Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-04
CLsvEEAsD,s MAJORITY.
congressman Tvscey Esttmntes that
Wow YORK. viii cave Frrs 10000.

A Washington special says: Repre-
sentative Charles Tracey, Of the albany
On. - district, returned here several
days ego after weeks visit at mrs home.
Ais declaration that Cleveland and Thur
man viii carry the State by good round
majority receives additional weight from
the fact that he is one OF the most con
servative and even-balanced men IN pub
lie life. General Tracey sees no reason
why the Democratic national ticket
should not DO relatively stronger in the
country districts in November than 1t
was in 1884, while in New York and
Brooklyn it should make additional
gains.
"Mr. Blaine," said General Tracey,
"carried Albany county, where 1 1--we,
by n majority of 656. This year Cleve.
lands majority will not fall short OF
1900. So, too, with Monroe county,
which gave Mr.. Blame 5000 majority.
II has since been carried by MIR. Cook.
the Democratic candidate for Secretary
OF State, by 1900. I do not, Of course,
expect Mr.. Cleveland to run so well as
Ne Cook. for Monroe is the latter s
home but do think that General Har-
rison's majority will not exceed 3, 5W,
which will be falling OF OF l,5OO
in four years Ulster county,
which includes such thriving places
as Rondout and Kinston, gave Mr..
Blaine a small majority. My best
information is that all the labor vote
four years ago was given to the Repubh-
can candidate. This year the labor men
are with as and we Will carry the county
by fsir majority. Within the entire
range Of my acquaintance I do not know
n single man who voted for Cleveland
four years ago who Will not do 50 again.
The labor men are coming back to MS IN
great numbers Of this there can be no
doubt. A few days ago i received q
Letter from n workingman. one OF my
constituents in Green Island, whore the
Delaware and Hudson railway shops are
located. He tells me the free-trade
bugaboo is played ont and that IT has
ceased 10 brighten the workIngmen 3s 1t
did earlier in the campaign, before they
came TO understand the situation better.
woB.KnaasfEN POSTED on THE TARIFF.
"You ask me what has wrought this
change? II is due partly to the dissent
nation Of tarlf literature among them
and partly 10 the fact that the eastern
workingmen are being Influenced to a
considerable extent by the attitude OF
their fellow-laborers IN the West in
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota.
Wisconsin. and Iowa the tariff reform
sentiment, as you know, Is very strong.
The eastern workingman has come to
believe that if the tariff reform IS good
for his western brother, why IS 1T not
equally good for him This has set hm
10 thinking, and the more he thinks the
matter over the better he IS satisfied
with the assurances which the Demo
cratic party have given him"
ct has been stated that the working
men oil Cohoes and other manufacturing
places in your district are deserving daily
to the Republican cause. Ia that true: .
at il wholly untrue, was General
Tracey's prompt reply. THAT assertion
WAS thoroughly investigated and found
10 be false. This required our Republl-
can friends to come forward with an ex-
planation which WAS that the men would
like to desert to the Republican camp
but that they were prevented from doing
So bv their Democratic bosses. The ali
surdity Of such an argument IS not worth
dignifying with reply.
"W hat percentage OF the Irlsh-Amerl-
can vote which went over to Blaine IN
1884 will Cleveland get
The greater part of It, l should say
that moderate estimate Of tine Frcsi-
dents majority IN New York State would
raDoe from l5.0U0tO 2O,0Oo."