The Dawson journal., 1884-10-16
New York no Longer Doubtful.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta constitution.
If any man harbors doubts about
New York, he should read up on
the action of the business men in
New York city. There is a STAN
pede to Cleveland and Hendricks
among the large business class of
the metropolis. In the produce
exchange q Cleveland club has
been organized with membership
of $50, and this number will prob
ably be increased to 1000. Fully
one-third Of this membership con-
sists Of men who have heretofore
voted the republican ticket. In
the mining exchange large num-
bers have been enrolled under the
Clevland stanard. In the cotton ex-
change they are organizing very
strong Cleveland and Hendricks
club; and in the stock exchange
several republicans are at work
forming a Cleveland club. Nor is
this stampede Of business men con-
fined to the exchanges. The down
town merchants of the west side Of
the city met Tuesday, regardless of
party, and formed Cleveland and
Hendricks club. The promoters of
the organization are in good part
republicans. Mr.. III. K. Thurber
is one of the officers of the club. He
has heretofore been a republican.
1t is proposed to secure permanent
headquarters and enter at once
upon vigorous campaign for the
democratic nominees. AS things
are going Mr.. Jay Gould will soon
feel solitary in his position that
Mr.. Blaine's success is essential to
business prosperity. The business
men do not think SO. They seem
to think a clean and honest admin
istration is above all else thing to
be desired. And those who have
carfully canvassed all businses cir
cles of New York express the opin-
ion that fully 70 per cent of the
business men will this year vote
the democratic ticket. The str ng-
hold cf the republicans in past
years has been the stock exchange,
and even that promises to fall into
line with the produce and maritime
exchanges.
The action of the business men was
all that was needed to make New
York a sure democratic state.
Now Tammany has indorsed the
ticket, the party presents a solid
front,while the republicans are di-
vided and harrassed beyond all pre-
cedent. The stalwarts are luke
warm; the Germans are going over
in body, and scarcely a township
is without body of independents.
Never were there more division
and detection in the republican
ranks. The party is fairly broken
into pieces. st. Johns vote will
reach, it is thought, 10000, on ac-
count of Blaine's dodging the pro-
hibition amendment in the Maine
election. st. John recently stated
that he would get more votes in
ome towns of western New York
than Cleveland or Blaine, and
there is reason to believe he knew
what he was talking about. There
is really no chance of a democratic
defeat in the great state, There
will be no bribery, no frauds, no
corruption at the polls this year in
New York city, for the machine is
powerless against democratic Off
cials. The Irish people who have
stood by the democratic party
through thick and thin are man
ifesting their old zeal, and the But
Ter farce is on its last legs. New
York's thirty-six electoral votes
should be counted for Cleveland
and Hendricks in the same way
that Georgia's twelve are-the one
lot not being surer than the other.
Plain Questions.