The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-11-14
ELECTION ECHOES.
What the Press of the Country Says
About the Land Slide.


shall make the Democrats of the whole
country reflect that sound financial pol
icy is necessary to the success of the par
ty in National affairs.-Charleston S. c.,
News, Dem.)
1t was the expiring effort of the infla-
! tionists and banishes their influence
| from the field of calculation for the presi-
dental contest.-New York Times,
| Dem.)
1t is not so much a Republican victory
! in Kentucky as it is free-silver Demo-
cratic defeat. Kentucky will give no
comfort to the Republicans next Novem-
ber.-Chattanooga Times, (Dem.)
The defeat of Hardin in Kentucky will
be the sure sign that the Democratic
party, neither in the campaign of next
| year nor in any future campaign, is to
| be a silver party, and this will be a gain
and a boon to the country beyond meas
ure.-New York Post, Oem.)
There is no other reason for Kentucky
going Republican this year, for the first
time in its history, except the mistake
made by the leaders in attempting to
meet the difficulty of the silver question
by nominating an unsOund candidate on
a sound platform.-New York World,
| Dem.)
Free coinage of deprecated silver never
was principle of the Democratic party
and the effort of Hardin, the Democratic
| nominee for governor of Kentucky, to
make it so has brought him to grief. The
convention that nominated him declared
for sound money and Hardin was under
obligations to bow to the party will, but
he undertook instead to defy it. He
brazenly called on his party to elect him
| while disregarding its conventions on the
| leading issue of the day. The result is
that Kentucky's Democratic majority of
from 10000 to 10000 has disappeared
and Bradley, Republican, who stood for
sound money is elected.-Baltimore Sun,
Qnd.)
Wherever the sound money question
entered into the election on Tuesday, it's
advocates won a decisive victory. In
Iowa there was an ayowed free-silver
coinage party, which disappeared under
a sweeping Republican victory. Ken
lucky was lost to the Democrats, or a
party majority greatly reduced, accord
ing to what the late returns may show,
simply because Hardin, though nominat-
ed on a soundmoney platform went about
declaring for free silver. But the most
pronounced victory was in Missouri. In
the Eighteenth congressional district,
which is usually Democratic, Hadley
Republican) was elected to congress over
Lane Democrat, who made his canvass
with free silver as the chief issue. The
craze has passed away, and it is time for
Republican candidates for the presiden-
tial nomination to come down from the
fence and declare their views.-Philadel-
phia Ledger, tlnd)
What is the lesson? 1t is this and
these: Mr.. Cleveland is still in posses
sion of the confidence of the masses.
They trust him. They have faith in
him. They resent ISLANDERS against him.
| The people of Kentucky have faith in
Carlisle. They respect him. Those
who spring from Obscurity into notoriety,
and into notoriety by slandering Ken
tuckys great and hOnored son, will not
receive popular support. Another
thing: The commercial interests and
the thinking people of the country are
not going to stand any sentimental non
sense. from any party. When Democ-
racy is made to run counter to progress
and commercial prosperity; when the
upon the wild vagaries of the Populists,
the deception will be discovered and re-
scented. Party leaders should realize
this. Whether the silver idea is right
| or wrong, there are not enough people 10
enforce it. Democracy downed the sub
treasury scheme when it was outside the
party: it will down the free silver craze
when inside the party.-Memphis Her
aid lDem.)
Democratic division caused Democratic
defeat. The party can hope for no sue
cess in the future unless its parts be re-
united. Upon what basis, then, can
Democrats now antagonizing each other
be brought into harmonious political re-
lations. 1t cannot be upon free silver
basis. That would be against the logic
of events and do violence to sound judg-
ment. 1t matters not how strong a sill
yer man a Democrat may be, he must
see that the party can not become free
coinage party in view of conditions pres
ent and probable. The conservative ell
ement of the party is the staying element,
and it is for sound money. The free sill
yer men may capture State convention
here and there, but the National Democ-
racy and the Democracy of all States
wherein the issue has been conclusively
made. opposes the free coinage idea. The
Populist party is the only free coinage
party.
What, then, is TO be done for Democ.
racy? Must it stay divided and defeat.
ed! Success can never come upon free
silver platform. If the free coinage fac.
ton could carry the convention in Ten.
neSsee, for instance, it could not win an
! election. The PopulistS would not come
to the Turney machine. 4 Carroll-Mc
Dowell deal would be a dismal failure
The goods could not be delivered. The
. next Democratic nominee for president
! will be sound money man, upon a sound
money platform. What then? Will
Democrats who. in regard to the compli.
Gated financial question which can be sc
easily misunderstood. have accepted tn,
notion that free coinage would be a bet.
ter policy than some other policy. let this
notion estrange them from their party
! and take them into the Populist party
which is the ominum gatherum of polit.
: zeal vagarieS and the odds and ends OF
, impracticable isms? Some may prefer
that political association. but many viii
doubtless prefer to continue to cast theiI
lots with the Democracy and help in The
work of crushing out the bossism ana
r ring machinery which have nearly ruined
the party.-Nashville, Tenn. Banner
, (Dem.)
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