The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-10-20
The Political Outlook.

The Political outlook.
Fhe New York Star of Monday last, said, under
the caption of 1.-The Closing struggle:"
Three weeks from to-day the canvass for Cleye-
land and Thurman will end The issues have been
already made clear to the people 1t is scarcely
likely that anything will now occur to alter the
lines of discussion. 1t remains only for Democrats
TO be viglant and active in the bringing of doubt
ing minds to conviction of the truth, and the pre-
venting of absentaton from the polling places.
Thus far the advantages of the contest are obvi-
ously with the Democratic side. There has been in
the canvass for Cleveland and Thurman no vacilla-
ton, no change of front, apologies for errors,
while with the Republicans no issue has been long
preserved, no line of argument consistently pursu-
ed. The moral and intellectual victory in the in
tellectual campaign for pure government is already
won. But eternal vigilance is the price of liberty
and never was vigilance more necessary than in
dealing with opponents whose reliance is upon the
practice of the arts of corruption, and whose only
undisputed eminence lies in perverting the expires
sion of the popular will. Twenty days consistent
and determined work will not merely rc-elect our
President and place with him at Washington the
Nestor the Democracy. twill secure Democratic
Legislatures in many States, including the State of
New York, strengthen the Democratic majority in
the House of Representatives for the Fifty first Con-
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States Senate.
Then will the country have opportunity to know
the full advantage of the observance of the Jefier-
sonian and Jaeksonian principles which the Adj
mnistratlon of Cleveland seeks to enforce.
The first requisite essential to complete success is
earnest neighborhood work. Let every attend TO
his own locality unless he be in some position OF
delegated responsibility larger field Let every
district. township, county and State put forth its
best effort confident that other communities also
are putting their whole strength into the fight Let
our good Democratic friends of the interior cease
worrying about New York. New York is able to
take ofherself Never has it been more certain
that the Democratic metropolis would lead the
Democratic column, and Cleyelands State will
surely once again cast her electoral vote for her
favorite son.
The Newark election speaks Enthusiastically for
New Jersey, Connecticut sees her advantage in the
tDemoeatc principles of economical government,
cheap materials and wide sale for the products of
her industries. Indiana is rendered surely Demo
cratic by the indignant opposition of the working
men of the State to the candidate who, during long
years. has been hostile to them. California will
pudiate and punish the friends of Chinese immi-
grafton. No Southern State will depart from sup
port of the party that has opened to the new South
an era of prosperity, and from many of the States
not heretofore Democratic come confident expires.
sions which give reasonable assurance that Of
them will join the Democratic column.
Let this fair prospect inspire greater energy dur
ing twenty days of active work that remain and
the Democracy and all true patriots will have occa
sion to congratulate themselves on the result of the
election of 1885.
F. A. Busbee, US. Attorney for the Eastern district
of North Carolina says" North Carolina will give
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nothing but arrant nonsense in the claims which
from time to time, crop out that it is doubtful
State. There is necessity to go into Details The
extent of the Democratic majority will be measured
by the fullness of the vote. Down there We com
mence early. All the nominations were made in
the spring. / believe that Nichols the present Re
publican Representative from the Fourth district
will be defeated"
Hon. John W. Carey, of Milwaukee. a prominent
railroad lawyer and strong Democrat, says:-The
Democrats will elect four Representatives to Con
gress from Wisconsin in November" "They now
have one, besides Smith, who elected by the La
Dor party in Milwaukee, but who supported the
Mills bill The State Committee is very sanguint
that will sweep the State for the Democracy. bu
it seems almost too much to expect with tine Labol
ticket in the field. However, all signs point to radi
cal changes all the West in direction and
little further exerton will turn it into landslide
Michigan is almost lost to the Republicans. Palmer
election in Illinois is looked upon by shrewd judges
as foregone conclusion. The thing more Ger
tain than all Others however is that in the West thu
Democrats will gain heavily in the Congressional
fights"
Congressman Felix Campbell has returned from
New York and on the floor of the House Mon
day morning. He said it was not yet settled in New
York about the mayoralty. The fight" said he
will not affect the national election Both factions
for Cleveland and the result of the squabble will
be to bring out a very full vote" Mr. Campbell says
New Jersey is sure and California may be classed
this time Democratic State.
Gov. Hill returned from his Western trip on Mon
day and on being interviewed to his opinion or
Indiana and the general outlook said Indiana !:
all right. / am more confident than ever of the
success of Cleveland and Thurman there The en-
thuss for the ticket is uncquaIed and lis constant
ly growing. The general outlook is full of promise
There seems to be no doubt of the success of both
the national and State tickets in this State by de-
csive majority and, of course. that means victory
for Cleveland and Thurman i'll the country atlarge.'
Mills Bill: Reduce the existing duty of 100
per cent. on iron and steel beams or girders
to 49I per cent.
Republican platform: We favor the entire
repeal of the internal revenue laws rather than
surrender any part of our protective system.