Graham guardian., 1895-11-15
THE ELECTIONS.

both general ana speclal were nelu
in about ten States of the Union.
The old saying that politics makes
strange bed fellows was never more
forcibly illustrated than at the re-
cent election, and there is no diff
Guilty in analyzing it.
The returns show that the Dem
ocrats have been unsuccessful gen
orally. The failure of the Demo
Gratis to carry certain States was
not because of lack of votes with
in the party to do so, but it was
because there was lack Of
desire on the part of certain
Democrats high in position to do
so. While the Republican conven-
tions generally have condemned
Cleveland for his Hawaiian policy
and his Venezuelan policy they
have approved his financial policy
in every single State East of the
Rocky mountains. The GUARDIAN
calls upon each and every Republi-
can paper in Arizona to dispute
this. 1t cannot be done.
Although the gold bugs of the
Republican party criticised certain
acts of Cleveland, they were unani-
nous in their approval of his gold
bug views. They endorsed them
and at the election, the Cleveland
Democrats returned the favor by
giving support to the Republican
ticket in all localities where strong
silver Democrats were running be-
fore the people. The Cleveland
gold bugs saw their opportunity to
deliver a blow at the silver sentl-
ment of the country by uniting
their forces with the Republicans,
and throwing their influence and
votes with the Republican party.
The unholy alliance between the
Republican party and the Cleve-
land men an-the money question
will n6t deter the silver men Of the
LAND from a fight to the death.
Hardin of Kentucky, the Demo
cratic candidate for governor, was
staunch silver man, as is Senator
Blackburn of that State, who was
candidate for reelection to the
Senate. AS all gold bugs value
gold higher than their party,
Cleveland threw his forces in favor
of Bradley the Republican candi-
date for governor, who was run
ming on a Cleveland money plat
form, and it has resulted in the de-
feat of Hardin and possibly Black
burn, and the success of the gold
bugs in that State.
In the 18th Congressional Dis
trict of Illinois where a special
election was held to fill vacancy,
the Republicans adopted plat
form endorsing Cleveland's fnan-
Cial policy, while the Democrats
declared in favor of the free coin
age Of silver at 16 to l, and nomi,
mated Ex-congressman Lane, who
had always voted for free silver n
Congress. The Cleveland Demo
Gratis threw their forces with the
Republicans in that district and
have succeeded in defeating Lane,
and electing the gold bug candi-
date.
For nearly score of years, Sen
ator Sherman has been the Repub-
lican leader in the U. S. Senate.
He was the author of the infamous
Sherman Act Of 1878 which de-
monetized silver. He is the bit
terest foe of the masses, and has
controlled and shaped Republican
Legislation in the interest of the
wealthy for the past twenty years.
We see him hand in hand with
Cleveland and recently he pro-
nounced a eulogy upon Cleveland,
full of fullsome praise, disgusting
to the people of the country. The
praises Of Cleveland written by
Sherman have been sung by the
Republican party everywhere east
of the Rocky mountains within the
past two years while the Demo
cratic press and speakers of the
country have denounced Cleveland
without mercy night and day
thrOuph the succeeding weeks and