The North-Carolina standard., 1843-12-06
MR.. CLAYs WEAKNESS.

Mr.. CLAYeS WEAKNESS
We advened, week or two since, TO the polit
cal weakness ofsMr. Clay, and we now. addtc
what we said then, other facts going tosshow how
unpopular be is. .-.a.-. s--'z.-.--S =, S.
In 1885 Mr.. Clay did not IN m his ownsper
son, but in the persons of Others as in 1910. Then
Mr.. Van Buren beat Mr.. Clay's candidates, and
but for the frauds and fasehoods of desperate and
corrupt leaders, he would have prevailedsin the
late campaign In 1886 he got the electoral votes
of Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Con
necticut, New York, Pennsylvania. Virginia
North Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi
Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois Harri-
son, White, Webster, and Mangum got 124 votes
Mr. Clay was therefore beaten in 1886, with the
personal popularity Of four distinguished candi-
dates to sustain him. In l84e, Gen. Harrison,
the candidate of MIR Clay, received go electoral
votes by popular majority of only sixteen thou
sandl zsszt-'s
Now let US turn to the States in which MFR. Clays
name has been used as the rallying point of his
party since 1870 Here they are:
Name In 1910 she voted for Harri-on. In
l84l the tide turned against Mr.. Clay, and she
elected a democratic Governor by ten thousand
minority. She is now safe in the democratic fold.
Pennsylvania. This State also went for Har-
rison in l840 In 1s4l the democracy elected
their Governor by more than twenty thousand
majority, and they now have a large majority in
the Legislature. "Clear the way for Henry
Clay!"
~ CGroIina Here, again, the Harrison ticket
prevailed in 1s4O. Now, North Carolina has
democratic majority in Congress, and will vote
for the democratic nominee by at least Eve thou
sand majority. Get straw, somebody, and ex-
anime into the condition of the hard-cder
Indiana. The majority for Harrison in this
State was more than $4,000; and in l84e the
wings had six out of nine Representatives to Con
gresx Now the tables are turned. The demo-
Gratis have eight out Of ten members of Congress
Mississippi. Also for Harrison in 1870 Now,
the democrats have all the members of Congress,
the Governor, and majority in The l. gislature.
And this too in spite of Prentiss, the personal as
we'll as political friend of Henry Clay.
Louisiana. Another Harrison State. But MIR.
Clay paid her visit and she forthwith sent greet
ing to him the intelligence that all four of her
members of Congress were of the genuine demo-
cratic stamp. Bring out the sugar, and let Mr.
Clay lay tax ON it, for it rs used by the poor
mani
Ohio. This State went for Harrison by more
han twenty thousand majority Where is she
now? In the democratic ranks. Now, the demo-
Gratis have twelve members of Congress-theI |
wings nine, and the late democratic majority was
over six thousand
Connecticut. This State went for Harrison by
more than six thousand majority. Now, she has
10 whig in Congress-her whole delegation be-
ng democratic. Hurrah for the land of notions
New York. A word for the Empire State.
Here Harrison prevailed by more than thirteen
thousand majority. In the late elections there the
vhig papers distinctly stated that theeontest was
between Clay and democracy. And how did
hat contest terminate? In favor of democracy by
tuenty thousand majority! New York sends
hirty-four Representatives to Congress Twenty
fopr of these are democrats "Now let the clari-
On to the'trumpet speak"
New Jersey Another Harrison Slate by more
han two thousand majority Now, the democrats
have four members and the wings one member of
Congress from this State A majority Of the Le-j
gislature is also democratic. s.s e,...
Michigan In 1910 Michigan was whig
State. Now her Governor and three members of
Congress are democrats. Whiggery finds no
abiding place within her limits
Kentucku The den of the Lion Here the
wings had eIsUen members Of the last Congress,
and the democrats only two. Nowthey are even
five democrats and five wings. Immortal honor
o the dwelIers on the dark and bloody ground
Shall it be Ash or Magnolia ~ ses
Rhode Island Small in territory, but large in /
,oul> Henry Clay denounced her gallant sons in
ts42 as rebels and outlaws; she will remember
nim in 1914. lsi .1 b
Georgia Another Harrison State. In 1940
The sent an entire whig delegation to Congress;
low, the democrats have sir members and the
vhigstwo
Here are also seven States that have never !