Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-11-19
ACLOSE CALL.
How Near the Democratic Can
didate Came To Being
Elected.
To the Editor Of the Enquirer.

To the Editor of the Enquirer.
The Democrats have reasons to
congratulate themselves on the mag
nificent showing made by them in the
recent contest. Prior to the conven-
ing of either of the national conven-
tions no person on earth had the
courage to predict that there was a
possible chance to elect Democrat
as President of the United States.
On the contrary, it was on the lips of
every Democrat that by reason OF
differences between President Cleve-
land Democratic Congress. growing
out of opposite views on the tariff
and financial questions-in which
Mr.. Cleveland, with an iron hand
and bulldog tenacity, attempted to
override Congress and compel it to
vote as he directed-legislation was
blocked to such an extent as to stam-
pede the business interests OF the
country. A tariff bill was forced
through Congress which did not pro-
vide sufficient revenue for the run
ming of the Government. To this was
added depleted treasury, left so by
the former Republican Administra-
llOIl lOI NlllCil VIC WCiC l1Ob ANolOPA
ble). Bond issues became necessary,
add all of this was in the face of hard
times. A general panic had spread
all over the country. The general
cry went up for a change in the Ad-
ministration, and everything pointed
to the election of a Republican Presi-
dent.
When the convention met at Chi
cago the friends of Mr.. Cleveland,
almost all of the officials under him,
made desperate effort to control it,
and in their efforts to indorse the sim
gle standard platform they were act
uated bv the same influences (Wall
street, that controlled the action of
the st. Louis Convention. But, for
tunately, the people had some honest
Representatives there, who were
elected in their respective localities
to make platform for the common
people, and not for the bankers; and
when, by more than two thirds
vote, they nominated WilliamJ. Bry-
an, the gold-bug delegates (after hav-
ing remained in their seats during all
of the proceedings), bolted the con-
vention and held another of their
own liking, and Bryan, being too
young, or, as they term ed him, the
boy Orator. they nominated two
Rip Van Wrinkles, who, not having,
any future, had nothing to
sacrifice, and Palmer and Buckner
became convenient annex to the
Republican Campaign Committee.
The readers of this article will dis
cover, when the official returns are
completed, that William J. Bryan re-
ceived more votes in the United
States than were ever cast for any
President heretofore elected. He will
have more Electoral votes than any
candidate who was defeated. Ac-
cording to the returns as they are
now reported, change of 10000
votes, distributed in the States of
Indiana, North Dakota, Oregon and
West Virginia, would secure him the
requisite number of Electors to make
his election a certainty.
In the State of Ohio he received
more votes than Bushnell for Cover
nor last year, whose plurality was
92, 900.
In Hamilton County he received
the largest vote ever cast for a Dem
ocratic Presidential candidate, and
Notwithstanding the determined eff
forts Of the boilers, and money with
out limit to assist them, aided by the
outrageous intimidation and coercion
of employees of corporations, bank
ers, manufacturers, &C., he received
4, 900 more votes than were cast for
Ex-Governor Campbell last year,
when this county recorded her larg
est vote.
The Democrats of Ohio can feel
specially proud, having made a gain
of four Congressman, and in addition
to gains in almost every county in
the state, reduced the majority 1,100
in Stark County, the home of McKin-
ley, and q gain of over 5000 in Cuya-
hoga County, the residence of Mark
Hanna. To this must be added a
gain of over 10000 in the state. If
other states had done this we'll there
would be different tale to tell.
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