The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-18
Democrats Sure of New Jersey.


There is no longer any reason for regard
ing New Jersey as a doubtful state There
are few republican newspapers which still
pretend that their party has an excellent
chance for carrying it, but all the reports
respecting the political situation there are
against them The present democratic gov
ernor carried the state two years ago, and
it is now estimated that the democratic ma
jority will reach 10000 in November.
The democrats will probably lose few
votes by the early closing of the polls. The
law closing the polls at sunset was passed by
the last legislature, which was republican,
for the purpose of injurng the chances Of
the democrats for carrying the state in the
future, but the votes which the democrats
will lose In this way will be made up in
other WAYS. 1t was also thought few
weeks ago that the way the liquor question
was presented would also cause a loss to the
democratic ticket, but there are excellent
reasons low, however, for thinking that it
will not.
Mr. Cleveland carried New Jersey four
years ago by a ma iority somewhat over
1900, and it is certain that he is stronger in
the state now than he was then. Since the
Newark municipal election the republicans
have not had great deal to say about New
Jersey They have seemed to realize that
the state was lost to them That election
was surprise to them. They have been
trying to explain it, but somehow or other
they have not succeeded.
Four years ago the republicans carried
Newark by a majority of about 1900
This year the democrats not only wiped out
this majority, but rolled up a very hand
some ma jority for their party. The repub-
licans say that at least 5000 republicans
did not go the polls. But why didn't they
Why should the democrats have taken
more interest in the election than theys
The fact is they didn't. Both parties did
the best they could to get out a big vote,
and they succeeded in doing so. 1t is prob
able that fully as many democrats as repub-
licans stayed away from tie polls, and it is
therefore useless, as well as nonsensical, for
tho republicans to try to give reasons other
than tie right one for their defeat.
There is point about t g Newark cleo
tion which ought not to be forgotten. 1t is
that the only issue of Importance that was
presented was that of the tariff. There
were no local issues of importance to divide
voters. The vote was taken fairly
and squarely on the tariff. Newark is a
manufacturing town, and the fact that
there has been such change there on the
tariff i,sue within three or four years is
sufficient to make the republican leaders
uneasy. If tariff reform has been sufficient
in, Newark to bring large number of
workingmen to the democratic standard,
may not it be reasonably expected that it
will do the same thing in other manufactur,
ing towns'
While the republican managers have
about given up all hope of carrying New
Jersey for their national ticket, they are
still making an earnest effort to carry the
legislature, because the legislature to be
elected this fall will elect United States
senator to succeed Senator Mcpherson.
They may succeed in getting the legislature,
because the last legislature being repub-
lican), arranged the districts SO as to
give the Republican party great
advantage. However, they will not get
the legislature without an extraordinary
effort, and it is to be hoped that they will
not get it at all. New Jersey is safe for the
national democratic ticket, and safe, prob
ably, for the democratic state ticket.