Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-18
DEFEAT.
SOME or THE CAUSES THAT
BROUGHT IT ABOUT,
They Accept the Situation Phiiosophicaily.
and Will Continue to stand BY Their
rincipiss-Democrsts win He Held to
Strict AcEOudtl
After the Battle.

| 4.
Z lis idle to attempt to disguise the
fact that the Republicans are sorely
disappointed over the result OF the
election. They were united through
out the country; they had ticket
which, ia the matter OF ability and
character, was absolutely unassail-
able; they had the advantage Of hav-
Ing given the country an admihistra-
ti0n which Commanded the respect
and confidence Of the whole people,
land the commcndation In many re-
snecta 0f its political opponents; they
had N4Ged an honorable campaign
upon Viesriy defined principles and
policies which had been approved In
their practical effect upon the busi-
ness Of the country; In short, every
thing which could commend party
to the favor OF the people was on the
side OF the Republican ticket. There
was nothing in the industrial and
commercial condition OF the country
that was depressing to any considera-
BILE number OF people, notwithstand-
Ing the charges of ruin and robbery
made by the free-trade Democrats
against the protective system. Those
charges were not believed even by
those making them--they were SIM
ply for effect upon the uniformed.
As evidence OF this or of the insin-
cerity Of the Democrats on that ques.
tion Is the course OF Cleveland in
backing squarely off the free trade
plank In the platform, by terming
the theory the specter impossible OF
realization.
There was nothing, then, in the
condition OF the country or the par
ties that did not warrant the Repub-
licans in anticipating victory. rca-
sOning from the result of four years
ago. They have nothing in the way
OF mismanagement or deception, or
lack OF harmony in their ranks, or
lack of effort in their cause to charge
themselves with. They will accept
the situation philosophically, and
stand by their principles, believing
that they have been struggling for
the continuance of the policy lest
suited to promote the welfare Of the
country.
The loss of New York was the be.
ginning If not the whole of this dis
aster, and that was secured by the
combinationOf the Democratic party
with the disreputable Tammany Or
ganization on the basis OF the spoils
as the condition OF its support. The
yielding of this demand by Cleveland
ic tho most d;ocraflft n h1a <l,;v., fh,t
can be ascribed to him in connection
with the campaign just closed. 1t Is
something to be regretted from every
possible point Of yiew.- BY this trade,
through which the victory OF the
Democracy was achieved. Tammaay
comes into control not only OF the
municipal patronage Of New York
City, but OF the federal patronage Of
the whole state, and what that means
its past history indicates as well as
the career of David b. Hill.
Any fear that the business inter-
ests OF the country will suffer by the
election OF MIR. Cleveland is without
foundation. Upon the question Of
the currency, which is the greatest
Of all questions, Mr. Cleveland can
be trusted to do nothing that will
injuriously affect the credit OF the
nation-more than that, he may be
confidently expected to interIose to
prevent the accomplishment Of fool
ish legislation by Congress. Mr..
Cleveland is, in fact, more nearly in
accord with the Republican party
lpon the currency question than
with his own party. For that we
may be thankful. Chicago Evening
Journal.