The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-11-16
DEMOCRATIC JOURNALS
On the aroat Democratic Defeat OF Tues
day Lasi.


From tho East Liverpool Crisis.
There can be no doubt that the re-
suit of Ohio and other states was In
| fluenced largely by the sell. complacent
action of the national administration
No tryo in the science of politics will
presume TO controvert the assertion
that President Cleveland had 1t In his
power to greatly help the Democratic
cause In Ohio. That he never gave 1t
even the encouragement OF word Is
known and regretted w every Demo-
crat In the state In posi- Ion to know
whereof he speaks. This tlilure OF the
natioi al administration to aid q cause
and declared policy which alone made
Democratic national administration
possible is one of the inexplicaSle situ.
ations that bring encouragement to
laborers in behalf of the principles
which finds It's most glorious incentive
In the patriotic declaration that the
people are supreme, and that no man
or corterie Of men can rise above the
source of the stream from which they
derive their power.
TOO MUCH CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The Alliance Critic charges the result
to President Cleveian's civil service
policy, of allowing Republicans to hold
office; to the use of vast sums of money,
and to the money panic, which enabled
demagogues to work the calamity howl
and to excite the prejudice of idle men
against the Democratic party.
THE EXTRA SESSION HELD RE
sPoNsIBLE.
Quite O number of Democratic jour-
nails charge the result TO the extra ses =
sion of Congress, with the quarrel be-
tween the President and leading Demo
cratic Senator'S and Representatives on
the money question, and the close
affiliation between John Sherman aud
Secretary Carlisle, Senator voorhees,
and others.
SEED BLOWN By THE WINDS.
From the MassinonIan.
The variableness of politics has been
evidenced more than once In recent
years. In 1884, Cleveland was elected,
In 1888 defeated, again In 1899 elected,
and yesterday the elections go against
the party, which he represents. 1t is
diffiult to comprehend the logic of pub.
lie opinion. Certain it is, without dis
cussing partisanship, that such sudden
and violent revolutions are not due to
any permanent or abiding faith or
principle. Public political opinion, In
the light of the sudden changers OF re-
cent years seems but "a seed blown by
the Winds"
PROTECTION OR FREE TRADE NOT IN
ISSUE.
From the Toledo Bee.
The most important factor in the
Ohio campaign and the most convinc-
ing argument used by Mckinley to get
votes was that the Democratic party
was responsible for the hard times aod
the loss of employ ment by thousands
of laboring men. All who understand
the situation know that McKinley's
argument on this score Is not based on
facts, but men we're out of employ
ment, out of money, out of spirits and
out of:patience. Then the conflict in
the extra session of Congress, and the
long delay in the Senate. The whole
country grew more than tired, the feel
ing of unrest grew more intense and
the few days elapsing between the tardy
action of the Senate and the election
in Ohio did not allow sufficient time
for repeal to have its legitimate effect.
Another cause of yesterdays disas-
ter was the cunning manipulation of
the soldier vote by board of revision
in the pension department, consisting
largely of Republicans, permitted to
continue in Office too long under q
Democratic administration. The an
swer to McKinleys election ought to
be the prompt shaking up of McKin-
ley's bill, the repeal of the election laws
that protect Johnny Davenport, and
the systematic firing OF Republicans
who are holding Office under Demo-
cratic administration.
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