Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-07
Murat HalStGad Oh The Political Situation
in New York.
The Irish Enthusiastic for Blaine.
The State Sure to Go Republican in
November.

Mr.. Murat 1IalStead, in dispatch on
the 29th inst, from New York to the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, on the
political situation, says:
The average New York man usually
opens his budget of information to an
| inquiring stranger with the observation
that the observation that the political
situation is u profound puzzle, and the
local politicians, as rule. profess perplex-
| ity. If they attempt to go into the mer-
its of the matter they say that the result
is a question of kickers-there areiRepub-
lican and Democratic kickers-and some
thing depends upon the hardest kickings,
its location and the bearing thereof.
INDEPENDENTS AND NEWSPAPERS.
"The discOntented Republicans of New
York appear more formidable when
viewed from distance than close at
hand. Half dozen wellknown names
seem to echo often in the distant noun
tains. But here they count only as
@ OOLOh SOICos 1AAC IfC VI OLA nCAA
known newspapers that are against
Blaine, though they would naturally take
part against the Democratic party. make
an impression on public sentiment that
is not justified. There is not one of the
kiekers who is not suffering for its pains
in business, with the exception of the
Evening Post, which has a peculiarly
solid constituency and is and has been for
half century the most distinguished free
trade publication in the United States.
1t seems to be going on in the old way.
Much has been said of the fact that the
Tribune is the only English morning pa
per in New 7 Ork that is strong and con-
sistent for Blaine. 1t is more important
to know that the Tribune has largely
gained in circulation within two months
so largely that it is put to psess an
hour earlier than before the Blaine boo N
set in, Pretty clearly the Republican
dissatisfaction does not, when they stand
up in rew to be counted, amount to
much. There is more literary than po-
litical ability among those who are seek
ing supernatural moral elevation. There
are several exalted leaders, all ambitious
and honorable men, and but few follow
ers, and those who are following are
chiefly young men of the fantastic type.
They are appealed to as pure and spotless
beings and are anxious to show that they
should be SO classiged.
THE Rig DEMOCRATIC REVOLT
The Democratic revolt is far more
serious affair." Those things Of which
TammaDy warned the Democracy at
Chicago have come to pass. The work
ingmen are down on Cleveland generally
and bitterly. Tammany, trampled and
choked under the unit rule. emerges
from the convention powerless to help
the party and would seem stubbornly
resolved on mischief. l have the au-
thority of one of the most famous and
radical and intelligent and disinterested
of the leaders of the wOrkingmeD for
the statement that there can be no mis-
take about it. The labor organization
will fight Cleveland. They say that
Cleveland's vetoes taken together have
proved beyond doubt that he has no sort
of sympathy with labor. and that he has
given signs that cannot be mistaken or
ignored that he is with the monOpollSts.
"The Irish element here go for Blaine
with more decided movement than Is
seen anywhere else. This is expressed
in thousand ways, and there IS no
longer any doubt that it will be felt IN
the fall. do not overstate the matter
when l say that the best informed here
are of the opin ion that Blaine will come
out even with Cleveland in the city or
New York, and that he will have an un-
PARALLEL majority in the deuntry. Re
ports from the
STRONG REPUBLICAN, COUNTIES
are that they will all give increased
majorities. Some Of Blaines friends
two months ago hesitated as to the pro-
pIiety of nominating him to the Preslr
dency, because, according to appearan-
ces. the State of New York was against
him. 1t was easy to say that he could
win without the State of New York, but
it was hard to see how could do it eSpe-
cially if in the face of the country. New
York was surrendered in advance. Now
there is no State more confidently and
intelllgently claimed for Blaine than
New York, and the current Of public
Judgment and enthusiasm IS all this
way. The incompatible blunders of the
Democrats at Chicago have prepared the
broad road for Blaine to the Presidency.
People are rapidly falling into the habit
Of regarding him as already elected.
The candidacy of Cleveland has gen.
orally come TO have a humorous aspect
The solemn ceremony of informing him
.o-day at Albany that he is the elected
standard bearer is theme of much
The terrible situation that
,he country would be in if he should
lecline has provoked the smiles of those
capable of levity in affairs of State.
Fashion Notes.