The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-05
SORE ONES SPEAK
P0P0CRATI0 MANAGERS DISCUSS
WHAT HIT THEK.

WHAT HIT THEA.
Who Lose Less Personally and Who are
Personally Less Dangerous = Tiilnan.
Stevens, Colonel BiiIstons of Missouri
and Others all Agree That They VIII be
In Season for the Next Act, Four Years
Hence = EckIes Talks. Too - Feeling
Among Growers People.
Chicago, Nov. 4-Governor Altgeld
gave out a statement TO the Democrats
OF Illinois in which he says:
Although defeated. desire to thank
you for the loyal support you have given
me and 1 congratulate you on the heroic
fight you have just made. Consider that
only six months ego our great party lay
PROSTATE; it has been betrayed into the
hands OF stock jobbers and monopolsts
by President; is has been robbed or
everything Democratic except the name;
it stood for no great principle; Ii was
loaded with political deadheads- Yet it
cut loose from the domination or trusts
and syndicates; il repuciated the men
who betrayed it, and again proclaimed
Democratic principles and espouSed the
cause of toiling humanity. 1t was con-
frcnted by everything that men could
buy, that doodle could debauch or that
fear of starvation could coerce. 1t was
confronted by a combination OF forces
such as had never been united before
and could probably never be united
again, and, worse still, the time was too
short to educate the public Wniie We
are defeated, our party is more vigorous
and in better condition generally than 1t
has been for a third of a century. We
have dug the grave of the British gold
standard. One more campaign OF edu-
cation will forever bury the palsied form
Of that curse which has biighted pros
perity and happiness 10 mankind We
may assume that the coming administra-
ton will be controlled by the men who
have been so prominent in securing this
election.
81 believe that at the next general
election the people will reverse the YER
dict of yesterday. The return or pros
perity will come as promised. 1t was
the great common people of America and
not the rich who saved our institutions
in 1861 and it will devolve on the great
common people of this country TO save
free government in 1900"
GOVERNOR BILLSTONE.
ST. Louis, Nov. 4.--Governor William
J. Stone was asked today what, in his
opinion, were the causes of Bryan's de-
feat
First. and chiefly, money" was his
reply; second, the betrayal OF the
Democratic party by men who owe it
everything; third, the influence of sub
sidized press"
Continuing, the governor said:
'I shall begin from this hour the work
Of organizing the people of the state for
the campaign of 1900. The cause we
have fought for is right. 1t involves a
question affecting the prosperity OF our
country and the happiness of mankind.
1t will never be settled until it is settled
right.
'sThe battle we have fought has not
been in vain, since it has resulted In
separating the Democra tic wheat from
the chaff. The party will grow stronger
in future, when every man in it is ready
TO fight and to die for his principles.
1.-THE cause of free silver is not lost by
this defeat The blessings that would
flow from bimetallism will be delayed,
but they will come at last, in response to
the resoiute and unyielding demands OF
the people"
BLAMES OTHER PLANKs.
Chicago, Nov 4.-Vice Chairman /. N.
Stevens of the National Silver party to-
day issued the following statement:
IF final results shall show that Mr..
Bryan is defeated, 1t does not demon
strate that free silver IS beaten, by any
means. The extreme and impolitic
planks of the Chicago platform lost us
hundreds of thousands Of votes amongst
conservative business men who were
raa rt-i in axr ~
Another factor in this contest which
has greatly injured us has been the fact
that four years ago the Democratic
party went into power with president
and both house of congress and the pol
icy OF that president and the legislative
acts of majority of that party in con-
gress have been too often against the
interests of the people. The American
people wanted change. and IL Mr..
Bryan is defeated it is largely due TO the
fact that they at this time were not
willing to trust another Democratic adj |
ministration. however strong its profess |
SionS in the interest OF the people.
THE silver question will not down I'M |
til justly settled by the restoration or |
free coinage at the ratio OF Is to 1. 1t is |
to be hoped that the next time il is sub |
mitted to the people. it will not be hand |
icapped by the injection of other ques- |
tons about which the friends OF free |
coinage radically differ in opinion.
Mr.. Bryan has made the most mar |
velous canvass ever made on the Amer |
lean continent and throughout. has |
shown himself to be one OF the greatest |
men our country has ever produced.
Signed) 'T. n. STEVENS,
"Vice chairman National Silver party"
TILLMAN.
Chicago, Nov. 4-Senator Tillman /
sends the following to the Tribune:
81 do not conceie McKinley's election, |
although the returns up to date point !
that way. IL he is elected, the fight |
against plutocracy and the geld stand l
ard will not be abandoned. The present |
agitation con no more be stopped than
was that which resulted in the emanci-
patton OF the slaves. The agricultural |
classes can never hope for prosperity I'M
der the gold standard.
(signed) BEN TILLMAN."
HOKE SMITH
Atlanta. Ga. Nov 4-Ex-Secretary
u the Interior Hoke Smith. when asked
by a represen tative OF the Associated /
Press for an expression Of ne views on \
the election OF Mckinley. said:
1T is IN overwlelraing declaration by
The people o: the United States asa.rst
he free coinage OF silver at 10 10 l. But.
Iuanswerabie as thei- Argument II, II
Toes not represent the fun sound money
Tcte Thousands OF Democrats II the
;outh voted for Bryan AMI Sexan on &C.
cunt OF the part they had =. selecting
delegates 70 the Chicago convention and
IN account OF local Conditions. WIFE
openly condemning thu silver Platform"
GROWERS PEOPLE.
Washington. Nov. z-Tbere- was an |
IL or satisfaction in administration cir
les here today over the re=uf-s Of the
lection, yet this was tempered sH many |
y - urseS -xfrN -,s.- From the rJrez1ffzr. Il