The sun., 1884-10-12
rHB FACTS AMOUR TH1 BUTLEh
CANVADA

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Sen-
ator German. as manager OF the Democratic
canvass. has given to correspondent the ioi-
lowing extraordinary statement. which Is tele-
ernphed to and published In the Cincinnati E'-
Qiirer OF Oct 8:
In the state Of New York the Prohibition vote will
fully equal Buffers vote about 2sooo do not think
Butler will get any more than that The Butler move
ment 10 nothing but an auxiliary to Blanos campaign
snd It 10 the opinion Of good many OF my frends 'has
before the November contest closes there VIII % VIZ
tusI electoral union Of the Butler and Blaine vote.
think 4, Ia coming to that look for Batter and Blaine
eiecto ticket New York. and perhaps In New Jersey
and Connecticut and Massachusetts We do not count
on less than $1,000 majority In New York
A United States Senator Is presumed to have
honor enough to tell tho truth. sagacity sum-
clent to get correct Information about the po-
liticai status OF each State. when he undertakes
to run tho machine. and brains enough 70
mako some calculation rs to results. boy IL
years old can fguro bettor than this Senator
has done.
He suppresses facts. II tho Butler move
mont is auxiliary to Blaine. why has he not
forbidden his subordinntcs to efYcct fusion.
giving half tho electors to Butler-ngatnst
Blninc-in Michigan. Minnesota. Kansas. Iowa.
and Nebraska? Why has he permitted tho Col
orado committee to offer two electors to Butler.
II fusion should give them ono' Why are
urgent negotiations on foot In California. Wis
the Peoples party to take half the electors on
fusion with Democratic cleotorsY no,,
crats rats urge fusion thore. which was Instantly
and contemptnousy rejected by tho Peoples
COMMITTEES Is it possible that Senator Cor
ncima existing facts2
Tho most absurd OF all the statements is In
openly conceded 10 ba botwcen Butler and
Biaino: Tho Cleveland prosS admits tlnt But. Butler ..
75.0OO--th the Butler adhcrents claim over 100 900.
And with such u strength az that the Demo,
snn tho two n
chusstts! Many OF tho tax roeepts have lspsed.
sH% i 5 ~ sstsss e0 Ss yS' Bano IL Mss" snd
as vNst majority q thss. gns men they fear would
iS" Damocratie M Nomination butler pollsd ID. 600
to 1000 for tho Democrats. the same result will!
saw tho demonstrations. Boston. Lowell Lynn.
! Springfield. Worcester comprise the centres OF
voters. An analysis from tho data already on
hand would place the Republican vote OF 1888
.Pout Free Trade
Robinson 10000 $ SS 5ssr TnSSS isSSS ss "' iaS ,S:s
buffers 's' 10000 c,,'s,ana e S ,.on q, Hs'i.s e.
and able, to SEQ figures. find that Massaohu-
VIII bS coscly STATE oy wth d
! bnlNB anu DulBT ehVn uuVlnE D6tWCBn IVO.UUU
and 81. John 20 900.
TINS 0hS dmsy S,ys tGsGs,c1 sss in to oStsPsS
ton GonG to Butler and the bolting free trad
As for New York. those who do understand
the extraordinary rush to the Peoples party
ocratiS il calculations. Yet It may be explained
upon one hypothesis. those grcat Democratic
organs. the Herdtdnnd the Times. and the lessor
| lightR all apluIOusly conceal from their rpaNSrd
the daily meetings Of thousands OF voters who
hoSshoa oSI aahfSSR Ss% York as rsSPIs
esrthguaEe When It Shakes up, tho masses
" accepted the statements OF Gorman. or
paeed confidence In Bnrnum: Before the lat
y tha
votes Just as he plonses. Connecticut to-day
hns State es cse hs insS @
New Hampshire can do tho same: 20.609 10
New Jersey, hold AZ tho power: 35; 900 IN !ndianA
tor than can. But saw enough to know that
Who 90 @ t9 his standard. but TspSSiIcans. ,xtter
ss %os A'3RHS RSasy v4 Ss ks
vote Sr BqsisS W Soo NY YeTE VII no j. 400
day that vote is divided thus:
From Garfield. $50 o ,t"SS .S & S S"n" sr sS 4 sSns n
rrom IISnsosks cock osroo' 4oo'o 1000 iooon o1 10000
To-day tho voto stands. II 1000 new votors
nre equally divided between Blaine and Cleve-
land; C!syeand 400. 900; blaine. 100000: But
Ter. 160. 900: ST. John. 40. 900.
II there should be a fusion between Blaine
and Butler the placid German would be buried
under nm avalanche like that In Siberia. which
cnyers the mnmmoths OF ages 1000 years ngo.
Mr.. Blaine may be elected by the boom which
25000 Ohio majority mig hit give him. and
which would demoralize and depress the
in localities where a fusion success would
otherwise prevent an election by the people in
November. Mr.. Cleveland is defeated now and
always has been from tho moment OF nomina- l.
ton. II the Peoples party succeed in theil
Efforts to secure enough electoral votes to hold
tho balance OF power. and forcs the Republi-
cans to q choice between Butler in the Electoral
College or Cleveland by the House. Buffers
election In December Ia Just as much a fore
gono conclusion as that the sun will rise on
that day BLANToN DUNCAN.
LOUISVILLE Oct. Z. 1884.