The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-17
AFTER THE BATTLE.

| The recent democratic victory Is
unprecedented In this country's
history of the last thirty years, and
in some respects in more than hall
a century. Thousands OF persons
have given their opinion of toe
cause of such a democratic victory,
why Cleveland was elected by such
an overw helming majority, &c.
About the clearest answer was by
the man who said, "rhe people just
voted the democratic ticket"
But all assign the reason of the
great ''confiagration," as republican
chairman Carter called it, to the
education of the people on the tariff
question. This is the opinion OF
almost every one who has expressed
| an unbiased opinion.
The DEMOCRAT has all the while
SAID that Cleveland's tariff message
defeated him tour years ago, and
we believe it elected him this time.
On this point, W. F. Harrlty,
chairman of the national democratic
executive committee says:
"The leading issues OF the con-
test, from first to last, have been
the tariff and the Force bull. AS to
! the former, there has been univer-
sal democratic gain throughout the
campaign of education which had
It's origin in President Cleveland 8
tariff message of December, 1887"
Touching the same question,
Thos. H. Carter, chairman of the
republican national executive CON-
mittee, says:
81 presume the main cause of our
defeat is the tariff. The common
people got the impression that the
ordinary expenses of life were in
creased by the high tariff duties
whioh were imposed for the benefit
of class of wealthy manufactnr-
ers.'
So all are agreed, both democrats
and republicans, that the sweeping
victory came from the education of
the people on the tariff; and this
education came directly from Oleve-
| lands b,assapa in 1897
But even if We were not all agreed
as to the cause of the victory it
would not matter so much about
| that; for we are more interested in
the result itself just now than the
cause that produced it.
Let Us not be too impatient for
broadcast reform. The reform that
has been promised the people,
should the democratic party come
into power, can not be accomplished
In day, like the votes we're cast
that gained US the victory. There
is danger that some will get too
impatient and ask too much the
first day. Let US be careful to get
settled into power first and then let
the work of reform begin intelli.
gently and proceed intelllgently.
The Farmers Alliance has come
to grief and disaster because it
asked too much of the democratic
party and too soon. Let not the
people ask and demand impossible
tiles of the government. There are
many things which some people
expect of the government which
the government can not DO.
1t will he wise for the people to
be careful not to demand too much;
and it will be unwise to begin to
make threats now before the smoke
has cleared from the field of battle.
Such a course would be an attitude
of doubt towards the democratic
party's honesty and good faith in
its promises.
The DEMOCRAT has great conf
dence in the great democratic party
that has swept the country with
such victory, and we are willing
to wait reasonable time for it to
redeem it's pledges. And we believe
| 1t will do II,