Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-11

WHERE hONOn ~
The Democrats ought not to take all
the credit to themselves for the election
of Cleveland and Hendricks. 1t is but
fair to bestow credit where credit is due.
They owe nothing to Butler; he
neither helped nor hurt them. But st.
John and Roscoe Conkling were i'm
portant factors. Likewise the Independ-
emit Republicans. And it is more than
probable that the Independents were
composed mainly of the Stalwart wing OF
the Republican party of New York, the
same being the especial followers and
admirers of Mr.. Conkling. 1t is quite
apparent from the close vote in New
York that we could not have succeeded
without all of this aid. After all, the
Democratic victory Of last Tuesday dates
from the Inauguration of the row be-
tween Blaine and Conkling at the begin.
ming of the Garfield administration.
Conkling fancies that Blaine drove him
from the Senate. In turn he has con-
tributed largely to the defeat OF his old
antagonist for the Presidency. Both are
even and the Democracy are happy. In
the meantime we cannot afford to throw
too much cold water on the valuable
services of our esteemed friend, Mr.. st.
John.
Upon after.thought we are disposed
to be a little self.critical for being SO
positive in the above speculative para
graph. OF course, the result is very
largely a speculation. This being so, it
is fair to look at the uncertainty from as
many points of view as practicable. The
comparatively small Democratic majority
in new York City and Kings county,
in round numbers, $1,000, rather sur.
prises us and needs accounting for. The
Democratic leaders looked for, at least,
$4,000 and hoped for 100, 600. Some
four or five days before the election. a
coterie of the richest men in the country,
Jay Gould, Cyrus W. Field, ETC., Toasted
Mr.. Blaine at Delmonico's.e Up to that
evening Cleveland had been the ~favorite
in the pools. The next day he was sold
for n to two. The Republicans be-
came jubilant at once, and the evident
calculation was that the millionaires had
promised New York, in good faith, to
the Republican nominee. And this
promise, to all intents and purposes,
seemed fulfilled. The work was done
where it would count most heavily, and,
had not the country precincts deceived
the Republicans, the State would have
gone for Blaine by a substantial majority.
This seems about as clear as any specu'
| alton can well be.
st. John, the gentleman whom We
have declined to compliment with his
W beverage, helped more than any
body to destroy the influence of the
money-bags in the metropolis. Many
who voted for him, had he not been il
the fight, would not have voted at all
but enough Of them would doubtless
have come back under the Republican
banner on election day to give New
York State to MI. Blaine.
We have to take q second sight OF
Butler. Queerly enough, according t.
our way of looking at it, his votes, also
were very important in Cleveland's car
rying New York State. The scheme
was to collect disaffeoted Democrats
about him. His forces fell off wonder
fully, however, as election day ap
preached. They were dissipated init
thin air, SO to speak. Now what became
Of themi Many Of them kept thei
mad up against Cleveland, and fearing
that their votes would be lost on Butler
gave them direct to Blaine. OF tn
few thousands who remained Butterflies Il
the end. enough, had Old Ben been ou'
Of the 6ght, would have gone for Blain'
to make his election sure. They wer'
nearly all hot.headed Democrats who
We belive, did not hate Blaine more bu'
loved Cleveland less.