Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-13
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Washington Post; The worst feature Of the
whole anair Is that the democratic party VIII
have to give an imitation Of a live concern
until next November.
Chicago Tribune: Mr.. Cleyeland's solemn
silence is not wholly due TO the result Of the
elections. He is also made melancholy by
the thought that In a few weeks he will
again nave congress on his hands.
indianapolis Journal: Tho secretary OF ag-
r%icuiture Is not always as Appropriate IN his
acts. and particularly In his words. as he was
when he issued an extensive treatise on the
crow as an article Of diet q lew DAYS before
the election.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Five more rcpub-
lcan senators IN one election, two from Utah
and one each from Maryland, Kentucky and
ohio-why, as we said before, that's glory
enough for one year, though 10 isn't mali The
glory the grand old party got.
Chicago Herald: Mr.. Tom Reed is doubt
less of the opinion that General Harrison IL
one of the best lawyers in the United States
and that II would be very foolish for him 20
give up his law practice. In other words. he
hopes Mr.. Harrison's clients viii keep him
busy for some time yet.
Sioux City Journal: The trouble with the
democratic party in general IS that It is filled
with factions, not alone On This silver uucs.
ton, but on many other questions, In very
many other states; and If there is to be a
settlement OF these questions in the party by
referendum the party has a big Job on hand
and will hardly BE- able to sc, in line for bat
Tie next year. But this would make no diff
ference as to the result.
Des Moines Leader: one of the tendencies
OF the democratic party is manifest in the
many explanations Of The late election which
are appearing. There is always a strenuous
kick at the way things have been done. The
silver democrat says it was due TO gold
b%uggery, and the sound money democrat SAYS
It is The silver men. one explanation Is mat
the Marty did not follow rlnN,l,yl ,,l a..
next is that it did not entirely repudiate him.
so Il goes. There is a kick ~mewhe and
the whole party is engaged in its third an
nual washing Of its linen.
Minneapolis Journal: When Carlisle was
asked for whom he would vote. ne said.
For whom | please and now this remark
is credited with having defeated Wat Hardin
for governor Of Kentucky. That may have
had something to do with it, but it is sus-
pecteE that the disposition Of a lot Of other
democrats to vote for whom they pleased
and their not being pleased to vote for a
man who repudiated the platform they placed
him on may have had more to do with the
result. Hardin's Offensive disregard Of the
expressed sentiments of his party disguised a
great many who would have voted for him
under other circumstances.
Gl~obe-Democrat: That double tic on Joint
ballot in the Kentucky legislature is one of
the strangest Of all the developments of the
recent election. 1t is odd that each of the
great parues should have exactly the same
vote. which is siXty-eight, but 1t is a marvel
That the small parties should also divide
equally, one republican alliance man and one
demccratic-populist being chosen. OF course
alliance is only an alias for populist.
large part of the men composing the populist
party OF 1890 and 1892 belonged to the farm
ers' alliance earlier. The only difference he
tween a ~populist of 1925 and an alliance
man Of 1869 is that the populist has a few
more angularities and imbeciltties than his
predecessor. Populism is allianclsm with its
idioc!es rounded out, plus the transient crank
cries and quackeries of the period. A signi6-
cant and pleasing revelation of the canvass
Is that populism has shrunk close to the
vanishing point all over the country. but II is |
a Illuminating fact that just as it is about to
drop out Of the gaze Of men forever it has A
chance to exert a decisive influence in an
important election.