The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-11
REPUBLICAN, EXPLANATIONS.

|
last was Democratic day.
REPUBLICAN EIPLASA7IONS.
Theories or the Great D,sn.te- Held b,
| Defeated Partissns.
| Iron, lie Philadelphia rYa.
The truth Is. the people want change They
want 1t in tho face Of tho greatest prosperity
| We have ever enjoyed. They want it in the
teeth Of the best administration and the best
business We have had since tho war. They
want 1t blindly. perversely. incompreh ensibly
but they want it all the same.
Pom ths Baltimore Sua.
WASHINGTON. Now a-President Harrison
talks OF it but little. but It is understood no
believes Clevelands election is due to the
tariff question alone.
Fom n. Philadelphia Puic Led7.r and Daily I,an,e-ip,
Senator Quay came to tho city yesterday
morning. The only cause tho Senator at
tributed Republican defeat to was tho lack Of
votes.
from n, C'inn Morning Herald and Daily CARTE.
This State has gone Democratic owing in
large part to our nondescript ballot law. It's
neither Australian nor American.
I,om u. Iru,ina,on Pos.
Tho misfortune which has overtaken Mr..
Harrison may DO ascribed in no small measure
to the fact that he was disastrously handi-
SoAfCo W tho uStiou VI tHc .ulHuchpDllb SOn-
vention in ignoring Mr.. Morton and nomi-
mating Whitelaw Reid for tho Vice Presidency
Iron, The Lsri'to" Ersnng journal,
Practically the result has been secured by
the solid South and the cities Of New York and
Brooklyn and Chicago, which. although To-
Gated on American soil. yet are controlled by
UNA merican elements.
Prom The Ltete'nni L.ader.
The vote showed the effect Of the immense
tpA ~ for tn
York. Brooklyn. and Chicago all made unex-
pectedly large Democratic gains. due. without
doubt to the heavy accessions OF foreign pop.
ulation.
From The Pittsburgh Di.pateh
The vote must be accepted as indicating a
widespread and overwhelming dcsire through
the country for change. 1t is idle to specu-
late to-day upon the causes. II the doctrine
of free trade has anything to do with (which
we do not belleve-any serious attempt to nut
that doctrine into practice will cure the dolu.
sion.
From the Baltimore World.
The causes which contributed to Clevslands
election are not hey ond the ken OF the ordinary
observer. With the growth OF tho country
the desire. especially in commercial circles. to
get out OF the swadding clothes OF a small
country and not to hem it in by restriction
OF tariff. has been apparent. and with the leGis-
lative policy OF the Republican party directed
| toward GENERALIZATION. both OF commercial and
financial interests. tho thinking mon could
easily forcsee the result.
From. h- N,n B,dori Etenin5 Journal
Mr. Cleyeland's election Is. moro than any
thing else IA protest. Had the Republican Adj
ministration been true to tho pledges which
it made in 1858: had it reduced tariff duties
AS it promised instead Of greatly increasing
them for tho benefit OF special interests: had
hoa at "a div lOnaSf In ifq
rency pocy instead of tamperinE with the sill
Yer interests by the dangerous law OF 80: had
II made il administration an administration
for ali the people and refused to cater to small
politicians and lnrGe boodlers: had 1t been
true to tho policy OF civil service reform: in a
word. had it been an administration OF lofty
rrinciple instead OF one OF peanut policy. we
DO not believe tho man lives who could have
defeated tho Republican nominee for Prasi-
dent this year.
Iron tie Boaon Daily Adssrttssr.
The issue was fairly made on honest money
and the tarlfI. Tho main fight was over the
Prom n. Chicago Daily Inter. Ocean.
H. mislcd by sophistriss. the laborins men
Of tho country have been tho means Of defeat
ing those who were working in their interests.
experience will teach Thorn the folly o! their
action.
The Force bill has died an iEnominious
death. and Johnny Davenport will walk the
From the Springfield Daily E-Tii.n",
The insult put upon the city ty bringing
United States deputy marshals about tho polls
on Tuesday was MS undesewed as il was gra-
tuitously offered. We think Springfield has
seen about tho last OF this application OF
Force bill" principles.
FirIa IL, Mr. HAZE, ErIp Pa'HN tp.
We believe that the recent defeat OF this
great and honored party is due 10 its own
lacksliding: to its failure to inaniuIly sup
port the ono fundamental principle from
which its power in tho past was derived mat
principle was the assertion and defence OF
American manhood and Of American suffrage
For many years the rarty Of Tree SOL" nee
sreech and free rem" has failed to 40 aught
to defend the Rights 81 the colored men OF the
South, and when, some two years since. 1t had
control OF tho law-masinc and the executive
dspartm ents OF the Government, and had the
opportunity and the power to enact LEGISLATION
that would do this it cowar1iy Tieldeo 10
senseless clamor and failed - avail ltsel OF
the mower and opportunity
Had the so-ralIcd " Lodge ldll been enacted
President Harrison would have signed and
have enforced H. And II that or some similar
law had beer IN eXistenc" ani honestly en-
forced. AT least seven Southern states would
hnye given thor eectornl votes TO Harrison
and E,.i,,. and there would never have been
that menace TO fee Government. q solid
South