Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-16
ON THE RESULT.
VICTIM OF HIS HONESTY.

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VICTIM OF HIS HONESTY.
Especial Baltimore Sun, November Sthl
The battlefield is being inspected by the
| ''stay- -home-the lookers-on at Vienna"
| On the one side there are the "I-tsld-you-
so" segment, which few days ago were
enthusiastic Cleveland men. On the
other hand are that honest, equitable and
judicial class who refer Mr.. Cleveland's
defeat to the disloYalty of New York
| Democrats, and say that the President
has been the author of Democratic reha-
| Utilization by bis course of integrity.
| broadness. courage and cOnscientionsness.
| and that in retiring from the headsbip of
| The party he leaves it in better condition
| than he found it. Il is generally admit
| ted that Mr.. Cleveland's administration
] has been pervaded by national spirit,
and that be thought more Of doing what
was right than what was polite.
| He may have made the mistake of ig-
noring the counsel of more experienced
politicians, but be did so because he seems
to have never asked himself, what is
expedient ?" No one can honestly accuse
| the President of acting from any other
than conscientious motives. He has not
| been loved, but he is respected by both
| Democrats and Republicans. He is uni
| versally credited with brains. He knew
that his tariff message placed himself and
| party in the field OF an uncertain battle,
| yet believing that it was his constitution
| al duty to waive all personal considera-
tions In order to urge upon the American
| people the performance of an obligation
| due to themselves, he did not hesitate to
! inject into the late campaign the vital
! question of tariff reform, To say that ne
/ was not conscious Of its possible disastrous
| effect on second term is to charge man
who has exhibited exceptional wisdom
| with idiocy. Mr.. Cleveland is the victim
Of his Individual honesty, courage and
craftsmanship. After the hour of excite
nent is past. and sober second thought
| assumes its supremacy, MIR. Cleveland's
name will be mentioned by men Of both
| parties with that respect which is akin to
the veneration due independence, integ
| rity and patriotism.
AS CALM AS A SUMMER SEA.
Judge Thurman was sitting in bis COM
| Portable rocking chair in his library at
home this evening". reading, when our
representative called. "The people
/ are anxious to know how you feel after
| the election?" remarked the correspon
dent. PERSONALLY would rather remain
at home than be Vice-President," said
| Judge Thurman, "but l regret the defeat
| for the sake of the party and the country.
1 regret the defeat of the Democrats be-
cause | fear the mischief that the Repub-
| licans will do. There is a hint of this il
a dispatch this evening in speaking Of the
South. and fear a repetition of the days
| of the carpet-baggers. This would be ter
| rible. The Republicans may conclude to
divide Dakota into two States, and also
admit Idaho and Montana and fix them
| selves for a long time to come, unless
| there is great revolution of popular sen
| timent."
| Referring to the tariff, Judge Thur
man said: 1.-The President should not be
blamed for raising the issue. We we're
right on that question, and we buried the
bloody shirt completely. but the trouble
was that the manufacturers spent too
much money. l think they were very
| foolish for doing SO. If this state of af-
| fairs continues we shall some time have
| great popular rising in favor of a change
1 don't think the Republicans will do
anything with the tariff this winter; they
may do something if they get both branch
es of Congress-" Judge Thurman said he
slept splenddiy election and last night,
and was in excellent health, and
would now return to work more profitable
than stumping." II shall tell the people
that you are very WE'LL" said the reporter
night. ENTIRELY comfortable" replied
| the Judge, ''As calm and smooth US
| summer SSa.H
!; 1t is one of the characteristics Of Judge
| Thurman's life that be never harbors re-
| sentiment or carries malice in his heart,
and he is the same earnest, kind, gener
GUS patriot in defeat as in victory, caring
not for himself, but lamenting that the
principles in which he believes have not
( tTiumphed. The campaign of of 1888 has
| been marked by many incidents which he
| Will always remember with pleasure.
| HOW NEW YORK WAS WON FOR HAIR
| RIsON.
| In the roar of triumph which goes up
| from the victorious party it will be best
| for them not to mistake the meaning of
the result in New York. The out-and-out
!, use Of money, added to the influence of
| local causes, has made up the Harrison
| plurality in this State. To credit it to
opposition to tariff reform among the
| people; to trife with the truth when Con.
necticut and New Jersey GO for Cleveland,
| it is folly to say he lost New York On
| account of the tariff. The money of
| Pennsylvania monopolists and the treach-
| cry Of local factions has lost New York.
! Cleveland is the victim, just as Hancock
wac IN 1880. But the popular vote of the
country will demonstrate that tariff re-
form is on the path to victory, and the
Iday is cOrrespondingly n 1t far distant
when the control of the estinies OF the
nation will not depend upo the corrupt
bargains CT the resentment Of local poll
| ticlans. In New York, il ID said, whether
truly or not, that $75, 600 was the price
paid for the alleged doctorad returns in
Brooklyn.
| A VOICE CRYING IN THE WILDER
| NESS.
A special from Co-sicana, Texas, says:
Roger q Mills is disappointed bnt not
discouraged, at the national DemocrAtic
disaster. He attributes the def AT of
| Cleveland in New Y ork to the kni ing of
him by Hill, Hewitt and Grant. He is
| particularly sore over the evi ences of the
electoral districts for Hill tor Governor
| On tariff reform Mr.: Mil is as lirm as
ever. He says Cleveland will retain lis
popularity with the people, aud that if
candidate is taken from New York in
1899 Cleveland must be the ua1.
NATIONAL M1sF )RTUNE.
philadelphia Time Indl
The defeat of Presiden Cleveland is
National misfortune. LIS chief sgnif-
canoe is ia the apparent condemnation of
the only President 81 CO John Quincy
Adams, who made auy attempt at the
elevation of the civil service above the