The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-06
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL--SATURDAY, NOVEMBER g. 1895
MR.. SPEAKER CARLISLE
ACCOUNTS For HIS SMALL MA.
JORiTY IN THE
Recent Election by the Confidence Of
the Democrats in His Victory in
The Country Precincts.

CINCINNATI, O., November 5.-The
official count 10 the S xth Kentucky
District was made today, but all the
COUNTIES have not yet been heard
from. Enough is known, however, to
make it ce tsin that Speaker John G.
Carlisle is cleo ed by a majority of 700
or 800. MIR. Carlisle was visited to
night by a representative Of the Asso-
ciatsd Press, who asked him what, in
his opinion, was the cause of the COM
paiauvely small majority received by
him a. the recent election. He ssid:
III the vote sgainst me last Tuesday
had been larger than the vote again,t
me heretofore, some significsL ce might
be attached to it, Such, however, was
not the fact. Two years ago my op-
ponent received 1926 votes, or nearly
II not twice as many IS were cast
against me Tuesday, and yet two
years ego my majority was nearly 5000.
Ii 1t had been generally supposed that
the opposition to me really amounted
to anything, l think my majority at
this election would have been 5000
or 1000. Outside OF the cities, and
the towns adjacent to them, it
was scarcely known that l had an OPP
ponent, and even in the cities and
towns my friends attached very little
Importance TO the opposition. They |
were thrown off their guard by the |
fact that several times heretofore can
d dates had announced themselves in |
opposition and had received very
email vote. They supposed it would
bethe same way this time, and there
fore gave scarcely sny attention to the
election" Being asked il his views on
the tariff affected the vote to any ex-
tent, Mr.. Carlisle replied: "The tariff
question had no more influence upon
the vote this time than it has had at
previous elections in this district.
There are alwaysa few men who vote
against me on account of my advocacy
Of the revenue reform, and presume
they did 30 at the recent elections;
but l have no reason 10 believe the
number was grester than usual. This
Congressional District ia overwhelm-
lnRly in favor of q revision of the tariff
and a reduction OF tsxati N, and DO
man who openly takes the opposite
ground could be elected by any ticket.
Of course systematic attempt will be
made to show that the losses sustained
)y the Democratic party at
he recent elect on are due
o the position on the tariff
question, but careful examination of
he returns will prove that there is no
oundation for such conclusion. The ,
Osses are by no means confined to the
tate or district whose representatives.
oted TO consider the tariff bill at the
ast session of Congress, and there is
othiDg in the result to discourage the
dvocates of revision and reduction.
faDy causes contributed to the defeat
[ cur candidates in d fferent localities A
some of tbs Sc causes were local and u
ome general. 1t is too early to at. g
,mpt to enumerate them, but | think
is safe to say that local causes have y
attributed far more to produce the .
,sult than general ones. At any rate,
lere is no cause for alarm or de-
The Democratic party
assurvived many defeats which would
ave been fatal to any other political i
gaHixation, and this little repulse
i'll only stimulate it TO greater exer-
ons in the future. We need not sur. =,
nder any principle or abandon any VI
'licy heretofore announced, but we
ust prepare to meet our opponents
'enly and manfully. IT