Evening star., 1896-11-04
The Xict9ry-Elements and Meaning

Yesterdays magnificent result is not a
partisan triumph. Achieved. and worth.ly
50. in the name of the republican party, it
is yet sweeping in its nature. and 50
pregnant with Importance and obligation,
as to disclose it's sources and its meaning.
1t was a rising up of the people in en-
phatic protest against opaganda in
fected with financial aeresy and sociaf
revoluto on The people haze declared that
they love their government. and they COM
mand that 1t shall be administered on safe
and conservative lines.
Contributory to a victory destined 10 De
SO memorable in our history We're these:
% y Iaadar without ferr reproach. A
man of admirable poisa, of the highest
character. of wcll-defined convictions and
large experience in public affairs Mr.. Nc
kInley-aire4dy strong when nominated
grew upon the country day by day both as
citizen and candidate. 1t would under
state the case simply to say that he made
no mistakes. He was d positive and not d
negative quantity for good all during the
fight He carried himself superhly through
out Through addresses to visiting deiega-
tons. ne spoke to the whole country daily
and always in words of sobernc5s and
truth. He proved to be IN every way
worthy of the great responsibility.
t2) a perfect organization. Mr.. Han..a's
work merits the highest praise He will
receive the gratitude of the country
Ne EuShcd factions. pircd confidence
brought together men who had bean widely
separated. and demonstrated at every point
the capacity of an organizer and director
o. large forces for large ends.
81 The excellent organization. as WELL Of
the sound money democrats. and the cour-
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at by the thoughtless. snaared at by the
srcaks. miSrepTesented misunderstood
by others whose opinions they had valued.
they went their way without hesitation or
apology, and have made imperishable
record of grit and good sense for them
selves.
(D The union of capital and labor where
division had been sought to be effected
business men turned out. Wage-earners
turned out. They worked together. And
both worked Tor good The wage-earners
particularly rcbuked the shallow dema-
goguas who fancied they could be mfsled
etout their own interests. No organized by
pCcr!sy by the wage-earners. as was pre-
d!cted and encouraged, but instead manly
comprehension of mans estate. and an in
spring exhibition of self-respect, sounu
se-se, and love of country. Nobody emerges
1rC m the struggle with more TO his credit
or in better form than the wage-earner.
(3) The power of the press. Never was
that power more forcibly illustrated In
Boston. New York. Brooklyn. Philadelphia
Baltimore. Chicago and Louisville. where
the democratic newspapers repudiated the
Chicago ticket and platform and alle.i
themselves with their republican and indie
pendent contemporaries for sound money
democratic majorities We're wiped out and
all of those cites Were gathered into the
sound mc2ey fo:d It is the brightest chap
ter in the history of the American press
and il will never he surpassed.
And the result of all this? 1t can have
but ore result. The country is a thousa nd
per cent stronger today than it was ycster-
day-stroEger IN its OWE eyes and in the
eyes of all the world. \ serious crisis has
been passed, ard passed triumphartly
Popular government has never been so
thoroughly vindicated The people are the
sources of the greatest and the best power
ard they VIII enjoy now prosperity
which must follow 50 signal a step toward
the restoration of confidence and good VII
among men.