New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-19
hostility to protection II elected his vote Will be
at tho service of the Free Traders.

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at the service of the Free Traders
aTbe Democratic organization here ALBANY
| il harmonious and IN beautiful running order.
So the correspondent Of The New-Yorlz Herald
reports. Nevertheless, it is wel-known that Inc
| faction of the Democracy OF the Capital 1oi
which "The Albany Tines speaks loves the
faction led by ID. Cady Herrick with love
which would pass for good article OF con-
ccntrated vitriol.
Ex-senator Conness, Of California, now resi-
| dent Of Massachusetts, was a conspicuous Mug
wump and supporter of Mr. Cleveland in 1884.
| Mr. CONFESS now declares himself in favor OF Gen.
eral Harrison and strongly opposed to MIR. Cleve-
| lands reelection For this change Of attitude
he gives many sound reasons, chief among them
being this: Il believe the home market is OF
more consequence to the American people ana
producer than the foreign market is. The ad-
| ustment of duties should not be done by those
who deride American manufacturers, Joined by oil
the Free Traders in this and other countries.
| Every Democrat is not Free-Irader, yet every
| Free Trader is Democrat"
the Brooklyn Eagle" says that his Gov
ernOr Hills appearance in Indiana and Illinois
as an orator for the party is tactical and gallant
on the cause in New-Yorl1." The reflex influence
that Governor Hill is most anxious to see
is quid pro quo from Washington.
Poindexter Dunn and his Democratic colleagues
in Congress responsible for permitting Great
Britain to extend her grasp upon our marine COM
merce and to seize upon the best part Of our
carrying trade. II they had not so assiduously
and dcterminedly opposed every measure OF pro-
lection and relief TO the American merchant ma
rine, our shipbuilders and moneyed men would
have been able to hold the little that was left and
to add to it, But little after little is being seized
upon, and now the Canadian Pacific Railway Com.
pany has been aided by its Government to begin
war upon the Pacific Mail Steamship Line for its
Japan and China trade. The Canadian company
is to receive As, 900 1925, OOO from the Imperial
Treasury, and $4,000 1915, 000 from the Canada
Treasury, annually, for a monthly steamship
service between Vancouver, Yokohama, Shanghai,
and Hong Kong. This will handicap the Pacific
Mail in its competition for freight, and may
eventually drive it out of business.
That ultra-optimistic correspondent Of The
New-YorlS Times who has been calamity carry
ing the entire Northwest and Pennsylvania for
Cleveland ought to turn his attention to St
Lawrence County. man of his imagination
would not ma IL dlincult 10 give LaWrence
to the Democracy by large majority.
prominent Democratic business man Of this
city, writing recently to his Democratic brother
at Washington, delivered himself of the following
cheerful opinions of the campaign:
The outlook here IS not so favorable as It mgh
be- and unless we have windfall OF good luck;
is solely the tariff To win New-York we must have
the Irish and German workIngmen with us In 1870
the Germans and the election In 1854 we lost part
of the Irish, and pulled through This year there Is
Irish as in 1854. Both classes are Protectionists.
-. We arc making here defensive fight
The Democrats have great hopes OF the West, but
do not share them. The Old Romans visit
East was failure.
Such are the views of Democrat of high stand
ing in his party and enjoying the best IA
arc his views expressed frankly and honestly, be-
cause not for publication. Whatever of per
sonal comfort they contain, Mr. Cleveland is
welcome to- 1t is understood that Mr.. Brice is
sitting up nights, watching anxiously for wind
fall of good luck" and musing sadly meanwhile
over the ominous fact that Dennis and Democracy |
both begin with a big big D.
A chair which has just been voted to Mr.. |
Cleveland at an Ulster County fair is so the local
papers state, to be boxed up and sent to him at |
Washington. If the chair has not already gone,
we would suggest to the chairman of the COM
mittee having it in charge that he send it direct
to Buffalo. BY doing he will save Mr.. Cleve-
and the trouble and expense of reboXing and re-
shipment next March.
There is nothing ambiguous about the demand
Of James B. Townsend, of Ohio for campaign
contributions His frantic appeals indicate that
the Democratic party in Ohio, at any rate, is in
decidedly bad way. His circular letter adj
dressed to postmasters and other Federal office
holders in that State is emphatically Of the stand
lnd-deliver order | am directed to look to
vou," he says, for per cent of the annual
payroll Of your office. Should ! not hear from
,ou by the Goth of this month, I shall draw on
Tou for a portion of the amount yet unremtted'
We doubt if this has been surpassed. The
Iivil Service Reformers deplorcd at their meeting
asst May that the ncfarous practice of politi-
al assessments had been revived to some ex-
emit" In their next annual outgiving, if they
ell the truth, they will have to say that the
nefarous practice has been carried on this
-eor In an extent never known before