Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-09
CLEVELAND rs CALM.
ACCEPTS TIE POPULAR VERDIcrAHD
cnEcrpEs The VICTORY.
Oh. President Attributes His Defeat to
Denocrstie piscSrd in New
York City and state.

A Washington special OF wednesday TO
tine Philadelphia Times SAYS: during me
morning several prominent Democratic pow
tleisns had interviews with the PRESIDENT
they we've disposed to share the wild hopes
~ chairman Brice, but the President did
not encourage any such Illusions. He had
eiven IN the battle when be retired soon
after midnight. lie bad but little TO say N
exclamation OF the result. lie is fully sitls'
fed. however. after a careful analysis OF the
vote given to-dsy, that the defeat was not
TO be attributed to his advanced position on
tariff reform, not 20 any mistake IN tne Az
m,uistration management OF public mlalr',
but solely to the party discoris IN New
York city and the disturbed condition OF the
marty throughout the Stste, due TO iacuonai
intrigues. Al.
As the results appeared lsst night win
New jersey Democratic by 4 large p.urality,
and Connecticut and Indiana in the balance,
with Democratic probabilities, party disor.
ders in New York are alone LETT to account
for the defeat. Under these circumstances
the President evidently feels that he has no
occasion 70 consider himself responNoie.
Indeed. he inlimslsd to friend that the
economic ISSUE as presented, has been tcS'-
cd. and has been amply sustained by lhc
popular verdict wherever disencum0ered OK
iaciionsl disturbances.
TAalPF REFORM STILL AN ISSUE.
He thinks that the issue will still predoml-
nste In Democratic party doctrine, and 10
square contest IN the future on lis merits
viii win. Mrs. Cleveland and her mother
sud aunt remained 10 he Executive Mansion
until noon, and we're thea driven out to Oak
View. As they passed out OF the park the
ladies looked not at the lens, Disconnected by
the unfavorable news Of the general results.
Mrs. Folsom has eyincei more concern over
The result than the other ladies OF the Ike
cutiVe Mansion.
The President was AZ his desk al day, as
sisted BY Secretary Lamont Ia the arrauce'
uent Of inportant business attending The
ousning Of Congress. less Than four weeks
hence. The President to-day made some
reference 10 the necessity OF beginning the
preparation OF his annual message to Tom
gresS, At tho Cabinet meeting to'morro"
! he will notify the ministers OF the Govern
meut to furnish their synopsis OF the Ad.
ministration's work Of the Executive De-
psrtmenl without delay. It is not tmproba-
| lie that the annual message OK the closing
session Of the Fifiioth Congress, which viii
| witness the termination 81 the present Adj
mini.tration, will he vOluminous and VIII
present an interesting retrospect OF Tour
years management oi public affairs BY q
/ democratic President
SECRETARY WHITNET's VIEWS.
Secretary Whitney, who returned last
night from New York, said: a. have been
in New YORK FOR three weeks doing all |
could to help our peopi. out. We did all we
/ could. but when the reconciliation OF con-
tssdiug factions in New York was made
hopeless BY the refusal 10 come to any
/ ground Of agreement | made up my mind
/ what 10 expect. II Uaa evident 10 me ten
! days $40 that we were not keeping p1ce
with our opponents. The schemes which
/ they were glAylug ket our people in I'M
/ ceasiug commotiOn. or course everything
/ honorable il fair in p0htics, az In war.
| only saw that our people were 80 much
/ broken I'D by factional fights that they found
| II difficult 10 keep up with these campaign
manG1yres.
"Tbe tariff issue was only incidentally
/ connected with the result. The Democratic
position was nOt properly brought before ihe
people. They did rot understand It. But
they will before another election. do not
admit yet that We have lost anything on The
/ issue. We doubtless have the other pivotal
/ States and have lost New York on our own
/ family differences and, as think, not on the
tariff. The Presidents policy has sINa'7
/ been one OF tsrif reform aud not OF free
/ trade. This battle will be fought over
again. II the Republicans think that
/ the Democrats have hsen lett with
/ cut an issue they are mistaken. The contest
/ over tariff reform bas only commenced
/ When We look at the results and study the
causes Of defeat we might say that the con.
/ test on tariff issues has been just COM
n.enccd." Justice Lamar v1s one OF me
/ callers at the Executive Mansion today
/ having dropped in on BIZ way In ihe sessions
/ 81 the supreme Conrt. He had q short talk
/ with the President, during Witch be eN-
pressed IN. surprise and attributed the de-
| Yea, 10 other causes than the taTh. The
President said 10 him that the news con-
tinued to look uuiayorable.