Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-11-12
GOV. STONE OF MISSOURI
Declares that Ne ekIai-y Won By . scratch.
znd thas few rbea.snd Votes, Prop
erty Distributed. wsuid Have Changed
the ust-D~noer.ey. he say. WIN
Win Yet

Declares that Ne kIal-y W su by . scratch
.nd thas f-w rbea.snd Votes. Prop
eriy Dt.srabus~d. wsuid Have Changed
the R~suIt-D~noer.ey. Hs say. wuI
Win Yet
JEFFEEsOS CITY, Mo-. Nov. 9.-Gov.
Stone. being asked for a mOrs full
statement OF his views of the election
than has yet appeared. gave the follow
ing as his analysis:
Republican papers are baastins over NJ
kinley's victory, Dot they boast wita iitt = rea-
son- Taese papers take special pleasure N
parzdinz Ickinleys Popular majority. BAs-
ing this majority on their own estimates nany
Of which are certllaly exaggerated they elssm
shat MckiHlsys popular majority h rsenora-
email brief analysis will show how It,Ie
real comfort ther- i in this phenomenal ma
torfty for the gold monotnetaitSts
In the states east 0t the Allegheny moun-
tiAuS and uOrth Of the Potomac MeKinly re-
eeived more than iwo-thiris OF his popular
majority. According 10 the estimates In the
Giobe- Democrat Mckinley received over a
million majority in the northeastern states re-
ferred IN In those states the money power Is
most strongly entrenched and Is almost omnip-
otent l Bever doubted that would be bad
ly beaten there Maryland and Delaware are
the only northeastern states / ever supposed
We lad any chance of carrying I have
always maintained that cur chance Of victory
vas in the western and southern states lying
vest Of the Allegheny mountains and south q
the Potomac AMI Ohio rivers Ifelt very hope
fal and confident OF carrying enough Of the
states 70 yin Our nxht vas begun and mainly
organized on that theory.
IN these western and southern states all
west Of the Allegheny and south Of the rivers
named. Bryan received 4 substantial and grati-
tying majority OF the popular vote. have not
1T.
be large Concede that West Virgins. Ken
lucky. Indiana. the two Dakotas. Oregon, wy
oming and California have gone for Mcktnley
and as 10 some OF them II i still q matter OF
dispute. a. the difference is 50 small that the
ofieiAl count Will be necessary to determine
the result--what theas A change OF 500
votes In these eight states would have given
them TO Bryan and thereby made his election
certain Therefore. in the states upon which
xe depended for success Bryan had a substAn-
ttal popular majority. some Of these states
necessary 20 his election he lost. but lost BY
such narrow margins that . change OF 3 ooo
vote---whieh Is about one-hsf Of the vote Of
an average congressional distriet--eouId have
changed the entire result and maize Bryaa
president.
There 4. no reason here for discouragement
When we consider the circumstances OF the
campaign feel ne should congratulate our
selves even In defeat. year ago the demo
cratic party was nearer destruction and dis
solution than ever before In It's history IL was
almost . wreck. Thea the people revolted
against the administration which was trying
to betrzy the party into an abandonment Of It's
principles The Chicago convention repudiated
the administration snd declared for the old
faith OF the party. This. OF course pre-
eipltsted = reree eonniet In the party. and re-
suited In having the whole power OF the na-
tional administration thrown against II.
Thus the nght vas opened The majority
Of the populists. who also favored bimetAIIism.
support But II vas an almost impos-
sihle task In the time AL with
the limited means at our disposal TO ef-
leetIvely organize these hitherto antagoaIstfe
forces. On The other hand had arrayed
against the banks. syndicstes. corporations
and All those great combinations representing
the money power OF thi. country and Europe:
nine-tenths OF the great city papers and the
national administration which had been elect
ed oy the democratic party. The republican
committee controlled money without limit and
the great corporations and other establish
ments used all their power to influence the
voters OF hundreds OF thousands Of employees
against Us. We relied almost wholly upon the
plain people. widely scattered over the coun-
try. and almost wholly unorgznixed at the be.
ginning Of the Fight in July In the face OF all
these disadvantages the goldouzs won only By
the skin Of their teeth
Al least one glorious result has been
achieved The democratic party is now dem
oer2tie In principle ss we'll as In name. II Is
once more the party Of the common people.
Freed from the presence and influence Of those
who would destroy II. II they can not use it for
selfish ends IL will grow In strength until IL
will become aIl-powerfuL The people mean to
do right. and they will get right in time. Our
allies will cooperate more cordially with Us
in future when they are assured Of our SINGER
tty and constaney. Indeed hope for such
realignment a. will result in q practical union
OF all forces opposed 70 plutocratie rule
Mckinley is pledged 10 mAIntain the gold
standard do not believe permanent and gen
eraI prosperity 70 be possible under that policy.
II be can do better than Cleveland and HArri-
son and prove Is mistaken. veil and good /
will be glad II the country ean be made pros
porous. even under the gold standard I will
gladly welcome the promised prosperity II is
comes In the meantime urge our friends 10
20 on al cnce with the work Of organization
Let Us be thoroughly organized and prepared
fo- the next battle and we will vim Piatoc-
raey shall a0t reign In this land We will have
country ruled BY mea. not ny money"
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