The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-29
OUTLOOK.

DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK.
The Presidential election will occur
one week from to-day. A glance
over the real situation will show that
the outlook for Democratic success is
more cheering than it has been dur
ing the past thirty years. Let us see.
In October, 1880, the. Republicans
were wild with enthusiasm ever as
sured victory In Novembe:. Indiana
was then in the list of October States.
Ohio gave 22,00O average majority for
the Republican State ticket. Indiana,
purchased by Dorsey and the Repub-
licans. dealt q fatal blow to Democ-
racy. Even West Virginia, by a
meagre Democratic majority of a lit
tie more than 1000 left the State still
debatable ground.
Garfield catered on the last three
weeks of the campaign with all
these advantages. Business meetings
were held in his favor. Roscoe Conk-
ling, then and now the greatest
orator and statesman of his party;
Henry Ward Beecher, Gen. Grant,
George w. Curtis, Carl Schurz, Bob
Ingersoll and scores OF other speak
ers were at work on the stump
for the Republican candidate. The
Herald, Times, Evening Post, 1sle-
gram, Harper's Weekly and Puck
redoubled their efforts infavor of
Garfield after the October victories.
With Garfield pledged and Arthur
a candidate the Stalwarts made the
fight their own. Arthur personally
managed the machine. Garfield was
the Half-Breed's saint. Mt q soli-
tary Republican opposed the ticket.
The monopolists and spectators,
richer then than now, responded to
every call for money. The business
exchanges throughout the country
and the young Republicans were for
Garfield and Prohibit. on had practi-
cally no existence.
What was the Dem 0cratic situa-
ton? The blunder of q word or two
in the Democratic platform subjected
the Democrats to Misrepresentation
and excited the fears of the laboring
classes. The Democratic candidate,
an officer in the regular army. could
not vote and had no civil record.
Discussions among New York DEM
ocrats were bitter and wide spread.
What is the situation thls year,?
The Republicans are disappointed at
their failure to obtain q majority in
Ohio after their profuse expenditure
of money, gross fraud and the per-
sonal efforts of Blaine. Their hopes
of breaking the Democratic line are
by the sweeping DEM
victory over Greenback
fusion and Greenback brides in West
Virginia. Enormous business meet .
[ngs are being held In New York and
other large eastern cities for Cleve- ,
and. Conkling stands aloot. Grant :
g as silent as q tomb. Arthur is !
ukewarm. Bob Ingersoll keeps !
closed lips. Beecher, Curtis and :
Schurz are advocating the defeat Of :
'
The Herald, Times, Evening Post, '.
Horper's Weekly, Puck, and all the !.
nti- Blaine Republican papers, en- y
outraged by the October results, are
triking sturdy blows for honest gov
rnment. The Stalwarts sulk in
heir tents. The money of Jay
Field, Huntington, Sage and = =
10 rest has been squandered in -
'hio. They will hesitate to give :,
lore to a hopeless cause out of their V
drunken e%xchequers. The Demo- e.
ratio platform invites the confidence Al
the business and laboring classes. r.
rover Cleveland, the hero of the ~
reat victory of 1882, has been tried ~
the Executive of New York and VI
'und to be able, faithful and fear ~
ssly honest. st John will receive >,
larger vote than Butler. -
The Prohibition movement will be "
rOnger than ever. II has staked w
) all on making q national mark, =,
ID should it fail to do so it's cause III
ould be- forever lost. 1t is a good ~
alf-way house for honest Republic :"
ms who are still too prejudiced to ~
'te a Democratic ticket. These are .n
ain facts within the view of every III
telligent man. Moreover, the ster- se'
'g sentiment of the people is with III
rover Cleveland. They like his W
lrdy honesty, his blunt. unpretend- VI
9 truthfalness and sincerity. Sure w
no one who reads understandingly 'n'
d without prejudice the signs of ~
e times can doubt that New York, ~
diana, New Jersey and Connecti- ~
t will give their electoral votes to nc.
over Cleveland and clean govern 'u'
mt. Surely the Democratic out We
* Is most assuring. VI
un
an,
OF THE SAME FEATHER. cit
The New York Herald gives a pen l
'ture of the Blaine-Fremont circus ha'
which has been recent Re
travelling in Ohio, Indiana, H. bin