The sun., 1901-08-05
OUEERt

QUEER!
An independent moyement-the cutting
loose of party yoters-for the common
purpose Of defeating the representatives
~ this or that party. which can poll Il
majority Of the votes east, does not con
stitute Il revolt against the will Of tn,
majority. II simply creates a new ma
juriiy. aud thus it, decisions are sll-
preme-l'he Morning News.
Ii j. a queer dictionary from which
th.. writer ~ the above editorial para
.:riiph. get his definition u The word
majority, aud ii is queer" political
,thooI iii which he has learned that
l@it u party voters from party which
t..n pof i majority of the votes east, is
aot revolt against that majority tia:
i holt from a majority party makes
nrw majority How. and for what:
Majority. says Wrl,ster's dictionary
/. ilc greater number. The election III
hi~ State IN 1896 demonstrated that thc
sreatcr nulnirr ~ voters were Rtpulli-
ranS. som. 1000 greater than the Demo
arutic vote. According to the dictionary
me Republican vote was the majority
s.te. wa> NOT 4 new majority" but 4
new record of a maturity recorded IN
1894. This recorded Republican vote, j.
proof thar the majority sentiment u the
voters ~ tlis State iii 1896 was Re
Publican sentiment: that recorded itseif
r - ti..t... :. ,taI
HAT hut for some unusual element work
ifg directly Il prevent such q result. il
would have been recorded M i INIT rar
tha Republican State ticket: 4 result
which every Republican desired Thr
l,emblirau yott being The greater num-
ltr. AMI the desire 0f ai thnse voters
q ine nnr dtsirt.l desire f,r Republican
success al tioWn The line--the holt did
init make Hew majority, hut was a!
r:ltly il revolt against the wili If the
majority H. il stands recorded ii The ~
turns ~ tlat cicction.
Iint what il ihe theory II the new ma,
iafify which the News advances: Here
i whnre tile News betrays it, boter
friends II Will ~ remembered that il
h#e iii the time b.en coalline III friends
/ iHtu gaoI humar aud subjeetion u the
] bolteIs' ruinoss policy. hy coutenlng
liat they were vetin. the H.publran
ticket when they voted the boltrr Re
publican ticket. 4 m"Tr eonsiimnate. ami
\ Wicked political deception thaIi that, was
uryer piHrtired uron 4 peopl" Now,
however, II defend the halter iradnr@
from tlic charge of having rrguIicl
against the VIII If tle majority lhp
j N"ws advances lhr theory that thc bolt
Halr new majority that Was stiprrm
II IFS decisions. and figures il ont -thai
Il thu only possible way " doing il
N adding III" bolter Republican y"tr
ta The Democratic vote. That Is lit thi>
ir ,lay III. Morning Ncws says, iii
b6ltcr Republican - 1896 voted tie BEN
nclaiic ticket. There is no escIrr from
'his conclusion. The supreme decision.
iii the election Of 1896 was iii favor. 81
~" STATE ticket of the ncmnrrati,
t53it 4 phI tI' Nti'' ~ tIlitl PdflA Wa
lW majority. Ihc Union Republican
ahu VOTED twpthirl- - Tho Republican
Natr a tlio State rs recorded Iii the ees
fioH of 1884, w"fc TN opponents u til
Democratic party the only opponent
vi thai palir ami could not III any na
'a.f - counted as assisting Ill srcurn
tnanoerntic success, Then how va. th
aew majority" makiis Tho supreme i,
isian euusiiiutrds III counting I'll
otter Republican vote u Democrat
3r. Either thai 81 ILL., theory IL I'll
ew majority fails.
The ,new majority" theory ihat i.
ialts all n hnltcr Republican voter
u rhe Democratic party ii rrvo
stinst ihe Will " ihr Republican iii;
yerity. i about til qnrerr~f defense III.
tl;t. been set np ~ the bntrr advocate.
qtrrrS tbr effort TIL Morning New
iis been mal>ils q prove tlstt thr boItci
lidn'f bolt. that the irrrguIinS are ii
Regulars and that i revolt by mil
f'itr for thr purpose nf defeating II
representatives ef / party which Vi
! nll majority % IT.. yntra east, tha
! aot constitute 4 revolt against thc NJ
4 ~ neiJnity.
I Saino leer things aplcar ii print. i
/ casionaly.