Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-17
DEMOCRATS SCARED,
NEW YORK STATE LOST TO THE
FREE TRADE CANDIDATE.
Alarming Reports Received Mt the Dem
ocratic Headquarters-A Close Can
vass shows that the state is Over
whelmingIy for Protection.
Especial to the Albany Evening Journal

whelmingIy Tor protection.
Especial to the Albany Evening JOurnal,l
NEW YORK, Aug 15.-The system OF
canvassing the voters of this State put III
operation by the late Samuel j. Tllden
and continued by Gov. Hill and Others
who succeeded him in the manipulation OF
State politics has enabled the democratic
State committee at this early date in the
campaign to discover the hopelessness of
the contest for the free trade candidate i'll
the State of New York.
NEW YORK LosTTo CLEVELAND.
Almost the first work that the demo
cratic State committee did was to begin
this canvass and ascertain from every
part of the State precisely the condition
of the party. There was an ominous
delay IN the responses to the requests for
information and when urgent requests
were repeated for prompt replies those
that came in were still more ominous in
their character 1t was frankly stated
that there was widespread dissatisfaction
with President Cleveland's free trade pol
icy, and that there was little hope of get
ting anything like the vote of four years
ago for the democratic ticket. The re-
ports came from all over the State of New
York and the correspondence to which
they led developed that the truth had
been only half told.
WORSE AND WORSE.
Worse than all this, when an effort was
made to discover the condition and pros
pect of affairs in New York city and
Brooklyn, it was found that here, as in
Troy, Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and
other cities where heavy democratic
vote has heretofore been polled, there was
not only apathy on the part of the demo.
cratic MASSES but bitter opposition to the
democratic national ticket.
THE FACTS LEAK OUT.
Democrats from various parts of the
State who called at the State headqu, r
ters and who could be trusted to re-
ceive the information in confidence
were consulted in reference to the
widespread disatfection especially among
the working masses, and gradually the
truth began to leak outside of the commit
tee room. Strenuous efforts were made to
stop the revolt and special messengers
were despatched to various counties to see
what was needed An unlimited supply OF
money was offered and tariff literature
by the ton, but every special agent came
back with the same report, and that was
that the mass of the people had been an
t9gOniZtd by the free trade message of
President Cleveland, by the Mills bill and
by the st. Louis platform. Tarff
literature would not change the
voter, nor would the use of money. These
facts were clearly set forth, and as they
became more generally known indignation
was expressed that such a CONDITION Of
affairs should exist Many democrats
who were not familiar with the facts
Charged the blame to the management Of
the State committee. When these com
plalnng members Of the party appeared,
however, they We're confronted with re
ports made Uy the special agents of the
and the blame was laid where 1t belongs
to the administration.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE INTERFEREs
The reports that came to members OF the
national committee that the canvass in
New York State WAS run by incapabes or
by those who We're lukewarm in their re
gard for the national ticket stirred up the
members OF that. body and they began an
investigation. They, too, We're shown the
reports received from every part OF the
state and, while they were somewhat sur
prised, they admitted that they were not
different from those received from other
Stat esp acially Connecticut and New
Jersey, though The revolt in New York
seenis 10 be moIe wides spread AID geue.al
than in any other State.
THE LAST STRAW.
To render the condition of affairs sill
more desperate the mugwump papers be-
gan au assault Oh Governor HltI, muun
to the disgust OF the members Ut tLe
democratic State committee, who fore SAW
III this not only the defeat of their candi-
Hat. fnr h,,t ,Ic l.
ing defeat OF Cleveland in this Stare. 1t
is clear that the mugwump pless will not
support Hill for the governorship, but
they are the most Jealous supporters Of
Cleveland No meter what efforts may
be made 10 conclllate the friends of Gov
/ ernor Hlll, they cannot be expected to
give their warm support to President
Cleveland Wben tue mugwump friends of
the Latter openly propose to antagOuize =
Hill.
THE PRESIDENT APPEALED TO.
An urgent appeal has been made to the
president by members, not only of the
State committee, but also of the national
committee, to help them out in tie State
of New York. He has been asked 10 mod
ify his letter of acceptance and make il
as nearly protection document AS he can
he has also been asked to give all the
P"ti NHdEC tuhl ne pOHSlDIy can DeStOW IN
this State to working democrats and Thus
bring them ir;o line. An appeal has been
made even for the place OF Postmaster
Pearson, The president realizes his peril
and has promised, it is said, to do what ne
Can 10 hell out the party i'll the State. but
the mischief has been done and no mattor
what the president may do or say, It is
ieared that this State Is irretrieVaD.j !. 81
TO the democracy.