Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-11-15
New York Star Ny Indicate letter 60 the
Sc. MaFy's Beacon.

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, of Brook
Ign, who assured the Democratic Com
mittee of at least $4,000, and turned
out a miserable half Of that number.
There are some Democrats also who
are sore over the fact that Gov. Hill
should have got in by very substan-
tial mgjority, while President Cleve-
land was so sadly left in the lurch.
Whether this has any real significance,
/ do not pretend to say, for hot head
ed partisans smarting under defeat
are apt to seize upon almost any OIL
ject which presents favorable sur
face fer venting their disappointment.
From talking with Democrats, though,
| believe that if all election were held
in New York City tomorrow with
Gov. Hill as the Presidential cand-
date, the city would go Republican,
or come very near to 1t.
As matter Of fact, there does not
seem real evidence that the Governor
countenanced any trading, aad tn
feeling against him will doubtless
wear off as the keen edge of the dis
appointment is blunted.
There are still other Democrats who
souudly berate Chairman Brio. for his
conduct of the campaign and loudly
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 great campaign to a
man with next to no political train
ing. This, too, perhaps. is the voice
of disappointment. The veteran Bar
mum was on hand from first to last,
and Senator German, than whom
there is no more astute political m an
ager in the country, spent much time
in the service Of his party at the Ma.
tional Committee rooms.
Still other Democrats are crying
out against 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 fig
ures, that seems the top limit. That
Gov. Hill should have run ahead of
the National ticket to the extent OF a
few thousand votes on account of his
attitude on the liquor license ques-
ton, which made him very popular
with the German element, is only mai.
ural.
am only giving you what l 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 manufac-
turing and commercial city of the
Western world, is distinctively in ia 4.
vor Of revenue reform. Cleveland.
gains in the manufacturing cities of
Troy, Albany and various other iute-
rior towns, make out the same case
with respect to that. 1t is the same
in the manufacturing States Of New
Jersey and Connecticut. A careful
analysis of the vote shows that the
Republican gains come almost entire.
ly from the agricultural sections: that
Is, the class Of our citizens whose pro-
ducts are without the slightest pro-
lection Of any kind voted to sustain
this tax on everything they buy,
while the manufacturing voters, who
are supposed TO reap the advantages
OF the tax, indicated preference for
tariff reform.
Perhaps the happiest man in New
York City over the news of Harri
son 5 election, was Charles A Dana. of
the New York Sun, who had been
predicting that sort Of thing all along.
Some of the papers are pokinS fun at
the old man by saying that he will be
tended to the position of private sec
rotary to President Harrison. In an
exuberant editorial he congratulated
the State OF West Virginia on break
ing away from the Democratic field
and again declares his belief that the
Republican party is in 10 stay for per-
haps generation.