The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-08-16
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
CALMLY REVIEWED.

Democratic Talk About Carrying
Michigan and wisconsin RIdiculed
by Well Posted Republicans Cleve-
lands Position on the Tariff Fatal
TO HIS Hopes for Recollection.
"Webb" telegraphs the following care
full review from Washington, under date
Of Aug. 18th. In view of the claims
made here that Michigan is going DEM
ocratic, and Mr.. Dewey's refutation OF
it Monday evening, some of it is Inter
esting reading"
Gov. Alger of Michigan is here. He
came to Washington from New York to
attend the Sheridan funeral. He is TAX
ing very active part in the canvass.
He manifests as much interest in it as If
he had been the successful candidate at
Chicago. He says II have no respect
for the man who does not fall into line
at the first blast of the bugle which
opens the BATTLE Gen, Alger thinks
that the Democrats haYe very little hope
of carrying Indiana, and that they are
not confident of Connecticut, but he
hears that they intend to made great
fight in New York and Michigan, and
will spend large sums of money in those
two States. They have million dollar
campaign pool, Gen, Alger has heard.
which is to be expended in those States
Gov, Alger Is not appreheusive about
Michigan. but Gays that the Republicans
must uOt grow careless through over
confidence,
The claims Of the Democrats of their
ability 10 carry Michigan is another
illustration of the theory upon which
Cleveland has organized his cabinet
The two young western members have
constantly insisted that II is possible 70
carry Michigan aud Wisconsin Don
Dickinson is understood to have at
tempted to engineer the GreenbaCk flu
sion movement in Michigan, of which
the Administration hopes 50 much, An
Administration which has done al! that
| is possible to dccry the cause Of silver
and greenbacks has hoped to have the
support of the GreenbaCkors. and is
making d strong bid for IL in Michigan.
The fact that the great body Of Green
hackers of Michigan, however under the
| leadership of Moses w. Field, cannot
follow the party Of free trade, has much
disconnected tho plans of the Democrats.
That the Democrats of the National
Committee intend to appeal to the
Greenback element generally Is shown
by the speech of Voorhees, in Indiana, In
which he endeavored to revive that par
ty and to incite it to opposition to the
Republicans. The plans of the Admin
| istration lave not been successful in
Michigan; they are certain of failure in
Indiana, and Gov. Rusk, who is here,
can speak for Wisconsin. lie was ask
ed yesterday what foundation there was
for the renewed claim of Postmaster
General Villas that the Democrats could
hope to carry Wisconsin, THE founda
ton for that report or that hope said
Gen. Rusk, lis that the State of Wiscon-
sin is certain to go for the Republican
ticket by 10000 majority. The claim of
Villas. if he really makes it, which l
doubt, is absurd Possibly Cleveland
may be made to believe it; but no one
who knows anything about the politics
of Wisconsin attaches any Importance
to this dream of the Administration.
The Democrats are becoming very
much alarmed AT their position on the
tariff. The delay In the publication Of
| Cleveland's letter of acceptance is capa-
Bile of no other Interpretation except that
he is waiting and drifting in the hope
that something may turn up" which
will make it possible to un 10 some OF
the blunders that have been committed
by following the policy which, until
now, Cleveland has so Obstinately per-
sisted in. 1t is no longer concealed thai
the President was warned by one men,
Der Of his Cabinet, at least, Mir Whitney
not 10 issue The free trade message. The
| inf AYFN,.,A that g1trl a t,nl
| lev would have a bad effect in New
| York, Connecticut and New Jersey. But
| the President was very dpte: mined and
took the advice Of Mills of Texas instead
| Of member of his own Cabinet from
the State of New York. 1t is even re-
ported that Carlisle much doubted the
political wisdom of going as far as the
President did in that message, and it il
| know II that he exerled his Influence &c
| tone down the Mills bill somewhat, 81
chat 1t should not follow The exact tone
of the message. And now one of the
chief instructions to the campaign ora
| tors of the Democratic party is 10 try tC
make il appear that The Mills bill does
not favor free trade, and that the Demo
cratic party is not free trade party. II
has been ascertaiued, moreover, that the
| Democratic campaign managers have
taken great pains 10 see to " chat tine
Tree trade speeches wbith have beer
sent OF ~ the million to some portions
Of the COUNTRY are not sent to Tie doubt
| lul States Of Connecticut and New Jcr
sey. One effect Of the free trade CAIN
raisn is that the Democrats ate cont
PEELED 10 look to new quarters for SOME
portions of their campaign tunai Dutas
! they have the largest trusts to draw
upun their campaign fund, 1t I5 SAID
viii be larger than any heretofore raised
in this country. Cleveland seems 10 be
losing courage. He ia avoiding the re,
spOns,billty of approving or geloing bills
! except where the fatal influence of the
| Executive can be used 10 defeat the pen
sion claim of some old soldier OF soldier :
widow. lie permitted the River and
! HarLJg ill to become "a law without his
signature He appears not 10 have cared
| 20 invite the anlagomlsm which surely
would have followed had he vetoed Il
He moreover does not make any otficie
statement us to the reasons why he did
not sign this important bill but those
who assume to be authorized to speah
for him say that he did not sign it be-
cause it contained a good many PROPOSE
tions to which he was opposed anC
which he would not sign, yet he did no
care to assume the responsibility Of de
feating the bill. The bill contains the
same items which were the cause of hi
objections in the bill of last year; but {
veto of the River and Harbor bill two
years in succession would not have beer
a vote.getting act, and accordingly thu
President shirks his responsibility anC
permits the bill TO become law while
at the same time allowing or authorizing
those about him to state that he does no
agree with the almost two-thIrds vot'
of the Congress of the United States tina
the measure is desirable one. Tit
River and Harbor bill which he has thu
permitted to become law without hi
approval carries the largest appropria
tions ever made in that bill.
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As rule the Presidential contest hd
very little interest for the old World