New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-20
orR ERLENpN THE ENEMK

The independent Republican mQyewopt has got ITS
death blow IN Ohio. aud Is now waiting for lhe November
election, 10 hide It from public sight Few nov remain
with il except the proiess,d freetIadeIs- The sun
Few now remain in it of any kind, and the num-
her is constantly diminishing In Ohio, out OF
600 voters, not enough were polled to cause
ripple ON he surface, and shrewd men discuss the
figures with grave doubt whether there were any
Dependents in the State at all. There, as here,
they made great deal of noise without any power.
Republicans have failed in trying make the tariff the
leading Issue, me Glat laSS 81 Hor, Inn tbe ayr
humbug-l Herald's New-Jcrsey letter
Engaged in deceiviug its readers again. The
truth is that in no part of the State has any other
question aroused public interest except the tariff
which, in all the manufacturing towns, causes "a
remarkable change of votes
Among these Journals The Ner rork Times and Ercni'g
Post foremost. In view Of their agency IN ms iran
lction we NAV Justly inquire into the motives OF the men
who then swallowed camel, but are now nh'IihR 10
strain II They began by ransacking Mr. Baines
past record for scanla0us Incidents eNaggcmting them
by the aid of pcrurcd witnesses. ana Ringing mem aI
him with extraordinary vtuperation ana ferociy-lIhe
sun.
That Is the way it looks to outsiders but the
men VINO know that these journals had committed
themselves TO attempt to break up the RepuD-
lican party in the interest Of British manufacturers
can understand the otherwise Inexplicable reck-
leSsness of their assault.
Grover Cleveland has shown himself not TO he able to
resist PARTY dctation. His past career does nor Jusy
the belief that he would be able to resist the ncaculr
pressure that would he brought upon him. lie WOMB
have To act the servant of the Democratic party ana
Democratic party is not good selN ant O inc pcoPc
THE Hon Theodore Ro1 5eNelt
II would be well for Mr.. Curtis. who used to
pretend to care something about reform, if he
could treat the facts as honestly this real re-
former does.
The musical critic of THE TRIBUNE note the d.
miuuedo i'm ohio and the cresccndO i'll West Virginia.
lNcw-lork World.
Say rather that he can note,
1.-THE Shrek the groan, the bubbling cry
of the fast drowning Democracy. On every side
are to be heard submerged Democrats assaulting
the air with despairs high falsetto
III time for change, and the result Of last Tuesdays
election shows that the people mean to make change
New York Herald.
Yes, the people do mean to make a change-from
one Republican President to another. from Chester
Alan Arthur. of New-York to James Gillespie
Blaine of Maine. They don't mind changing from
one good Republican to another, but they are not
vet prepared to change from a Republican to a
Democrat. Not yet.
The Blaine papers circulating an absurd story mat
the Ioui. nna sugar planters propose 10 support ana
vote the Blaine ticket Ncw-lOrk Herald.
Quite likely they are circulating such story
because the planters themselves have organized in
large number declared such purpose. and Sc
lecled some of their own number who are now ON
the Blaine electoral ticket.