West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-11-14
POLITICAL POINTS.
Our Washington Correspondent Sizes
mp the Situation and Says Some
Sensible things.

J VIII vi 'ue nisIoTy VI every pOiltlCHl
party and amounts 10 little when the
members Of the defeated party have
the sense and the courage to. profit
by the lesson which can alwsys oe
learned from defeat. The lesson
of the defeat by which the Demo.
cratic party this week lost the
States OF New York, New Jersey,
Maryland aud Kentucky, which
are naturally Democratic, ard al
lowed the Republicans to pile up
abnormal off year majorites in
other States,is so plain that he who
runs may read it, and he can ran a
great deal faster than some or the
Democratic candidates did in the
States named, too. II the rank
and file of the party displays the
sense and courage to profit by this
lesson the Democratic party has
still good lighting chance to
elect the President and majority
OF the House next year-there is no
chance to regain control of the
Senate before 1899 or later; if not.
It's chance for doing either may be
considered in6nitestimal.
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Everybody knows the cause of
the Democratic defeat this week. as
we'll as that at last years Congress
sional elections. 1t is because there
are not enough Democrats to win
when they are divided into admin
lstration and anti-administratio
Democrats. In 1892 when the
party was united it won great vic
tory, capturing at one time the
Presidency and the control of both
branches o. Congress. Barring the
control of the Senate that victory
can be duplicated in 1896, provided
that the Cleveland Democrats and
the anti-Cleveland Democrats can
be made to become just plain Demo
Gratis and to stop cutting each
others Threats. A good start
might be made in that direction by
those-this is no time for crimina.
tlon; therefore no names need be
called-who excused their opposi-
tlon, both open and secret, to the
regular Democratic nominees in
several States on the ground that
1t was an off year and defeat would
have no effect upon the Presiden-
tlal contest. Let them come out
like men and say whether thew
are Democrats from principal, or
only Democrats when thew can
name the party's nominees. and
having declared themselves let them
live mp to their declarations.
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In this same connection there ia
also duty devolyipg upon the
men who have manipulated the
party machine. A little con
slderation Will convince them that
they are not blameless. Had thew
been less arrogant in DISPLAYING
their power TO force Objectionable
nominations, in some Instances for
no better reason than desire TO
force objecting Democrats to eat a
dish OF crow by voting and working
Tor those nominees, the party would
have made better showing. Let
these men forget the injury done
and endeavor to eonclliate the kick
ing Democrats and to get the party
united once more.
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One OF the principal reasons WHY
united Democracy will stand an
excellent chance of winning next
year is found in the present condi.
ton OF the Republican party, which
regards its winning next year as
such a certainty that its members
have already began to fight for the
control Of spoils of victory. and by
the time they succeed in nominat.
ing Presidential ticket they are
likely to hopeIessly split M into
lighting factions. If the Democrat
ic party remains as it now is it will
be IN no condition to take advau-
tage of such state of affairs. IL
IS only o question Of whether Dem
ocrats prefer following up personal
! grudgos and getting even" with
/ Democrats against whor they are
/ held and losing, to So bordinatino
their personal feelings for the sue.
cess Of the party and winning.
/ Hon. Lawrence Gardner. Secro.
tary Of the Democratic National
/ Committee, speaking Of the elections
/ said 81 DO not think that our de.
feat means that we have no hone
/ for 90. It was not against tbe
/ principles Of Democracy that the
I people voted f" and ex- Representa-
| tive COombs, Of New York gave an
explanation Of the result in his
State after saying that he had none
to give, by adding: "But VIC must
get together ih New York. The
way the Democracy isdiyidcd there
is astonishing"
-.
Z President Cleveland and ali the
members Of his Cabinet are setting
. good example for other Demo.
Gratis by declining to express for
publication their opinions Of che
party's defeat. This is all tho