Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-17

On the principle that one must 90 a GOOD way
Oh 70 get the news from home, Washington will
md much that II entertaining in o dispatch from
New York 70 the Philadelphia Times intimatfna
that the President IL about to treat the country
fresh surpnse-or what would have been q sur
prise this New York correspondent had not let II
out The program "a laid down Is that, when the
joint committee OF Congress comes TO the White
house 70 announce that the two houses are pre-
pared To adjourn, &c viii be met with the state
ment that the President Is about to send q mes
sage 70 the Capitol This message, it Is limited,
viii declare for non-intercourse with Canada In
pnmeasured terms, and be designed strictly for
1rish consumption In New York city, where It Is
expected 70 create . 'sboom" that Will sweep
everything before IL on election day.
There Is q vagueness about this news which ex.
cites Q suspicion that 1t does not emanate from
headquarters II II not stated, for instance. what
form the Presidents Illumination Is going TO take:
whether 1t viii be o proclamation, In 30 many
words, OF non-intercourse the basis OF the ex-
fsting Law, or demand for still further powers
than any yet given or asked All We are told Is
that it Will be bomb" and that its explosion
VIII dispel the Irish opposition TO the aomlnistra-
ton inside OF the democratic party. But Its misty
character Is not its chief fault Behind and be-
yond that lies It's inherent Improbability. The
President knows, and his advisers all know, that
the Dependence OF the democratic ticket In New
York city Is largely upon the business casses-the
solid men who not only furnish votes, but back
them with money when that Is necessary. To
these men the idea OF wal, or anything approach
ing or provoking one, Is alarming. The OBJ
position developed among them, four years ago to
NE Blaine was due to their dread Of the effect Of
his "spiritsd" foreign policy upon domestic trade
Their friendship for Mr. Cleveland may be traced
70 his conservative course In financial matters and
In establishing good relations between our Govern
meat and others message full OF buster would
probably alienate so many Of them, whose support
IL now sure, as to neutralize almost any effect IL
might be expected to have upon the Irish revolu-
uonary element, assumed In the Tines despatch TO
be uncertain.
As q matter OF fact however, the best fnforma-
ton 70 be had indicates that the administration
Is not In the least alarmed its prospects In New
York state, and hence would have no possible rea-
son for resorting to the measure suggested. While
II wants every vote It can get, to make assurance
oo1oly sure, 1t views the situation with COM
piacency. The thorough canvassing system es-
taolished By Mr.. Tilden has been continued year
BY year ever since, with the result that the
democratic managers have known pretty wen in
every canvass where TO put their hand upon any
trouble that might exist Sometimes they have
been able 70 cure IL, and sometimes not; but they
have always known where 1t was and
py what remedy alone they could hope to
remove 1t From present indications, the reports
from the canvassers are uniformly favorable II
usanection Is found In some rural outpost, IL ap-
pears generally to be more than compensated By
the Improved outlook In q city within the same
pouucal District II the tobacco-planters In GEN.
tral New York, for instance are talking Of voting
against the trainers and friends OF the Mills bill
there are good democrats. and not over-sanguine
as rule, who are ready to pledge a gain OF twen-
ty-nve hundred votes for their party In Monroe
County, where Rochester Is situated The discon-
tented labor element which found vent for It's feel
ings In q vote for Butler four years ago, is now,
for the most part, reported In line for Cleveland
me strong sentiment which swept so large Dor.
ton OF the Irish Catholic populace into Mr. Baine's
personal following In 1854 Is believed 20 have
spent It's force, and the voters moved
by It have returned to their democratic al
legtance, owing partly to Mr.. Blaine's being
out OF the field as candidate, and partly to the
gradual disappearance Of their objections TO Mr.
Cleveland himself The organization OF the demo-
cratic party In New York state at large is said by
good judges 70 be better In every respect than ir
was four years ago; and this Is certainly not an
unreasonable claim when II Is remembered that
In nearly every Crossroads village to-day there Is
federal on1ce-nolder, whose sense OF obligation
to his party stimulates his loyalty, and who knows
that q return OF the republicans TO ascendancy In
national affairs means the appointment OF some
body else TO his place at the public crib.
The night In New York win be q close one, and
An interesting; but, whatever other persons may
think OF the chances pro or con- there Is no cause
TO suppose that the President regards his case as
desperate enough TO warrant the explosion OF any
bombs whose scattering fragments would frigh,en
away multitude OF his friends, while It's noise
would not attract into his camp corporaIs guard
os hesitsting outsiders.