Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1887 — THE ELECTIONS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE ELECTIONS.

The result of the elections of Tuesday, considered as a wkole, is much in the natur- of a drawn battle, etc. —Republican. Whenever the Republican concedes that extent, you can safely bet y ;ur bottom dollar it is badly left

In New York the result is disheartening—the Democrats have carried their State ticket.—lndianapolis Journal,Republican State organ. The Democratic States have given in?reased majorities; while the Republican States—with the single exception of Ohio—give considerably reduced majorities. Ihe result in A irginia insures a Democratic U. 8. Senator in place of Riddieberger, and will give control of that body to the Democracy.

Democratic comptroller and sheriff elected in Philadelphia, and the Republican majority in Penn, sylvania greatly reduced. Give us a few more such “drawn battles.” ‘

Of the Chicago anarchists, Ling committed suicide, the sentence of Fielder and Schwab was commuted to imprisonment for life, and today Ficher, Engle, Spies and Parsons paid the extreme penalty on the gallows.

The recent elections, we think, knocks Blaine out of tho presidentiaal possibilities r.nd the chances of Ben Harrison and Bob Linco’n will not even be considered