The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-10
Democrats Disagree as to the Cause
Of Disaster.
SOME SAY IT WAS EXTRA SESSION
Others ThInk II Was Failure OF Congress
and President to Garry Out Promises.
Party Disrupted by silver Fight
Tariff Revision stln Urged.

WAsHnGToS, Nov. l0.-The startling re-
suits of Tuesdays elections continue to be
the sll-absorbing topic in political circles.
Among the leading Democrats there is
great diversity Of opinion as to the causes
wqich led 20 this overwhelming disaster.
Senator Morgan. who may bs regarded as
the mouthpiece OF not only the Democratic
party, but of the free silverites. attributes
the revulsion Of political sentiment to the
calling of an extra zession, which he
-chaEaeterlzes- -as most unfortunate. The
controversies" he says, (which sprung up
In debate, and the long-continued discus
sion of the subject and the final repeal Of
silver purchases, caused such a disarrange-
ment OF public sentiment that the result
was inevitable"
Other prominent Democratic leaders
have their own Views on the subject. Some
ascribe IL 10 the utter failure OF congress
and the president 20 carry out the prom
ises made 90 the people. They assert that
II the president hsd convened congress i'm
mediately af er the Inauguration and
Issued n Stirring Message
strongly recommending the revision of
the present tariff and the adoption OF
proper financial legislation, the people
would have been better satisfied and
would have been disposed they think, to
have sustaiaed the policy which the adj
ministratlon had recommended Instead
of adopting such course, the entife sum-
mer was frittered away, the interests OF
the people, meanwhile being neglected.
The only thing which was really accom-
plished, these Democratic leaders say, was
almost the disruption of the Democratic
party over question upon which the4s
was great difference OF opinion. With
the stimulating effects OF an unyielding
administrative policy. the people, there
fore, these same Democrats say. being dis
satisfied at the course OF the Democrats in
congress, reversed their verdict of year
ago. The question which is now most
disturbing the Democratic leaders is the
course they should pursue.
Chairman Wilson, McMillin, Turner,
Breckenridge ard Bynum are stiII adyo-
eating an aggressive tariff Provision policy.
They say that
Tariff Revision Had Very Little to Do
with bringing about the extraordinary
adverse majorities in states like Massa-
chusetis and Iowa, where It was supposed
the Democratic idea OF tariff revision was
popular. The conservative Democratic
members on the committee--CochraD Ste
vens and Whiting-are now inclined to
oppose anv radical steps which would dis
turb the equilibrium Of industrial activ-
ity. II they take determined stand In
their convictions on the Democratic idea
OF revision, they can prevent the report Of
q radical bill.
The president Is not disposed to discuss
the pros and cons of the late election. He
intimates that he did not approve of some
of the methods resorted TO by the New,
York Democrats, but AS they claimed to.
understand the situation there. he deferred
to their Judgment He denies emphati-
cally that the administrator or its policy
was on trial. The troubles were brought
about by the recalcitrant spirit Of certain
members Of the party and the contro-
versies which they inaueurased-