New-York tribune., 1884-10-23
OUR FRIENDS. TIE ENEMY

There Il nothing that would contribute more 10 heavy
than careful distribution OF electoral ballots These
shod be placed by the Monday evening before the cleo
NowYork especially the voter shond not he forced 10
get hs ballot at the polls but should have tho oppor-
Times.
In word. mako 10 convenient for recreant Re-
pubcans to sneak mp to the polls and vote against
their party without having any open traffic with
the Democratic distributors. This will be In keep
ng with tho skulking candidate for whom their
ballots will be cast. Liko master, like men. Gov
crnor Cleveland has not dared discuss any public
question during his canvass of false prctoncos Ilo
has skulkcd under cover and kept hs tongue In his
check. And rccrcant Republicans, who are ashamed
to lot their ncighbors know what they arc doing
arc to vote In a sncakng way.
W. have distributed million Of our own documents,
day-l" Independent Republican" Address,
Already distributed q million. chit And Maine
went Republican by big majority In answer to
tho half million sent her. while Ohio acknowledged
tho other half million that sho came IN for IN the
same handsome manner. Let tho distribution pro-
coed by all means. Lot "our documents" lilo
around In all the other States between now and
election day thick as tho leaves in VaombrOsa. II
Mcssrs. Blaine and Logan arc tho men we take
them for. they will forward to Mr.. Curtis hand
some subscription to aid in the circulation Of "Our
own documents"
The people have right to know the real person for
whom they voting when they deposit their ballots In
the boxes When they cast them for a dummy In the
dark they get cheated oven If they succeed in cecng
hm n. \. sun.
The Republican party does not nominate such
men. President Lincoln and General Grant were
men of such strong mind and individuality that
they exercised a controlling influence upon great
party. President Hayes was never supposed to be
the tool Of anybody. President Garfield, as all
know. was tho master of his own administration
and if anybody supposes that Mr. Blaine will be a
dummy, he does not know much about politics
On the other hand. there Is no man In either party
who imagines that Grover Cleveland would be any
thing else.
The bulk OF it came from above the Post Oaicc IN Y
World
The procession and the meeting came from New |
York. II YOU have an idea that few gamblers who |
are interested in destroying the business of the |
country, and a few importers who are interested in
bringing in foreign goods whether the business of
the country is destroyed not constitute the city
of New-York, you are considerably mistaken.
Tho collapse Of the Independents inevitable from
the outset liy the nomination Of Mr. Blaine ana the
adoption OF the dogma of protection In the platform, the
Rcpbnn party dcclarcd It's opposition to the policy Of
free trade. This position was even more unequivocaly
established by Nj Baines elaborate lccro acceptance
The Independent, had neither manincss to
meet s issue. They had made free trade their shbbo-
lc. but their following too incd and uncertain To
be Of any real significance IN political contest Accord
ingy. they Caiy attempted to disguise the matter ana
raised the that the issues OF the canvass were not
political, but moral.-.Ihc sun.
Even tins strong statement docs not do justice 10
the facts. The issue was not made by the Rcpub-
leans but in great degree by these same coward
ly and dishonest Dependents, who promised the
party the support OF great Republican
bolt if they would favor the Morrison BILL Oh some
other first firm step toward free trade That |
party, greatly impressed by the clatter of the De-
pendant journals, made such an agitation during !
the winter and set aside other business 50 COM |
plcey IN order to force direct issue on the tariif
question that 1t became impossible to make any |
other more important to the people than this
Then having hcpcd the Democrats to force this |
issue upon the country, the Dependents tried forum
away from It as soon as they found the Republicans
prepared 10 meet them.