New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-07

narties and JEFFERSON victorious. In 1924 Andfe CIV
John Sg JACKSON Ad1 Has Sses
However they both snomina,ed and Jask Tsn
e the TSS On si
was beaten In ls4o Harrison ana van van PPrsd.nai
SID and Harrison was triumphant Here we , seo
three eaSdda late n oSpasoa to
their successful rivals. while those rivals we" tha
ems. and Ts saf Power ON tho sDd
and In every Instance they were suooessiu wv r
yoasrsos second tmeOhad other nominated IN
their stoadt is very safe 70 say UNA, , ,moS' dis
en defeat Those unsuccessful Presidential
Candidates both the first timo and the sscona Tine me
people ssn,' out Of tn. and
ssy hs% that wUud &c by the Tho
bsrgann Of the politicians and on THOSE day
would put the seal OF their dsapproVA' anu Il"
dignaton' ,,or ,r,c,rJy
at all depends. then, on who the defeated cahoi'
date is9' ,,s,,o, e
at all depends who and what the cahdna'o 10
of course It would not be In reason TO renoihao '.'
defeated candidate. Had Grover Cleveiand' Ior III
tanoe been unfortunate in 1854, there is not Demo-
erat in the country that would for moment dream ..
nominating him again. Only when the character .,
IN. defeated candidate affords a broad ana nauohA
basis to work upon is a political party JUSTIFIED In
putting him up again In nom,nanC With the rms made
by J sS% sla ana Sla1 Jackson the time ,a
victory sa n lss4 snas w es
in 1884, Be 1885, the deciding ,Sga r0gnad
and out Of nearly one fnion two hundrea cSsage
Of 5al Would have given the election 70 Blaine He
all ossnlea, and the
M as had the vote been poIled the day
81 ~ tn sTosss sy FROM nans SS"S
10000 majority Even with the aid OF surcaa Srb
ancpsc authority in NewYork City has shrewdly
osservsd that Grover Cleveland came near being
emit Of ss
better that great man Should q. rest a1 SRgef shoud Se
put in JEOPARDY But the day Of restitution draws mig
The Republican party win be guilty q as snSntr
an opportunity to avenge the miscarriage Oh 'uS''00
MUGwUMPs oUTNUMBERED BY BLAINE DEMO
Gratis.
| "Mr Ford, you give mo an idea OF the rca''Vo
strength of what is called the Blaine Irish vote anu
the Mugwump vote in New-YorkP
al don't know that that is fair question to put
| TO me- Naturally should DO expected to magnify
my own side and my estimate, no matter how Close
to the TRUTH would, In the absence OF data winch arc
not accessible, be suspected of exaggeiaton nave
of course, my notion of the matter In my o tnn to
the Irish Democrats who voted i0r baf Who voted for
How do you account for the disproportionl'
swell on general principles It Is very much easier
to make an American out OF Irishman than II Is 10
sdmen ns IS hss or are
The b. aSent admirers of Mr. Blaine among Irish,
Americans las believe among Americans eenerai rally
are numerically stronger to-day than ever t69y
on has pro ADD Crs Tns;S
Z Mr. Blaine in the %dat again or b w Rey Will
work with redoubed energy to see I'm ,trs the
!ss Sae are saa ana Always Do
VII Of % ys' sy hs Ia ut
| will do no hard work Gentlemen In thcir counos
are supposed do hard work you Eno~ Yo9r
and the Common people have but little faith in him a.
the patriarch is upon him, Grow thou not
WHERE THE IRISH VOTES HAVE GONE
How have the Irish who supported MI biaine ID
's4 voted since then?' 49,.
"sometmes they have voted the Democratic ticket
and sometimes they have voted the Labor ticket.
refer especially to their action in this State Inc DUH
of the 6s 900 votes cast for Henry George Tor mayor
~ Newyor in 1856 consisted Of Blaine's lilsh sup
port
asThe Evening Post says that tho success oil mo
Democratic ticket in New State last year was aue
yoa ano op pGRpDrt Of F tha
we have, and It always affords me amusement 10 l
that f f1am No n lhs FOi Tbunc saw letter
Mugwump who asserts that the irish VINO supPor c
t1ehe he nsnuaon is OF course that the Mug
wumps who left the Republican party bs Se u o The
!
pepnSlican ticket If this Mugwump etterwrter says
ruin becomes Of 5S claim Of nSe Ey soe
ar the pe@oerac state ticket last year and know
many Of my friends IDS ds this
mate Presidential candidate that Will be pS,
make tS ia' saoh SanRddae And Rep%Dsan;
that Baincs Irish support will be no %beS Blaine
would repel and Gresham attract
MR. BLAINE THE ONLY POSSIBLE Candida Z"
"Of course you do not share in that opinion
Mr.. Ford ~,
Hardly, Now. understand me- (Here Mr.. Ford
hxed his eyes on the reporter for minute or moe''
| am n partisan of Mr.. Blaine, but my partlsahshiP
does not blind TO a knowledge OF facts. / ieei
the need putting guards on my feelings iest shou
myself my friends In the yefS aSws
tho Judgment to take survey Of the HELD ana 'hns
enables me tho to ua the thus what
ture TO predict The man docs not live who can bring
tie EsRus'sn Elaine psrdS does 10 not Sis sad Tiers With
entirely confident OF victory wno nSer r 20
didate that win have the good word of the Mug
wumps, the Republican party will meet WIN over
What son gg hayS sF ha NSe
but tbousands Of non-Irsh worhingmen who take the
view Of the Wda as a fD the TGn ewe
lost Then the domination OF MugwuHp 1af nsuIi
70 his friends Is necessary to point out what ths
Inevitable effect of that would be But eos9es cv a.
land they will not vote for Gresham or any other other
of his Sort Notwithstanding the honeyed phrases e
the Muwump press now bestow upon thai SOFT OF nc
II the Democrats renominate Cleveland as seems sery
ing with such gentlemen In order to lead the heIuo
lican party into temptation In June next anu ih'o
} damuation in November next"
THE ELECTION OF 1886 SIGNIFICANT.
"Can you point TO any election in this state since
1884 in which the Irish Protectioniss and the Mug
wumps openly took opposite ground and the result
which may be accepted an indication of the compare
0 tive strength of either element''
eyes tho New York State election Of 1885 was such
That year the policy was to coax back the MugwumF
ct all hazards and tho attraction was found in the per
= son of the Republican nominee for Governor, Ir'
Davenport who had voted against Blaine In the lie
. publican National Convention OF 1854 The Mug
0 wump high prests-Hcnry Ward Beecher, Georg