Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-11-13
THIvos POLITICAL.

will, under the Law, meet in their
respective States on the second
in January and vote by
ballot for President and Vice
President. The next step in car
rying out the will of the people as
expressed at the election will be
the Joint session of the Senate
and House of Representatives on
the second Wednesday in Febru-
ary. when the. electoral vote Will
be counted, and the result de-
clared. There is, of course, no
provision of law to restrain any
elector from voting as he pleases,
and it was the original design OF
the framers of the constitution
that the electors when assembled
should act Independently, in their
individual capacities, and not as
a body; out it is not likely that
this discretion will ever be exer-
cised. AS the Republican candi-
dates will have clear majority of
all the electors appointed, little
interest will attach to the declara-
tion of the result.
s.s
Mr.. Bryan bears his defeat with
the dignity and composure expect
ed of him by all who know the
manliness of his character and
his power of self-control. To
come SO near the goal and yet lose
the prize must be a terrible dis
appointment to man animated
with an intense ambition, but he
Is young and fh h1ts the best part Of
| life before him.. He will not sulk
or go to pieces physically or
mentally, but will continue to be
a potential factor in the politics
of the country.
Defeated aspirants for the pres
idency have, without exception,
borne their rejection with FORTH
tude, no matter how great may
have been their sense of humilia-
ton or feeling of regret. Some
have not, however, long survived
the contests in which they were
engaged, but these were, as rule,
men past the prime of life, or in
failing health. Greedy died few
weeks after the election of 1872
from the effects of the strain that
he had suffered in the campaign.
The man who had most reason
to show resentment and disap-
4 pointmsnt was Tilden, who was
cheated out of the presidency, but
he calmly went back to his bust.
ness pursuits, and spent the latter
days of his life in peace and quiet
4 Blaine, who came within 110(
votes of election to the presiden'
Icy, must have been bitterly disap
pointed, but he gave no outward
evidence of his feelings, and went
to work on the book he had com
menced to write before the cam
paign set in. Seymour took lit
: tie part in public affairs after nj
: defeat. General Mcclellan wa
Governor of New Jersey. Harrison
J returned to the practice of Law
which he seems to enjoy more thar
he did the honors of the executive
chair. Both Clay and Crawford
after their defeat by Jackson il
: 1924, returned to public life, AM
closed their careers with brillian
! achievements.
y Mr.. Bryan will not lack em
ployment or position or lucrativ
practice, should he resume tn
: profession Of law.
!. 1t is reported in Washingtoi
J thats-Sir. Hearst, proprietor @
! the New, York Journal and Sa
! Francisco Examier, will purchas
: a newspaper in Chicago, possibl
the Journal, and offer the editor
ship to Mr.. Bryan at very larg
salary. This employment woul
probably be most congenial to hin
i and would keep him PROMINENT
! before the public eye. He coul
i mold public opinion preparation
= to the election of 1900, IN whic
! he may again be a candidate. A
|, present it looks as if the nomin,
n ton of the allied forces, shout