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Show ELECTION EWES, The Lesson of Tuesday's Battle of the. Ballots as Seen by the Eastern East-ern Press. The Tidal "Wave of Last Year Has Ebbed and is Already Flowing Eapidly the Other Way. THE WEST IS STILL RESTIVE ) One Man Who Gould Certainly Bscall Every Ev-ery W andering Western State His Name is Blaine. THE REPUBLICAN VITALITY i Eussell's Victory in Massachusetts a Great Personal Triumph Late Returns From Various Points. THiLAUEX-pniA, Nov. 5. The Press commenting com-menting on the election says: "The accomplishment accom-plishment of such results in a year following follow-ing such a democratic tidal wave as swept over the country last fall is certainly encouraging en-couraging and proves the strong vitality of the republican party and its principles." The Enquirer says: "Blaine could carry Massachuttes next year; probably President Harrison could. New York republicans want Blaine for president and figures show he can carry the state. The west is still restive. There is one man who can certainly recall every waudering w estern state. His name is Blaine. Baltimore, Nov. 5. The American says: "The tide which set so heavily against the republican party in lS'JO has already ebbed and is rapidly flowing in the opposite direction, direc-tion, so rapidly that a republican national triumph in ISO'J may be reasonably anticipated." antici-pated." The Sun says: "The elections Tuesday indicate in-dicate unmistakably the continuance of the movement of opinion productive of the astonishing political results of November, 1690." Boston, Nov- 4.--The JTcrald (Ind.) predicts pre-dicts republican defeat in ihe presidential year, unless the party modifies its high tariff Tiews. The Journal (Rep' n) lays the republican defeat in this state to the fact that their platform was weak on the school and temperance tem-perance questions. "Republicans needed a lesson, and thev received it." The Globe (Dem.) says "the Gibralter of republicanism by this victory is made distinctly dis-tinctly the tisrhting ground for next year." By electing Flower" as governor the Globe says New York ranges herself in the glorious glor-ious line of states to be counted upon as purely democratic in 1S9. Of the result in this state, the Transcript, ' ("republican) says: "It is a great personal , triumph for Governor Russell." - "The Ad'ertixer (republican) says: "It is evident from the greatly diminished plural-. plural-. ity of Governor Russell, as compared with last year's figures, that Massachusetts is returning re-turning to her republican allegiance." The Post 6ays: ''The majority is not so AFTER MR. PICKARI). CHARCES TO BE PREFERRED AGAINST HIM BEFORE THE COUNCIL. The Mayor Obierts, but the Committee on Decorum Says it Cannot Afford to 'Let the Case Pas The Praetire of Xon Mating; an Old One Notes. The police department which professes the. profoundest admiration for the late Mayor I Pickard is disposed to relish the prospect of a trial before the city council in which, it is said, Councilman Pickard will be the defendant. de-fendant. The reason for this cordial feeling between the department and' ex-Mayor Pickard, is, of course, the interview that rose out of the order delivered to Marshal Youdj, that the practice of arresting th demimonde lw abandoned. The avengers ol the unprovoked insults which was hurled at Mayor Scott, who never forgets his gentilitj" are ail ready to proceed but there cornea U!C the questiou as to who shall take the initla. tive. One alderman Mtggests it to the othr as an opening for distinction, while ''thai other" coraesback with the rejoinder that ir was the duty of the scrgeauUat-arms to havo made the arret and preferred charges. This, they say, would havo paxrd, the way for the impeeding scandal and afforded af-forded ex-Mayor Pickard the opportunity f putting himself right before a public who-ia yet waiting to learn what object inspired, that order to Marshal Youn?. Mayor Scott was called upon by a self con stituted committee or depatment this morn, ins and asked if he wonld take the initiative. He not only declined to be east for that pn but stated that undernoeircuuistanccs would he encourage the movement against his lat proxy. Thi- placed the avengers in another dilemma and after consultation it was agreed to overrule the mayor's objection and ap. peal to City Attorney Hall to draw up 1h? charges. Councilman Pickard was seen this morn. inz. but had no reference whatever to make to the recent tempest bctn ecu himself and the mayor. The Tolire Mate. There were but three drunks on the regis-' ter at police headquarters this morning to testify to the vigilance of the graveyard shift. "The propriety of keepin? a privat record, however, has frequently occurred to us," said Captain Tarker, "not that wc ourselves our-selves are guilty of any leerdemaiu, but to protect some oue whose follies have got him in on a plain drunk. I recollect one conspicuous con-spicuous case in which a late police reporter of the Trihnw was brought in paralyzed para-lyzed drunk. We didn't, slate him for th reason that it mi;rht have cost hiru . his job. On the contrary he was put. in a carriage at the e.cpense of the department and removed U bis home. Not Ions afro the son of a very prominent citizea.got too much aboard and was arrested. We "didn't slate him out of respect to his father. Indeed it frequently occurs that arrests are not slated. Take it. in the case of a clerk who has been out for a time and ;rot so boisterous that we have had to take him in. We don't slate him f"r the reason that he would be fired were the proprietor pro-prietor aware of the fact that he has been, buying wine, and enriching the hackman. These things however are brought to the aU tcntion of the city attorney, and a man having hav-ing satisfied the. penalty it cuts no risura with the court whether it be under the naraa of John Doe or any other romantic alias." ' t . . . Ii Police Picking. Mike Laist paid 15 and costs for drunk ennpsa niirt flisturhflrw means that Massachusetts is now a doubtful state doubtful for the republicans, but ,pr44jk-Giertatn for the democrats." But three drunks appeared in the class be fore Judge Gee this morning, each paying a fine of $5 and costs. Ex-Captain Lange has his bill against tha i city in the hands of Jud?e Powers and it is stated that an action asking judgment intbo sum of $1200 will be tiled tliia week. John Kelley was arrested last nisrht by Sergeant Donovan and placed in the lock-up on a charge of vasrancy. Kelly is referred to as the past irrand commander of the bum union alonif Puzet Sound and a prominent place has been reserved for him on the chain gang. It is understood that charges are being drafted against Councilman Pickard and that his conduct toward Mayor Scott will n severely criticised at the next meeting off the council. His defense is that he, was overcome by frenzy and that he labored under the impression that an injustice was ling done him. Kufus Smith, who wa yesterday sentence'! to imprisonment for twenty-five years for the murder of William Carter, was taken tc the penitentiary last ni:rht and jriven permanent perma-nent residence. A number of friends called, upon him while he was the ffuest of the deputy dep-uty marshals and expressed their sympathy. Smith goes up with the hope of securing 4 pardon, and it is said the authorities wilL head a petition looking to that end. |