New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-28
iunity to initiate il great reform whether 1t c'"
TDTTNG IVJI 7HEIR LIIING.


4 correspondent suggests that majority or
ia. mamie did not vote the bread out al th'ir
avn mouths in 1872. because the Southern
States voted about the Election Dill anu "''
,I,u, IN. tariff. and The Northern States cav"
4 plurality to President Harrison. bn' II
man stupidity votes in such fashion rs 10 Dream
down his own industry aud business pcc'""'
he care. less for them than for the maintenance
Of The Democratic party in power ny ifa'ii"ieh'
elections at The South. he distinctly docs Vo'' 'ie
bread out of his own mouth. and deserves I'll
the suffering he gets.
That is not all. In the Northern STATES "po"'
o3jS1S voters fooled away their votes OH i''.
hblion tickets aud so voted the bread o"' u
their mouths by refusing To sustain the po''!
which had given them prosperity anu So'',
wages II is one of the most uSeiul lessohS vi
that election that men cannot TOOL ar""i" VIII"
third tickets. which have no chaIce Oh s"c''''
without taking Just the same respOhsipi'i'! III"
hur,lcu lust the same loss ana suIl'riHg' aS II
they had deliberately voted for British against
American industries So in the Northern S'a''s
IN. populists cast useless votes aggregniIhg
G,o775 but they knew that they were III Iac'
hrlning the Democratic party. even where tue!
were not actually in open league Win IT, an"
tbrv voted the bread out Of their own mouths
~ distinctly Il, if they had east their baIio'S
for cleveland and Free Trade
rims the majority. even in The Northern
STATES. voted against the party upon when pros
ncrity drpcndci The majority against the Ke-
publican party was lllIO2 in the Northern
States. although its plurality was 44l'o?i ~
those States And the $4,000 voters who Fooled
away votes on Populist and Prohibition hcRe'S
had not the excuse Of Democrats Tor clingih-
ohsfinaicy to IN ancient and once powerful
parry Which they wished 10 uphold Tor "hat II
had done in other matters. More than haf me
votes credited 10 the Populsts were east by
Democrats in more or less open conspiracy 10
beat EcpublicaniSm and Protection 1t any cost
while the remaining 3O.OUO voters deliberately
voted The bread cut Of their own n0u. lis Tor
finn without Il hope Of clcctng anybody ana
thc., with The 2:;GOuo Prohibitioni,s preferred
thr qualification Of a spite or within - ne dc
fence Of thclr industries and their livelihood
nv This time they begin to know what it cost
them. But they had no right 10 ntrt upon
ortcr Americans who conSclcnously voted for
the best good ~ their country the same loss
and suffering which they earned by pal;"rng
with The sacred responsibility Of suffrage
MS Dll OI HISTORY - ptlilH'ht 'h'" ''"'' '''''
nil the politica schemcr> are looking To the
Popusts and Prohib.tionists ~ I'll" only pc
OF the Democratic party in the next election. IF
these sham tickets. which have no possibility
~ success could divert votes enough in lN.h'
they would once. more enable Democratic Free
Trade 10 prevail against The wishes of large
majority In the elections this year II has been
shown that very heavy majority IN hostile 10
the Democratic tariff policy and Will support
the Republican party. but the division by States
stlll makes Il poSsibl" for people 10 vote the
bread out ~ their mouths once more by fooling
away ballots In a few States for candidates
who cannot b. elected. and who will be- in effect
nothing but assistant Democrats This il the
time for the voters Who are weary OF such
triillng 10 make the fact known 10 the political
schrmcrs Nho are planning 10 divert votes in
,h. Interest Of the Democratic party by running
tickets that have no chance. straight issue
between Democratic Free Trade ana Rcpuprc'h
Protection can have but one result Inc NV"
who want 10 confuse voters. and defeat the ma
ioritv by setting up tickets that mean h"'hlhS'
are In effect. asking the people To vote me pr'a"
out IL their own mouths once more.