The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-19

4o2 votes. In Onondaga, where Frank
Hiscock is great man. the Republican
loss is 1898. In Oswego, where George
Sloan holds forth, the Republican loss is
1850, and in Westchester, the palatinate
of ex-Judge William III. Robertson and
Whitelaw Reid, the loss is $50. Of all the
counties in the state those dominated by
the Platt element were the only ones
which kept their end up and showed
gain.
Going further into this subject, it was
recalled that the delegates to the Mime
apoiis convention from the counties of
Erie, Niagara, Onondaga, Westminster,
Rensselaer,, Ulster, Kings and Clinton all
demanded the denomination of President
Harrison, while they were opposed by the
southern tier delegates
Outside Of New York state the delegates
to the national convention from Wiscon-
sin, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Kansas, California and West Virginia, all
were determined that President Harrison
should be renominated. in fact, the dele
gates from Ohio were originally for Harri-
son, and they switched over to Mckinley
only at the last moment IN the hope of
defeating the presidents denomination.
The president was renominated by the
delegates from the Southern states and
those from the states mentioned, all OF
them now found in the Democratic column.
This, in brief, is Mr.. Platt's argument to
prove that the results of the election,
when analysed, show that he was right in
his conviction that Mr.. Harrison's renomi-
nation was not good politics" The New
York Sun, DEM, is disposed to agree with
Mr.. Platts view that Mr.. Blaine would
have been far stronger candidate. We
quote:
In the excitement of the struggle Mr. Reed
even went so far AS to sheer at James G. Blaine
for having stood shoulder to shoulder with sam
Ran all when those two great and earnest
Americans blocked the former effort OF rampant
Repcbiicanism 10 pass q force bill in 1S75
IL Blaine had been the candidate the atti-
tude OF the Republican party would have ap-
peareG wholly different But that was not to
be. The candidate was Benjamin Harrison,
man OF no commonplace mental understanding
Or Independence, but still not large and wise
enough to suppress the hide-bound devotion to
theory OF Reed and Mckinley.
Chauncey Depew has given his views at
length to the Union League Club. He thinks
the Democrats are as much astonished at
the extent OF their victory as We are by the
severity of our defeat. Among other
things Mr.. Depew said:
While was on the cars one day a man en-
gagged in the business OF making pearl buttons
told me that before the passage OF the Mckinley
bill he had to pay low wages. His men got Sc
week. Since the Mex inley bill was passed he
paid his men 80 10 s26 week. But they had
The idea they were not getting their proper
share, and SO they voted the Democratic ticket
The verdict OF the country is a direct instruc-
ton to revise the tariff. repeal the tariff laws,
and take away protection where it now exists.
VIII the Democratic party carry out these
instructions? predict that it Will not carry
out single one, because it would cause a great
revolution. 1t might possibly bring greater
prosperity, but first there would be revolution.
III Wall street believed the Democrats would do
what they promised to do you would see great
excitement in Wall street.
Probably there will be large number of bills
introduced to repeal the Mckinley act which
will aim at tariff for revenue only, but pre-
dict that they will not be passed. There will be
some legislation for free raw materials, possibly
iron and wool. At the end of four years we will
find ourselves with the Republican legislation
of the last thirty years practically untouched.
And then the cry will be raised: 'See what we
have done"