New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-17
SOME POINTS ON POLITICS.

co,ors, John Har was In the city on Friday He
thinks the present condition Of the Republican campaign
far more encouraging than that Of 1884 or 1851 TWO
months before the elections OF those years. and with the
great issue clearly defined in advance he Is conf
dent that Republican prospects will improve to election
day.
This opinion Of Colonel Hay mentioned to others
One Of them said Colonel Hay is clearly right; ne Is
only not positive enough Two months before Oafheds
election Grant and Conking suked III theif ehts, anu
tho NevYork Republicans divided In Hail Breed
and stalwart camps Two months before the election OF
1884 there was feversh anxiety owing TO the Mugwump
detection Mr.. Blaine all over the country anu cou
ellis were not only distracted but they were divided 10
day New.York Republicans united as they nave ho
been for three Presidential elections at least ana 'he
Mugwump and Prohibition dissent is much less pronounced
than 1t was two and four years ago.
ON the other hand there is not merely general dis
satisfaction with Cleveland among his own party ana
the Mugwumps but there is positive and bitter division
a., thu one State vital to the result far the Demo-
Gratis are concerned this aimportant state there
are two most important issues and both nave peen ue
eratey thrust upon the Republicans-one by MI OeVe
lands message and his bacSdown the oher oy
coverno, Hill and the circumstances OF his nomination
The one has opened great gap in the Democratic ranks
through which they will lose many thousands OF iSDofie
men who are Protectonists, and Governor HILL as INC
saoonkcepers candidate has opened the eyes Oh
prohbitionists to importance OF surely deieathg mn
nv voting for Miller. The methods employed In nom
mating Eli are as those which so aroused he
publican Indignation against Mr.. Folger's managers"
Information from than source indicates thse
tho trim OF Mr. Thurman to East and OF Mr. Brice 10
the West were occasoned by the same Incident and that
Incident no less important than report or MI Inunah
aftar his Northwestern TIP that was idle to waste time
in the Northwestern Republican States lie reiuseu "
GO on there and Disguised with the pros
poet F. V. Smaey, who publishes magazine III ~.
Paul in Northwestern interests says that 1t Is ae io inc
Democrats to entertain hopes Of carrying any Northwest
ern State on free-trade issue IT Is true that those
state. are Agricultural that there is strong granger
element inmica railway corporations but thefe ~ no
element OF the freetrade heresy in their feelings inc
,,,., Go the great end growing manufacturing region
and its people will promptly and positively Demon
strae their demand needed protection OF their young
manufacturing industries
In conversation this subject 10 was suggested thaV
the south NJ heart was in this mood. gentleman
present argued solid North this year-and the pros
nscts he thought were that Harrison would carry every
Northern Sate-woud break the solid South poucay'
and that such OF the coming election would De IN
double sense the greatest blessing the South VIII have
a,,ea snce the surrender OF Lee "1n the first place"
be added the Southern people would sec that SOLID
South arrayed the solid North against them leaving the
no potcal show whatever and the Democrats there wouu
divide I'D on other and abandon the disastrous one
Of seconaism That done. the race conflict there woua
die out OF ITSELF -,
issue would encourage the South to engage In
and mining, and her now unddeveoped n-
era riches would b. brought into market The result In
November IL pronounced for Harrison would be the Sec
n emancipation OF the South In generation, and her
advancement every would be by mucn larger Sret
than she has taken In the period since the war.
When this idea was suggested 10 Henry Watterson,
souherner who has publicly expressed ms opnaSn, a
tno 70 tbc south he did dispute the proposition but
nobaby he is too fierce trader TO scquiesce In IT,