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Show last, It is always hard to reelect re-elect a man, no matter how good he may be. J It is hard to tell just what caused the great landslide of the 8th inst. President Harrison is rcparted to have attributed itto bnd csrnpaign management. Foster says: "The people challenge tne judgment of the country ou the McKir.ley bill and the verdict must be -accepted as the will of the people that a different policy must he adopted." Senator Quay says, "lack of votes.'' McKinley doesn't know. Democrats Demo-crats say the republicans fo;c.d the issue of the AlcKinly bill and force bill and the country pissei judgment upo.i them. In our bumble way we have an opinion that thtr were r umerous different causes. Lithe .-ouih tbefcrce b ll played an important part. In New York the nomination of Whilelaw Reid, an enemy of organized labor hurt the cause of republicanism. In Colorado and other western states ; fusion worked against the republican paity. In fl'linois the flopping of Gresham and others had their effect. The dissatisfactit n of the laboring elassef, brought about in various ways, was probably one of the greatest causes. The McKinley bill helped, and, |