The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-09-18

Stances, easy 10 predict the cloctng Of
Mr. Quay TO an Office for which MI.
Day has every qualification and for
which Mr.. Quay has no qualification
whatever that he has permitted the
public to become acquainted with.
The TRUTHS that FIVE years ago the
idea of Mr.. Quay standing as candi-
date for any elective Office would have
been regarded as entirely preposterous,
but the $1,000 majority which was
given for the Republican Presidential
ticket last year shas inspired him and
his political co-workers with the notion
that they can afford to take risks that
few years ago they would not have
dared TO take. OF course the notion
that 81, 900 majority last year is any
measure Of a probable or possible Re.
publican majority this year is pre-
posterous one. Recent political hist
ory shows that by acting upon this
presumption the Republican candidate
might come to grief. Thus, in 1876,
Hayes carried the state 10y 1854 plur.
ality, but Schell, the Democratic can
didate for Auditor General, was elect
ed in 1877 by S,06S plurality, and
Noyes, the Democratic candidate for
State Treasurer, by 0,901 plurality and
this happened in spite of the presence
of Greenback party in the field which
drew its support largely, if not chiefly,
from the Democratic ranks aud polled
over $4,000 votes. Again; in 1880,
Garfield carried the State by 1926
plurality, but in 1881, Baily, the Re
publican candidate for Treasurer, had
margin of only 6,824 votes. This
was, of course, the year of the lndc-
pendent movement headed by Wolfe,
who drew nearly $4,000 votes from the
regular Republican ticket, but it should
not be forgotten that the same influences
are still at work-there is a Prohibi-
ton candidate in the field for whom
dissatisfied Republicans will cast their
votes, while many Others will not hesi-
tate to vote outright for man with
the singularly pure character and un-
assailable record of Mr.. Day. There
were many influences which oontribut-
ed Blaine's $1,000 majority which have
almost no bearing at the present time.
The Democrats last year let Pennsyl-
vania 60 by default, and very wisely,
concentrated their efforts where they
would tell with postiveness on the ul-
innate result and the Republican
majority of last year meant Democra
tic negligence, excitement concerning
disaster to the industries Of the State
through the possible anfriendliness to
the Protective policy Of a Democratic
administration and many other things
which will influence the vote of this
year little or nothing. As for the
Democrats, they did thoroughly
piece of work in nominating business
man of the best credit for what is
essentially business Office, and in
placing him on a platform which is at
once an effective arraignment on Re-
publican shortcomings, and a direct
appeal to interests which are quite as
pressing and important to very large
number of people of the State as the
tariff issue was or ever can be. With
such candidate and such a platform,
and with the aid of a campaign con-
Quoted with view to forcing the Re
publicans to act upon the defensive,
the Democrats should be able to reduce
that $1,000 majority to mere shadow
of itself. ,..t