New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-23
BAY STATE POLITICS.
A REPUBLICAN "wALK-ovER"

II was never more certain 10 give "a kcphDu'ah
victory than It is today This is IN no sh"l o'p'c'
due 10 the action of the so-callcd lhdepehHeh'S
ed bv men of well known free udoe ihcilh"''o"N'
they caused alarm AT once among the "d""''',
and the worknrmen. Massachusetts, thrlvcS by us
manufactures. There are some lew tha' nave
come SO well established as not to be dependent
,nop the maintenance of a high tariA, but even the
stockholders in such manufacturing establishments
do nat want the tariff revised by the Democratic
Marty winch IN Congress has bCcu continuously
hostile TO their interests.
The Indcncndent movement here was started oy
several prominent men ana Two VI nv ~.
paners. and. like the movement III NeW-lo'N'
16 10 greatest strength in the beginning. III
has failed to gain any recruits ana 10 d" apr"
auces Is steadily declining. Hence, II Ueheiai hu'-
lcI had not come out as Democratic canuu"'c W
,,,,sol "a cleveland there would not have been much
douht about Blane's carrying the state bu' is
tbin0s stand now the Republican victory promises
90 hc q notable one The Democrats are utterly
dcmoralizcd Mr.. PlymptOn, chairman oil theH
St,te Committee and MI. Drnhwater, the treas
nrer TWO of the most prominent men III tie Demo-
cratic party IN this State, resigned Their places some
timc ago and declared for Butler On iI'u"S'
Colonel Sweeney. chairman OF the EAecu'Nc N'''-
uittce. resigned declaring that he cou'u ho' sup
.,r, .,,,b - man rs Cleveland for President. When
Clio committee meets next saturday scVcl'H h"'c
rc.icnntIons are expected. OF course uh"'' SUI"
circumstances. ii is impossible for the De"o. i'''
~ do ANYTHING, and the activity OF the IL" in"',
n,udcnts IN behalf OF Cleveland has assr"'"''"
the evil for that party.
The Iudcpeudeut leaders aCe men not Ike" ny 'H'
De,uocratic voters: and they are constantly l''el-
tL,t i - q GOOD thing for Cleveland 80 get lid
Of Kntlcy. and circulating ridiculous ialNehoods
ohout Hutic,'s having entered into bargains Win
Rlaine such ak only cXaSperatcS Butter h'''"9'
and no one will deny that he Is III" most P'P"'''
Democrat tie state has known IN twenty S'"iS'
Ii requires no argument to prove tnat' u'O'"'
has been demonstrated ut the polls hu'''' mao
NOT changed lie is the same man t"-''y anu
ayo,ys the same principles rs hc ana Wheu ~ t''
oo nno ,,o,,, votes AS "A Democratic candidate for
Governor tnau Hancock got for fr'-''u'' ~ 'n'
so,pe year Cleveland was elected Governor oi New
York. a al received only o07 more votes Than nan
cock cot IN that state which is positive proof thA'
R,ilrr was n much moro popular Democrat III ms
AVN State than was Cleveland ia hls state. thhor
,h,., circumstances for tie Cleveland men to I'M
nc,cb Buffers integrity Is to inipeach the D'mo
cratic plrty in this State, which IecosuH'' '"''i
a. its leader when II last gave an cNPcS'o" "
orinion on the subject previous |" Tue N''''S'
Convention There probably never was q "''S'
hinder made by the Democrats Than tha' "' 'u'"F
inc ButIcr anl his supporters for handful "I lnu'
nepdcuts. and 10 hold those independents WIZ ="
eouol 10 holding a handful ol dry sand; the harue'
thc attempt made to keep IT the ld'lT d''' "
escaps A
Hnu,r,s calm and undsturbel over the stormy
ne,tcl0 talk of the independents. lie told il'n"
,,storday that the more lies e that KIND clcu
i,,cl nhont him from that quarter the worse 1t
would he in the end for the persons responsible Tor
them"
How many votes viii General Butlcr get in The
State (" was the question proponndcd 1" MI George
T. Mcneil secretary Of the Labor olg'h/at'"h
which is TO hold State conference ~ tl"b Guy
Augnst - ." In my OPtnron,' WINS tho IcPy' no
will ret alout 10000 votes. He VIII nave "o''ci
orranization than the Cleveland Democrats ." lac
Vii stort nG with nearly all tine elective Demo
cratic o:kers his side. lie Will get Two Nolc' 10
cleveland, one IN this state. look upon the But
i.r moycmcnt A. the organization ola WORKING
mans marty. which VIII be the great party OF the
future"
RntI,r's friends are to hold State Convention
next month and place AN electoral ticket IN tic
field The GrccnbaCk wing of the buticr movement
VIII hold its convention here September i. 1t Is
sand that the Butler party Will place IU'I STATE
Congressional and local tickets IN the hcld rs the
only way to make effective the beginning OF theW
,.' ,,.'rtv Hntlcr Will have thcc Stale Commit
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dependent Democratic Committee -
The Iudependeut or AdulaIuitc tOnimittec Is al
work circulating SchurzS speech ana slli'l9l uo.,-
u,cls The ottccrs of the committee zen abUi' !he
great progIcSs their movement - iHIb n3' anu we
cheering IL ports they receive nut IKE TIE CoHiu
Zee in New York. furnish nothing 10 hu'HlHi!l'"'"
ibasc claims N lille all indications are OF contrary
kind. The sO-callcd cheering letters are ho' pup
llshol OF exhibited. and the names OF luo Wits
.re moi piycn. Nothing nut" gittcrng genrrailttts
in the way of talk given ioI pubilcatlon, prop
allN bccause there is nothing else Ia give Inc
tiuth is that the Independents are greatly dsc0W-
a-ed over the --latest devclopwehls 81 Inc canvass.
They find that Cleveland IS no such man rs thc}
took him 10 be; that his record Is exceeding WI
nclabie: tuat hc was Il Trend oi TRAITORS u"'ME the
war: Sheriff vino made Illegal ana excessive
charges. and Governor who has been th" -i'adiaSt
friend and abcttor OF di,ltputahle no''e'' Su'h ~
Thompson Davidson and Mclaughlin.
line Morcv letter Disclosures have also hIu ut-
pressing effect the Democratic canvass fcople
do not forget that the same managers are at the
front for Cleveland n oncer0 ol ihe 'enocIal'3
National Committee. who concerted ana circulated
tie Infamous Morey letter torsery. iiad'gy wa, the
ulgauiLcr oi the IlahCock i1tP'oiI',"' III 80
Ills diSreputabie career rs the agrll OF p'2u' HSI-
auce companies and tn. protector ~ sWuuihg cor
puratiOn, was fully exposed 10 ~ 'Ih, - 'H
SAO and at that time Nj. Kelsey. Secretary ol
htte for Ncw-Jcrscy. Il well known Democrat Sdil
over his own gnaturc that la1ry was N'"tl'!ItI.
That was published in IuE lIBtN' long before
.he kiOr,.y letter was cOucOctch anu bdihuW anu
the National Democratic Commute" knew eAi'lS
what KIND OF aInan iia'ioN "us n'I ,ntl o,,,-
ployed him TO do their duty w"lk. bl'h'lSoh'
who WAS the assistant secretary OF the committee,
winch MACE ho now holds. has long been drawing il
salary nom Hubert q. lhompsons department
Facts like those disgust Hlke honest Democrats ana
Renuhicaus and when they $50 Cleveland let
about by such men they cannot help but icJ0lce
over his certain defeat.
her. with the lndrpcndeu: Committee last week,
and he underworld to miusc lile Into their opera
lions by telling them that Cleveland had chance
al carving Ohio. But whatever else the ludepcnJ.
cuts arc they are not born FOOLS amt hence. could
find little encouragement m ilOadlys promises
Inc Republican Committee Is now engaged ~ the
mel ,niIiarv work Of organizing the state canvass
NJ. Lodge. who viii doubtless lee elected t. Con
pioss from the Win Distlict, IS taking An ailV'
rat i'm the work of the canvass. ne N1t, luu iu'i'