Middletown transcript., 1893-11-11

Inc most important ISSUE nau peeH 1h'
question of continuing the silver purchases
"Here You find," added Mr., Bayard. 'ss
Democratic President and only half the
Democratic Senators triumphing over 6
minority of Republicans and Democrats
1t seems to me that this signifies the break
ing up Of party alliances, probably to be
followed by a realignment of the forces
upon issues that have not heretofore been
presented. l should be very glad to see a
well-defined issue raised upon the protec-
tive tariff system, or rather against Nc
Kinleyism."
Goy Flower says, tT attribute the re-
suit to business depression and the thous-
ands of men out of work. 1t is to this
cause, also, that attribute the large Demo-
cratic losses in other States. Whether
Justly or not. business depressions and in
dustrial discomfort almost always affect ad-
versely the party in power"
What the Leading Paper Say.
Baltimore Sun Qnd. Dem.)
Whatever the influence of local causes in
any or all of these states this year, there can
no doubt that the business depression, pro-
longed and intensified by Democratic di-
visions and delays, was an important factor
in the result of all these states, and was not
without its effect in New York also, though
in the latter the "boss" with his little
hatchet was chiefly responsible.
New York World Dem
1t is not unusual for an Administration
to suffer from a reaction in the second year
of its term But no President in recent
times has witnessed such setback for his
party in the first election after his inaugu-
ration as Mr.. Cleveland contemplates
to-day. In large sense I've party in power
IS no doubt the victim Of the distress in
fiicted upon the country by the Republican
silver panic. The Presidents consistent
and firm stand for the unconditional repeal
of the silver purchase act has without |
doubt detected from him much of the |
has suffered for the Bourbonish obstinacy |
of the obstructing Democratic Senators. |
There,is no doubt, furthermore, that the |
of Van Allen and of Roosevelt |
initiating the Wanamakerism which the |
voters rebuked in the last election, gave a |
moral shock so many suppor ters of the
President who deemed him incapable Of any |
to plutocracy.
Springfield Republican.
The IDLE mills and reduced wages have |
been the potent arguments which have per
suaded men to change their votes from |
Democratic to Republican, or to stay from |
the polls, in spite of the very obvious fact |
that the result oil Tuesdays balotting will
not operate to start up the one or raise the |
other. The Democratic tariff policy re-
mains the same to-day as it has been, and |
if that policy is the cause of the hard times,
as the Republicans claim, the hard times
will continue. What the result would have |
been had the Sherman law been repealed
sooner it is idle to speculate upon. 1t is
enough to know that sufficient number of
voters have been persuaded that they could
'erve their interests by giving the Republi-
an candidate for Governor the handsomest
majority any candidate for that Office has
received in this State for some years.
Philadelphia Press.
Now that the election is over one fact
nay be recalled with interest. In the great
light in New Bork State against dishonest
politics and the besmirching of the Judici-
Try, the people received no aid from Grover
Cleveland He never by word of mouth
opposition to Judge Maynard.
he did not even go to New York TO vote
lgainst him. Yet Mr.. Cleveland is regar-
led as great reformer of bad politics and
'ase politicians.