The Republican journal., 1888-09-27
TIE General Situation.

The elections in Maine, Vermont and Oregon
show conclusive. that the Republican party i,
stronger at the North than it was in 1854 or il
iSSo. In Oregon the majority has never beer
anyw here near so large in any other election a.
it is this year, in Vermont it has not been Sc
large at any other time since the war: in Main,
the Republicans We're defeated in the State
election of 1850: and even with Mr.. Blaine the
candidate, and with all the advantage of his
personal popularity and leadership, they had
in 1854 4 plurality scarcely larger than that OF
this year. SO much being known, let us see
what il means.
the votes of every Northern State excepting
California and Colorado. which were barely
carried by the Morey fraud, and New Jersey,
which gave Hancock only 1000 plurality. They
gave to Mr.. Blaine the electoral votes OF every
Northern State except Indiana. Connecticut
New Jersey and New York. and in New York
change Of 600 votes woud have defeated Mr..
Cleveland. If the Republican party is stronger
now than it was in either of these elections, is
it not plain that it has the better chance Of
success: For the pride of Western State is
a candidate of its own. and the personal charac-
ter and popularity of General Harrison appear
to insure success in Indiana. which the Rcpul-
llcan> also carried at the last State election. If
the Republicans also carry Connecticut as they
did i'll 1850. while Mr.. Cleveland had only 1870
plurality i'll 1854. it would make no difference
if the Democrats should then carry both New
publican strength is greater than it was in
1850 or iSS4. as returns thus far indicate. hat
reason have the Democrats TO count upon hold
inE their >canty plurality of 1000 in New .jcr-
sey in 1850. or the microscopic difference of
one vote in thousand in the New York cleo
ton of 1881:
1t is the latest Democratic scheme that some
thing must be done at the West, and speakers
and money are being sent thither for vigor-
Gus campaign, it is said. Democratic managers
could not waste force in any other way more
satisfactorily to the Republicans. The plural
lilies in Western states at the last National
election were 81 .000 in Ohio. 900 in Nichi-
gan, .1.e,l0 in Illinois. $1,000 in Wisconsin,
10000 In Iowa, II 900 in Minnesota, $1,000 in
Nebraska. and 64 .00O in Kansas. The railroad
presidents and the Wall Street spectators who
are running the Democratic campaign know
Very little Of the West if they think il an easy
task TO overcome heavy nlalorilicS such aS these.
They count upon results III recent state cleo
tion> in some Western States, but are careful
To forget that the Republicans on that test
would carry rgimia. North Carolina and New
jersey. with the best chances of success in
West Virginia and Tennessee. The truth is
thai on National issues. and with a full vote.
the Western States are more strongly Rcpubi-
can than in state campaign with a light vote,
just southern States are more strongly DEM
oeratic.
Probably the Wall Street Spectators fancy
they can delllde Republicans by pretended
change Of tactics. and intend to make noisy
fight at the West Willie really concentrating all
their efforts New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut. That is their only chance of sue
cess, and it must be presumed that they
will see it. SO the campaign comes to turn
upon New York, New .Jerse: and Connecticut
just where Shrewd men have seen from the
first that it must he decided. But the enor-
nous advantage OF Republicans is that either
one of these three States would in all prob
ability elect General Harrison. while the Dem
ocrats have to carry all three in order to elect
President Cleveland. New York and New
Jersey fall short by three electoral votes; New
ork and Connecticut fall short by six electoral
votes. And in these three States President
Cleveland has to deal with workingmen who
know what the tariff question means for them.
TO help them, if they are in doubt, Henry
George is CRYING aloud for "CleNe Gland aud
Free Trade" New York Tribune.