Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-11-15
The DEn0CaATlC DEFEAT.

now ready to discuss the causes 4
Df the great political change /
hat has come over the country
in the defeat of the Democratic
ticket.
Big men and little men, poll.
ticisns and statesmen, erOakers
aud wise men, the victorious
and the vanGuished, all mite in
ascribing causes for the disas
ter.
Aud truly it is a disaster but
not 80 great as to be beyond
remedy.
Some severely censure Cleve-
land, some lay it on the tariff.
some say the party was sold out
in New York, aad some say first
one thing and some another.
Meantime the Republican lead
ers have become so much elated
as to believe they have van
pushed forever the opposition
to their doctrines and party.
Not q bit of it. 4 party tina,
is still as sectional IA the Re-
publican party lis bound to meet
defeat and death. A party that
has come up like the Democratic
party, Oh tho other hand, is still
a formidable foe and another
four years will show its strength.
II is destined TO rule this coun-
try. IL is the party of equal
rights. 1t is the party of the
people. IL will reform where
the Republican party will not.
II is idle now to indulge in
recrimination and abuse. We
are overthrow at the polls.
Over confidence in the result
makes the surprise, greater to
the Southern people. This su.
preme confidence contributed
its share to the defeat. Mr..
Cleveland may have chilled tie
ardor of his followers in the
Northern States. The tariff may
have haG much to do with the
result. But underlying all these
matters and things We have no
where seen the proper estimate
put upon that feeling strongly
pervading the mind Ofthe North
that the South must yet keep q
back seat, that we have become
too acti"e in the national life,
and have become too conspica-
Gus in holding Office, in IegisIa-
ting upon the tariff and other
industrial questions, AMI in run
ming the government generally
Our success four years ago
made rs too confident perhaps
The extremists OF our party
went too far. Brilliant but rlis
taken men like Herry Waiter
son wanted TO read such power.
fui men like Samuel J. Randall
out of the Democratic party.
The most influential committee
in Congress was made up With
Southern Democrats in the ma
jority with Hills as Chairman of
the Ways sad Means. This 81
itself did more to alarm the
manufacturers of the North than
the Mills bill itself The demand
for tariff reform will in . meas
ure be needed. Gen. Harrison
will no doubt give. The country
q conservative sdministrxtion.
He is personally . pure man and
judged by his past record and
his public utterancss We do not
believe that he viii permit him
self TO be the instrument Of our
persecution. Bat whether his
administration be conservative
or not the duty of Democrats is
plain Letu4 be conservative
ourselves, send our ablest and
best to Represent IN, maintain
our own dispDy and self.respsct,
put down the extremists who
would sacrifice ali principIe for
a dubious All temporary cue
cess. and be true to ourselves,
Men and brethren, it ID ousipty
to come tsgether and stsS to.
gether. The sun VIII Jet rise
with he>IinE in its beams il we
shalI to oarsslses and to each
other be true IN the hour OF ON
nisloftuae>