The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-11

Reasons for the Democratic Victory.
The two great reasons for the overwhelm-
ing victory OF the Democratic party are the
hostility to the high protection doctrine Of
the Repu lican party and the great popu-
larity of Mr.. Cleveland. Many other
reasons will be given, but they will be sat
isactory to very few. Some OF the repub-
lican Journals, for instance, are saying that
Mr.. Reid, the republican candidate for
Vice President. was burden To their
ticket e may be that he added nothing 20
the strength of 1t, and it is not improbable
that if Mr. Morton had been renominsted
the Republican party would have po.lei a
thousand or two votes more in New York,
but the result OF the election In any state
wouldn't have been changed.
The great vote polled by the democratic
ticket il Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and
even Ohio-states which, with the exception
Of Iadiana, have been so strongly republican
that the republican leaders did not even
consider the probability Of losing them
shows that the people are dissatisfied with
republican methods and policies aud De-
lieve the best interests OF the country re-
quire a change. It is doubtful II there IS
great deal Of opposition of pers 1nal char
scter to either Gen. Harrison or Mr. Seid
in the north and west sld no ell )r1 to make
it appear there is will be successful Inc
opposition Is to the Republican party. 1t
is on the wrong side Of pending Issues,
and unless it can bring forward
new and popular issue it is likely to re-
main the minority parry for many years.
That is the opinion of Mr.. Carlisle, and be
is a very level-teaded and conservative
man
The people want to give tariff reform
trial They admit that there are manu-
facturers who are very prosperous under
the high protection doctrine Of the Repub-
lican party, but they know that the masses
are drifting toward poverty on account of
It, They believe that few manufacturers
should not have the benefit Of burdensome
taxes upon the whole people in order that
they may accumulate great fortunes. And
they know that no industrial interest will
be injured by the tariff doctrine of the
Democratic party.
The tariff issue, therefore, and Mr.. Cleve-
lands personal popularity have produced
the change in political sentiment, and much
Of Mr.. Clevelands popularity is due to the
courage he has displayed 10 behalf of tariff
reform.
The strength OF his convictions with re-
gard to it have convicted thousands to the
Democratic party, and it is impossible to
separate him from the tariff reform move
ment
The indications are that the democrats
will control the Senate as we'll as the House
in the next congress. One estimate gives
them A senators, the republicans 80
and the populists ;. Another
gives them only ~.
If they have A and the populist
senators vote with the republicans the DEM
ocrstic Vice President will have the decid-
ing vote. But whether the democrats have
the power to pass a tariff reform bill or
not the republicans ought not to stand in
way OF such bill. Twice the country has
spoken for tariff reform recently-in 1890
and lS92-and IL they obstruct it their ac-
ton, under the circumstances, will be an adj
mission that they are afraid to let it have
trial