Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-26
Confident Party.

The political situation steadily i'm
proves for the Democratic party. New
York, New Jersey, Indiana and Connec-
ticut are claimed with confidence by the
supporters OF Cleveland, and are almost
conceded by the Republicans. With the
solid South New York and Indiana alone
would elect the Democratic ticket and
leave three votes to spare. California is
debatable State, with the odds strongly
in favor of the Democracy, while Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New
Hampshire are far more likely to go
Democratic than New Jersey or Con-
necticut are to go Republican. There is
nothing absolutely improbable in Illinois
again swinging into the Democratic
ranks. There is tremendous labor
vote in that State which is liable to lean
towards the Democratic party,
and which can determine the
result. Gen. John M. Palmer, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor is a very
strong man, and has record which is
surpassed by that of no man in the
State. 1t may be said that this is a good
deal like claiming everything. This is
true, and that is precisely what we feel
like doing. This, if ever, is in oul
opinion, the year to claim everything
Mr.. Cleveland's administration has
realized every just expectation of the
country, and it is very rarely, indeed
that Presidents who have performed
their trusts with fidelity are discharged
The only instance We can recall where 6
President who was renominated was de-
feated for reelection. was that of Martin
Van Buren, and he fell sacrifice to the
panic that followed the winding up O.
the old United States bank. The coun
try is now reasonably prosperous, the
attitude of the administration on the
question of surplus is calculated to make
it more so by releasing large volume O.
money to the use of the people, and TIE
general course OF Mr.. Cleveland's admin
istration has been wise, patriotic anG
conservative. The only thing as tc
which any reasonable exception can be
taken is the question OF the tariff. 1t is
probable that this issue may lose US 8
few votes. On the other hand, it is
quite likely to give us two votes for every
one we lose. If the people of Minnesots
really favor tariff reduction, and the res
olutions of the conventions of the two
great political parties would seem tc
show that they do, there is no reason
why Minnesota should not wheel into
line and vote for Cleveland and Thur
man. There is large Republican ele
ment in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michi
gan that favors sweeping re
duction in the duties on the neces
saries of life. Democrats are
justified in feeling very sanguine and in
setting their mark high. In possession
Of power, after having turned vigilan
and determined enemy out Of it, with ne
element of weakness or dissension visible
from Maine to Florida or from the At
lantic to the Pacific ocean, it ought to b,
dollars to marbles that Cleveland will b,
his own successor. That is the view
Blaine took of it, and the gentlemen who
back their opinions with coin have takel
his cue. The Democratic party, in addi
ton to its sterling claims upon the people
is the Beneficiary of that adage, 81
potent in the United States, that nothing
succeeds like success. 1t is in power
and it proposes to stay there by the grace
of God and the will of the American
people.