The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09
ACCOUNTING FOR IT
Two Causes to Which Democratic
Politicians Aseribe Their
Defeat.
Dissatisfaction Over the Financial
Question and Disappointed
Office Seekers.
The President Evidently Not Sur
prised-Awaits Nindication by
Time.

"ASbINdIONs NV J.-lhC INSuAG Va
the election has been received with sur
prise by all political parties here. The
chief surprise of the Democrats arises
not from the fact that they were de-
feated, but that the defeat was SO gen
eral in all doubtful states and the Re
publican majority so overwhelming. A
grain of comfort is accorded them in the
defeat of the Populists in Virginia and
the election of O'Ferrall to the governor
ship, but the blows have been so crush
ing in the states of New York, Mas
sachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio and Iowa
that even the success in Virginia is
Hardly Paraded as a Triumph.
Expressions from nearly all the prom
inent Democratic leaders at the Capital,
as indicated in these dispatches several
days ago, showed that the Democrats
We're prepared for defeat in those states
where the free coinage element is strong,
and the disappointment ever the passage
of the repeal bill is intense. But it was
hardly expected that in the sound money
states of New York and Massachusetts,
the Democratic majorities of the past
would be SO ruthlessly moved down and
the careful efforts of perfect ~organiza-
ton avail SO little. Despite this, how
ever, all the prominent Democratic lead
ers unite in ascribing the general defeat
throughout the country to two causes.
Once Seekers and Farmers
The dissatisfaction of the agricultural
element over the financial question and
the widespread apathy of disappointed
Office seekers who have failed to realize
the fruits of Democratic victory. In the
State of Ohio alone was the tariff ques-
ton q prominent theme of discussion,
Mckinley and Neal so e~mphatically
representing the declarations of their
parties in this respect. But here, too,
the Democrats are routed by the same
memorable Republican majority. In
Iowa the defeat of Boies is important,
not that it means a Republican governor
in that state and a Republican United
States senator next winter, but that it
. Practically Removes Boies
from the list of Western candidates for
the presidency in 1895. The Judgment
of the party leaders have approved the
first declaration of Governor Boies last
summer that he would not be a candi.
date for governor at the fall election, and
when he finally reconsidered and en-.
tered the race for a third term, it was
felt that he had everything to lose and
little to gain from the campaign that
was to follow. 1t was recalled that ever
the popular Foraker was unable in Ohio
to stem the popular sentiment against a
third term and when the Republicans OF
Iowa ~reproached the Democrats with de.
parting from n of the cardinal princi.
pies of their party in nominating a man
for a third term, they placed their oppon.
ents ON the defensive, practically, from
the very beginning.
Populists Stin Hopeful.
The Populists still contend that later
returns will show that their party has
made a far better showing in various
states than is conceded them in the
earlier dispatches. In Virginia, they sue
ceeded in terrorizing the Democrats fol-
the past two weeks, but the leaders oil
the latter party rallied from their panic
in time to make unprecedented efforts tt
get out their full vote and it looks a.
though the Populists would have stood {
much better chance for victory by max
ing a still fight. The Populist senator
and representatives who are in the city
are anxiously waiting the latest newl
from Nebraska and Kansas, and expec
cheering news from the official returns
They Were Prophets.
There is one element of the defeatet
Democracy that views the general Re
5 publican victories with a philosophic res
ignation that amounts to almost salts
{ faction. This element comprises the fire.
, coinage Democrats who have SO bitterl,
~reproached President Cleveland for fore
ing the repeal bill through congress, an
who have been predicting that the ad
o ministration's ~disloyalty to the Demo
Q cratic national platform would be re
buked by a crushing defeat in all til
great state elections this fall. These me
now point to the Democratic defeat
the result of the party's departure froI
n its faith in the recent extraordinary SCI
sion, and are already preparing to Goa
the majority back to the orthodox faitl
How the President Took 1t.
The president did not show that il
tense interest in the returns that woul
have indicated a confidence in a Dem,
cratic victory. Early in the evening Il
n president went out to his country hom
o. instead of remaining at the executi,
it. mansion as usual on election night, ar
10 the returns he received were only tho
40 of sufficient Importance to be telephone
i out to Wpodley by Private Secreta1
Thurber, as the latter received the
y from the telegraph wire at the Viii
House. Several members of the cabin
ad drove out to the presidents house ear
u in the evening, but none OF these gent
men have thus far given any expressi
of the causes that led up to tine gener
defeat.
nj. The president was doubtless und
ge couraged ly the defeat, as he has con
family repeated to those members of |
parry who have been predicting Den
sx- cratic defeat rs the result OF the, adm
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