Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-26

a,;enated It's best followers. One
Republican congress had increased the
public appropriations thirty millions
of dollars. RoBEsoN's and KEEPERS
undisputed leadership in congress had
convinced them of the insincerity OF
any promise of reform from that party.
Disgust seized them, and they allowed
the elections of 1852 to go by default.
Astute politicians did not, however,
share the general feeling of Demo
cratic confidence. They knew the
proverbial capacity of the Democratic
leaders for laundering and that the
heat of Republican resentment would
cool in time. The position of the two
psrties before the people to-day con.
firms the accuracy of this judgment
If either has better record than the
other, it is because the other has beaten
1t in making mistakes, and this mega
tive virtue is all IL can claim of advan-
! tage.
The condition of the opposing par
ties in Ohio and New York is not en-.
couraging to their friends elsewhere.
Stalwarts and Featherheads war
for the loaves and fishes among the
Republicans of New York, and each
would contribute TO the success of the
common enemy rather than yield a
point of advantage to the other. TAM
MANY and TILDEN strive and divide
the Democrats 40 that the party that
wins will owe its victory to the con-
tentions of its foes. Ohio presents the
same picture. The SCOTT liquor law
offended the German Republicans, who
declared for the Democratic candi-
dates. But the Democrats could not
accept so assured u victory, and the
clamor for local offices ia Cincinnati
disrupted the party in that county.
Two tickets were put in the field, and
there is scarcely more harmony among
them than with the enemy. If the
German detection shall cost
the Republicans more votes
than the Democrats lose
in Cincinnati, the Democrats will
q elect their men; if Democratic folly
i. shall ALLEVIATE more of their own adj
J.. herents than their German auxiliaries
$ will compensate for, the next state
> administration will be in the hands OF
, the Republicans, and Republican
+ will fill Pendleton's seat in the United
n States senate.
a The Democrats of Iowa have con
, Quoted their canvass with wisdom anC
: vigor, and taking advantage of every
& salient point in the enemy's lines arr
Y hopeful of victory, though the odd
n against them make success appear al
e most impossible. At the last stat
n election, Sherman, Republican, re
y ceived 133,323 votes for governor
" Kline, Democrat, 1895, and 28,l4
rt were cast for the Greenbacll ticket
- showing clear Republican majorit
yof 81 ST. Democrats base their claim
w Netsuacess on the division OF the TX
- publcans, among whom there is fat;
A. disafection, especially among I'll
foreign voters, over the att
}. tudc of that party in fave
" of prohibition, The Democra
~ also have the favor of the strong agr
is cultural element in their unequivoc
he demands for a reduction Of tariff m
OF nopoly. If the dissatisfied Republ
H. cans can sink their war preiudices OF
a of sight and vote as they think, tt
lie result Will undoubtedly be in favor
"a the Democrats. For The Democrats
at lose Ohio and New York, witho
gaining Iowa, will practically dete
as mine the election OF 1881 in favor
ia the Republicans. TO gain either
i'll those two states will place both parti
er- in the field OH nm equalooting in Il
IL presidential campaign. 90 gain eth
he or both of them, with Iowa, will gi
be- reasonable assurance that the ne
re- president is to be Democrat.