The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-09
Mr.. HoER ON THE LANDSLIDE.
Patronage Source of Weakness to Z
President. viii The Democratic Party
Do Better For the People Than the
Republicans Have Done.

Do Better For the People Than the
Republicans Have Done.
From the New York Tribune.
The battle of ballots has been fought.
The victory has been won by our enemies.
1t is, as yet, too soon after the conflict to
foretell with accuracy what will be the re-
suit upon the country at large. Just why
we were beaten, how it was done, and the
future consequences, are questions which
will he constantly answered by different
people in different ways.
1t is gratifying to me that, taken as a
whole, the large farming portions of the
Northern States have stool solidly by the
republican party and its principles. In the
State of New York, had it not been for the
votes of the large cities, the State would
have gone republican by oyer $4,000. New
England, with the exception of Connecticut,
and Pennsylvania. still believe i'm the doc
trine of protection. After few weeks it
will be possible to give full statement of
the ease.
1t has been for years evident to many
observing politicians that it is not always
safe to run President for second term,
especially one who has been compelled to
change the entire patronage of the nation.
1t is urged that precisely that lesson was
taught by the defeat of Mr.. Cleveland four
years ago. Such lesson as there is in this
has now been emphasized by the defeat of
President Harrison. Many leading repubi-
cans at Minneapolis urged the considera-
tiCn Of this point upon the members of that
convention and feared the result which has
followed. That large number of republic
cans would express their disapprobatiOn Of
what they termed ''neglect" is now appar-
ent Personal disappolntments are slow in
healing.
The Minneapolis convention would not
consider this suggestion, but quickly nOmi-
mated the ticket. 1t ca. be safely said that
no men ever worked harder or more earnest
" for the success of the republican party
since that nomination than have the persons
who, at the time OF the convention, doubted
the wisdom of its course. In all matters of
public policy and i'm devotion to republican
principles, President HarrisOn's whole adj
ministraticn has been beyond criticism. In
no single instance has he swerved an iota
from the principles of the party as laid down
in the platform upon which he was elected
in 1888. His administration has been not
only clean one, but an able one. Still it
cannot be denied that scattered all over the
Union were men who felt more or less ag-
grieved because they had not been recOg-
nized as they believed they deserved. That
fact alone accounts for the close vote in the
State of Ohio. What other reason than that
can be given for our defeat i'm Illinois?
do not suppose that Wisconsin was much
affected by that cause. Other cOnsidera-
tons can be named for our loss in that State
How else can any one account for our defeat
i'm Indiana? What other reason can be
given for the lack of enthusiasm during the
campaign throughout the entire country.
| do not remember ever to have taken
part in presidential campaign before when
business was absolutely undisturbed by the
contest which was being carried on. This
year trade of every description and the
manufacturing industries OF the entire coun-
Try have hardly felt the slightest check on
account of the political light which was be
ing waged about them. The old-time
enthusiasm which interfered with trade
nowhere existed.
DO not misunderstood me! i am not
finding fault with President Harrison be-
cause such a. lack of interest existed
throughout the country. / do not believe
that the Angel Gabriel himself could dis
tribute the patronage of so great a nation so
as not to leave wounds which would he
hard to cure. Political patronage is weak
ness TO the person who controls its distrbu-
ton. That alone has beaten many congress
men. 1t may or may not weaken party,
but. of necessity, it weakenS the Individual
in control of the patronage. l have no SYM
pathy with men who permit thing of that
kind to affect their political conduct. | am
in favor of the principles of the republican
party because | believe them to be right
/ am proud of the past record of the party
and more than gratifed when reflect upon
what it has done for this nation during the
thirty-eight years of its past existence.
Every member of the party ought to be the
same. During the four years of Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration, owing to the republic
can Senate, the measures of the republican
party remained unrepeaed, so that we
have had thirty-twO years OF unbrOken re-
publican policy. During those thirty two
years the nation has achieved business
growth and financial success far surpass-
ing anything the world has heretofore
known. No other nation on the face of the
globe has ever been able to boast of such
marvellous achievements. With those glori-
Gus results i am more than satisfied.
1t now seems more than probable that
within few months the democratic party
will have full control of every branch of
this government What will they do?
That is question which every thoughtful
ClllLtH uluSI dSh Will HOOu utdl VI tllNitty.
No man can safely predict just what course
they will pursue. If they shall follow out
the declarations of their National Platform
made at Chicago, then disaster. and nothing
else. will be brought upon this country.
Many democrats are already predicting that
the party will i'm no way be governed by the
doctrines laid down In that platform. If
was to he governed in my opinion by the
conduct of the party for the last thirty years,
l should say, without hesitation, that they
will in no instance take the medicine which
their own National Convention has prescrib-
ed. The facility of that party for saying
one thing and doing another is too well
known to need comment All we can do Is
to wait and see. The democrats have prom
ised to do certain things. Will they do
them?
need not state to the readers of The
Tribune that this paper is in the field to
stay. Its flag was unfurled long ago.
During this contest The Tribune has been i'm
favor of protecting the industries OF the
United States, of standing by the men who
work for living In this country, in favor of
extending our commerce by the application
of the principles of reciprocity, in favor Of