The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-11-11
SOME OF THE CAUSES.

SOME DE The CAUSES.
It is useless to disguise the fact that
the Democracy of North Carolina are
thoroughly astonished at the result of
the recent election. There are those
who bob up serenely with the custom
airy 1 told you SO" but the rank and
file of the party are surprised.
The question which now presents it
self for discussion. is, to what causes
is the democratic losses due These
have not been confined to North Car
DINA, as many other Of the..35 States
which voted, have suffered their Dem :
ocratic majorities to be pulled down.
Then the Republican successes must
first be attributed to some general
cause.
| That general cause is the great
stringency of the times, which incident
ally, is contemporaneous with Dem
ocratic administration. The party in
power had promised better times, and
for some reason or other these times
have failed to come and the people
pressed to the wall by dire need, have
been disappointed and consequently
dissatisfied. In ignorance of the spe-
cific origin ofthese troubles they rush
ed to lay them at the feet of the Cleve-
land regime and with desperate desire
to alter their condition, have voted for
a change. These depressions in bust
ness have occurred repeatedly before
and notably during the year prior to
the great Democratic upheaval which
resulted in electing Mr.. Tilden in
1876.
The other causes which contributed
to Democratic defeat are capable of
too countless a number of subdivisions
to enumerate them. The "crisp two
dollar bill got in its little work in a
number of Western Congressional
Districts, where low tariff ideas were
prevalent. The cause of labor effect
ed the chances of many aspirants, and
politicians, quite generally, have had
their eyes opened pretty wide as to the
extent Of the labor vote.
The detection between Administra-
ton and Anti-Administration Demo-
Gratis has been another cause of de-
creased strength. Senator VANcE's
out spoken views opposing the Civil
Service Humbug," and Senator RAN
SONS support of President Cleveland s
pet hobby, has affected the result in
our own State, and illimitable rise is
sues, such as the stock law, railroad
oppositions, and other simular ques-
lions of local import, which should
never have been allowed to get into
general politics, have contributed to
defeat in this State.
I OF course the failure on the part of
the Democratic party to repeal the
Internal Revenue laws was promptly
resented by the people in the noun
tain counties, Notwithstanding our own
representatives in Congress have ex.
erted every effort to effect the desired
legislation.
Another potent cause for defeat, not
only in our own State, but throughout
the Union, was the careless nomina
ton, in many instances, of men repre-
senting unpopular Tenderness. and the
people thought this a fitting time to
administer rebuke.
It is silly to assert that no good will
come from this Democratic defeat
Were it not for occasional discourag
ing set backs, few successes would b,
planned and carried into execution
No man fighting good cause, ano
: having abundant energy, will neglec
to profit by defeat and wage wise
and more vigorous war in the future
The Democrats who scratched tick
cts, and who voted pretty much a;
they pleased, are none the less Demo
Gratis to-day. The principles of tn
a great Democratic party are still dea
4 to them, and in 1888, after seein
q faithful, competent, honest men chosel
; for Office, they will rise up in thei