Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-07
A GREAT VICTORY.

A GREAT VICTORY.
All the returns at this writing show an
Overwhelming victory for sound money.
safe economic policies and trusted and
tried national leader in the person of
William Mckinley, who is the peer of
any Of the Statesmen who have occu-
pied the presidential chair. His re-elee-
ton has never been doubted by those
who had an abiding faith in the sound
judgment of the American people, and
Who in the recent canvass, witnessed
the fanatical and unwises course of Mr..
Bryan. The attitude of the two candi-
dates had its effect upon the result. The
unobtrusive but firm position of Presi-
dent Mckinley and the wild and volum-
ginous vaporing of Mr. BRYAN furnished
an Impressive lesson to the voters.
But best of all and most weighty in
the scales Of deliberate Judgment was
the deciding factor from q business
point of view TO leave we'll enough alone
to give the present prosperous condition
of the nation still Wider opportunity
TO benefit the people and 10 assist them
in getting upon a still higher plane.
While there was little doubt of the re-
suit in commercial circles. there is the
sense of relief among business men in
getting beyond the hazard such as d
novice in. shooting a gun feels after dis
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charging the first Load. He is sure Ii
vii! not hurt him, but he recoiss With d
sense of safety that is really pieasura-
bic. The victory is a great one for the.
business interests of the country, for III
enables them to hold their present adj
vantages, With hopeful outlook for the
future.
The verdict Will be accepted as an inn
pressive lesson, too. in rebuking those
who sought to frighten the people With
paramount issues' that existed wholly
in disordered political imaginations The
people refused to be frightened by the
Bpecters of Imperialism and militarism
They have unshaken faith in the repub-
lie and sts ultimate aim to give all the
people under its glorious flag greater
liberty and wider privileges aa sound re-
publican policies are unfolded.
The Tines-R Republican retoices With
& ito readers over the victory it predicted,
md which was the only possible So
auenee from a rational understanding.
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prise excepting in the enormous vote
cast. The quiet way in which every
body Went to the polls. cast his vote and
went away vas without precedent. The
Mckinley plurality of "a hundred thou
rand or more was expected az soon az
The heavy Vote cast was known. The
success of the biennial election amend
ment means great deal for the busi-
ness interests of the state. The election
disturbance will now occur but once in
two years. instead of every year, as
heretofore
In Marshall county where the Times
Republican is published the election
teaches its lesson which Is 80 wentworth
remembering in other counties Attic
strongly a republican county Marshall
this year rolled prepubiican pIurali-
ties far in excess of any previous records
and in excess even Of expectations The
few preeints that formerly were faith
ful 70 the democrats repuaiated them
and returned republican pluralities. The
chang Was more than could be attrlbu-
ted to the national issues. 1t vas a re
,pudiation of local democratic leadership.
The democratic organization in Mar
shall county has fallen into the control
of leaders thoroughly incompetent poit-
ically, men who have never commanded
the respect Of the community Their
political tactics this time We're even
more reprehensible than their political
records had been and the decent minded
/ voters of the county roundly repudiated
the outfit at the polls.