Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-09-25
THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN:


A Washington letter of Friday says: TO
say that the Democrats are encouraged by
the developments of the past few days is
putting it indeed mildly. TO say that they
are wild with enthusiasm would be also
overstating the case. eff indications mean
anything, however, said Secretary Post of
the Congressional Committee to the New
York HorM correspondent to-day, 1--WE are
on the road to victory both in the Congress
sional fight, of which am perhaps more en-
titled tospeak, and in the National struggle
for the Presidency. 70 begin with, take the
State of New York. Everything we get from
the New York ,StM to the contrary notWith-
standing. 1t is my native State and | am
there a great deal. From all over it there
comes news of men who have never before
voted the Democratic ticket who will do SO
this time. AS to the stories of losses on our
side, they are shown by investigation to be
untrue. In New Jersey l do not think there
is any doubt of Democratic success. I have
talked with members of Congress from that
State within the past few days and [ count
it as certainly Democratic.
"Ohio is of course the battlefield. The
Republicans see that their only hope is to
carry the State in October. To lose it then
would be to acknowledge defeat Their
campaign would collapse at once if they
should lose it. The result is that they will
from this time until the close of the polls
yes until the end of the count-strain ev-
cry nerve and stick at nothing, no matter
how disreputable, to carry the State. What
will be the result no man can fOretell. AS
to Congress, the House will be Democratic
again by at least strong working majority.
"The Republicans are very much dis
couraged about the South. They are more
b. ~ of hot h0
there than to gain anything. [ do not see
how they can possibly get over nine men
from the South at the most and the number
may not be more than half so many"
Regarding the "Mulligan letters" the ver-
dict was summed up in single sentence by
Mr.. Post in the conversation, part of which
is given above, in which he said: "To use
the suggestions of the New York Times, if
the people demand anything less than alb
sOlute horse stealing as a reason why MIR.
Blaine should not be President they certain
ly have it in those letters"
A Western Republican Congressman who
reached here this morning had long talk
few days since with Ex-Governor ST. John,
the Prohibition candidate for President.
Mr.. st. John told him that both the Repub-
licans and the Democrats would be utterly
surprised at the vote which he would poll.
He confidently predicted that the prohibit
ton vote would reach million, if not
more. He estimated that in his own State
of Kansas his vote would be 100000, and was
certain that it would be 1000 in New York
State. He also thought the prohibitionists
would have vote perhaps large enough to
effect the result in Wisconsin, Michigan,
Iowa and Ohio. He characterized Blaines
lodging the issue in Maine as not only a
cowardly, but very silly act, and one that
had received the unmiXed contempt of those
who are on both sides of the question. He
said Blaine's declaration that the question
was local and not national was on par with
the declaration made by Hancock as to the
tariff in 1880, and that Blaine would find to
his sorrow that it was national question.
The Congressman was much impressed with
these remarks of the great temperance adj
vocate, for, as he confessed, his own obser-
vations as to the West have led him to sim
liar conclusions. Mr.. st. Johns criticism
on Blaine's lodging is thoroughly apprecia-
ted in political circles here. If there is one
thing more than another which has contrib
uted to whatever popularity Mr.. Blaine en-
joys, it is his custom to toe the mark. The
very reason why the sentiment Of his party
has been rather in favor of cOndonlng his
blunders or his wrong doings, as the case
may be, is simply because of the apparent
manliness displayed in dashing ahead with
out regard to consequences. The Opportu-
nifty presented to him at the recent election
in Maine was a supreme occasion for the
display of nerve and independence. Had
he availed of it, whichever way he decided
would have been greeted with admiring
plaudits, strengthened him in the hearts OF
his friends and brought accessions to his
standard. But he quailed before the test,
lowered his crest and exposed the sham and
mockery Of his claim to the white plume.
A New York dispatch of Saturday says
Following in the track of the Produce and
Maritime Exchanges, the New York Stock
and National Petroleum Exchanges form
ed Cleveland and Hendricks Clubs this
afternoon, a large majority of the members
of which are Independent Republicans.
They will open on Monday joint head
quarters at the Stevens House, near the
Exchanges, and begin active campaign
work Immediately. Members of the clubs
have subscribed S500,OO0 to defray the eX-
penses. The work of organizing Independ-
eat Cleveland Clubs in the Cotton and Min
ing Exchanges will begin on Monday next.
They will both have a large membership,
with immense resources 1t was these eX-
changes that got up the business mems
scare which elected Garfield. They intend 4
to have monster parade within a month,
NcAAAN
out for Cleveland.
The dry goods merchants on Broadway
will organize Cleveland Club Tuesday.
This afternoon the hide and leather mer-
chants hung out an immense Cleveland
banner.
The boom gotten up for Cleveland by the
business men of this city in the past two
days has had wonderful effect. 1t seems
that the leading spirits in each of these
clubs are wealthy Republicans.
Speaker Carlisle was met in his office at
Covington, Ky, the other day and ques-
toned as to the part he is taking in the CAM
said he had made number Of speeches in
both Ohio and Kentucky, and was expect
ing to do some hard campaigning before the
election. He had received more invitations
to speak than he could possibly fill, and
modestly added that he supposed the rea-
son of his services being in such request was
the high office with which he had been IA
vored.
"Who do you think will be successful in
November 2"
''I do not think, but am morally certain
that Governor Cleveland will be our next
President"
"Why?"
81 am too busy to 60 into long eXplana-
ton, but will give you the figures and you
can work out the result: There are 1873
electoral votes in the South, and Mr.. Cleve-
land will positively carry every one of them,
no matter how much talk there is about
West Virginia, North Carolina, Florida or
Louisiana being in doubt. Then he will
Just as certainly carry New York with it's
&c votes, New Jersey with 8, and Indiana
with IS, making 2l3 votes, - more than are
really required and then we feel very SAN
guine of carrying Connecticut, Michigan,