The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1898-11-17

The Republican Avalanche.
Not for the past six years, except
during tho war aud reconstruction
days, wh-n many states were un-
represented in Congress, did the
elections occurring in the middle of
the presidential term turn out SO
favorably for tire party holding the
presiden cy as they have in the cam
vass which has jus; closed. Ordinari-
ly those elections go against the
! Presidents party. The only time
since 1870 when they failed to do this
was in 1886, in the middle of Cleve-
lands first term, when Cleveland
saved Il fragment of the largo ma
jority which he got in the House in
tue election in which he was chosen.
AT that time, however, the Senate
was against him. The Senate, in
| fact, was always against him during
his eight years of service, except
during the first half of his second
term. In the second half Of the term
he lost his proponderance in the
Senate, and the House went over
whelningly against him. jackson
! had both branches of Congress On
his side during the whole of his SER
vice, but Mckinley is the only Presi-
dent since then who has carried both
branches with him through his term,
save in the civil war aud reconslruc-
ton period already mentioned.
In another highly Important re.
spect the situation for the l;epubli-
cans is even more gratifying. Ou the
basis of the returns III the state and
congressional elections just held, the
Republicans would Lave had large
majority il the electoral college than
any party has received ut any other
time since Grants second election iu
1872. McKinlcy's majority in the
electoral college III 1896 was ninety
five. 1t would have been at least 141
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place this year. The only states
which went to the Democrats in 1888
were Alabama, Arkansas. Colorado,
Florida, Georgia. Idaho, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Mon
tana, Nebraska, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah and Virginia. All the other
states were carried by the ReInbli-
cans, for the Republicans have the
entire state ticket in Minnesota by
good majorities except the Governor,
which was lost on factional fight in
the party, and because many Rcpub-
can Swcdes voted for the Democratic
candidate, Swede who'was put up
for the purpose of drawing away
votes from the Republicans OF the
race issue. In presidential contest.
of course, Miunesota would have given
in 1898 as big majority, $4,000, as it
did in 1896. The Republicans have
all the states except those named. and
would have had 294 votes in the elc-
toral college, giving them q majority
Of III.
The wreck OF the Democracy is
complete and disastrous. In every
part of the country except tie Soutl,
it was overwhelmingly bea:en. In
fact. of the states conventionally
classed as the South, the Republicans
carried Delaware. Maryland and
West Virginia. Throughout the East
and the Genital West the isepubli-
cans made clean sweep. All the
states ON the Pacific slope are securely v
Republican. Nebraska and the few
states in the Rocky Mountain group
calling to the Democrats. These and
the far Southern states are all that
are left to the Democrats. 10 this
pititul and contemplate measure. has
the great party of jefferson u and Jack
son shrunk in these days. Indeed,
its showing weuld have been still
verse If there hsdbcen a presidential
contest this year, for in the larger
vote which would then hare been
polled, and the greater incitrmeBt to
cffors which would have been sfiirn-
ished, the Republicans would un-
} doubtedly have carried Kentucky
as they did in 1895 and 1896, and
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