The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-11-13

From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, November 9.-lt will be nc
ticeuble that the shrewdest Democrats are not
attempting to cXpuin Bryan's defeat. 'Si.ih-
cient unto the uay Is the evil thereof Nc
kin!cy was elected IccauSc he got the most
votes, and no good can come of labored CA
plantations as to why and how. II amy Demo
crut knows OF votes obtained by means which
can be proved TO he illegal, II Is his duty, as IL
patriotic citizen TO make an exposure Ill orGeI
chat the guilty may he punished, but II IS ldie
to waste time i'll showing up other methods
which are old as the Republican party. This
is IL good time for Democrats to follow the CX-
ample of Uncle kemusS fox and lay low and
carefully watch the other fellows. Although
Mckinley has won, his supporters are far from
being united upon single one OF the questions
which must be legislated upon, and whether
he can secure such legislation as he desires from
the next Congress Is Il question yet 10 be an
5wered. The control OF the Senate is still III
doubt, and Notwithstanding the republican
majority i'll the House, Speaker Reeds personal
ambition may be counted upon to prevent that
body being entirely at the beck and call OF Nc
kiulcy.
for any new expression of opinion on the part
oil the democratic party. The party is thor
oughly alive, as II has been from the day OF ITS
birth, and will continue 10 be as long us free
and untrammeled opinion is allowed 10 exist III
this country. but inasmuch as 1t has just failcd
co elect either the President or majority OF
the House, it is not called upon to outline II
policy That is for Mckinley and the Republl-
cans 10 do. When they shall have done so will
be time enough for the Democratic party to de-
should join with their Republican neighoors i'll
getting as much benefit as possible out OF the
boom which the capitalists are pushing, and
which il is hoped will be as permanent as IL has
been sudden. All of us are i'll II position To
welcome prosperity, no matter from what
source il may come, and he VINO rel 10 10
so because lis Ideas have failed OF lndor. eInent
II the polls stands III the position OF the man
who biz his nose OF 10 spite hIs lace.
senator Butler, Chairman OF the PopullSt
National Committee, has not improved his
popularity with Democrats by the nguagc
he makes Use of i'll an address 10 the people. on
the cainpuign. He starts out by asserting that
The Peoples party Is the only party that sup
ported solidV and unlLedly the great and Vital
ssues represented i'll the andldacy OF Mr.. Bry-
an" While technically true. this Is calculated
To miSlcaJ. He closes by making Il prophecy,
that ''thc Peoples party Will Lc the nucleus
around which the patriotic hosts must ana VIII
gather to redeem At betraS cd republic ara 10
restore prosperity 10 an oppressed ana outraE-
cd people, without DoSluS as Il llNal OF Scna-
tor Butler in the prophetic held, will venture
To say that his prophecy Will read- very queer
i'll the summer of 1900, when the Democratic
party n0mnates Its next PRESIDENTIAL caudl-
date. senator Butter means wcll-fOr himself
but in his zeal To make personal capital cut
OF Democratic defeat, he has UvcrdOne the
thing ana done himself more harm than good.
Ii was not friend of secretary Carlisle who
suggested that he might represent the gold
Democrats i'll Mckinlcy's Cabinet. 1t may be
that the gold Democrats deserve Il representa-
tive in Mcknlcy's CubInct-maEy be!leNe That
his election would have been impossible with
out the woes of TIE gold Democrats but
should he desire TO pay that dept, which is eX-
tremely doubtful, ne would probably md 1t
difficulty to tind 1t gold Democrat of any stand
ing who would he willing To lccunc member
OF hls cabinet, and it would be IL safe 100 to
bet that Carlisle would not. 1t Is understood
here that some very big Republicans are III the
lcal by which an attempt is to be made to have
Mr.. Carlisle sent to the Senate by II COmDlna-
rion OF Republicans and gold Democratic votes
in The Kentucky leg station.
Bryan's defeat is nothing for him to be
ashamed OF. A Change oil less than 26,OuO
votes divided among nine states, and vary ing
frGm l0l votes III the lowest 10 IL 100 i'll the
uig hest would have given the electoral votes
ii additional states, Il total OF 90, TO Bryan,
ind would have elected him with votes to
spare When some over jubllanJ MckinleyIte
r.ts too gay about the alleged overwhelming
nature OF the Mckinley landslide, just call bis
uttensiu to these facts.
seer tirN Gardner has secured rooms for the
permanent hcuGquarts tor the National Asso-
cIatiun Ot Democratic Clubs. the organization
Of which it is proposed To keep up right along.
Mr.. Gardner Is also secretary OF The Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee, and its head
quarters will he located ut the same place, al
though il will have no work to do unIl! the
opening of the Congressional canpai2n.