The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-08-11
The Alleged Detection from Cleye=
land.

A part Of the Republican policy in their
efforts to carry their candidates through, is to
create the impression that there is great de-
lection in the Democratic ranks by reporting
''prominent'' Democrats as forsaking Cleve-
land on account of his tariff views and espous-
ing the cause of Harrison. Republican papers
everywhere TEEN with these reported changes,
but, it is to be observed, all the time, that the
converts are all located in distant states.
None are reported in the county where the
paper is published, or rarely ever. The edi-
tors, no doubt, publish them in good faith,
but if they would take the trouble to investi-
gate, before publishing, they would find that
zine out of ten have no foundation in fact.
Mr.. Lycurgus Dalton, of Indiana, postmas-
ter of the House of Representatives at Wash
changes from Cleveland to Harrison in his
own state. The result of his investigation
was told to Ne,c York Herald correspon-
dent, last week. He said that in FIVE cases
the alleged converts were still found to be
enthusiastic Cleveland men, and could not
conceive how they could have been reported
as being for Harrison. In the sixth case the
reported convert said he was not satisfied
with Cleveland, but had never said he would
support Harrison.
Benjamin Gettys and Alley Hoover, of
PENNSYLVANIA, have been represented as Dem
ocrats dissatisfied with Cleveland on account
of his veto of the dependent pension bill, and
because of the tariff stand by the Democratic
party A correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun, at Carlisle, investigated these alleged
OBJECTIONS and ascertained that these gentle.
men never voted anything but the Republican
ticket.
In every presidential election there are
usually some changes in political utilization.
1t is true that there are Democrats in every
state in the Union and few prominent ones,
too, that will this year support Harrison, but
any such wholesale detection as the Harrison
organs are publishing is simply untrue, and
the reported changes are made for political
effect to create the impression that the tide
is all towards Harrison.
The desertions from the Republican party
will more than double the detection from
Cleveland. The Republican papers that sup
ported Cleveland four years ago, are support
| ing him to-day. Other Republican papers
that supported Blaine, are this year espousing
the cause of tariff revision and surplus reduc-
ton, and are doing good work for Cleveland
and Thurman. The independent press
throughout the country is nearly unit for
the Democratic nominees, and many hereto
fore prominent Republicans, and host of
the rank and file, have turned their backs
upon Harrison and will support Cleveland.
There are many other Republicans who will
give their votes this year to the Prohibition or
Labor candidates. A correspondent of the
Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer, writes from
! Uhrichsville, Ohio, that Oliver Furby of Rush
township, who has never voted any other than
the Republican ticket, can't stand Stree
whisky" and will either vote the Prohibition
ticket or for Cleveland. Mr.. Furby says that
there are sixteen more Republicans in that
county who will not vote for Harrison, but
will divide their votes between Cleveland and
Fisk.
The Carlisle, Pa, correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun, says that John Lair, zone of
the mosl prominent Republicans of that
place, on Tuesday publicly announced his in
tention to vote for Cleveland. He was a SOL
der in the late war and lost an arm, but he
approves of Cleveland's pension views and
will vote for him, while he disapproves of the
Republican platform.
The ADVOCATE has given from time to time
the names of prominent Republicans who
have turned their backs on Harrison, among
whom was Seth Low, exmayor of Brooklyn,
New York, and an ex-Assistant Attorney
General of Massachusetts, under several Re-
publican administrations.
Rev. Theo. l.. Cuyler, Republican, pastor
of Lafayette Avenue Church Presbyterian
Brooklyn, n. Y, says it is reactionary, that
''Iustead of taking the burdens from many
necessaries of life, it would give us free pipes
and free ,ghiskyr' He will vote for Cleve-
land
Rev. George J. Mingles, Republican, pas
tor of the Union Tabernacle Presbyterian,
in the same city, says the Republicans have
made grievous mistake and grievousy they
will answer for it. Further he declares "The
idea of free whisky is preposterous" He
will vote for Cleveland, also.
Rev. Richard S. Storrs, another Brooklyn
divine and Republican, is disguised with the
Republican platform, and politically he says
he will "take to the woods
Rev. A. F. Sehaufler, superintendent of
New York City Missions, says the stand taken
by the Republican party on the whisky ques-
ton will drive away many who otherwise
would vote their ticket He will vote for
Cleveland.
These are only few Of the Republicans of
influence who have forsaken the Republican
ticket. The list is daily growing, and after
the Blaine circus in New York is ended, the
detection will be greater still. The attempt
of the "Blaine or bust element to over
shadow Harrison, and to make it appear that
Blaine is still the true representative of Re-
publicanism above all others, has disguised
very many anti Blaine men who are support
ing Harrison, and if Blaine is to be the con-
trolling spirit of the Harrison administration,
in the event of success, as is alleged, they will
vote as they did in 1884. Others, who voted
for Blaine in the last presidential election
under protest, but who are now for the Re-
publican nominees, will also face about and
join the growing column that is marching to
victory under Cleveland and Thurman.
This Looks Encouraging.
A dispatch dated Pittsburg, August I, says