Middletown transcript., 1896-11-07

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HDDLETowN, DEL, NOV. Z. 1886
THE RESULT.
The election is over. There is q gen.
eral feeling of relief that the crisis is
past and the American people have
again demonstrated their ability to
meet great issues and to decide them
peacefully at the ballot box. The first
duty Of every patriotic citizen is to ac-
cept the result cheerfully and to turn
towards the future with confidence for
the coming of the s'good times' 80
anxiously desired by everybody. The
man who can say civilian Mckinley
will be my president after the 4th of
March as much as he will be yours
though did not vote for him. con-
tributes much towards the setting the
wheels of business in motion. There is
no need to wait for a change Of admin
istrations, since the election has set
tied the policy of the government for
the nett four years. A presidential
election always disturbs business more
or less in proportion to the issues be-
fore the people, hence the growing con-
viction that the presidential term
should be longer. But the election is
past and the will of the people endorses
William Mckinley for President and
more emphatically the platform on
which he stood. The campaign has
been without personalities and no
stings are left to rankle in the breast
of the defeated. Every citizen can
wish for the greatest era Of prosperity
that ever blessed this country; such an
era was promised by the friends of the
elect.
The TRANSCRIPT can congratulate
most sincerely its readers upon the
election of the National Republican
ticket. Believing in the principles and
policy of the Republican party and
having faith in its standard bearers we
think a return of power to the party of
Lincoln and Grant and Harrison wis
dom on the part of the people. The
days of the country's greatest prosper
ity were under Republican rule and
with conservative legislation and eco
nomical administration of affairs those
days may not only return but be eclip-
sed. Every citizen can contribute to-
wards this end.
DEMOCRATS HELPED.
AZ Mr.. Cleveland owed his election
to Republican votes in 1884 30 does
Mr.. Mckinley owe his election to the
sound money Democrats Of the country.
The returns will show this. The Demo-
Gratis who could not. vote for Mr.. Bryan
because of the platform on which he
stood divided their votes between
Mckinley and Palmer. 1t was an hon
est and conscientious vote, and cost
the men who for the time being separ-
ated themselves from their party NO
little annoyance. The Palmer vote
aided very materially but the direct
Democratic vote for Mckinley helped
him more. 1t decided the result and
the greatest credit is due the men who
did it. They not only gave up party
association for the time but many men
made great personal sacrifices to stand
for what they believed to be the right
policy. The Democrats who thus voted
believe to-day as firmly in the Demo
cratic principles Of former years as
ever they did and unless the agitation
of free and unlimited coinage of silver
is kept up they will be in the ranks Of
their party again. They have done the
right as they saw it for which no man
can censure them.
The Honest Money Democratic vote
in the State is surprise to many peo.
pie, and Mr.. Bayard's vote for Con-
gress is credit 10 him. The tickets
total vote was about $500. When the
final test came many men who endorse
the Palmer platform decided in favor
Of party regularity, giving to theil
party the benefit Of any doubt. 1t il
fair to presume that all these men have
few regrets at the result. And there
are thousands of Democrats who stood
by their party though they were not
convinced as to the wisdom of the
platform adopted at Chicago. All such
were in faith though not in act with
the Honest money Democrats. To
cheerfulIy accept Major Mckinley will
be easy for such voters.
JONES GIVES 1T UP.
Many Democrats and Democratic
papers were claiming Bryan's election
up to yesterday morning when Chair
man Jones gave it up, giving out the
following statement to the press:
1.-THE result of the Presidential cleo
tion is apparently no longer in doubt.
It has been one of the closest contests
that the people have been called on to
determine in recent years.
We have claimed the election on our
advices from states that were admit
tedly in doubt, in which we knew
there had been many frauds and from
which there Wera evidences Of tamper-
ing with the returns. 1t seems now to
be apparent that while Mr.. Bryan,
after making the most brilliant cam
paign in the history Of our country,
has carried most Of the states said to
be doubtful, but has not carried enough
to assure his success in the Electoral
College. Bryan electors have been
chosen In all the states south Of the
Potomac and Ohio. except West Vir-