The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-24
Why The REPUBLICANS WON.

When IN 1883. the year Immediately
following the election o. Gen. Harri-
son ss President. the Democrats car
5iei Iowa and Ohio Tor Governor. and
reduced the Republican lead In Msssa-
chusetls 20 1000. both Republicans
and Democrats saw that the tide had
set against the Republican party.
The Republican margin IN the contest
Of 1855 had been SO small that New
York had turned the scale by IT'S plur-
ality o. 1900 for Harrison. New
York had often been the decisive
state in previous canvasses, and some
times by smaller pluraliues than was
given 20 Harrison. In the election OF
1854. indeed. Cleyeland's lead over
Blaine in New York was only 1917 on
the popular vote. on that narrow
margin James G. Blaine was beaten
Tor the Presidency. But in the con-
test of 1855. while Harrison carried
New York By $4,000. Hill carried It
Tor Governor by 10000. Therefore.
whoa such States as Ohio and Iowa
went Democratic in the year follow
ing the Presidential canvass, and
when Massachusetts Republican mar
gln was cut close to the vanishing
point. the outlook for the Republicans
In the coming Presidential contest.
that OF 1892. was shown to be dark
The situation In the present in
stance is seen TO be radically different
from what il was a dozen years ago
Now as then the interval between the
Presidential contest and the State
elections which are referred 10 is just
year. But while the contests in 1859
went on the whole. strongly against
the Republicans. those OF 1901 are al
mos, as decisively in the Republicans
favor SO far as the country can un-
dtrsiand. the Republicans made no
special exertions in Ohio or Iowa this
year The Democrats had a strong
ticket in each State. and they made
al active canvass. Yet the Democrats
are beaten in each OF them by larger
pluralities than were east against
them IN the last previous election for
Governor In Nebraska, which has
been anu-Republican for many years
until 1900. the Republicans have just
won by larger lead than they had
last year New York, New Jerse 4.
Kansas. South Dakota. and the other
States which voted for any sort OF Of
hcers scored Republican victories. eN.
Cept in the case OF the two solidly
Democratic States Of Mississippi and
Virginia. and in Maryland and Ken.
lucky. two States normally Demo
cratic. In which the Democrats are
aided by crooked election laws and
election practices.
Why did the Republican party score
such conspicuous success ia this OF
year when Republican interest IN the
canvass was not specially acute in any
States Several reasons account for
this condition, The Republican party
has given the country a pure ans
progressive government Republican
sway has brought national prosperity
and prestige. President Mckinley
was popular with the masses Of his
countrymen. with Democrats and
Populists as well as with Republicans.
The same is true OF President Roosa
welt There is a widespread popular
belief which is held as tensciouSly
hy intelligent Democrats as by Re.
puhlicans. that the average level of In !
telliEence and civic virtue is much
higher in the Republican party than
Il Is in the Democratic. American
stocks on every exchange In the
world In which they are sold so up
whenever Republican victcry oc-
ours They drop when the Democrats
win. Democratic investors as wen as
Republicans share in this feeling
There is no craftsmanship in the stock
ticker or the money market Busi-
ness men and hnsnciers OF all parties
are affected in the same way by 5 Re
publican victory. A Republican vic
tory sends American credit up on ev.
cry market between San Francisco
and 81. Petersburg When Republ-
can conditions prevail the Stars and
Stripes ny high Republican eondi
tons emphaiicaIly prevail all over the
country today. There is not the faint
est reason for doubt that II this had
been President al year the Republi-
can victory would have been even
more sweeping than wss that which 1
was won twelve months ago.