The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-10
SETBACK TO THEM.
Last Week Dampeued the
Irdor Of Republicans
y VERY SORE OVER RESULT.
I've an INSPIRING Meet ON
!. mocrnts when Congress
Meets Next Month.

Lgton. November 7.-President
has a word to say. He is back
ngton at his desk, and so far as
de world knows is combining him
tly to the business Of being presi-
is badly hacked, however. There
estion that he and those close to
$ administration are very greatly
hted over the almost universal
lie gains shown by Tuesdays cleo
ley are particularly fearful because
$eat strength shown In those States
bold stand was taken in support
rjnciples of the Chicago platform.
that their fond hopes Of the death
kasm, as they call 1t, was idle and
5. The practical politicians are
krly apprehensive because OF the
Il New York; they regard the cleo
New York City as of particular sig
because 1t places the democratic
control of affairs in the city. and
back OF the party is the old time
he of possession of the city ma
which means so much in an cleo
lev see that this was accomplished,
hout the aid of the mugwump and
Eelements. Almost to a man the
Eof these elements. and what fol-
they have, went to the support of
Rw. The republicans may talk of
liability of Tammany being untrue
Democratic party, but they know in
karts that Tammany's greatest in
in democratic National success,
ID democracy's opponents can hope
Slutely nothing at the hands Of the
10 now control the great Tammauy
Result in the State is regarded as
pre significant from a broadly po-
|tandpoint. because Judge Parker
tailed from one end Of New York
bther as a repre- sentative Of Bryan
Very force that could possibly be
TO bear to prevent his election
Ought into the contest. His success
4inquesticnably a great reversal Of
sentiment
$ENTUCKY,S REDEMPTION.
clans here regard the results In
Ky as second only in Importance to
b New York. The pitiful showing
BY the Carlisle Watterson- Lindsay
mugwump goldites in this. their
Ind, shows that Kentucky has I'M
bably been redeemed by the true
BITS, and that in the Blue Grass State
the country at large the pretense
bcracy on the part Of the gold ele-
will have to be thrown aside. In
6dential campaign it fooled a great
beople-not that Palmer and Buck
enough votes to make any material
ice, though they did in Kentucky
u they led off from the democracy
many people who, after following
pr while. went into the republican
The shallowness Of the pretense oil
told men has now become clear to
ntry at large, and neither in Ken
nor anywhere else VIII they ever
to draw together as much as the
ial corporals guard. Their race IN
KY was made under the best pos :ible
IS. They had strong man as theil
e. and they had the assistance Of
old Cleveland elements that could
be got together. The result showed
ley polled very few, if any more
han did the populist nominee; that
hocrats are truly united on the basis
principles of the Chicago platform
ntucky is democratic for all time Il
Ind that that bluff, gallant leader o.
er forces. Joe Blackburn, is to come
the senate. displacing the Cleve.
rorshiper. Lindsay, and being or
give all sorts OF trouble to the re.
N enemies of the people.
ELECTION HURT M'KINLEY.
result In McKinley's own State hurt.
he narrow margin by which MARI
will go back to the senate, II HI
ere at all. cuts the president to thu
He had expected better things; HI
tened to the talk of the office seek
g out in the Buckeye State and hat
lre that everything was all right
1t is true that the republican can
for governor will have piuralit.
pit one-half as large as that whicl
ley received, it is acknowledged b.
ohio republicans that this does no
Mt the true relative strength OF thu
rGes. The trading that was done II
Pc Tor the senate was al the eXpens
pman, the democratic nominee 70
pr, and Bushnell, therefore, receive,
thousand votes which did no
ately belong in the republican col
Is great slump, all things con
from the vote in the presidential
there had not been a great chang
sentiment of the people, the predlc
Mchinley's friends that the repub
icKet would receive much large
this year ,haa it got in 1896 woul
IN verified. The conditions were al
Pie to republican Success. Hanna ha
coltrol an imme rse campaign fu:d
his back the full force of the re
National administration. whicl
Y been weakened by appointment
out strengthened by innumerabl
ckess promises of place, and h
thingH else in his favor. An analyst
vote shows that less than one hun
ai.ots properly placed would bav
the complexion CT the legi Stature
by no means certain even no,
anna will be returned. though tn
'iites are that he will be. The In
oht republicans elected to the leg S
VINO are now apparently very shy c
cing Mark Hanna, Will when th
ONES succumb to the usually yer
inducements so familiar to Obi
iai campaigns / do not mean I
mat each OF these gsntlemea ha
&c, out / do mtan to suggest ths