The Irish standard., 1897-11-06
TUESDAYS ELECTIONS,

The result of Tuesdays battle of the
ballots in the various states inspires
the Democracy with confidence to de-
feat the enemy beyond peradventure in
the next national campaign. The Re-
publicans realize that Mckinleyisn has
not given satisfaction to the people and
that the present administration is Bit
ter disappointment to them. The prom
Uses in regard to prosperity and inter-
national bimetallism have remained I'M
fulfilled. The Dingey tariff bill has di-
minished the revenue instead Of increas-
ing it and has raised the cost of living
to the toilers and producers of the coun-
try for the benefit of trusts and mCnop-
Olies. The men selected by Mckinley
for his cabinet are Il lot of pirates who
will scuttie the ship of state AMI render
her unseaworthy in the financial storm
that buffets her. One OF the ships Off
GERS. the purser. finds the treasury run
ming dry and is contemplating the issu-
ance of gold bonds to replenisf it, thus
adding more burden instead of lessening
the heavy load she now carries. Drop
ping the metaphor, Lyman j. Gage, Nc
kinley's secretary of the treasury,
wants to run the country in debt by
borrowing $2OO,O00, 900 in time of pros
perity" and issuing bonds payable in
gold, and all because there is not revc-
nue. enough from the tariff bill 70 meet
the expenditures, after all that was said
of 1t to restore prosperity to the nation!
And then there is Mark Hanna, man
who never sat in his life in a legislative
body until he purchased his way to the
United States senate to fill the seat oc-
cupied for forty years by John Sher
man. But what is the use OF moraliZing
Or philosophizing? The country elected
Mckinley; he has been weighed in the
balance and found wanting, and the
voters last Tuesday expressed their opin-
ion Of him in an emphatic manner.
Despite the oratory of Foraker. OF
Ohio. and Thurston. of Nebraska, who
impertinently intcrfercd in the New
York city campaign, the Democracy of
the metropolis and Empire stale" were
triumphantly elected by astonishing ma
jorities. Against the opposition Of the
whole press of New York city, except
the journal. Judge Van Wycl1, the DEM
ocratic candidate for mayor. was elected
by tremendous plurarity, his vote be-
ing 235.000 against $4,000 for Low and
l0l 900 for Tracy. Not only was the
mayoralty carried by the "untcrried"
Democracy. but every Office in the city
and state was won by them.
In Ohio the Republicans :e-elccted
Gov. Bushnell by IL diminished majority.
and though they claim to have a majori
ty in the legislature, the Democrats do
not concede them victory. Mark Hanna
thinks he will be elected on Joint ballot
of both houses for the U. S. senate. hut
it is very doubtful even If the Republic
cans have won whether they will honor
the prince Of corruptionists the second
time.
The Republican majority in Iowa was
cut down one-half. and that of Ma;sa-
chusetts was considerably reduced
Maryland is quite close. Colorado, Ne
bralssa. Kentucky and Virginia went
Democratic by enormous majorlIies. On
the whole the Bryan Democracy are in
the ascendant. and William j. Bryan
has reason to be jublant over the re-
suit In the words of the Minneapolis
Tribune ''he came out of the off-year
ment that must be as gratifying to him
as it is significant