New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
RESULTS OF THE ELECTION.
Senator Lodge next introduced. He said

Senator Lodge was next introduced. He said:
Let Let Eas aFs1 thank you most sincerely for the
hoAor yo2 nave doae me IN asking NE 10 be pres
die ! not appreciate the compliment you pay me
the saus our % eaH ee3 on SGS9 a an an occasion S5 when hen
thoughts ara the results CT such an election as
e VIC" 1ictor 4 Won 5n' BY afe f6e R16scans IS much
more thaa merely party victory. and. rightly
non Of National campaign that vbioa is IS esssr san
u4l IS often confused with The epaemeral ana rhat
What is trivial and rn9naentary. IN the sway1as
~nlch BRING message - mankind often
ero"neq by The urrnean.ng noises of the passing
Gay The smoke q z IRE Of brushwood viii din
81 So u , a4o @ ece re Stars tro4 or eyes. but the
@ @StltAahGy aIter The cracking blaze Of Ae bonfire
ean 2egln 10 see now jUst what the meaning of this
sseuon IS N The h-st place. il was vote ot con-
dent and his Administration. Criticism and at
tsek are usually prororucne3 TO tao novelty ard
gravity OF the respon sioiiifies to be horne BoI5
esli!clsm and ATTACK have. therefore been severe
years has met more new questions confronted
Lincoln.
But the assault has failed now. as It failed j,
1884 The American people have passed judgment
p Gpon what mas csen done. and have rendered a
party which he has led The Vote also means tbat e
Mle me people are not b4lnQ 70 certain dangers in
turned from the men who Sought for power by
teIoClous appeals 70 tne r0rces Of olsconient.
party to ward of these dangers and gtard 5eai~s-
these evils. They have recognized that the great
10 be settieS by h M s az 6aeq trusts IS rot
but by the best intelligence which American states
ranShlp can bring to bear upon il II there are
economic aovantases in these combinations Of can
La they Wlsh theu preserved IF there are So
eial economic and poItica! evils to be apureher3-
Cd, they wish 10 have them stopped and 10 he ~ro
fected against them This work they expect the
which we must not fail. The people have voted - -
MAINTAIN the protective system and to have that
same pohcy EXTENDED 70 the uphui,dine Of our
merchant marine They have voted again fo- +t,s
unfinching maintenance Of the gold standard and
u there Is any way i which that standard ca,, he
further strengthened and The currency QUESTION
DO s., and DO il - ~
ELECTION EPOCH MAKING
But all these questions OF domestic importance
nave been present IN elections before and IN.
oouotedly, different phases NAV an3e.r ~
tons again: That which places this election ahoZ-e
others Is that in direction il was epoch maxi
lag ana decisive as 10 the future Of the country
tory OF watch this be said Most Of the ers9t
events which have shaped the destiny OF the I1ted
states, like the purchase OF Louisiana the Wa az
1872. or the Mexican War have taken niace o,,t
elections which may properly be termed enoch
making and decisive Of the ccuntry's destiny
The two elections OF Washington settled finally
that we should have q central Government and
that we should longer be the sport OF Euro
pean contests. as had been in the colonial past
10 then We owe the organization OF the Govern
Wt>cn THIS country has been built up. The election
Of $3.50 decided finally that slavery should not be
Iurther extended. and the slave power. seeing its
doom written in this decision. took up arms TO
overthrow IL. In the election Of 1854 II was finally
decided that the Union should be maintained al
any cost and that slavery should cease TO exist