Daily Republican., 1883-10-30
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New York is thoroughly Democratic
city, the majority ranging on full
vote from ~, 1000 to $4,000. With such
a majority of course the Democrats are
in power in every deparrmen. OF the
city government. Notwithstanding
the fact that the city is SO lopsidsdly
Democratic, with harmony in the Re-
publican party and popular candidates,
the State can he carried by that party
by handsome majority, Garfeld's in
1850 being 2l,O33. Since then, how
ever, through Republican dissensions
the State has gone over to the Demo-
Gratis, the Democratic majority only one
year after the Republicans carried the
state being l93,s24 for Governor
Cleveland. With this tremendous
odds in their favor, the Democrats OF
the State are troubled beyond concep-
ton for fear the State will flop back
again this year into the Republican
fold. This Of itself would be hard
enough to bear, but when the fear that
the State will vote for Repub-
lican President next year is added to
their troubles it is making them almost
frantic with desperation. The great
hope of the Democrats for next year is
in the majority that New York and
Brooklyn will give for their candidate.
OF course no effort nor expense will be-
spared to make it as large as possible.
To increase the Democratic vote, the
taxes are to be raised, so that every de-
partment will have plenty of money to
spend in buying up the purchasable
vote. In any ordinary election, the
honest Democratic tax payer would
rebel and smash tho machine that in.
creased his taxes, but in Presidential
year it is calculated that he will bear
an extra strain to elect Democratic
President, and even If few should
kick and jump out of the traces, the
leaders calculate to make up the def
cheney two or three times over by the
vote that can be bought.
The total appropriation for conducting
the business of the city this year was
$50, 500, ,535, an increase over last year
of 81, 1870, ,7O4, but for 1884 the heads of
departments are asking for an addition
of $4,000, 900 over this years appropria-
ton. The Tribune referring to this OK
tortionate demand, says, an examina-
ton of the department estimates we'll
illustrates the expansive ideas of the
Democratic rulers. The largest item Of
increase, 81, ,033, ,5S7, is to meet the aldi-
tional State tax imposed on the city by
a Democratic Legislature. The amount
of increase in the estimates of some of
the departments is as follows Public
works, S49S, 43O Parks, 1915, 800 Chari-
ties and correction, $6Ol ,627 health,
$17, ,592 police $685. street clean
ing, SlA, ,537 fire, $780, and board
OF Aldermen, $l5,25O. The Sheriff
wants $24, 300 additional cause of a
new law passed by the last Legislature
transferring city prisoners to the care
of the wretchedly managed Ludlow
street Jail. The Aldermen want $40, 900
for contingent expenses and additional
sums to maintain clerks in idleness. 1t
Is Presidential year and all of the de-
partmeuts are asking for increased ap.
propriaions for salaries, supplies and
other things which will be useful to
carry Presidential election. 1t IL gen.
orally conceded that the result OF the
Presidential election next year will
hinge upon New York State with her
thirty four electoral votes and the result
in that State will depend upon the ma
jority given for the Democrats in the
city of New York. This will account
for the increased appropriations asked
for next year The city must be made
to give about 10000 Democratic MAORI
ty, without which the State will be lost
and with it a Democratic President will
be lost.