National Republican., 1885-12-16
mn versus Cleveland.

As soon as the November elections had
demonstrated the probable maintenance Of
southern solidity, by the usual methods,
and shown Tammany in the ascendant In
the Empire State, 1t became apparent, from
numerous surface indications, that Tam
many and the solid south proposed to
control the next Democratic national con
vcntion Evidences Of this determination
have accumulated in the six weeks that
have elapsed since the November voting,
so that, at this time, 1t is a well understood
and scarcely questioned fact that Tam
many's man Hill is In the field for the
presidential prize and that his ambition
accords with the wishes Of the ruling
Democratic faction in New York.
A brief paragraph In the NATIONAL Re-
ruBLICAN's New York special of yesterday
illustrates the prevalent feeling among
Democrats in that state. Ex-Collector
Daniels, Of Buffalo, being in town, the Ma
T1oNAL REPUBLICANS correspondent incl
dentally interviewed him. Mr.. Daniels
said, among other things:
The Buffalo people are pleased with Presl.
dent Clcvoland's message, and think he will
make the best Democratic President In our
history. But his name will not be mentioned,
In my opinion, at the Democratic national con.
ton IN 1858. Gov. Hill will go there with the
delegation from this state, and be nominated,
too lie can show his big majority over Clcvc.
land In this state, and say that he can do II
again. Oh, he has the energy, the political
chiCancry, and all the essentials to whoop up
the grcut unwashcd Democracy to his stand.
ard.
That the Democratic party In New York
is making the display of billionaire on
the capital Of a bankrupt Is a proposition
readily dtmonstrable from official figures.
The national Democratic party, stalking It's
horcs on New York, is in the same boat.
Let us look at some Of those figures.
The total vote in New York in 1854 was
1,1Tl,3l2. The total at the last election
which resulted in victory for Hill, was
1,C2l, ,l3S, or liz, Ia less than in the presi-
Dental election OF 81.
The Cleveland vote In 1854 was 563,04s,
while lin in 1855 got sol ,lls, showing
Cleveland ahead Of Ilill to the extent OF
Gl,C3O
To an impartial observer there is not
base the pride that sWclls the soul of Tam.
many, II would take great many square
yards Of such statistics to show that Hill
is stronger than Cleveland or that, on q
full vote, any Democrat can carry New
York.
The truth is-as candid Democrats usu
ally concede when quietly talking politics
xpi frtn hn
cratic party lost its political sagacity TWEEN.
ty-hvc years ago and has never recovered
even moiety thereof
Through Republican treachery Mr.. Cleve,
land, who occupied an elevation above hi:
party, was enabled to secure in New Yorl;
1,047 more votes than Mr.. Blaine, and this
with the stolen votes Of notoriously Repub
licsn states in the south, gave the Demo
Gratis the frail, fraud.pollutcd tenure Of
| power over which they have gone wild.
| The Democratic "vlctoryn Of 1884 rests
on no substantial basis. 1t does not prove
that the people are in favor Of the Demo
cratic party or its policies 1t shows only
| leaving out Of this estimate the frauds o
the south-that 524 New York. Mugwump
Lis reform professions; or rather that thost
52i Mugwumps disliked Mr.. Blaine, ant
found in Mr.. Cleveland's reform profes
sions an excuse for betraying their party
That is all there is of Democratic ascend
cncy In New York, for the election of 1ss
proves nothing definitely except that abou
lt00C0 voters did not care to 20 to the polls
If the hackers Of Hill can find any salts
factlon IN the fact that his vote this yea
is GO,5S3 less than the vote cast for Blain
last year, they are welcome to it.
Meantime the friends Of Mr.. Blaine d
not Gnd their confidence in him shaken b.
contemplating the fact that his vote wa
seventy odd thousand greater than wa
polled by Mr.. Davenport for governor Il
the canvass for the current year. In fact
we know of 70 statistics which the admirer
Of Blaine and Logan can inspect with
greater degree of enjoyment than the NeN
York election returns OF 1855.