Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-06
Carlisle. Thoebe.
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Larlisle's majority IGo-
cARLIsLE's EXPLANATION.

CARLISLE = EAPLAN ALUM
Mr. Carlisle was visited tonight by
commemorative OF the Associated Press,
VINO asked him what in his opinion was
the cause of the comparatively small
majority received by him at the recent
election. He said: of the vote against
me last Tuesday had been larger than the
vote against me heretofore, some signlh-
oance might be attached to it. Such,
however, is not the fact, Two years
soo nv opponent received 1926 votes
mr. nearly if not quite twice
asmanv as were cast against me Tuesday,
and vet two years ago my majority was
nearly 5000. Ii it had been generally
supposed that the opposition to me really
amounted to anything think my majority
al this election would have been 5000 or
,,C00. Outside of the cities and the towns
adjacent to them 1t was scarcely known
mat had an opponent, and even in the
cities aud towns my friends attached very
little Importance to the opposition. They
were thrown off their guard by the fact
that several times heretofore candidates
had announced themselves in opposition
and had received very smell vote. They
supposed it would be the same way this
time. and therefore gave scarcely any at
tentiOn to the election"
THE TARIFF NOT THE CAUSE.
Being asked if his views on the tariff
affected the vote to any extent, Mr.. Car
lsle replied: 1.-The tariff question had no
more influence upon the vote this time
than 1t has had at any previous election
in this district. There are always
few men who vote against me on ac-
count OF my advocacy of revenue reform,
I did Cn of tho
election, but have no reason to believe
that the number was greater than usual.
This Congressional district is over
whe,mingy in favor of revision of the
tariff and a reduction Of taxation and
no man who openly takes the opposite
ground could be elected on any ticket.
Ot course a systematic attempt will be
made to show that the losses sustained
by the Democratic party at the recent
elections are due to its position on the tar
if question, but careful examination of
returns will prove that there is no foun-
datlOn for such conclusion. The losses
are by no means confined to States or dis
trIcts whose Representatives voted TO
consider the tariff bill at the last session of
Congress, and there is nothing in the re-
suit TO discourage the advocates OF re-
vision and reduction.
MANY CAUSES.
MANY causes are contributed to the
defeat ofour candidates in different lOcalI-
ties. Some of these causes were local and
some general. 1t is too early TO attempt
10 enumerate them, but think 1t is safe
10 say that local causes have contributed
Tar more to produce the result than gen.
Fral ones. At any rate there is no just
cause for alarm or dependency. The
Democratic party has survived many de-
leafs which would have been fatal 10 any
other political organization, and this lit
Tie repulse will only stimulate to greater
exertions in the future. We need not
surrender our principle or abandon any
pOlcy heretofore announced, but we
must prepare TO meet our opponents
openly and manfully on every issue that
divides the two partiesO