The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-18
HOW IT HAPPENED.
A Variety of Opinions to Account for the Recent
Landslide.

Democratic ucket-OnC was set OF manVHe
facturers who got tired Of labor troubles An<
who came to the conclusion that free truti{s
was better for them because II would rcducSv
wages and thus compensate for the reduetlOr3S
Of the tariff. Another class concluded thae
the Mckinley bill was too high. ! do Doc&i
know what effect those people had, but ~
was afi excuse for such people as MacveagtSs
, ind Gresham 70 turn front. The third wasS
! cheap labor. That class thought the profits !!
! made by the manufacturer were not fairly
distributedi that the proprictors got too \
| much and they too little. The school ques-
tion affected Illinois and Wisconsin. In fact
the Lutheran church made itself felt In the |
West When ! got 10 Ohio discovered
trouble among the laboring men. They were I
talking about Homestead and about Carnegie K
being too rich while they were poor. Tho
Republicans seems TO have lost AS many votes
In Pennsylvania as were lost In Ohio. The
people generally seem to have voted for
Cleveland because they did not believe tho
Democrats would do what their platform sail
thef would. 1t Isl strange result Appar-
emily the ,tovklngmcn do not know when they
are well OIL"
Ex-senator THURMAs--'G can put all I
wish to say about 1t now In one sentence, 1t
shows Shat the presidency cannot he bought,
II II could Harrison would have been rc-elect-
ed The overwhelming Democratic victories
everywhere are very gratifying TO me, but
am specially pleased with the excellent show
ing Ohio has made. We know we have elect
cd eleven out OF the twcfty-one Congressman.
and have probably carried the State. II VIC
have lost ", II Is by few hundred vOtes, AMI
that will be Victory. The election refninds
me Of that Of 1910, when William Henry
Harrison was elected and we Democrats
whipped to pieces by the Whigs. Van Buren,
was In the presidential chair and had all the
patronage, but his defeat was scarcely less
complete than that Of Benjamin Harrison"
JOSEPH MASLgY-"Thc Mckinley bill was
mistake. IN the campaign Of 1883 the Re
publican party pledged itself TO reduce the
tariff. We made the night on the plea that
the tariff should be reduced hy It's friends.
Therefore WAS unwisc. to put II mildly, to
bring in bill increasing the tariff. Mr..
Blaine foresaw the danger and pointed Il out.
Everybody knows OF the light he made
against the Mckirlcy bill In the seDate COM
mf'es-room and N hnt-smashing episode.
Mr., Blaine cndeavofed to get the Mckinley
bill revised, ard not succeeding In that had
the reciprocity clause inserted to leaven II.
Mr.. Blaine knew what the consequences of
the Mckinley bill would hc, but his advice
was not needed. We are now realizing Nr.
Blaine's prophecy. The Mckinley bin and
the force bill are responsible for the Repul-
licsn disaster. Mr. Blaine opposed both"
DENVER Rspntiiean-"ln Colorado the de-
feat suffered by the Republican party was NOS
due 20 the tariff TO any noticeable extent. IL
was caused In he main by the general belief
of the people, based on the teachings Of Sena-
tors Teller and Wolcot, that President Har-
rison has been very unfriendly to silver dur
Ing his administration. The price OF silver
has been falling Internationally for about two
years, and II was not difficult TO convince per-
sons Interested in the production OF the white
metal that protest In the form Of Republic
can defeat would cause the next administra-
ton to favor the free and unlimited coinage
III silver. But that this Is n mistaken view
wili hardly be disputed by anybody who is f,s-
miliar with Mr. Cleyeland's attitude on the
silver question. There Is no doubt that the
President-clcct Is an Incorporating foe to
the use of silver MS money except for small
change, and II is quite certain that all his In
ilucpee will be exericd not only TO defeat any
movement In favor Of the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver. but also TO secure the repeal
N the present law, which requires the treas
ury Department to purchase = 500 900 ounces
OF silver every month"
THOMAS Z. PLArT--"You will see that tho
greatest falling CT 10 the Republican vote was
In states and localities that insisted upon the
nomination Of Mr.. Harrison. The delegates
from Illinois, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Con-
nccticut, kaasas. Nebraska and Delaware
were rcd-hot for Harrison. The majority OF
the Ohio delegates were also for Harrison be-
fore they were led into the Mckinley move
ncnt. AN OF these states show heavy Re-
publican loss. What does II signify! The
solid South also SUPPORTED Mr.. Harrison At
Minneapolis, but you Will observe that none
OF the southern states has given him It's cleo
,ora votes-not even West Virginia, whcrc
Secretary Elkins rcigns supreme. You can.
draw your own inferenccs."
GEsrRAL CLARKson--.It IL an order from
the American people for a change In the In
dusirial aud economic policy Of the govern
meat. The result l. not personal defeat OF
President Harrison, nor really defeat Of tho
party. It's "a Protection defeat, rcpuiia-
ton Of high tariff, u Republican reverse In
field where It put aside all the noI,isy issue-
aud stnked everything on the ccononii< anA
mercenary issue"
5EyERAL LEW WALLAon-"Thcrc was 4
great feeling Of unrest, do not take II that
there was 80 wueh u an insane desire for u
change smercly Our people vote thought
fully, ms people. hut there was u desire To
break away from party bonds. People some.
times become 50 held In by party that they
become restless and will break out. That Is
what II was this time, and Just what she rca-
sons behind IL are no one Of Us can Tell M
this momcnt.n
JosErn Mrpiii,-"Thc great masses Of the
laborlng people we're dissatisfied and also ig-
norant Of the true cause Of their troubles,
They blamed the Mckinley bill aud. not thor
| ougbly understanding the measure, listened
10 the Democratic leaders and believed what
they said when they told the laboring men
| the Mckinley bill protected the already rict
manufacturers but gave the poor man no IT.
lief. They could see no Immediate return fog
themselves, and whenever n man became sud
denly rich attributed II 10 this measure, and
were disappointed TO think they had received
no corresponding benefit Disappointment
leads to dissatisfaction, dissatisfaction leads
| to discomfort, and when people arr di.eon-
| tented they revolt. That Is the history VI
| this last rampaign."s
Nicr PnrsIpENT-HLrcr SrrvrS-oS-.Tho
campaign Just closed has been singuiarly free
from personal ylillheation, this should I've q
matter of rejoicing 10 all men Who place =
high estimate upon personal character aud
Who value the good name Of those TO whom
are conhdcd Important public trusts. taks
pleasure In hcaiing testimony now, ms did
while the contrs, was yet Undetermined, t0
| the ability and high personal character Of
the gentlemen who were candidates for high
| offices upon the opposite ticket. In hi. great
| domestic bereavement the President hns this
| heartfelt sympathy Of all his eountryuirtI.
II has been truly sald that the late campaign
| recalled the era Of good feeling which marked
| the administration Of President Monroe. May
| We mol hope that the great political struggle
| u is9. between two ,mincn, citizens. liarri-
.on and Cleveland, the chosen representatives
of the two great parties, will inRuguratr 70
new rfp In American politics and that calm
| discussion and respectful eonYdcratioa for
| the opinion. OF our opponents WI character
| Ire the presidential contests Of the future"
EX-SENATOR ISoAiis-"the majority have
| right In rule, aud when the majority ~x-
prc-s-s m opinion the verdict should he NJ.
| cepicd by every gooi citizen promptly aud
| chccrfully. Jur nov am no, making any
| auiop.ics ar post nottem statements"
CHAIRMAN CAHrrn-"fhc people have got
m Idea that the tariff I. too high aud they
santa change. think they should have II. I
An object lesson In free trade would 10 the
Republican party great deal ~ good. Thr
Democrats, To be consistent, must reduce the
| iarlH, hut doubt II they will do II. Demo-
| Gratis arr not expected To be- consistent"
New York. Underground uoad.
The plans aud specifications Of con.true-
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