The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-11-11
The Election.

The election is past and IN the re-
suit are to be found several impor-
tant lessons. While we rejoice be-
cause we were victorious, we rejoice
for other and higher reasons than the
mere Joy of triumph over vanquish-
ed foe.
The campaign has been happy
one. in that neither side has resorted
"mud singing" so far as the presi-
Dental candidates were concerned,
and the election of Mr.. Mckinley is
in no respect "slap" at the person
ality of Mr.. Bryan, but rather a dis
approval of the principles he repre-
sented.
With Mr.. Mckinley as the repub-
lican standard bearer, the element OF
a protective tariff could not be
eliminated from the campaign, and
the helming majority given to
him cannot but be regarded as
reiteration of the demand of 1894 for
a speedy return to the protective
policy.
We have called it an ''overwhelm-
ing majority" and it was. Nearly a
million popular plurality for the re-
publican ticket and principles was
the largest popular plurality ever
given TO a presidential candidate.
The election was not close-to the
mind of the NoRTHERNER, a close
election was out of the question, the
issues being so clearly defined, and
especially the financial issue, which
was forced TO the front as the chief
issue of the campaign. Reputation
and depreciation of the currency
were placed under the seal of popu-
lar disapproval and, should the silver
question again enter the arena OF
American politics, no great party
will dare to demand the coinage of
silver except into dollars worth 100
cents, either by being interchange
able with gold or by having the in
trinsic merit in themselves. AS for
us, we believe Stree silver" sleeps
beside the old ''rag baby" in grave
of political oblivion. The campaign
has been an educational one, and the
American people will not again be
found uniformed, as they were a
few short months ago, on the cur
rency question.
The democracy was peculiarly un-
fortunate in permitting Altgeld-
and, by the way, the defeat of Alt
geld in Illinois is one of the pleasant
est things in the election-to control
the national convention. The fact
that socialism and communism have
a hold in the United States has been
forcibly brought out, and even more
forcibly has the heel of the American
voter been stamped upon it. This
danger, however, is not dead. 1t
must be watched. Too great len
iency has doubtless been shown by
our government towards the anar-
chlstic tendencies in certain quarters,
and it will take more than one cleo
ton to counteract the growth of
years.
The results to follow? Why they
are following now. Hundreds of
factories have already opened and
thousands of idle men have been
given employment. Confidence is
restored and money is easier-none
will have to 60 further than to his
nearest banking town to find out the
truth of this fact.
We sincerely believe prosperity is
at hand and that the policy as out
lined in the st. Louis platform will
surely bring good times. The only
uncertainty is as to the control of
the u. S. senate, and it now looks as
though the protection forces would
control. If they do, the NORTHERN
Err believes Mr.. Mckinley should
lose no time in calling special SEES
sion of congress, after his Inaugural
ton.
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