The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-07-07
why We Will Win.
IN. Y. Stsr.]

N. \. 6far.J
A correspondent has asked us
for plain statement of the reas-
ons for our faith in the triumphant
election Of Cleveland and Thur
man. We will endeavor to answer
the inquiry briefly, without over
stating anything that bears upon
the grounds Of our confidence.
We have already dwelt on the
unanimity of the Dem
ocratic party for Cleveland, and ex-
planned our conviction that the feel
ing of the people of the United
States toward the present Presi-
dent is akin to that of the masses
of his supporters toward Lincoln,
after he had been severely tried
and found true and capable. The
sentiment is ono of intimacy, be-
tween the people and their chief
public servant, arising out of equal
devotion to a common end and sim
cere effort to promote it by direct
and plain endeavor. No manifes-
toes of organizations, no journal
istic puffs, are needed to introduce
Cleveland to the people. They
know him as a man knows his
next-door neighbor or his brother,
and they understand what he does
he does for them in the way they
would like him to do it. They sus-
pect him of no Interior motive, nor of
cherishing any scheme for the BEN
eft of himself or anyone else but
the people at large. They trust
him. They have tried him. They
have found him true, and they will
not stop him in tie middle of his
work.
We believe that this sentiment
means votes to be counted by the
million, and therefore we think, as
we said five months ago, that In
the extent of the Democratic ma
jority the result of the national
election of 1888 will relatively
more closely resemble that of the
State contest in 1882 than the con-
clusion of the Federal electoral
campaign of 1884.
The result of 1884 was Demo-
cratic success. From what ele-
ment can the votes now be drawn
to reverse it?
The Democratic party is not dis
tracted by any important local or
factional divisions, jealousies or
secessions, as it was four years ago.
There will be more Democratic
votes polled for the ticket this year
than then. Cleveland has gained
strength, and Thurman is, to say
the least, es popular q candidate as
Hendricks was.
AS we have seen by recent ex-
pressions of influential independ-
emit papers, Thurman's popularity
is not limited by strict party lines.
Independents hail his nomination
as the best possible. His early OPP
position to the Chinese invasion
renders him the favorite Of the
Pacific coast, and his steadfast anti
monopoly championship of popu-
lar rights against the jobbery and
oppression of the great corpora
tiops made him the idol of work
men and labor organizations.
These unquestionable facts rem
der it impossible for any fair mind
to see the slightest ground for Re-
publican hope of reversing the ma
tional verdict of 1884.
THE PEOPLE MARK THE DIFFERENCE
When the National Democratic
Convention was in session at st
Louis there was q sight to behold
the stirred mems soul. The Star
took occasion then to revert to the
spectacular features of a popular
demonstration SO intense in de.
sign, 80 set in purpose, that il
there were factions, differences Oh
heartburning. they were lost forev-
or in the dramatic unities of that
mighty shout which proclaimed
Cleveland and Thurman to be the
only choice of the Democracy.
By way of contrast to such 8
prompt and admirable performance
of the highest function of fres
people, we commend to our coun.
trymen the present deadlock al
Chicago. Every element of the
Republican party, every section o.