The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-11-19
HOW 1T HAPPENE BID.
a VARIETY of Opinions to Account tor the Recent
Landslide.
Landslide.


boast of the result. The grand result speaks
for itself Ii shows that the producers OF the
countrv have determined that they shall he
no longer burdened by excessive taxation ior
the great monopolies, aud are determined to
uphold the Limitation, and not 'he abuse OF
,ba centralized power The uprising IN the
Northwest is the most significant sign OF the
lime, hut In view Of the splendid perform
nnce OF New York. New Jersey and Connec-
tIcut. there can be nothing sectional ABOUT
the victory. which Is n success Tor souhu
nnlitical Democratic principles everywhere"
SECRETARY CHARLES FOSTER There
we're three classes of people who voted the
no,nocratIc tIcket--onc was a set of manu-
f,cturers who rot tired of labor troubles and
who came to the conclusion that free trade
was better for them because IL would reduce
wages and thus compensate Tor the reuuctlon
of the tariff. Another class concluded mat
the Mckinley bill wa. too high. 1 DO not
know what effect those people had, nut "
was an excuse for such people a. MacVeagl
and Gresham TO turn front. The ,hird WAS
cheap labor That class thought The profits
made by the manufacturer were not fairly
distributed: that the proprietors got TOO
much and they too little. The school qucs-
tion affected Illinois and Wisconsin: In fact
the Lutheran church made itself felt In the
West. When ] got 10 Ohio discovered
trouble among the !aboring men. incy were
talking about Homestead and about Carnegie
being too rich while they were poor. The
Eepnblicans seems to have lost rs many votes
in Pennsylvania as were lost in ONO. Inc
people generally seem TO have voted Tor
Cleveland because they did not believe the
Democrats would do what their platform said
they would 1t is strange result Appar-
entity the workingmcu do not know when they
are well OIL
EX-SENATOR THuRMAN-'i can put all
wish to sny about it now in one sentenc"r IL
shows that the presidency cannot be pousn.'-
IL ii could Harrison would have been re-eiee'-
ed The overwhelming Democratic ylct'nes
everywhere are very gratifying to me, but j
am specially pleased with the excellent SHOW
ing Ohio has made. We know we have elect
ed eleven out Of the twenty-one Congressman.
and have probably carried the state III we
have lost it, it Is by few hundred votes, and
that win be victory. The election reminds
me of that of 1910, when William Henry
Harrison was elected and we Democrats
whipped 10 pieces by the Wings. Van Bureh
WAS In the presidential chair and had all the
patronage, but his defeat scarcely less
complete than that OF Benjamin HARRISON
JOSEPH M,Y1rY-"Thc Mckinley bill was
a mistake. In the campaign of ls>s the ke-
publican party pledged it,clf to reduce the
tariff. We made the fight on the plea maj
the tariff should be reduced by its friends.
Therefore II WIS urwise. To put II mildly: TO
bring in bill increasing. the tariff. MT.
Blaine forcsaw the danger and pointed it out.
Everybody knows of the aght he made
against the Mckinley bill in tho Senate COM
mittec-room and the hat-smashing episode.
Mr. Blaine endeavored to get the Mckinley
bill revised ard not succeeding In mat hau
the reciprocity clause inserted to leaven IL
Mr.. Blaine knew what the consequences OF
the Mckinley bill would be, but his advice
wns not needed. We are now realizing Mr.
Blalnc's prophecy. The Mckinley bill and
the force bill are responsible for the Rcpub-
lean disaster. Mr.. Blaine opposed both'
DENVER ReDubIcUi-''In Colorado the de-
feat suffered by the Republican party was not
due to the tariff TO any noticeable extent. II
was caused in the main by the general belief
Of the people, based on the teachings OF scna-
tors Teller and Woectt, that President Har-
rison has been very uniriendly TO silver dur
ing his administration. The price OF silver
has been falling Internationally for about two
years, and 1t was not difficult to convince per
sons interested in the production of the white
metal that protest In the form OF n Republic
can defeat would cause the next admni-tra-
ton to favor the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver. But that this Is mistaken view
will hardly be disputed by anybody who Is IA
miliar with Mr. Cievclaud's attitude on the
silver question. There Is no doubt that the
President-clcct Is an uncomproinisibS Zoe tu
the use Of silver rs money except for anal,
change, and ii I, quite certain that all his iV-
fucnce will lie excrtcd not only To defeat any
movement IN favor of the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver, but also to secure the repeal
Of the present Law, which requires The treas
ury department 10 purchase = 100000 ounces
of silver every month"
THOMAS {. PlArr-''You will scc that the
greatest falling oil in the Republican vote wa.
in states and localltc, that insisted upon the
nomination OF Mr. Harrison The delegates
from Illinois, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Con-
nectlcut Kansas, Nebraska and Delaware
were red-hoi Tor Harrison. The majority o.
the Ohio delegate, were also for Harrison be-
fore they were led Into the Mckinley move
mcnt. All of these states show u heavy Re
publican loss. What does 1t signify. The
solid south also supported Mr. Harrison at
Minneapolis, but you viii observe that none
OF the southern states has given him its cleo
toral votes-not even West Virginia. where
Secretary ElkIns reigns supreme. You can
draw your own Inference
GENERAL CLARksoS-.'1t Is an order from
the American people for change in the in
dustrial and economic policy of the govern
ment. he result Is not personal defeat OF
President Harrison. nor really defeat OF the
party. 1t Is a Protection defeat n rcpudia-
ton Of high tariff. Republican reverse in n
field where it put aside all the nobler issues
and staked everything ON the economic and
mercenary issue
GENERAL LEW WALLAcr-"There was q
great feeling OF unrest, ! do not take 1t that
there was so much OF an insane desire for u
change .ncrey. Our people vote thought
fully. as people. But there desire To
break away from party bonds. People some
times become so held in by party that they
become restless and will break out. That IL
what 1t WAS this time, and just what the rca-
sons behind 1t are one OF us can tell at
this moment"
JOSEPH MEDILL--"The great masses of the
laboring people were dissatisfied and also ig-
norant of the true cause OF their troubles.
They blamed the Mckinley bill and, not thor
oughly understanding the measure, listened
to the Democratic leaders and believed what
they said when they told the laboring men
the Mckinley bill protected the already rich
manufacturers but gave the poor man no re-
lief They could sec no immediate return for
themselves. and whenever a man became sud-
denly rich attributed 1t to this measure. and
were disappointed to think they had received
no corresponding benefit Disappointment
leads to dissatisfaction dissatisfaction leads
TO discomfort, and when a people are discon-
tented they revolt. That is the history OF
this last campaign
VICE PBEsIpENT-ELEcT STEvENsoS-..Thc
campaign just closed has been sngularly free
from personal viliiiclticn; this should he
matter of rejoicing 10 all men who place
high estimate upon personal character and
who value the good name OF those to whom
are confided important public trusts. | take
pleasure in bearing testimony now. as did
while the contest was yet undetermined, To
the ability and high personal character of
the gentlemen who were candidates for high
offices upon the opposite ticket. In his great
domestic bereavement the President has the
heartfelt sympathy of all his countrymcn.
1t has been truly said that the late campaign
recalled the era of good feeling which marked