The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-12-14
Ghe 4emurrat.
No Reputation.

The Republics contention that the anal
ysis of ection figures made by s a,istician
Wai'e indicates u large s'ay-at home Re
publican vote is borne out by compari-
son of the returns of the Congressional
elections OF 1890 with those of the elections
OF this year To summarize comparative
results without going into statistics, il is
enough to say That the gain in the Repub-
ilcan vote of this year over that of two
years ago is less by 10000 votes than the
falling off in the Republican vote of 1890
from the vote of 1888
In other words, while the Republicans
carry the elections of this year by polling
not more than one-third CT the total pos
sible vote of the country shown by the CEN
sus, they still fall short of regaining the
vote they lost in 1890, when McKinleyism,
the Sherman bullion purchase law and the
other iniquities of the Reed Congress were
so emphatically condemned.
Democratic administration has re-
peaied the Sherman law and the Mckinley
law. The Democrats President and the
Democratic Congress have been in agree
ment on these lines of action. The DEM
ocrats in the Reed Congress were united
against MeKinleyism and bu,lionism. Mr.
Cleveland was elected Us the avowed enemy
of beth. His pledges and those of his party
on lines OF hostility to these Republican
measures have been redeemed.
And that work has met with The tacit
approval of great bodies of Republican vot-
ers, VINO have signifed silen, approval of
it by not going to the polls 10 resent it. 1t
is inconceivable that more than onehalf Of
the 5000. 900 nonvOting citizen. should be
Democrats, when the Democratic vote
reached total of more than 1000, 900 and
the Republicans Called to regaia the vote
they lost four years ago.
A natural inquiry arising out of the ar
gument is, why, if the Democratic policy is
no; disiasieful to Republicans. Il should be
distasteful to Democrats. There are two
answers to this question. The inac,ion of |
Congress and the protrac.ed-and at times
Observation-Disclosures in that BODY
around points of well settled party policy, |
INVOLVING charges affecting the integrity of
party leaders, had tremendous effect in /
weakening the party spirit of Democrats
aud in fostering that feeling of indifference
on common at bes, in all of year elections
among partisans of the party in power.
This feeling produced the s'ay-a'-soms
Democratic voters.
There was another class of Democrats
lot small in The aggregate who were no,
'ontent to stay at home, but whe felt so
trongly that they went TO The polls for the
'urpose OF voting for Republicans. These
Sere the men who had been disappointed in
'ihee-seeking and the friends and follow
rs they could control. The mar who i,
lisgusted with Congress is satisfied TO prc-
est by staying At home, but the man who
ninks he has personal grievance mus,
AIRY it to the polls.
There has been no rsrudi alton of the
Democratic party or its policies. The Re
90 into control of Congress vi b
,ss than - per cent Of tie vote of he
ouniry behind them. lie; Us see how far,
nder such circumstances. they will dare
niagonize Democratic administration.
Louis Republic.