, 1884-09-07
JNo. =. Editor.
THE PARTY GOING II PIECES.

to pieces OF the Republican campaign dur
ing the past week or more, the Philadel-
phia Times in the course Of Il long and
ably written editorial says:
How the Western political breakup is
to be healed at this stage of the contest,
now defes the most sagacious Of the Re
publican leaders. If they could not hold
the Blaine lines with the Cleveland ebb
that gave them a full month of advantage,
how are they to halt the Republican disin-
tegntion when the Cleveland forces are
about to get into solid column and take the
aggressive 2 Unless there shall be some
exceptional advantage gained by the
Blaine men within the next few weeks,
he will become the tagging and losing can
didate and without hope of a re-
turning reaction in his favor.
Doubtful as New York and West
Virginia have been regarded by the
Cleveland men, it is too clear to admit of
dispute that Massachusetts, New Hamp-
shire, Connecticut Ohio, Illinois, Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and even Iowa and Kan
sas are now as doubtful for the Republic
cans as New York and West Virginia
have ever been for the Democrats. The
Western political breakup is likely to be
u, ,he cIn n.on @aualond u y n on no, onIa
nossihle Int even probable. without an
electoral vote in New York or New Eng
land.
II can no longer be denied that Mr..
blaine's campaign which was inspired
with much vim IN ITS early stages has
lost much OF ITS aggressive enthusiasm
and the wonderful reaction which has
now set in seems but the io%rerunner of
disastrous defeat Even in the National
Observation-Disclosures No., -
e'e'"s "o do
lnernly As a marriage Deh- Con
tubutlons winch IN former campaigns
streamed IN are now exceedingly diilcult
to procure. Chairman Jones secured
his position on the understanding thai IN
consideration OF the honor he was to con.
tribute SiOO,OOO TO the campaign iund.
Once elected however, he furnished no
more and no less OF the needinl than any
other membe oil his committee. a cor
respondent OF the Washington tdp'tdt
writing from New York says that not only
Is there 4 lack OF money IN the committee,
but the management has been distress
ingiy bad. Jones has turned out a miser-
able failure aud positively refuses to con
tribute any money unless he receives a
well endorsed note as a guarantee OF its
repayment Continuing his. woefnl tale
the correspondent Rays
Not a day passes th'' prominent men
knhoeuI,n en away ,h m" h. t"e nsPup ps
nerson to receive them There seems 10
be no head nor tail to the party manage
ment and the effect Is being widely felt
Added to this Is one other strong factor.
In New York City, the metropolis OF the
country, Blaine has only three daily
papers which support him. Two OF these
have beer entangled IN complications with
their printers and are now run as rat or
non-union othees. The vote OF the
worklngmen, which II was confidently pre-
dicted Mr.. Blame would receive, has been
reckiessly turned away from HIM by the
papers which give him their full support,
both OF which are now boycotted by every
labor organization throughout New York
city. The principal one OF the two pa
pers in question, the New York Tribune
has not been well conducted since 1t has
passed under the control OF Whitelaw
Held and its w~retehedly inane manage
'
ment since the campaign opened has been
the wonder of gods and men. The
Tribune since Jay Gould has had a finger
IN the pie, has been the ~outspoken repre-
sentative OF the too utterly tom-ioolery
which charactenzes the organization OF
society INTO distinct castles under a repub-
hcan form OF government In ITS
" feeble way 1t has encouraged the grow
ing m~onopolistic tendencies OF the wealthy
classes n has been the iawning lick
splttle of the so-called hdut ton. which It's
editor Is so DESTROYS oil entering Every
n that might encourage generous emu
iation or arouse manly ambitions IN the
breast OF the toiling working people was
ng1dly eliminated IRON the Tribune
column by the etiemlnate and snobbish
Nh. Reid.
With such backing as could be furnished
by this enthusiastic but giddy creature
Mr. Blaine could have no hope OF making
headway into the good graees of the
working people