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Victory!

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Parent Issue
Day
4
Month
November
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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The crushing aereat of the f ree eilver anarchists is another triumphant vlndieation for the RepubLic, establishing the wisdom of holding popular elections more firmly than ever. We of ten say th&t for business the presidential canvasses come too often, yet nover before has the valué oí one as au educative factor been so marked. The people Bot only, have learnvaluable lessons in finance, but have been lifted to a higher level In rebuking repudiation, dlshonesty, the preaching of devilish hatred and la-vlessness, and the stirring up of class aniïuosities. The situation looked serious ,for our future, just as it did in 1861, but as then the patriiotic portion of the democratie party put Nation before party and bravely cama out for its honor. Too mueh credit can not be given the sound nioney democrats because oi noble unselïish labors, lor they did it knowlng that tliey were casting aside all hope for oiüces or patronage for four years, whichever way the election went. That is the purest patriotism. ' The result is a powerful object lesson to politicians that they cannot win by appeals to the, baser elements of human nature. They must ïind soniething more elevated than anarchy, iinancial dishonesty and attacks on the courts. The states that are said to be sure for McKinley and Hobart are : Electoral Vote. Connecticut .... 6 Delaware .... 3 Illinoifi 24 Indiana 15 Iowa - 13 Kentucky 13 Maine - . - - - 6 Maryland - - - - , 8 Massachnsetts - 15 Michigan - - - - 14 Nebraska ... - 8 Minnesota - " -- - - 9 New Hampshire .... 4 New Jersey, - - - - 3.0 New York .... 36 North Dakota - - - - 3 Ohio --.- 23 Pennsylvania .... 32 Rhode Island .... 4 South Dakota - - - - 4 Tennessee - - - - 12 Vermomt - - - - 4 "West Virginia - - - - 6 "Wisconsin - - - - 12 Total - - - - 284 The majorlties glven wlll place McKinley at the head of any president ever elected aa far as the popular vote i-s concerned.

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Ann Arbor Courier