Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-11-11
Brooklyn Letter.
Brooklyn, y. y. Nov. 6, 1856.

Brooklyn. y. Y. Nov. 6, 1856.
Editor of american
The hnal battle for 1856 has been fought,
and the results, as a whole. have been favor
able to the republican cause
To speak of local affairs, We have saved
all We had in this State, where there sas
anything at stake, and in the cite. OF New
York and Brooklyn have lost nothing simply
because We had nothing to lose In
Brooklyn the majorties have been slightly
reduced from last year, and 10 that extent
the republicans have gained. In New York
the old lines are so broken that the loss, If
any for future purposes, will be TO the demo
Gratis, as they may not be able TO win back
the lost tribes who went into the labor or
George movement.
The closest struggle in the Congressional
field was in the Sd District,at present repres-
ented by Darwin r. James, a man with
considerable of a Mugwump following, and
a Congressman whose ideas were not settled
on the tariff to the satisfaction of the &C
tive firm republicans. In the convention for
the nomination of Mr.. James's success or,
Mr.. 5. '. White, an active protectlonist and
warm supporter Of James G. Blaine, was
nominated on the first ballot, which stood,
White IS, James 20, with 10 scattering
The James mel refused 10 make the nomina-
ton unanimous. though urged to do SO and
thus prevent the unfavorable appearance Of
the vote for Mr.. James. A few DAYS after
Mr.. White was nominated, friend of Mr.
James was placed in nomination as stub
candidate. hoping 10 obtain the endorsement
of the democrats, but failing in this he
withdrew from the contest. The registration
10 the district in 1884 was IS, 462, this year
it was 2s,S90; the falling off was chiefly in
the strong republican districts, where Mr..
James had his indifferent tariff !" friends
This lack of republican votes and the
siabblng by Mugwumps, who in 1884 voted
for James, will account for the close vote
But We have, in Mr.. James's stead, real
live republican, who will aid IN the selection
OF a proper delegate to the convention Of
1888, Tin case it is necessary % 60 through
the form of convention to nominate Mr..
Blaine.)
In Mr.. White we have man who will &C.
lively work for the protection of free labor
ahd q free ballot, and then see that it is
honestly counted. In the East the man
who voted with democrats on the Morrison
issue has been laid on the shelf for better
man. In the West Mr.. Morrison and Mr.
Springer have been laid up for men who
cannot be worse, and Mr.. Hurd has con-
cluded to leave Ohio for some place other
than Washington. On the whole the re-
publican party will, without doubt. be re-
sponsible for the funeral expenses of the
Cleveland administration in 1888.
In New York city the union of the
Tammany Hall and County Democrats re-
suited in giving to their candidate for Mayor
10000 more votes than the republican can
didate received, and many republicans voted
for Mr.. Hewitt, and between the democratic
and the republican candidate, comes in a
party of $4,000 men who are to weigh
heavily in the scale Of 1888. 1t seems to
me that Mr.. Blaine's IDEAS of the labor in
terests of the country will be nearer to the
best interest of this body Of men, than vi!
those of any other prominent man in the
land. and that he will lose nothing by the
result of the late election. If these men
continue as a separate party, the draft will
be severe on the democrats.
The result of Mr.. Blaine's tip through
Pennsylvania and New Jersey has been to
show that the people on National issues are
turning to the republican party for protec-
ton, and more than this, it is shown that
when be speaks in Pennsylvania the people
Of Virginia. Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky. Indi-