St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-08
THE ADMINISTRATION VINDI-
GATED.

Above the misfortunes of Tuesdays s
elections one fact stands prominent
and unchallenged. This is that the
confidence of the Democrats of the
country in the administration is I'M
diminished, and that, wherever as
saults have been made upon it from
within the party, the voters have
taken their revenge upon its en-
emies. They have done this so con-
spicuously as to leave no doubt that
the party of the administration is
the party of the people, and that
those who have assaulted it from
within are responsible for the major
portion of the recent disasters to
Democracy.
We have already shown the truth
of this in the case of Kentucky. The
Republican victory in that state was
won because Democrats would not
lend their countenance to support a
movement directed against the ad-
ministration. Senator Blackburn
was even more offensive in this re-
spect that Hardin, the candidate for
governor From one end of the
state to the other he denounced the
president and the secretary of the
treasury and the policy which they
tO in CO1VanNV of
this government and the credit of its
currency. The financial issue, which
was the commanding one in the
state campaign, was but a cover for
an anti-administration movement.
Kentucky does not coin money, nor
could the result of the election there
have any appreciable effect upon
the fortunes of the free silver move
ment. In denouncing the sound
money platform, Blackburn and his
followers intended to beat down Sec
retary Carlisle and Mr. Cleveland.
They made it impossible for straight
out Democrats to give the ticket
their cordial support. The leading
Democratic papers of the state either
opposed the Democratic candidates
openly, or stood aloof in the fray.
The result needs no commentary.
Nebraska gives us an even stronger
proof that the Democratic masses are
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has been a fair field for the Populist,
and it's people have been declared to
be almost unanimous in favor of free
silver. A straight issue was made at
this election between the supporters
and the opponents of Mr. Cleveland
and his policy. Each faction had
ticket in the field, and the Bryan men
declared that the ballot would show
that the only strength of the opposi-
ton was among the federal office
holders. Instead of that, they were
showed under by three or four votes
to one, and the straight-out Demo-
cratic organization is completely es-
tablished as the real Democratic
party of the state.
In no less degree, the overthrow
of German in Maryland and of Brice
in Ohio, each of whom had assisted in
defeating the policy of the admins
tration, and one of whom, at least,
had not concealed his antagonism, is
another vindication. The plain fact
is that there has been an unnecessary
and criminal division of the Demo-
cratic forces. Certain leaders, who
found that they could not bend Mr..
Cleveland to their will, and that he
would not be complaisant when they
demanded the surrender of principle
to expediency, raised the standard Of
war against him. Careless of what
the effect might be upon the Demo-
cratic party, they proposed to estab-
iish themselves as it's unquestioned
leaders. They have been terribly
rebuked, at what cost to the Democ-
racy of the nation we need not say.
No second lesson should be needed.
The sense Of the country has been
taken, and the policy of its admins
tration has been vindicated. If ma
jority rule is not to be rejected alto
gether, if parties are not to be split
into as many irreconcilable factions
as they have individual leaders, dis
sension should now cease, and all
men who bear the name of Democrat
should acquiesce cordially and finally
in the verdict which the voters of the
country have rendered.