The Helena independent., 1892-11-16
CARTER WILL EXPLAIN IT.
The People Are to Be Taken Into the
Confidence OF the Chair
man.
Specializing as to What Mr. Oar
ter Will Do, Being With
out a Job.
Vigorous Letter OF MIR. CIarkson to His Pa.
per In Des Moincs-Is IA Protec-
ti0n Defeat.

New YoRK. Nov. 15.-Hon. Thomas III.
Carter, chairman of the republican ma
tionnl committee has prepared q statement
which he will give out this week. touching
upon the causes of republican, defeat. Be-
fore Carter left the city for Washington he
said to friends that the republican party
was fairly and squarely beaten and that
the democrats victory was too sweeping to
attribute to local causes. The chairman
stated that the demand for national speak
ers all over the country was 30 great that
the committee could not furnish one-halt
of thom. No educational campaign could
have been conducted with greater degree
of satisfaction. as far as reaching the peo-
pie is concerned. Carter's statement will
be awaited with interest.
Up to the time that Carter was able to
make up his mind how tho election had
gone he and others of the committee had
been in the rooms up on the third floor of
the headquarters building almost contin-
uously day and night since Tuesday even
ing poring over the returns received ON the
wires which ran into the building.
Mr.. Carter WAS about worn out by his
long watching and close application to the
| the details of the defeat. When no emerged
from retirement after sending his message
| to MIR. Harrison he went away from head
| quarte at about two o'clock in the after
noon and proceeded to his hotel to recup-
crate. He called session of the executive
committee just before he went, and the
winding up of the campaign affairs was
| discussed. ..r.-
| What Carter will do after he leaves New
York is uncertain. Mr.. Cater has been
| been generally put down as n promising
candidate for the United States senate
from Montana, and if he secs fit to try for
that when he finds out who has been elected
to the legislature in his state his presence
at home will be necessary. If by any pos
sibility he does not think it worth while to
make push for the senatosship he may
| return to Washington His old position as
the head of tho land office at Washington
has not been filled. the work having been
in charge OF Deputy Land Commissions
Stone since Mr.. Carter resigned to become
| chairman of the committee. Some say
Garter will be reappointed TO serve ont the
term. 4. -.
After it was known shat the republican
party had been defeated ex-Chairman
Clar kson sent to his paper, the Des Moines
heRlster, I,2JO-WOfu letter by WlTe lie
| admits that the democrats have carried the
United states senate, andSfor the first time
in thirty-six years will have complete con-
| troll OF the government. TO this verdict he
| says:
| 1T is an order from the American people
for change in the industrial and economic
policy OF the government"
! lie charges that the republican party has
lost strength and votes among the rich Oh
among the people of independent means.
who now want cheap lnbo; also among the
workingmen, who have come to believe
that free trade will cheapen their expenses
of living, while the system of trades
unions will still keep up their wages. He
saws:
| The result ia not personal defeat o1
President Harrison, nor really a defeat OF
the party. 1t is Il protection defeat, repu-
diation of high tariff. republican reverse
in a field where it put aside all the noolel
issues and staked everything on the econo.
mic and mercenary issue"
| After ctiticising severely the republican
party for not enforcing its rights in the
south MIR. Clarkson concluded thus:
"1u that day of new energy the republi-
can pa " will not allow million of its
voters TO he disfranchised because they ar,
it's members. and it will draw its linef
openl and boldly, aud free itself alike
| from the Ca negies, Fricks and others who
| betrayed protection to gain cheap labor
and from all others wearing its name fol
purposes OF their own gnin."