El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-02
CAMPAIGN Of
1882 NAY Be
REPEATED
Presidential Race This Year
Like Republican Blue
Year in Many Ways.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
UNPOPULAR IN PARTY
BY Frederic J. Haszin.

Washington, D. c, Nov. z.-Ine cleo
ton of 1882 holds the distinction Of
being the only one since 1850 Wher!
more than two candidates receives
votes for president in the electoral col
leges. ana practically everybody con-
cedes that the forthcoming election
viii be like the Cleveland-Harrison
Weaver race In that respect InS
present campaign bears another strik-
ing resemblance to that. of 1892. There
was a president running for re-elec-
tion. opposed by an eX-president Tho
third candidate in that race differed
from Mr.. Wilson in that he had pre-
viOusly run for president on minor
ticket
Harrison had been elected over
Cleveland four years before by New
Tork's swinging from the Democrat
TO the Republican column in the face
of the fact that Cleveland had q hun
dred thousand more popular votes In
the country than Harrison Some two
thousand votes had turned the tide TO
Harrison in Indiana, and there were
close returns in other states. The
clOseness Of the vote in many states
and the popular majority for CleTe-
land, admOnished the Republicans that
II they would hold the presidency IN
1892 they would have to adopt some
extraordinary measures They started
out by creating six new states IN the
hope Of giving themselves u new Re
publican senators and 20 additional
votes in the electoral college
UnBeat the Opposition.
In order to carry forward their ideas
they did what was in those days rec
ognized on all sides as legitimate poll
tics-Unseated enough OF the OppOsi-
ton in the house to afford q comfort
able working majority. After that the
house passed the noted force BILL,
which had for its purpose the federal
control OF elections in the south, under
the plea Of assuring the negro the
privileges OF the suffrage. But the
senate killed 1t BY talking 1t to a
standstiu and holding it there until
lican votes to prevent its passage
Senator Daniel OF Virginia, had won
over senator Stanford Of California, at
3 o'clock in the morning, and hObbled
into the senate chamber on his
cruChes to tell senator Vest he might
as wei stop talking Vest finished
his speech, however, and the force bill
was dead
when Prices Were Raised.
Then the Republicans added to their
record the Mckinley tariff law Of 1880
and the Democrats persuaded the coun-
try that their prophecy had come true
that it increased the cost OF living
without a commensurate increase IN
wages. In department stores articles
that had retailed for a quarter marked
up to SO cents, and there were other
increases OF like proportions on hun
dreds OF different articles The Re
publicans accused the importing de-
partment stores with being IN league
with the Democrats to break down the
tariff But on whichever side the
truth may have reposed, the fact re-
NAMED that the people did not ike the
AIeKinley tariff
But beyond the handicap Of its leg
islative record, the Republican party
was hampered by the personality OF
the president A man OF high purpose
and political integrity, Ar. Harrison
cold n
sonalities who antagOnized even his
friends. So amiable a senator as Shell
by NJ. Cullom declares that he was glad
to see Cleveland back in the white
house because Of the difference in the
atmosphere which greeted visitors.
And 70 hear the Democrats tell about
it Mr. Cleveland himself could some
times make its historic rooms as chilly
as an Alaskan snowbank.
Harrison Not Popular.
Few of HarrisOn's party associates
liked him. The late senator Hoar de-
clared that If Harrison were talking
TO 10000 men in q crowd ne would
make friends of all of them but that
If he were to see each one individually
he would anger them all Senator
Lodge declared that Harrison never
was able to grant request from
senator without assuming the attitude
that he was conferring q great favor.
Harrison had Blaine as his secretary
of state and the latter complained
bitterly OF the treatment he received
at the hands Of his chief. he told
senator CuIlOm that Harrison ignored
him and his family, and had studiously
neglected to treat him as one man
ought to treat another On the other
hand Harrison complained OF Blaine
treatment He said that just prior to
the opening Of the campaign he had
acted as secretary of state for a yea
and had. with his own hands, prepared
the documents of the department that
should have been prepared by Blaine
He said he did not mind carrying
soldiers knapsack when the soldier
was tired and fOOtsore, but that he did
think some evidence OF appreciation
should be shown for the service. He
added that he had kept the originals
had written, and that ne intended TO
show some day just how Blaine had
treated him. But he died without do
ing So Cullom says it was a case Of
Harrison being Jealous of his lieuten-
ant and Blaine dislOyal to hrs chief.
Before the Republican national con-
venuOn, Blaine wrote letter saying !
that he was not a candidate for the
nomination. However, three days be- /
fore the convention, he resigned from (
HarrisOn's cabinet and this caused !
many people TO believe that he was
ready to accept the nomination 9th 1
ers say Blaine's purpose Of retiring to !
IzEtTate lie was sincere. Many people 9
think Il Blaine had been an active I
candidate from the beginning he would I
lave been nominated for the third I
battle with Grover Cleveland. But |
Harrison, In spite Of the fact that he ]
had affrOnted nearly every leader Of /
his party, was renOminated without l
difficulty
Cleveland had some opposition from /
the Democratic party. Many Democrats /
blamed him for the defeat OF 1888, as 4
sorting that his famous One-subject /
tariff message had been the cause of 4
the trouble Others were opposed to /
him because Of his espousal of sound 4
money and opposition to free silver. I
But in spite Of the opposition he was I
nominated.
Weaver and the Third Party.
The Third party, or the Peoples (
party" as it was called, nominated /
Cen. James B. Weaver as its standard /
bearer. In the west it entered into a |
fusion with the Democrats in many
states, while in the south it combined /
with the Republicans. In five states I
the democrats nominated no electors. /
simply endOrhing the Peoples party /
nominees. Tt was generally conceded /
that Weaver might get enough votes /
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