The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-10-20
THE N. Y. HERALD
Comedies Democratic Defeat to be Imiuent
in that State

Comedies Democratic Defeat to be Iminent
in that state.
The outcome of the election in New
York State having so important bear
ing on the general result of the Presi-
dential contest, it is not surprising that
the political condition there is now
monopolizing so large share OF public
attention. Never before perhaps have
the local politics of that State been
more closely studied, or reliable indI-
cations pointing to the final result been
more anxiously sought. As the daily
newspapers OF the city of New York are
the popular sources of information, it
almost goes without the saying, that any
indication of weakening upon the part
of as staunch an Administration organ
as the New York Herald, must be as
significant to Republicans as unwel
come to Democrats. Yet the following
editorial which appeared in that paper
on Monday last must be generally &C
cepted as practical confession that it
regards Democratic defeat as iminent
in that State.
| WARNING TO THE DEMOCRACY.
For Our Personal Information.
81 ana hurrying through the western
counties, for l am sick of this eternal
button holing and corner-g grocery tariff
discussion. You can make up your
mind that, unless some extraordinary
change occurs between now and No
vember 6, Harrison will 60 down to
High Bridge with something like sew
epty thousand plurality. If New York
city can overcome that, Cleveland is all
right if not, he will have to pack up
and come back to Buffalo. You can
get no idea in your present surround
ings of the situation in the country.
The Republicans are making a fierce,
intelligent and SO tar successful fight.
1t was mistake for Cleveland to raise
the tariff issue. | can see that now
for the first time. The surface argu-
| ment is, as you know, all in favor of
the Republicans, and that is the argu-
ment that catches the countrymen.
There are large defeCtions of lifelong
Democrats among the farmers every
where | have been. In Rochester the
men in control of the Democratic or
ganization will knife Cleveland, sure.
They are very bitter against him, and
IN private make no bones of it. In
Steuben county the Democrats are all
smashed up. Cleveland's appointees
are lot OF milk and water jsckanapes,
who let their enemies scoop everything.
The only notable exception is Jim
Hanlon, internal revenue collector, who
lives at Medina, and is making the
most extraordinary fight in Orleans
county l have yet come across. He's
daisy. The Democrats in Niagara
county are saving their money to use
on election day. God bless them r'
A HERALD CORRESPONDENT.
Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. Il, 1888.
Whether, as thought by some the
above editorial warning was written in
the office of The Herald in the hope
of squirting the Democratic managers
70 greater eXertion, or whether it is a
genuine piece of information originally
intended only for the private use of the
office to which II was sent, but pur-
posely divulged BY Mr.. James Gordon
Bennett, tor objects best known to
himself, certain it is, that the conclu
sion 10 be drawn nom either suppose
ton is the same, viz, that the editorial
in question is a surrender of the con-
/
test, and a practical confession OF de.
feat. Any other Interpretation OF it
can only be possible to the most I'M
reasing partizan.
As has been pertinently remarked by
contemporary at will be observed
that this letter was written by the cor
respondent for private Information of
the paper, and is frequently done, to
place editors on their guard and pre-
vent sanguine estimates on the situa-
ton which may not be subsequently
realized. That the Herald considered
it of the highest importance is evident
from its publiction. Had the exigency
been of an ordinary character, or had |
the Herald believed in the sagacity of
Mr.. Brice, the letter would have been |
privately submitted to the chairman of
the Democratic National Committee,
but the document itself throws out init
nations of the worse kind of manage
ment, while the editorial alluded to |
above hints strongly that there is a
traitor in Democratic councils.