The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-12-05

II would be Wise for those Penuay lyania
pretcctionists who are persuaded them
seiyee that the recent republican defeat was
due to "local causes extending over the
whole country from New England TO the
Rocky Mountains TO take note Of what Is
thought upon this subject 10 the west.
They are not talking much about "local
causes" out there. Here Is what the ST.
Louis ciobe Democrat, The great republican
organ Of the southwest, says;
The defeat ibis year has not only been
begefet than the party ever encountered
before, but The eauees 10 deeper than official
Irregularities and faetional fends. On the
leading issues OF vital concern 10 the peo-
pic the republicans IN congress have gone
wrong. On neither the elections bill nor
the tariff has congress met the desires of
the masseas oi the republicans, and the
ballot boz merely gives formal manifest
alton Of the popular dissatisfaction which
he conduct of that body has caused.
In the North west, tho 81. Paul Pioneer
Pres declares the Tesul, IA deliberate re-
buke from the people, who believe In pro.
lection, but not 10 protection run mad"
The country. Il says, has repudIated "tne
odIous thing known as Mckinley yism. (" root
nnd branch, and 'the queslIon now Is will
The party leaders take 10 heart this painful
and costly lesson, and bring the party
policy into harmony With ia past, before
worse thing comes upon them and upon
the mighty organization whose fortunes
they have 20 woful!y mIsmauagedi'
The Chicago InbHas eqaally attributes
the result to the disgust Of former repub-
lieans wIlh the party policy, atd Il asks:
What do the republican ccngrcssmen in
lend TO dor DO they wish to make tho &c
republicans Who have boiird for the first
time stay ~iih the jemocfatsl DO they
wiAh 10 keep from The bolts two years
hence thoec whom they drove away last
Tuesday, Have not they done mischief
encughl No matter how good their In
teutions we're, have not they shown that
they misEcpresented their patty whea they
voted for The Mckiuley bill' What can
they do now they have eeen their mis-
take except 10 undo it and repeal at the
short session the increased duties Of the
long onr'
We make ,hesr quotations TO show the
character Of the demand that Is certain 10
come upon congress a. once. and the DANCE
to The whole roiiey Of protection In fool
ish persistence 10 the gross eaficature
which the country has 40 yehemensiy
repudia,ed.
Whether OF not tte elections Of is92 re-
salt in favor Of the democratic party .,hefe
II 80 likelihood OF the tide aet,lng' back
ward toward the party Of high taxes. The
farmers Sho aFe In revolt may not become
democrats. but they certainly are not COM
ing back to party .nat has allowed It's
policy 10 become identified With monopoly
ard il we keep on prodding them wish
high taxes we shalt soon get them into a
very dangerous frame Of nii,sd,
Pennsylvania has much at stake In ihIs
crisis. It ia possible TO save protection by
promptly abandoning lls earEea,ure. Bn,
II Meksn!eyism Is TO he made the Issue In
another campaign there will rot be much
lel' Of The Pennsylvania Iiea by AIS llmc
western s.ates set through ilh Il.