The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-11-17
NATIONAL OUTLOOK.
4 VIEW or THE PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN FROM NEW YORK.
The Probable Effect of the Elections of
Last Week on the Election of Next
.soccia Correspondence Of The Chronicle

Year.
SDcciaI Correspondence Of The Chronicle.
NEW YORK. Nov. 13.-A view Of the
situation week after the elections, from
this point of view at least,-and what bet
ter point of view is there :-makeS or. at
Democratic hOpefulnes> pardOnab'e. Fol
lowing your instructions about plain speak
IL, | do not hesitate to say that plain
Speaking requires a confession that very
many good Democrats and patriotic men
in New York and in all the Northern
States have never, except during the Ill
den campaign, had great hopes Of Derno-
cratic success in national election. The
reason is not difficult to explain. The Re-
pqblicans have always-eXcept in 1876
had somewhat better management than
the Democrats. Besides that, they have
held the money.
1t cannot be gainsaid, either, that there
are many men here who have fallen into
the habit of voting the Democratic ticket
in local elections who never think of vot-
inr for Democratic candidate for the
Presidtncy Nor is the reason Of this hard
10 seek. / will illustrate it in this way ::
Many good Northern people who art in
entire sympathy with the Democratic par
ty and with Democratic principles, are yet
somewhat afraid to trust the Souti ern
Democrats not that there is danger Of
their erring in principle, but because they
are hungry. Their appetite for spOils, our
men have a notion, is ravenOus. For in
stance. men Of all parties here-good men
| mean,-are strongly in favor Of ivil
Service Reform as a principle. 80 Tar as
am informed there is no enthusiasm IN
either party in the Southern States Tor
Civil S.,ryice Reform. Your little exam
pie in North Carolina is a case in point. Ii
the Democratic press Of your State were
as earne silly in favor OF reform as it might
be, could it not secure the expulsion and
conviction of your errng Internal Reve-
nue. Collector? | do not hesitate to say
that if such a thing as the discharge Of a
deputy for such reasons in such a t1agrant
and open way had been made here, the
press and public opinion would have made
short work of the head Of the Collector.
Understand, it is not the patriotic and
leading men in the South we are afrai OF,
but Your masses; and your rather eager de-
sire for ssrunning' things in the good old
wav of Andrew jackson breeds IA certain
QstruSt
here is another reason why a certain
class of Democrats here fear their South
ern frentls-e>pecially if the Southern
press is to be believed with entire cr' dtnce.
They seem to wish total abolition OF the
tax on whisky and tobacco. This is the
protection>t's game to make a high tariff
nects-ary If the South becomes prOtec-
ZIONIST there is little hope of Democratic
victory in national campaign.
But alb nut the elections j: the retention
of a 90 Democratic majority in New
York i exceedingly favorable. True, the
one disturbing element we all have to f ar
i, kel y. But he may be kept quiet next
year If he is, New York will 60 Demo
cratic and we shall carry the Union. The
defeat of Butler in Massachusetts gives
grief to no Democrat here except the Sun.
The downfall of Malone is the best news
YOU have sent us from the South for many
year. Will not this totally dis>ipatr the
hope the Republicans in your State have
entertained Of success next year?
The outlook then is this We may car
~ New York. Certainly we have chance
to carry it. Ii we do the game is ours.
We have chance, too, Of winning Ohio.
New Jersey is still ours, and Virginia, OF
course. along with every other Southern
State. Pennsylvania it is foolish to hope
for and Massachusetts, of course, is Re-
publican. But with New York and Ohio
and the States which went Democratic
last time we are safe. Even with New
York shall win. Ii the DEMO- cratic
candidate be the right man, success awaits
the Democracy, >. Il.