The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-16
At the Bottom OF It All.

Our esteemed Republican contemporary.
the Albany Ercniug Express. discusses the
Republican overthrow with very interest
ing presentation Of facts to sustain it's rea-
sontng.
Tho MCKINLEY tariff does not explain tho
election. says the journal. In New Eng
land Massachusetts still gives HARR1soN
majority OF $4,000. New Hampshire. which
was lost to the Republicans in 1890. was won
more easily by the Republicans this year
than In 1888. Delaware reduced its Dem
ocratic plurality given in 1888 OF $500
to GIG. The State Of Ohio. which
has gone Democratic or nearly 80 this
year. was Democratic in 1889. the year
before the MCKINLEY tariff was passed.
but became Republican in 1890. and In
1891 elected MCKINLEY himself Gov
crnor by tho great majority OF 21,0Oo.
Illinois and Wisconsin were lost to the
Democrats; but by their side were Michl-
gan and Minnesota. the first OF which
turned out tho Democratic Governor and
gave the Republicans their expected
shine OF the electoral votes. and the lat
ter stood firm rs ever. like Iowa. If the
MCKINLEY tariff had been decisive In
tho Northwest. why should not Minnesota
and Michigan have agreed with Wiscon-
sin and Illinois. where as \ matter OF fact
n school issue had driven the enormous
German Lutheran veto away from the Re-
publicnns2
In the WEAVER States the journal sees
not a Democratic victory, but a free sill
yer victory. CLEVELAND was personally
against free silver. but HARRISON had borne
the responsibility Of official opposition.
and il was against him that the blow was de-
livercd. Mr.. HARRIsOE's unpopularity. his
nomination by the Southern officeholders.
his candidacy for second term. the popu-
laritv Of Mr.. CLEVELAND in New York city,
the rage OF the silver men. and the general
desire for n now man make up the Journals
list of reasons for the Republican defeat.
These. however. instead OF pointing out
the one irresistible and Interchangeable cause
OF the campaigns result. deal only with it's
ecccntricities. Tho lopg-enlisted army OF
Democracy, the States OF the South and the
four Northern States OF New York. New
Jersey. Connecticut. and Indiana. took their
old places in the political ranks and voted
the Democratic ticket. in order to bury the
attempted Republican outrage Of forcing
the polls under the control OF Federal bayo-
nets. 1t is conceivable that none OF the
changes which We have just now witnessed
in the formerly Republican States might
have occurred il any one OF the causes
assigned for their conversion had not ex-
listed. But the MCKINLEY bill and all the
accompanying distractions OF the canvass
might have been obliterated from tho
thoughts OF every voter in the South and
in the four ordinarily debatable States. and
still with the Force bill hanging over them
no other result than the choice OF the Demo-
cratic electors would have been possible.
Fortune in tho shape OF depressed silver.
cheap wheat wages too high for the farmers,
labor's vague but animating discomfort
with the money-making power OF capital,
were this year upon the side Of the Demo-
Gratis. But without these accidental aids
their own resources. the vigilant and ire
pressibe partisanship OF their old guard.
would have been sufficient to carry them
to success, and nothing could stop it.
Victory WAS ordained for them by the
fanatical Eepubllcanism instigated by the
party SUCCESSORS of JAMES &. BLAINE. 1t
was made more imposing by the addition OF
some unexpected votes. but it rested secure
on the Old foundations.