The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
TO CARRY new YORK BY 10000.
chauncey Depew's Belief In a Great
Republican Victory.
He Says Sackville's Letter is the Fun
niest Thing Since Burchard.
S urday's Political Demonstrations
and Speechmaking.

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Il shall be surprised" said Mr.. Depew, "if
the Democratic candidates get over 10000
south of the Harlem River. includ-
ing Kings, New York, Richmond and
Queens counties. They generally count on
over S0,000 They will miss it this time.
They calculate on registry of 100000 in
New York. think the state will go to the
Harlem River with $4,000 majority and carry
the day by at least 1000 majority for Harri-
SON and Morton. / never have heard careful
political canvassers, whom / have known fo-
25 years, talk so confidently on the big figures
of the vote to be expected in the counties.
They talk of 5000 in Munroe, which gave
Blaine 1000, 200 in Oneida which went
against Blaine; 1000 in Steuben, and so
throughout the State. These are the careful
calculations of local party managers given in
party conference not for effect"
How about the attitude of the working
ingmen in this electi0nY
"The American w0rkingman is an exceed
ingly lively and active force. aud herein is
the trouble with him for the Democrats.
His arguments are simple. So he says
Free trade or revenue reform, or tariff
reform or tariff for revenue only, whatever
you may call it, nobody claims it will benefit
hurt. The workingman says: No matter
what my political associations may have
been, don't propose to part with my bread
Another strong force is toe wife of the
American workingman. She goes to meet
first topic in her mind is what effect would
these proposed changes have on wages. She
is the family treasurer and disbursing officer,
and takes care of the surplus, so that natur-
ally she is deeply interested. My acquaint-
ance is large with this great non-voting ele-
ment. They come to see me often to get bet
ter places for their sons and husbands, and
every one of them is against tariff for reye-
nue. only. or free trade, as they
call 1t, and the vote indirectly cast
by the women through their intense inter-
est in the economic problem will be a big
and Brooklyn will be such as to astonish
everybody. There will be great changes 10
the Republican side. ..The curiouslthing about
this discussion is that the personality of the
candidates is entirely lost sight Of ! think
ed in New, York. Erhardt will be the next
Mayor. He is a lawyer"
How have your audiences been?"
1.-The greatest / ever saw. They came to
hear the discussion of the questions of the
day. In New Haven they got 1000 packed
stay outside, and in Albany they got 5000
inside and twice or three times that number
were turned away. | wish our American
workmen could see what saw of the Eng
lish workingman and his miserable condi-
tiOn.'
Talking of Englishmen, what do you
think of Lord Sackville's leuter?"
Mr. Depew laughed.
That's the funniest thing | have heard of
since Burchard. 1t ought to be enough to
laugh Lord Sackville out of the diplomatic
service. 1t was a shocking blunder for
Cleveland's friends to make, and will open the
peoples eyes to the real truth of the connec-
tion between Cleveland and England and
make good votes for Harrison and Morton
There is serious side to that Sackville incl
dent. We have charged that the British gov
ernment and the British people were in
favor o. Grover Cleveland and anxious fol
his election, and this they have denied
Grover Cleveland denied it in his letter. We
have charged that certain English newspa-
pers published editorials favoring Cleveland s
election, and such papers as the New York
Evening Post and others have said these
were forgeries. We have charged that the
election of Grover Cleveland and the carry
ing out of his policy would benefit Great
Britain. Now you get it. An English min
ister to this country is appealed to by an
Englishman, who has become an American
citizen, with the inquiry, How can l vote so
as to best help my people at home? and the
If you vote for Grover Cleveland you will
make no mistake The Englishman said
further, in substance, L am English born
and an American citizen, and have favored
Grover Cleveland because | have thought
him friendly to England. The only troubl,
iatory message Lord Sackville sent back
word to dismiss that trifie from his mind
Now, what does all this mean? 1t mean:
that Grover Cleyeland's advocacy by the
English is officially established. This will
make the American ballotboxes rattle with
Harrison ballots"
mr.. Blaine at Newark.
NEWARK, N. j., Oct. 81. Mr.. Blaine ad.
dressed an immense crowd here tonight
Said he: ''The hope of the Republican party
is in the young men and it is in that party
these men find a record, and it is to thai
party they have come in great legions since
its first organization. Now this discussion
of tariff has qeeu interrupted by little Incl
dent which is very serious on one side, {
little bit humorous on the other, and that is
the recent letter of the British Minister a
Washington. From the beginning of thu
campaign it has been obvious that England
was talking with great frankness. Finding
it was embarrassing their free trade on thi,
side of the ocean, in subdued tones the
Democratic papers had actually begun TO as
sert the British aristocracy were in fact TAX
just at this stage of the game out comes tht
letter of the British Minister. The Demo
Gratis come out with imprecations almost
with curses, upon the head of the unfortu
nate in California who provoked the letter
They say he is fraud, a villain, forgel
fact there never was such man. But in tn,
name of common sense, what has that mar
to do with the British Minister'S letterT
After making quiet fun of Thurman for be
lieving him Mr.. Blaine) to have concocted {
story for party capital, the speaker launched
out into his we'll known tariff views.
Mr.. Blaine's tour through the northern
tier of counties has been abandoned. Mex
Thursday and Friday he will speak in tw,
cities in Connecticut, either at Hartford Of
Norwich and New Haven. Hon. Samue
Fessenden, who is in the city, said he haC
not decided whether to ask Mr.. Blaine t.
speak in Hartford or Norwich, but woulC
before he started for Connecticut. Mr.
Blaine has been asked to review the business
mems parade next Saturday, but he has no
consented yet, because he does not know
whether it will interfere with any of his ap
pointments to speak.
Mr.. BIaine's Movements.
NEW YORK, Oct. %. Mr.. Blaine, at New
ark last night, had to cut his speaking short
He did not return to this city until thi
evening. He went at once to the Fifth
Avenue hotel and soon retired. 1t was
announced he had entirely recovered iron
his illness. He attended service in the Firs
Presbyterian church at Newark this morn
ing. He will rest here until Tuesday whel
he goes to Albany.
A Speech by General Harrison.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 27.-General Harrison
spoke today to delegation of Republican
clubs of the State. He said: Il have alway
believed and held that the prosperity of ou
country, that permanency of its institutions
and its social order, all depended upon ou
pursuing such policy in our legislation tina
we should have in America class of work
ingmen earning adequate wages that woult
bring comfort In the home and maintain
hope in their hearts. A despairing man, GU
of whose horizon the star of hope has gone
is not safe citizen in the republic. There
fore | would preserve against unfriend
competition the highest possible scale Q
wages to our working people,"
Gen. Harrison did not enter into disc us
sion of political issues, and after thankin
the delegation for its visit retired.
Boston's Big Parade.
Boston, Oct. 2S.-Major Frederick {