The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-15
METROPOLITAN GOSSIP.
THE SENTINEL'S WEEKLY LETTER
FROM GAY GOTHAM.
Tammany Hall Thought to Have
Traded With the Republicans
Other Reasons Why Cleveland was
Defeated
Especial Cor. to The Sentinel

Especial Cor. to The Sentinel
New YORK, Nov. 12'-Kings coun.
ty did the business
There seems no doubt about it.
New York City did nobly, showing a
tremendous increase on the majority
of four years ago. 1t is the old story
OF crying over split milk, but there is
after all some satisfaction in probing
for treason. There is fierce talk here
against Boss Mclaughlin, who assur-
ed the Democratic Committe of a ma
jority of at least 200 and turned
out miserable half of that num-
Der.
There are some Democrats also who
are sore over the fact that Gov. Hill
should have got in by very substan-
tial majority, while President Cleve-
land was SO sadly left in the Iurch.
Whether this has any real significance
L do not pretend to say, for hot-headed
partisans smarting under defeat are
apt to seize upon almost any object
which presents favorable surface for
venting their disappointment. From
talking with Democrats, though, 1
believe that if an election were held
III New York City to morrow, with
Gov. Hill as>the Presidential candi-
date, the city would go Republican, or
come very near to it.
AS a matter of fact, there does not
seem real evidence that the Governor
countenanced any trading, and the
feeling against him will doubtless wear
off as the keen edge of disappointment
is blunted.
There are still other Democrats who
soundly berate Chairman Brice for
his conduct of the campaign and loud
ly declare that he lost the fight. They
| say that he was outwitted every time
by the more adroit Quay, and that it
was the height of imprudence to trust
the direction of a great campaign to a
man with next to no political training.
This, too, perhaps, is the voice of dis
appointment. The veteran Barnum
was on hand from first to last, and
| Senator German, than whom there is
no more astute political manager in
the country, spent much time in the
service of his party at the National
| Committee rooms.
Still other Democrats are crying
out Justify at Tammany Hall, pointing
to the tremendous majority by which
its ticket swept the city, as uncontro-
vertible evidence of trading with the
Republicans. There may have been
trading to the extent of three or four
thousand votes, but in the light of
the figures, that seems the top limit.
That Gov Hill should have run ahead
of the National ticket to the extent of
few thoufand votes on account OF
his attitude on the liquor license
question, which made him very popu-
lar with the German element, is only
natural.
| am only giving you what | hear
on every hand, and you may take
whatever you like, and reject the
rest.
One thing the election proved
that New York City, the great manu-
featuring and commercial city of tbs
Western world, is distinctively in ia
vor OF revenue reform. Cleveland
gains In the manufacturing cities o
Troy, Albany, and various other in
terror towns, make out the same cas-
with respect to that. It is the same
in the manufacturing States of Ne7
Jersey and Connecticut. A carefu
analysis of the vote shows that tn
Republican gains come almost entire
ly from the agricultural sections
that is, the class of our citizens who's
products are without the slightes
! protection OF any kind voted to sui
tain this tax on everything they buy
while the manufacturing voters, wh
: are supposed to reap the advantage
. of the tax, indicated preference fc
G tariff reform.
Perhaps the happiest man in Ne
! York City over the news of Harrison
election, was Charles A. Dana, of th
y Sata, who had been predicting ths
sort Of thing all along. Some Of I'll
papers are poking fun at the old ma
: by saying that he will be tended
e the position of private secretary
y President Harrison. In an exuberal
n editorial he congratulated the State
West Virginia on breaking away fro
O the Democratic field, and again d
h cal es his belief that the Republica
, partyis in to stay for perhaps a genel
h alton. FRANK h. VAUGHAN.