Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-19
DEFEAT OF 1894
SOME FAR.FETCHED EXCUSES
ARE MADE By REORGANlZERS
Republican Measures Recommended by CIeve-
land Largely the Cause. Democrats Would
Not Stand For Il. Even Missouri Went
Republican that Year.

The Nashville Banner in trying to ex-
plain the disastrous defeat OF 1914 de-
feat which the democratic party suffered
when Mr.. Cleveland was president and
| while the party organization was in the
absolute control Of his Friendships that
the defeat was due to the refusal of the
democratic majority in congress to COM
ply with Mr.. Cleve!and's wishes. If the
Banner will take the trouble to examine
the record, it will find, first, that the
bill recommended by MIR. Cleveland was
identical with bill introduced by
Senator John Sherman a year before.
Was Senator Sherman in the habit Of
introducing democratic measures?
Second, a larger percentage of republic
cans than democrats voted to support
Mr.. Cleve!and's recommended ion. Are
the republicans in the habit of furnish
ing votes for democratic measures?
Third, when Mr.. Cleveland's policies
were submitted to the democratic voters
two-thirds of them repudiated his
actions. Are the democrats in the habit
OF repudiating the administration of a
man elected by them without grave
provocation?
1t is certain that Mr.. Cleveland repre-
sented the minority of the party-quite
small minority, in fact-in his financial
policy. BY what right, measured bv
democratic principles, does the Banner
complain of the refusal of majority to
be led by minority? The fight against
Mr.. Cleveland was made at the
primaries. The advocates OF bimetallism
presented their platform and asked for
instructions.
Mr.. Cleveland and his friends never
make that kind OF fight, even where
they have majority. They never pre-
sent clear, we'll defined and honest
issue. Like the republicans, they at
tempt to DECEIVE the public in their plat
forms, and like the republicans they re-
sort to every species of unfairness at the
polls. The republicans understood MIR.
Cleveland when they gave his admins
tration such cordial support on the
money question, and Mr.. Cleveland
understood the republicans when he
gave them cordial support during the
campaign. There seems to be very
clear understanding between Mr.. Ceve-
land and his friends on his side and the
republicans on the other side. They
work together tremendously whenever
the interests OF the money magnates are
at stake.
The Banner ought to try again and see
If it cannot furnish better explanation
of the disaster that overlook the demo-
cratic party in 1894. The reason for that
defeat is very obvious. Mr.. Cleveland
betrayed the party into the hands of
Wall street and the democrats were so
disgusted that large number of them
did not go to the polls at all. Even
Missouri went republican. The Banner
says: "It was the democratic members
Of this congress (the 53d) who failed of
reelection and their defeat did not argue
the unpopularity Of Mr.. Cleveland and
of his policy" While it is true that a
great many silver democrats went down
to defeat in 1894 the record will show
that larger proportion Of the democrats
who supported Mr.. Cleveland were de.
feated than of those who opposed him
in fact, leaying out Missouri, there were
only handful of democrats north of the
Mason and Dixon line.