The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-15
DEFEATED DEMOCRACY.


the enactment Of the Populistic income
tar would Be likely 70 defeat the Democ-
racy in November.
II - an interesting fact tina. Richard
Croker. ths Tsmm.ny boss, who discsrned
the coming storm In time to re.lre with
his fl-gotten wealth. predicted Democratic
defeat in 1888 and again in 1894
Croker sprung from the lsborirg class.
and he early perceived that the wage
workers OF Amsrics would DO sure 70 re-
pudia,s the Democratic tariff
The New York Sun saw the gathering
storm against the Democracy in the cleo
tions Of Rhode Island, Oregon, Tennessss.
Alabama, Arkansas, Vermont Maine anc
Georgia After tho tremendous Repub-
lican victory In Maine September 10. the
SEQ. reviewed the situation as follows:
Rhode Island, having gwen Demo-
cratic plurality Of ISIS in 1888. goes Repub-
lcan In 1894 By more than 5000. Oregon,
which elected its present governor. as a
Democrat. by 5000 plurality. goes Repub-
Iican By about 200 Vermont, Republic
can by IA. GOO 1T the last election of
governor. doubles her Republican majority
this year. Maine fails in line with the
heaviest Republican majority within the
memory OF the present generation, ma
jority greater even than Grants over
Greeley, twenty-five years ago, and more
than double Harrison's over Cleveland In
isJ2"
The New York S,n. as early a. Septem-
Der. discussed the irresistible popular drift
against the Democratic congressional
legislation.
The Sun subsequently renewed its warn
ings. II pointed out that the Democratic
candidate for governor of Massachusetts,
was elected by plurality in 1902, but that
In 1898 the Democratic candidate for the
same Office was defeated by a Republican
plurality OF 35.e97. In New York in 1892
President Cleveland received plurality of
45.5is votes, but In 1898 the Republican
candidate for secretary of state was
elected by a plurality of 2i,4s4 votes.
In Pennsylvania In 1892 the Republican
plurality for the national ticket was SO. TAI.
but In 1898 the Republican plurality in
Pennsylvania was 1885, f6. In Iowa the
national Republican ticket had in 1892
plurality of 1865. but In 1898 the Repub-
lican candidate for governor was elected
by plurality Of 1886. In Ohio in 1sg2
The Republican plurality was i.o72: in
1888 IL was s0.99o. In January, 1894,
Republican. L. L. Quigg, carried
the Fourteenth New York congress
sional district by 9sl although the
same district bad given Democratic
plurality of s. s92 in fs92, and IN the Fiji.
teenth district the Republicans reduced
the Democratic plurality of ii, $50 to 4. 6s7.
Here was Republican gain of 1900 in
the very strongholds of Tammany. In
Rhode Island the Democratic plurality of
is5 in ls92 was wiped OUT in 1888 by a Re-
publican plurality of 5000. vermont's
Republican plurality increased from Is. 100
TO over 2. 900 and Names from IL ,ss7 10
more than 5000
The New York Sun. Dem, cited all
these facts and figures and solemnly
warned the Democracy that they were in
great danger Of defeat; that the drift Of
public sentiment had been steadily against
them since the Rhode Island election Of
April, 1904
The Sun has fought vigorously for vic
tory, but It makes that proper confession of
the causes OF defeat that is good for the
soul. In the first place the san frankly
admits that the Democratic defeat is uni
verssi. that the political results in other
states where national issues were in sole
oontrol oftne field are practically the same
asssn the state and city of New York" The
SHn Frankly admits that the Republican
victory is largely due 10 the folly of the
national Democracy in congress in ''pool-
ing issues" with Populism. which the San
accurately defines as "a mixture Of social
ism and insanity"
In Nebraska tho intelligent and patri-
otto Democrats, who desired to protect the
politics and business Of Nebraska from the
disgrace and destruotiveness of Populism,
were forced to join the Republican ranks,
because their own organization had been
disbandsd for the benefit OF Populi,ts and
there Was no other way Of resisting Popu-
Iism.
In Colorado the Democrats OF sanity
snd intelligence voted the Republic
ticket In order TO bury Bloody Brides
Waite. In North Dakota the Democrats
voted the Republican ticket 70 save them
selves from the Popalists.
The New York Sas further sonfesses
that the Bourbon Democracy OF the South
Is tainted With PopRhsm. In Georgia
Speaker Crisp Is an unqualified advocate
Of the PoPuiistie income tar. as are most
Of his associates among the s0ath's repre-
sensaiivss in congress. Roth the Georgia
senators are PopuI,ss 10 a. legislative in
tents and purposes
The so-ealed Southern Democracy are
net Democrats a. all but Populists The
tains 81 FoPulism psrvsdes the so-callad
Democrats party throughout the South.
faytheemorc. President Cleveland cast
eoas 20 the hungry dos OF Pepalism when
he prosslsased himself by his advocacy of
tue income tax plank OF The Popaiist t,lst.
fern.
Furthermore. the S4a eoasesss. ia -
President Cleveland has ssampsd On ali
American feeling la hia foTsjEa poliev-
particularly in the matter q tie Hawaiian
Islands.
TIE Sgz. IN iss utter disgust sor CIsve-
lands foreign policy, ssyss
1T ~Asat the actual haullar down Of
the American asg IN MAwAd Witch made
TIE American pub3sa tsel ashamed and
cheated and Indignant and venEeguI
axzlnSt the party whose nams had been
made - cover tas deed. oGt gh- utterly
Outrageous Tepadtas&oa 81 fair par sna
heuesty IA dealing vita the Struggling
hsssaian sovsfpusnt. rsieiesag e see The
nag Raised, sn4 hcptnx 70 see IS wave for
ever, and fac lnsa}sr4ole follY If stEsnns-
ms 30 Fss'oro disgusting neaaFeAy. 50