The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-11-23
WHAT CAUSED IT?
REASONS WHY MIR. CLEVELAND
WAS DEFEATED.

WAS DEFEATED.
tyites Express Their Opinions About
the National and State Elections.
The CHRONICLE is newspaper. 1t gives
all shades Of opinion A few days ago
we addressed letter to prominent Demo
Gratis, Republicans and Third Party men
and asked them:
FIRsT.-Why did the Democrats in
North Carolina make gains over 1886?
SECOND. Why was Cleveland defeated
We published some of the answers last
week and publish others this week. No
more interesting reading has appeared IL
the CHRONICLE.
WHAT DEMOCRATS SAY.
Mr.. JAS. 5. MARSH, Representatives elect
from Beaufort county, thinks Cleveland
was defeated by Protection money in the
North.
Mr.. DAVID ALEXANDER, Representative
elect from Tyrrell: Cleveland defeated
himself. The people voted four years ago
to turn the Republicans out Was 1t done
Civil service keeping Republicans in office,
| and money defeated US. The country was
flooded with money.
Mr.. L. ]. SMITH. Senator-eect from the
42nd District: ! think the defeat mainly
| due to the fact that the people We're not
sufficiently educated upon the real issue.
Republicans succeeded in getting very
| many to consider it as question of free
| trade rather than that of reduction. The
| three -cornered fight in New York was no
| doubt largely auxiliary.
Mr.. 7. NJ CHEEK, Representative elect
from Orange: | think our victory in this
county is due to b H. Bunn's and others
thorough canvass. The people were bet
| ter posted on the issues of the day than
| ever before.
l think the cause of Clevelands defeat
was tariff and vetong the pension bills:
in fact he was too honest to suit them.
! Mr. r. A. WHITE, Representative-elect
| from CASTOR: My opinion as to the Dem
ocrauc victory IN the State election Is that
| it was due to close and hard work Dy
the Democratic party and our State Dem
| ocratlc newspapers, and a good turn out
to the POLLS.
/ As to President Cleveland's defeat: 1t was
effect of the tariff to make it more plain il
was the money that it brought into the
campaign from the large manufacturers of
the North and the vote bought up These
are my honest convictions as to the result
Mr.. A D. McGILL, Representative elect
from Cumberland: think Cleveland was
defeated. first, because the Democratic
party was NOT in accord with him on his
civil service policy.
His veto of the Pension Frauds although
right and proper helped TO defeat hIm
The free use Of money furnished by the
! Prot, cted Barons Of the North.
The Republicans of the North especially
the leaders, hate the South, and Cleve-
land 5 friendship toward the Southern peo-
pie aroused their deep animosity.
CAPT. .ABNER ROBINSON, Senator elect from
| Dupliu county, thinks Mr.. Cleveland was
defeated because Of the stand he took upon
the Tariff question. Mr. Cleveland favored
legislation for the masses. He knew no
North, no South no East, no West. He
acted upon the broad plane Of FOR THE
PEOPLE of the whole country and this did
not suit the CLASSES at the North But
we will continue to fight, not as Senator
Vance said iu war time, ''till hell freezes
over and then fight on the ice" but until
our object IS accomplished
our esteemed friend Mr. A H. HAYES
of Swain. who has often and with singular
fidelity and ability represented his county
in the House: AS to the cause Of Cleve
lands defeat, would give it as my opin
ION that the masses are not educated w
to the needed tariff reforms, and the f..
use of money by mOnOpOllStS to COutrO
employees and ignorant and corrupt vot
ers | have no fears but the principles
advocated by Cleveland will live on ant
, triumph in the end FOwle's election i
only contrast between white and negrt
rule. "
CAPT. J. W. TODD, of Jefferson: | thinl
: the Democrats gained their victory il
; North [ arolina last week because the,
. have a majority OF the voters, and th
party line. were strictly drawn, aud a ful
vote polled.
I l think the cause of Cleveland's defeat
that the Northern people are determines
; to pension the Union soldiers, which
think they will do and necessarily keeI
up the tariff and internal taxes too, to tn
great advantage of the North and cOnse
j, quent disadvantage of the South for age
to come.
Mr.. n. GIBBoN, Representative cleo
e from Mecklenburg: | Will mention thre
d reasons why | think the Democrats c
n Meckienburg county won so great a vic
Y tory in the election Just past.
: 1st. The primary elections. heid H. Gac
township, and the Democratic county cor
f yentions, were conducted in such a fai
It manner that The voters of the coant
o were well pleased with the results.
|, 2nd. think our people endorsed 81
e Cleveland, and the Democrats il Congress
V and desired continuation of the Demo
cratic party in power.
Y Bird. The action of the Republican Ieas
/ ers Of this county just before the eectio
J. did much to stir up the white men Dunt
GRATIS and was one reason why they tu,ne
/ ont and voted so promptly
5 HON. w II. H CowLEs Congrcssma
and Congress man-elect from the Eight
District: My impression is that the o.
sectional dislike and jealousy of the Mort
towards the South had a great deal to {
with the recent defeat of the Democrat
pasay. Cleveland has been too coed
:, US, and beside this, money has been fre
, y and successfully used to debanch al
a. Destroy the honest political sentiment
10 10 the people. Pension bribes have doi
~ much to corrHpt the people OF the Nor
:, and they regard the South as natural
y OPPOSED to the wholesale granting OF pc
sions to the North. The manly veto
b.. which President Cleveland prevented t
4 dependent pension bill from becoming
Jaw >aoubtless injured him with a lar
ce MIR; ber Of this class interested in penslol
be respective Of party.
IS ':he tariff issue gas not understood
C large number whG have neyGr reap
ay one penny's worth CT prG6t trQm it, ~