The Lamar register., 1892-11-19
HOW IT HAPPENED.
A Variety of Opinions to Account for the Recent
Landslide.

did 1t. The people who arc called wage
workers did not look upon Maj. Mckinley's
law as a benefit 20 them and they voted ac-
cordingly The farmers, who realize that
there has never been a law upon the national
statute books that protected them so fully,
voted the Republican ticket This explains
the heavy Democratic gains in cities and
manufacturing centers, for it was where the
labor class live that the big maJortties rolled
up for the Democrats. think the Home
stead affair had something to do with 1t too"
CHAIRMAN NTAuBESEoK-"First, above all,
the spirit Of unrest, of discomfort and dissat-
isfaction among the people of the nation.
Second the fact that the old party ties are
loosened IL not broken. 1t has taken the
American people long years TO discover thnt
the tariff is a tax and that the foreign manu-
facturer does not pay this tax. 1t has cost
them millions of dollars to learn and solve
that question. 1t will now take them years
to learn that a tariff for revenue will not re-
move the burden of which they complain. In
my opinion, the people have simply jumped
out OF one fire into another"
CONSUL GENERAL NEw-'There Is no ac-
counting for the landslide. ! don't under
stand IT. The fact is, Indiana was Democratic
for fifteen years when General Garfield and
General Harrison were elected TO the presi-
dency The legislature Is strongly Demo
cratic As to Illinois, it appears that the
foreign vote of Chicago has carried that
State for the Democracy. The success oil the
Farmers Alliance Peoples party Is GER
tainly amazing. 1t is likely that they nave
carried three or four " estern States on the
silver question. Republicans and Democrats
are not willing to go as far as the Alliance
people in regard to silver. Hence, Colorado
has reyenged herself by voting for the CON
glomeratiou of political heresles called the
Peoples party
GENERAL WEAVER The Democratic
party came into power as the result OF vio-
lent reaction of public sentiment and not at
the bidding of the quiet and sober Judgment
"a. TN..R .nf1 which threw
Democrats from power at the close of Cleve-
lands term in 1889 gave tue Republicans
complete control of the government. Inc
people were disappointed with Mr. Harrlson's
administration and the political pendulum
swung violently back and hurled the Repub-
licans from power. The task now confront
ing the Democratic party Is Impossible OF
solution from the standpoint OF that party
II they reduce the tariff taxes there Will be a
deficit unless they are reduced to the point
that will stimulate importatious IN order to
maintain the revenue, In that event wages
will decline, labor become dissatisfied, ana
the next conyulsion will be political eXpIo-
sion that will tear the Democracy to rag
meuts."
SENATOR MoRnIIL-"The Democratic vic
tory seems TO be complete. In my opinion II
Is best 50. | want the Democratic party TO
take full charge and responsibility oil nation
al affairs There Will be nothing TO prevent
them carrying out their policy and II they DO
this everybody can see how the change VIII
work IL is possible that We have carried the
principle OF protection near to the extreme
limit Al all events think II quite as Wen
that the other side should have an opportu-
nifty of making a practical test. think they
viii begin by taking of the duty on wool and
probably OH coal / hardly think there is
any danger OF an outright repeal Of the Nc
Kinley blll There will likely be a substitute
measure Of a speckled character adopted"
Mn DEPRw-.The result could not be at
trlbuted to any one person or party of per-
sons New York alone did not effect the re-
suit. 1t was the whole country. Inc people
wanted a change Of policy more than OF can
dldates and they will have it. They want TO
test free trade because they think they will
get clothing cheaper. They Will have every
opportunity to try II, | hope The home-
stead strike also affected the voting. 1t came
on right in the beginning OF the campaign
and operated against President Harrison.
There has been great deal of talk about Mr..
Carnegie and Mr.. Frick. Now, we charge
Mr. Frick with having voted the Democratic
ticket / declare that he did not contribute
TO the campaign fund, nor did Mr.. Carnegie
SENATOR PERKINS OF hASsAs-''l believe
our defeat is due To the 'rainhoT chasing OF
the Republican national committee. Instead
Of giving their attention to the Republican
section Of the country they neglected ana
overlooked the Republican states entirely.
They dissipated and wasted their eHorls
where there was no reason 10 expect Repuoii-
can success. Instead of aiding Kansas and
the Redubiican states of the Northwest and
looking after. Western New York and ONO,
they wasted their strength in Tennessee,
North Carolina, Alabama, West virginia,
Delaware, New Jersey and Missouri lhe re-
suit of this is the election OF Cieveland-"
Hon. 7. NJ PArTERsoS-''Of the many
causes which contributed to the great politi-
cal revolution OF last Tuesday, the deepest and
most potent was the feeling OF widespread
discomfort among the masses ef the people at
the existing order and the plalu tendency OF
things and the natural disposition TO hope
for relief through change OF government poll
cy. This far-reaching influence, least likely
to command the recognition 1t is entitled to
was most active among the farmers of the
West and among the skilled and unskilled
labor of the country. Despite year of boun-
tiful crops, prices for farm products rule so
low that the large proportion oil farmers VINO
have debts to face and interest TO meet can
see only n disheartening prospect before
them The debts that are weighting them
down were contracted because of low prices
prolonged beyond any precedent, with little
regard to the volume of production or even to
foreign demand. This abnormal condition
does not exist without a cause. Intelligent
farmers who have Investigated the subject,
know that it Is due TO disarrangement OF
the finances and ruinous contraction of the
currency effected by aud in the interest of
the wealthy class, the bondholders, bankers
and drawers OF interest In various forms. \
much larger class of farmers who have not
given this subject close attention, still are
convinced that something is radically wrong
when they can hardly keep their heads above
water by hard work and pinching economy,
and they naturally hope for improvement in
change"
Henry WATTERsoN-"There Is no double
meaning 10 the vote of Tuesday. 1t sounds
the death knell of the protective system.
The robber baron in his castle hears 1t; and
amid the cheers of emancipated labor he is
n-auarfntr IN meet the inevitable The money