The record-union., 1894-11-09
THE DEMOCRATIC WATERLOO.

ambassador Bayard and Henry Wat
terson On the Election Results.
BALTIMORE, Nov. s. Embassador
Thomas Z. Bayard said to-day: 81 have
had great apprehensions as to the result
of the recent elections for some time.
don't want to run afeul of those gentle
men responsible for the delay in the pas
sage of the tariff bill, but patriots duty
is unmistakable. The necessity for pure
Democratic tariff legislation was never so
great as it is now.
Bills for free raw material should be
passed Immediately and then the country
will be able to contemplate the Demo-
cratic idea of the tariff in full working
order for two years before the National
election rolls around. If this is done
have little tear that the verdict will be
unsatisfactory in 1867
ambassador Bayard sails for England
next Saturday.
HENRY wATTERsoN.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.J. Nov. SIN to-day's
Coa7ie7-JourRdL, under the head OF
Have We Democratic Party?" Mr..
Watterson says: ''Never did great
party go to the people under such handi-
caps as were carried by the Democrats
into the campaign just ended. Hard
times were bad enough, but they might
have been parried. Faction fights among
small claimants and rival place men were
bad enough, but parties have met and
overcome such obstacles before now, but
with a record of 'perfidy and dishonor,' as
Mr.. Cleveland aptly described it, TO face
and defend, in hand-to-hand fight with
the united Republicans. led by Harrison
Mckinley and Reed, il was diShearten-
ing. The Democrats had to face, also, the
dull selt-suthciency and stolid Inditfer-
ence OF the Administration, that made no
sign, uttered no word, and, at least in the
State of New York, seemed to desire the
defeat OF the regular Democratic nomi-
nees. The battle for tariff reform will
have to go down to the foot anC take
new start. The battle over the money
issue will soon be upon us. We shall see
Ii there is Democracy enough left of the
true blue stripe to make a greatcoat good
against all weather; or whether we must
still wear the coat OF many colors, cover
ing not homogeneous party, inspired
by faith and trust, but mere bundle of
factions thrown together by an up
heayal."
GOVERNOR PENNoYER.
PORTLAND (Or.), Nov. s. Governor
Pennoyer in an interview to-day in re-
gard to the late election said: Two wears
ago, the people jumped out of the frying
pan into the ire; this year they have
jumped back into the frying-pau. This
election is really an unwilling rebuke to
Cleveland for adhering to the Republican
financial policy until the country is
nearly bankrupt"
BLAND on HIS DEFEAT.
LEBANON MOI, Nov. Sin reply to
request tonight that he would give the
Associated Press his views on Tuesdays
election, 4. 2. Bland stated that he was
so overwhelmed at the unexpected nature
of the returns from all parts of the coun-
try that he was not prepared to give an
opinion for publication of the causes
which led to the landslide. He attributed
his own defeat, however. largely to over
confidence among his political friends
IN Democratic counties, resulting in
dangerous falling off in the Democratic
vote. He takes his defeat philosophically,
and is of the opinion that the Republican
victory will prove a valuable lesson to
Missouri Democrats.
Additional returns received this even
ing reduce DR.. Hubbard's supposed plu-
rality of 900 over Bland to ten, a number
so small that it will require the official
vote to determine whether Mr.. Bland is
actually defeated.