The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-10-18
WHAT is THE MATTER WITH
THE HERALD?

For several months past our highly
esteemed contemporary, the New York
Herald, has been fighting a most ami
mated battle in behalf, first, of free
trade, to which theory of political econ
omy il is ardently devoted, and, second
ly, in bshalf Of the Democratic national
ticket. The election of this ticket it has
advocated with ability of argument, and
originality of illustration, in the belief
that the cause of free trade would there
by be much adyanced; but now we find
in the Herald Of yesterday wet blanket
thrown over all of the glorious hopes
and anticipations that have been so
fondly cherished, 1t comes in the form
of a communication from a travelling
correspondent, who appears TO have
been sent out to survey the situation in
the Empire State, and who sends from
Buffalo the discouraging report which
which we here subjoin
WARNING TO THE DEMOCRATS.
(For our personal inJoymdtioIi.)
am hurrying through the Western counties,
for | am sick Of this eternal buttonholng and
corner grocery tariff discussion. You can make
up your mind that unless some extraordinary
change occurs between now and Nov. q, Harrison
will go down to High Bridge with something like
10000 plurality II New York city can overcome
that Cleveland is all right il not he will have to
pack up and come back to Buffalo. You can
get no idea in your present surroundings of the
situation in the country. The Republicans are
"a sS,1l
fight 1t was a mistake for Cleveland to raise
the tariff ISSUE can see that now for the first
time. The surface argument is, as you know, all
in favor of the Republicans, and that is the ar
gument that catches the countrymen There arc
large defectons oflife long Democrats among |
the farmers everywhere have been. In Roches-
ester the men in control of the Democratic or.
ganization will knife Cleveland sure. They are
very bitter against him, aud in private make no
bones 1T. In Steuben county the Democrats
are all smashed up. Clevclands appointecs are
a lot OF milk.and water jackanapes who let their
enemies scoop everything. The only notable
except on il Jim Hanlon, internal revenue collec-
tor, who lives at Medina and is making the most
extraordinary fight in Orleans county have yet
come across. He's daisy. The Democrats in
Niagara county are saving their money to use on
election day, God bless them,
A HERALD CORRESPONDENT,
BUFFALO, N. ", Oct. IS, 1855.
The supposiii)n that the Herald has
turned square around and ls now bent
on crushing the cause and the candid ate
It has supported so energetica!ly is it,
There is no knifing intend
I'd by Mir. Bennett. He Is simply aim
ng to report what he suppuses to be the
ruth.
The above is from the New York san
If the 10Th, and the HerdldS utterances
rave greater significance, because OF
Editor Bennct's late return from Europe
The Democratic chorus, in which the
SIN joins, to break the force of the {
Herdld'S Personal Information" is to
he effect that free trade is not the is
ue. This is very stale chestnut al
his late day in the campaign. Ii is I
act that the Republicans are united.
ubiant and marching on to victory, :
While the Democrats are compelled to 7
ace a discuurnging situation and are :
Ooking about for traitors, OF which the t
Sun will now be ciassed among in spite (
IT its moderation fer quoting what he
Imposes to be fact"