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Show H FourVeVra ltxi obir B Grover Cleveland was elected B president of the nation and many H - people thought, aft'dlicyeflfiV B waseltcted by a large pYtfralit&pf Bfll vote, and that that pWjiihy 'ms in favor of his free trade policy. Hut tliis was a mistaken idea. If ve take the figures as given by the' statistician who gives the votes of the several status and makes the grand total vote of thr country 12,089,959. Of this number Mr. Cleveland received 5.55i43. leaving 6,538,81010 be divided among the other three candidates. Of this number Harrison received 5,178,581, Weaver 1,025,187, Bidwell 271,-650 271,-650 Thus it can be seen that 'Cleveland lacked 987,673 of half the votes of the whole country, and this places him after all as a minority president. I'rom present Indications the great apostle of protection will carry the country by a large majority. Hut nl.u'd there be aa many candidates in the field next fall as there was four years ngo, and one of them a strong silver candidate he inn change things wonderfully, so fai as the majority vole of the whole nation is concerned. But il must be remembered that this ns seen above is not the vole which elects the president. The question is being asked can any candidate be put in the field who will overcome over-come McKinley from the stai t he already has, and the diift of sentiment townrds him? |