The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-11-24
THE CAPITAL NEWS
A Washington Correspondent Gives
Some Reasons.
In Three COrnered Fight Democrac,
Victorious.
THE TIN PEoOLgR MADE A PARTY

THE TIN PEOOLER MADE PARTY
Various Other Copjectures which Id to
the Downfall of Republican Meth
DDS and Administration.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 24 Especial 1T
was triangular conflict between the in
terests of the manufacturer, labOrer and
farmer This is the conclusion of the
highest and ablest men connected with
the present administration in their
searches for the causes which led to the
recent republican defeat.
Never was presidential election
fraught with so many surprises, and
never were the leaders upon all sides so
utterly at sea as to the real reasons WHY
the voters made such unusual changes in
their political positions. There has been
a thorough discussion, in private conver
satiOns, as to what led up to the defeat at
the polls, and the field has been canvassed
by the president, members of his cabinet
and the leaders of the party in congress
| There has been an honest desire upon the
part Of the republicans TO get at the root
of the troubles which brought about the
upheaval, so that, if the fault rested with
their party, they might rectify the fault,
while the democrats have hoped to locate
! their vantage point and hold it,
1t is the belief of the wisest, and best
informed republicans in Washington
that the universal prosperity which ex
lists now and which was so emphatic on
election day is responsible for the change
in political sentiment Had there been
less cOntentment, and therefore less in
difference as to what became Of the work
on election day, the result would have
been Indifferent. 1t was found, too; that
in many sections of the country there
was discomfort upon the part OF the Ia
borers and mechanics, growing out of
ignorance as to true economic condi
tions. Labor agitators had been en-
ployed by the democrats TO sow seed OF
discomfort, and we'll they performed their
duties. They made the laborers and
mechanics believe, as much as they could,
that the present tariff law was for the
benefit of the manufacturer and farmer;
that the exporters only profited by it,
and all the advantage the lahOrpr had he
secured through his labor unions; that
the labOrer and mechanic paid higher
prices for what they bought. and got
nothing extra by virtue of the tariff law
for his work. Ii va. case of represent.
ing to the laborer that he could eat the
che "ry, ami at The same time save it In (.
many instances he believed that the man.
ufacturer only grew richer by the pro
tective tariff, and in doing so he became
more grinding.
In connection with the labor question .
it is found that the democrats PLAYED .
smart tricks in many parts Of the cOun.
try. 1t will be recalled that when Gov
ernor Mckinley was running for re cleo
tion to congress in his Ohio district two
years ago, his democratic competitor
hired pedders to travel over the district
two weeks before the election and offer
for sale tinware The prices they asked
was two or three times more than the
ware could have been bought al in the
market When the farmers demonstrated .
against the prices and refused to buy the
peddlers explained that it VAS owing to
the new Mckinley tariff law, which was
going TO make iiuwarc and everything
else several times higher il price. and
would actually make farm produce lower
The trick had is ,1Tec' Ii prejndiced
he farmer against the authCr Of the tariff
aw and defeated him for re IL. .tion
About month before the r, cent e., c.
ion, labor agita,ors representing them
selves to be from Homestead, Pa, PITTS