The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-10
They Are Mistaken.

In Washington dispatch yesterday, II
was stated that the free silver coinage
democrats were viewing the defeat Of the
democrats in New York and other states
with feeling akin 70 satisfaction, for the
reason that they said they had predicted
that the disloy atty of the administration
to the national democratic platform
would cause the democrats to be defeated
in the fail elections. If it be true that
they view the result Of the elections with
satisfaction, and say that the cause OF
the &c us. which the democrats suf-
fered, was the disloyalty of the admins
tration TO the democratic platform they
mean, of course, that the action of the
admins tration in urging the uncondi-
tional repeal Of the purchasing clause if
the Sherman silver law was not generally
approved, because that is the only matter
concerning which there has been a differ
ence of opinion among democrats.
If that is the position they take they
are greatly mistaken. Either they have
not studied the election returns or have
not drawn the right conclusion from
them
If the course Of the administration is
not approved in the matter Of the repeal
bill, why is it that in the elections the re-
puDlicans made gains? They very gen
orally supported the President in the
demand for unconditional repeal. 1t is
fact that will not be questioned that in
New York and Massachusetts both demo
Gratis and republicans favored the uncOn-
ditional repeal bill, and Gov. McKin-
ley, in his campaign in Ohio,
was very emphatic in his utter
auces for unconditional repeal and
sound money 1t is evident, therefore,
that in these three great states the peO-
pie were in hearty accord with the adj
ministration in the matter Of repeating
the purchasing clause of the Sherman
silver law That being the case it can
not be said with any degree of truth that
they assisted in helping the republicans
to win victories to show their disapproval
of the democratic administration,
particularly as the republicans APP
proved what the administration did.
If these free coinage democrats will
think of the matter carefully, they will
come to the conclusion probably, that if
the democratic defeats was due to dissat-
isfaction in the democratic ranks the
cause of the dissatisfaction was the ac-
ton of free coinage democratic senator's
in opposing the unconditional repeal bill.
Their opposition delayed the passage of
the bill for weeks, causing an immense
loss to the people
There have been no manifestations of
dissatisfaction with the administration,
but there have been with those who OBJ
structed the repeal bill If there are
democrats, therefore, who blame the adj
ministration for the democratic defeats
they are mistaken.
There was only one state in which the
financial question was made the leading
issue, and that was in Virginia In that
state the populists were arrayed against
the democrats. The populists opposed
the unconditional repeal bill and de-
handed the free coinage of silver at the
present ratio. They did not carry Vir-
ginia, however. Notwithstanding the aid
they got from the republicans, they were
overwhelmingly defeated
If the free coinage democrats in Wash
ington are making the remarks attrib-
uted to them they are talking very
foolishly. They are permitting their dis
appointment at their failure to get free
silver coinage blind them as to the facts.
If they think the result of Tuesdays cleo
ton was an Endorsement of them and
their views on the silver question there is
great diSaDpOintmpnf in store for them