The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-09-29
Political Notes.

Democratic party can look back through tie
century marking the rise and fall of all poll
teal organizations that rose and grew and
fronted it-Federalists and Wings and Know
Nothings- and say; They are all dead!
The New York Herald tells correspon-
dent that President Cleveland will be re-elect-
ed because he has give the country satisfac
tory Administration for four years, from a
business point of view, and that the people
have fixed habit of letting well enough
alone.
Ex-Gov. Andrew G. Curtin, of Pennsylva-
MIA, says: have been at my home up coun-
try, said he, and don't know anything about
politics. | have come to find out how things
stand, not to tell. Still, have no doubt
Cleveland will be reelected. 1t is in the air.
Things are quiet in Pennsylvania outside the
big towns.
New York World (Dem.): We do not offer
fixed schedule, but principle, says Mr..
Harrison of the Republican position on the
tariff. The schedule is already fixed at
the war average of Al per cent, and the Re-
publicans in Congress resist every effort to
lower it. The principle they offer is that the
politicians can spend all that the people will
pay.
Philadelphia Times, Ind.): The tariff
racket was worked for all it was worth in
Maine, but it was evidently failure. The
Democrats not only held their own, but gained
in ratio that would make them easily secure
a good chance in all the doubtful States and
give them good chance in some that are
counted Republican.
Albany Argus Dem.): The wise, fearless,
dignifed, conservative policy which marks
the Administration of the State Department
under Secretary Bayard is just what intelli-
gent, patriotic American citizens want. Presi-
dent Cleveland may be relied upon to pre-
serve that policy in our dealings with foreign
nations.
A prominent resident of Ithaca, n. Y, a
friend of the late Roscoe Conkling, who has
espoused the Democratic cause this year, has
given to the press letter written by Mr..
Conkling in May, 1866, in which~zhe latter
charged Blaine with having grown suddenly
rich out of Government jobs, and says that he
(Blaine) is too near the recruiting business
in Augusta.
Boston Pilot: Trusts are private affairs,
says Mr.. Blaine. God forbid! Trusts are
public diseases. Organizations of men for
coercion or boycotting are condemned by the
law as criminal landings. Organizations of
prices and common laws are trebly criminal.
Mr.. Blaine has enumerated principle under
which he will be buried.
Boston Globe (Dem.): Therefore, by all
means let the Republicans rejoice while they
may. Their jubilations must needs be now
or never. Early enthusiasm is all that is pos
slble for them in this campaign. November
follows, and the Grape sIreamer is already as
good as fixed to the Harrison doorhandle.
With the graveyard in full sight who would
deprive the Republican boy of the privilege
of whistling?
N. Y. Times (Rep.): Less work and lower
wages, says Mr.. Harrison, must be accepted
as the inevitable result of the increased offer
ings of foreign goods in our market, which
would come from reduction of tariff rates.
On the contrary, were the rates on lumber,
on wool, on salt, on the form of metal that
enters into tools and machinery and buildings,
reduced as the Mills bill provides, there would
be more work at equal or greater wages.
n. Y. Graphic Dem. }: Just at this time it
might be well to recall little matter to the
minds of the Republican brethren who are
glorying over the majority in Maine. In 1884
they carried that State by plurality
of nearly 20, 600, and in November following
Grover Cleveland swept the country and was
elected President. That majority had not
much influence then and it will have less now.
Nashville American: An unanswerable re-
futation of the charge of Mr.. Cleveland hos
tility to the soldier, if any were needed, is
found in the figures of the report of Commits
sioner of Pensions Black. They show that
the total disbursements on account of pen
sions during the three years of Cleveland's
administration were S2l9, 045, 1903, and under
the three years of Arthur Sl83, 1893, 2l6-
S35, SAG, 6S7 more under the formers admins
tration than under the latter.
Hon. Chauncy Depew, of New York, on
his arrival from Europe few days ago, made
a speech, some portions of which created
CONSERVATION in the ranks of the Republican
leaders Among other things he said he had
a conversation with prominent nobleman,
who expressed himself warmly in favor of
Harrison's election, upon the ground that if
the Democrats succeed and raw materials are
admitted into this country free of duty, that
American competition would become so great
and so effective as to ruin many of the manu-
facturers of England.
On Saturday Colonel Mcclure, editor of
the Philadelphia, Pa, Times, challenged
Senator Cooper 'to debate the tariff issue,
each in his own way, at two meetings in
Media, Pa, both to be presided over by John
NJ. Broomall, and both to be held under the
auspices of the Democratic and Republican
local clubs" Mr.. Cooper accepted and the
presidents of the club organizations have
united in call for meetings at the court house
the first to be addressed by Colonel Mcclure,
last night next, Mr.. Cooper to reply on
Friday night, October 5th. The clubs will
turn out on both occasions.
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