Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-07

IIle OTuludry pross reports Tor 1nfOrma-
tian. These. only sum up, boil down,
give now and then paragraph, make a
bow instead OF a speech, quit. The
actual truth, however, can be reached in
two ways; first, from the larger Eastern
newspapers, which have active cor
respondents all over Indiana; and, sec
ond, from the more prominent news
papers of Indiana themselves. The evil
dence to be gathered from these two
sources is point blank to the effect
after weighing it well and eliminating
whatever may be looked upon as parti-
san superfluities-that the Democrats
will carry the State by 100000.
To begin with, Harrison was never a
popular man at home. There is no
break in the line of testimony which goes
to prove this. Cold, reserved, taking
much delight in sporting the pride OF
ancestry, somewhat dictatorial, little
bit lordly, and entirely without personal
magnetism, he can evoke no enthusiasm,
nor awaken any OF those hurrahs which
are such valuable adjuncts in all presi-
dental campaigns.
Then again as unit the labor vote is
dead against him. Never a man of dis
cretion in his talk at any time, he has
made some naughty speeches, almost
autocratic in tone and temper, which is
the true secret OF the reason why this
exceedingly strong factor in politics has
taken such determined stand.
Then again the railroad emplyes are
organized as mass to fight him at the
polls. Not the owners and managers OF
railroads, nor the higher officers, but
that great army of workmen who hew the
wood and draw the water for the favored
few who are the life's blood and the human
motive power of the entire railroad sys-
TEN of the United States. An ill-timed,
bitter and vindictive speech on the part
of Harrison brought this formidable
combination about, which otherwise
would have divided upon party lines as
formerly, and made no especial effort one
way or the other.
Then the Prohibitionists are stronger
than ever before, more untiring, better
equipped, more jealous, and have a
much better plan of operation. Their re-
cruits come mostly from the Republican
party.
But better than all, and more con-
soling than all, the Democrats are
working like beavers themselves.
They are multiplying their clubs
with amazing rapidity and can
vassing the State by school districts.
They do not rely SO much upon public
speaking as upon the long pull,
the strong pull, the pull altogether.
1t is pitiful thing in politics to pull a
man down in his own State, but Harri-
son is doomed. He is as dead to-day for
all Presidential purposes as if over his
grave the rank grass was growing
kansas City Times.
The above is no doubt correct. A gen.
tleman from Indiana, active in politics at
home and well informed, who has ar
rived here this week, informed the
HERALD on Wednesday last that Mr..
Harrison would lose his own State by
twenty thousand - the very figure
set by the Kansas City paper.
Mr.. Blaine came very near the
mark in his guess as to the
outcome. He missed by two States-but
their loss is fatal to his cause. Indiana,
and Connecticut as we'll as New York and
New Jersey are Democratic in 1888 as
they were in 1884. What Mr.. Blaine
and Mr.. Harrison have to fear is that the
Northwest may slip away from their par
ty's grasp in great political landslide.