early dissolu-
ton in the unconditional surrender ~
democratic doctrines 10 the apostles of
free silver and reputation nj the Chica-
go convention. There was something
more than ominous in the silence Of
democratic delegations on the rollcalls
after the adoption Of the popocrntic
programme and platform. The noun
ination OF Bryan. who only last March
had declared: II am nots Democrat"
was notice 20 democrats ,hnt theirpnr'y
organization had been swallowed up by
the populists. the effect Of which the
paradoxical nomination OF Sewall, of
Maine. was ineffective 10 counferact.--
Chicago Post.