The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-08
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Sno .,o,et. received li5 votes IN all
pup''A. ..,,sge OF 444. In other words.
's ,ot. stood 800 to laS' an an'l-fepuoi'.sn
y. s.sr,t, Of lSi. Yet two years , a,'er Tue
n.'v had repudiated the republicans In
eounu .,h,l,c manner it returned them to
tnn ,ho lover house of congress by
r. .,.r majority of two millions and gave
w. s.m u. members to los democrats and
u'- ,,., 1t was a revolution brought
W. the unfortunate financial malad-
uInl.tr,.lon Of Messrs' Cleveland and Gar
w. list Tuesdays election is compared
h., NJ 1892 it will be seen that the
,.uocracy has not the slightest reason for
,.,r, discouraged. 1t was not nearly az
:. defeat as the republicans met with
= ,soo and which they attributed at the
Ann. to the very Major Mckinley whom
Nov have now elected to the presidency.
Tbs republican electoral majority To-Day Is
~, balf what the majority against ilar-
r,ou was in 1882.
H. snite of all Hannas money. In spite
4
..,,ali.t,c classes of the country, Mr..
IN and the cause which he represents
~ NOT crushed, as the enemy hoped, Jut
~. repulsed Make the majority SO
mrxhelming that We will never hear OF
-. silver again" was Hannas watch
rrd. but the people did not hear 1t, or
i.rllped 10 obey it. The election shows
Ira portion of the country in favor N
prran 1t is true that the East and Cen
mi IVES. are opposed TO 1t, and the large
STATE, there, with their heavy electoral
,ots decided the result; but elsewhere Mr..
p,,n is In O majority. The South is as
mid as ever, as faithful to democracy as
n ought to be. South of the Ohio and
pooulac not State tlickered, for all the
assertions OF gold democrats. and Ken
lucky, which was lost two years ago, re-
turns TO the democratic ranks. Tennessee,
Missouri Virginia and North Carolina, TO
all Of which the republicans laid claims,
Rave declared for Bryan and bimetallism.
Yves. OF the Mississippi the news is equally
favorable or the sixteen States west OF
the great river twelve went for Bryan and
only four for Mckinley, and the popular
majority for Bryan In that section will ex-
eed 200, 900.
II will be seen that the country south
q the Potomac and Ohio and west OF the
Mississippi, which contains nine-tenths OF
,te area OF the country and half its popu-
li,lon declared for Mr.. Bryan by an over
vhelming majority The election of Mr..
Mckinley was due to the vote OF the Cen
.rsl West. and largely to the city vote OF
those States. A majority of the American
people have declared against Bryan and
tree silver. 1t settles the matter for four
Years. but It does not dispose OF the issue.
ne republicans will have the control OF
tho oyernment-presideut, senate and
house (the latter for at least two years.
snd will give the country a chance to try
their financial system. Under the circum
stances II is better that they should be
given that chance. because we feel sure
that It will result in failure. II congress
we're tied up during the next four years,
md We remained In the present condition,
tho republicans could and would pretend
that this prevented them from settling our
financial and monetary problems. Now
tnv Will have an opportunity to put into
eject their gold standard Just as they had
Chance to try McKinley's tariff ideas at.
VI the election In 1883. We know the con
tScsnces. Mr.. Mckinley framed a tariff
II ID not prove the boon he promised 1t
Ri quite the contrary. The country re-
ischted him and his party In 1890, and
isaln In 1892 by an electoral majority twice
u great as that against MIR. Bryan on Tues.
day.
AZ Tor Mr.. Bryan and the democracy
ne! have made far better fight. and Sc
'led far larger vote, both popular anc
uee,orai. than the republicans did in 1892
me gold standard benefits the country
w republican party will be strengthened
~ power II 1t does not. and the countr!
Nil euners from hard times, depression
Ia frequent crisis and fiurries, It viii
. "As 'ne people very short time to SWEEP
wv republicans from office and try thu
.eaoeratic remedy for our financial ills
uue bimetallsm
iae democracy Is not crushed. II is 1,
M oetter condition today than Mr.. Cleve
, -. ,eit II In after he sacrificed 1t to tn
wv standard and the bondholders tire
.ean ago Unless the republicans can &C
wmphsh the responsible task of restorin
r,osperi'y under the gold standard the PEG
~, ,s., WIZ return the democracy to power 4
~ NV anu give 1t control OF congress in 1893
, ,.ss nave simply given the republica
n snort lease OF power and a chanc
''''e 'he truth of its claims.
Mh BRYAN's DEFEAT-ANp TRIUMPH
new York Journal.
~ is proper that In this moment of an
su' ue'eat for the democracy those VIII
ave Joined with that party In pressin
..''s'n issues should consider whether tn
n. verdict Of the people is conclusiv,
'He race OF the returns. at this writ
S. Mr. Bryan has carried twenty-thre
FL, win III electoral votes. Major Nc
st,,s. seems to have won In twenty on
~" re- which give 257 electoral vote,
~ Is reason to doubt the accuracy {
s,.,.' ''urns in some of the McKinle
,r,' s' out little reason to believe that III
,,' a1',u' result will be changed. In a
elected. -A'' mckinley has bee
ne, as a result of this victory the renub,ico
lean I ,N, and those worse than renul
Pslme. papers which supportcd ~
Get I'm al anu buckner ticket. have alread
denolsb"e, cry that the democratic PARTY
Silver snS mat its declaration for Il,
has W. ~ Ior the liberties OF the individu,
who ,tsGhed 1t. Those recreant dnmorrs
,o-, v followed the Two cbo,n ur,noDl
tbOut .rto amer and Buckncr. are tal.ir
snce win tsnahlzing' the party in accor,
profit. Tn, .nelr views and for their o,
Is detos,rngs,r argument is easy. Domocra.
cemocrnc,, 'uls year, they say. thereto