Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-24
THE COMING ELECTIONS.
Probable Effect of the Presidential
Change on the state Situ-
ntiOns.

The assassination of MFR. Mckinley
and the accession of President Roose-
welt will give a new interest to the
state elections which are to take
place a few weeks hence. Many
states - Massachusetts, Maryland,
Ohio, Iowa, Nebraska and others
will elect state officers of some sort
this year, and the country when it
adjusts itself to the events of the
past few weeks will be anxious to
know what effect, if any, recent oc-
currences will have on them. In the
elections for governors or other state
officers in 1881, just after Garfield's
death. there was but little change
from the preceding year, when he
was elected, except that, as usual, the
lead of the dominant party was n
little shorter than in the earlier can
vass. Forces were in operation, how
ever-the wrangle in the republican
party on account of the Conkling-
Garfield feud and the desire of an ell
ement of the people for a ''change"-
which were destined to bring disas-
ter to the republicans in the con-
gressional canvass of 1882 and the
presidential campaign of 1884.
In the present instance, of course,
though there are some resemhlances
to the conditions of 1881, the con-
tracts are much more marked. The
resemblances are the improvement in
business in both years and the diff
ferences among the democrats on ac-
count of the finances, the silver ele-
ment among the democracy being
rather assertive 30 years ago, as it
is now. There is a striking contrast
in the conditions in the republican
party. President Arthur gave the
country very creditable administra-
ton. but he was the object of some
distrust at the outset in his service,
and he belonged to a faction of the
party which had been defeated in the
national convention in the contest
for the presidential nomination. Col
Roosevelt belongs to no faction, but
was the choice of all the party for
vice president. He has no friends to
reward or enemies to punish. He en-.
ters office with his hands free and
with the confidence of the masses Of
his party and of the people of the
country, without regard to party
lines. This is a contrast of decisive
Importance with the conditions whicl
prevailed in 1881. Its effect will be
reasonably sure to be registered in
the elections few weeks hence.
The present indications are that
the recent events will help the re-
publicans rather than harm them. In
Mr.. McKinleys own state the assas.
sination is certain to diminish the
democratic vote and enlarge that OF
the republicans. The intemperate
abuse of the late president in the
past four years VIII react now on the
party responsible for il and increase
the lead of the republican candidate
The republicans were tolerably sure
to carry Ohio in any case this year
but the assassination will make their
triumph overwhelming. The effect
in Iowa will hardly be so great
though there will probably be some
Shrinkage in the democratic vote
there and some expansion in the re.
publican total. In Massachusetts the
change, if any occurs, will be of nc
particular consequence, for Massa'
chusetts has not been in the doubt.
full list in many years. The republic
an party at the present time is in a
notably good condition for making
an aggressive and enthusiastic can
vass in every state which votes for
anything this year. The chances are
that it will carry Nebraska, as it die
last year. although the incentive for
republican effort in 1901 is far less
than it was in 1900. Altogether, the
prospects in the coming state elec'
tions are very favorable for the re
publican party.-St. Louis Globe-Dem'
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