The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-21
Powerful Speech by Hon. ]. G. Blaine on
the Issues of the Present Campaign.
The Twenty-FOur Years of Republican Rule
Equaled Only BY the Revolution of l776--
Master-Piecs of Political 0ratory.
DOUBTFUL STATES.


New YORK. Oct. 20-Only two weeks work
remains in the campaign. for the electioueering
will end on the Saturday night Of Nov. Q. 1t
has been the usage to thus close the canvass
about two days before the opening Of the ballot
boxes, and it will not ba departed from this time.
SO far as planned BY the two national commit
tess. Chairman Quay. at the Republican head
quarters, has not been tslker, but has devoted
ell his energies to quiet, but effective manage
ment Of the canvass. But your correspondent
asked him to-day to break his rule far as to
give at leas. one reason for his confidence in
Harrison's election.
"YOu want q peculiar reason, suppose Mr.
Quay replied. sand not one Of the many that are
familiar. Well. here is. point -Four years
ago to-day tide was setting in that foated
Cleveland into the White House. Up to the
fret Of October, In that year,
there seemed g certainty that Blaine
would be elected But during
that month there was singular. almost phe-
nomsnal series Of happenings that ds:satsd our
candidate. Without any good reason for expect
ing a repetition Of this unpleasant experience,
it is true that some of the gentlemen in our
COMMITTEES have dreaded the present October.
Their fears have proved eroundless. We are
two-thirds through the month, and not the
smallest set back for Harrison and Morton has
been encountered. On the contrary, cur
strength is growing steadily and largely. and
that, too. 10 Just tho States whore we want ii.
There is no doubt ss al about IL. We ARE get
ting through October this time without Disaster"
The situation In the three doubtful Eastern
States, as seen tonight through carefully i'm
partial eyes. makes New York copclusively
secured to Harrison and Morton, and discerns
no indications OF defeat for them in Connecii-
cut. The doctrine OF protection TO America
industries has won its way in these States. So
/; has in New Jersey. bat over there the Prohi-
bitionists doing their worst in the way OF Sc
dueine Republicans away from their party.
General Fisk is personally strong in his own
State, the people Of which are to some extent
crazed by his semi-relisious movement, and
there is no Warner Miller there as in New York,
to make connteraeting campaieu for high IL
cense. This is not to say that New Jersey has
been given up to the Democrats bat simply to
acknowledge that one little State does remain
doubtful"
While the Republican ship Is thus voyaging
prosperously In smooth waters the Democratic
craft 10 tossing among tie rocks of broken
party. None of the chief obstacles has been re-
moved from its course, aud shipwreck for the
Cleveland boat is going to be brought shout by
the inevitable collisions. Leaving out the pro-
lection issue. past which Cleveland cannot find
o channel 10 the White House, there are enough
impediments in Governor Hill, Mayor Hewitt, and
the jagged edges OF toe eundered Democracy in
this city, to hiring bis cruise to ruin. Tammany
~ fba pv,1 zla and IF fha
tionsl committee. Tammauy desires above ell
else 10 elect Mayor and TO reach that end it
would sacrifice Cleveland without an instanfs
hesitation. Secretary William C. Whitney was
| 10 town for day, this week, without discover.
ing himself to politicians generally. He had a
| special errand. and it was to convey from the
| President TO Tammany the threat that, in case
| Tammsny ballots were not all straight for him.
| there would be retaliation upon Tammany ip the
| next State convention. The attitude of Tamma-
| nv has been described as that of a trader in
votes. That ie hardly :air. 1t is untrue that a
bargain has been made between TammaDy and
the Republican national committee, under
which Democratic votes for Harrison are to be
swapped for Republican votes for Tammany's
| candidate for Mayor. Under no circumstances.
| and this comes directly from Chairman Quay,
| would the committee bargain for a deal urder
| which any Republican candidate at all wsuld
| be saughtered. So far as ths national Rspub-
lcau commsttes 10 concerned there will be no
| direct interference with local politics; but the
Republican mayoralty nominee will not be un-
| fairly treated. But the workinsmen connected
with manufactures in the city of New York are
| preponderatngly Tammsny adherents, except
| when separated from that organization by q dis
| tinct labor movement. They have read more
during this campaign than all the others since
they became voters, and they have not failed to
| learn that free trade means reduction Of wages.
| Therefore. thouss nds of them going to vote
| for Harrison. This 10 not the resuIt Of any
"knifne' Of Cleveland, in the accepted sense Of
the term, but is rather in the nature OF bolt
| from the party The pressure from tho White
| House brought to bear on the Tammany leaders,
| and for the expression of which Secretary
| Whitney made the mentioned visit, is to pei
them TO keep their cohorts 10 line on
| the presidential issues. Your correspondent
has it explicitly from three Tammany magnates
with whom Whitney had interviews that he
| said, Ia substance that any considerable defsc-
| ton Of the Taumany vote from Cleveland would
| cause retaliation at the ensuing Democratic
| State convention, from which Tammany dele-
| gates would he certainly excluded IL it could be
| shown that Cleveland's vote had been less than
| the combined Democratic vote for Mayor. Whit
ney reminded them that thefamous bolt of Til
den by Tsmmany had been followed by two
years of non-recognition Of Tammany by the
| State organization of the party. and that not
until the death OF John Kelly, & boss offender,
| did TAmmsuy get back into good grace. In re-
| ply to this. the emissary from Cleveland Was as-
sursd that Tammsny would do its whole duty
| toward its party, but be WAS not able to carry
| back to Washington any evidence that Tam
| many workingmen would vote for . reduction
| Of wages
Unless Bishop Snow is making mistake there
is no uss botberine about the election ANYHOW.
| The bishop is a Second Adventist and pastor of
the only congregation of that faith in the city.
| His long white hair aud flowing beard are patri-
| archal, and il he is not Trustworthy prophet il
| Ia not because he doesu's look exactly like the
| familiar Sundayschool picture of Moses holding
| the tablets o. the law in his arms. The amonns
| Of ciphsrine that the bishops does Is wonderful,
| and IT all relates TO the problem of the end OF
| the world. He has come to a final and positive
solution. he now declares, and it IL that earthly
fnality will be reached before Nov 6. That
| settles it.
But If tho world should take upon itself the
| change which Bishop Snow predicts. and should
| remain a possession OF the eject. TO the exclu.
| sion Of all the rest of US, there Is going to be q
| great many millions of dollars of warered money
| left unappor,ioned. The betting fever rises and
! RACES in q manner never before known TO cam
| paignine. The police captain of the precinct 10
(which pool-rooms are most numerous told the
writer that his detectives had just made an in
| yestigation OF those scrr~ptitious and illegal
| establishments. Business going in al
of them, but it did not relate TO horse-raeipR
base ball playing any other Of the popular
| sporta It had to do altogether With the I'M pend
ing election. All the forms of betting prac
ticsd In these days. from mutual pools to books g.
| were adapted to campaign purposes But the
point OF special interest In this matter 10 that ai
the close Of this week. the betting is even - q