Democratic messenger., 1888-04-14
SNOW HILL, MD APRIL IA, 1888.
Democratic Success Assured.

ry Of the Democratic parry were the
chances Of its success so bright and the
enthusiasm Of its members so pronoun.
ced. At the meeting Of the State
Committee held in the IIoffman
House on Thursday last, every men,
ber Of the committee was confident Of
the success Of the party in November.
From all parts Of the State came the
assuring news that the Democrats Of
every section were united, and enthu.
asias,ic, while the members Of the G
o. P. were in just the opposite condi.
iion. Said a veteran Democrat from
the northern part Of the State Of New
York:
alt is conceded on all sides that the
pivotal State in the coming presiden.
tial contest is the State of New York
That being so. how are the Republi-
cans to succeed !?
THE electoral vote Of the Empire
State will be cast for the Democratic
nominees for President and Vice. Pres.
iden,, just as sure as the sun rises, un.
less some very great blunder is commit
ted by the managers Of the party, and
that is something no, very likely to
happen. The Democratic party in the
State of New York is united and de-
termined. All this talk Of feeling
between the friends of President Cleve-
land, Governor Hill and other leaders
in the party, is all nonsense The
delegation from this State to the Ma
,ional Convention will 60 as unit,
and when the candidate is named every
member OF the party will do his level
best to roll up handsome and deci.
sive majority.
"There is one thing that grea, ma
ny people seem to forget, and that is
that the Republican party goes into
the fight this fall without one Of its
strongest weapons. Four years ago
the G. o. p. had the Federal Office.
holder to help along its cause; and the
officeholder fought hard for his party.
This time the Republican party will
not have the support Of those who are
Republicans for revenue only"
ONE BIG REPUBLICAN BLuNDER.
The course persued by the managers
Of the Republican party in this State
has been such as to drive from its ranks
thousands Of voters. Its attack upon
the liquor dealers will be felt disas.
trously by the Republican party mex,
fall. Last fall the bosses Of the Repub.
lican party sought to conciliate the
liquor men who are members Of their
party, by refusing to adapt high
license plank in the platform and in
Producing one which very conveniently
s,raddled the question. They also in
formed the liquor men ,ha, the party
was no, responsible for the Crosby bill,
notwithstanding the fact that they
made party question Of j, BY binding
their representatives in Albany by
caucus to vote for it. In spite Of this,
the same thing is done this year, and
the liquor men who placed faith in the
promises of the bosses will not he fool
ell again. The resul. OF the election
last { II also shows that the prohibit
zionist refuses to be caugh, by any such
chaif as the Republican party throws
out. The prohib:tionist is done with
the G. o. p, and will henceforlh vote
his own ticket. They say, and the
figures prove it, that their party is
steadily growing. and i, will be only
the question of Il very few. years when
they will be able to obtain everything
they desire without the aid O. any
other political party.
EFFECT CT TIE LABOR VOTE.
There is another source OF great un
happiness to the Republican managers,
and tina, is that the labor movement,
which they so confidently counted up
on to wipe out the Democratic major
iiy in the State by reducing the Demo.
cratic vote in the cities aud manuiac,
turing ceniers, has completely hzzlrd
out, and the attempts To Infuse new
life into il have been so far dismal fail
ures
The Plohibilionists are already at
work, aud will cndeavor this year To
poll a larger vote Than ever. The
attempt OF the Republican majority TO
concilia,e them by the pa sage of anti
liquor bills will iail, as the Prohibition.
lists determined two years ago to stand
upon their own bottom. Another and
still greater reason why the Republi
cans despair Of success in this State
next fall is the condition Of the party
in the city Of New York. There is mol
a district where there is no, some dis
sension. and i, is only by the exercise
OF diplomacy that this dissension is
prevented from coming to the surface,
In some districts the fight is open and
above board, and the inevitable defeat
that awaits the G. o. r. in November
will bring all the family fights to rub.