The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-04

cratic ticket is peculiarly strong, 'front.'
and back, above and below. A highly
successful President whose administra-
ton has been so pure and capable that
even the opposition can find ne good
ground upon which to attack it, stands
at the head, and he is supported in the
second place by perhaps the ablest and
truest, aud certainly the bestowed
Democrat in the republic. The team is
all that could be desired, and under
other circumstances would run in very
easily.
But the situation is such that the
Democrats must do something more
than talk with confidence. They must
work, and work hard and intelligently.
New York State may be safely counted
for the Democracy. The party is united
more closely than at any time within a
quarter of century, and is working
tremendously, all its factions pulling
enthusiastically for the ticket. Only
one thing could happen which would
,endanger the ticket, and that is not at
all likely to occur. If the Prohibition
lists, who polled nearly $1,000 votes in
1885, over $4,000 in 1886 and nearly
$4,000 last year, were to disband and
return to their first loves, there would
be danger to the Democracy, for fully
three out of every four OF the temper
ance voters come from the Republican
ranks. In 1880 Garfield had plurality
in the State of 5000. In 1884 Cleye-
lands plurality was only about LOO
Two years ago the Democratic plurality
was less than 5000. 1t will thus be
readily seen that the Prohibitionists, by
voting the Republican ticket, can
easily defeat the Democracy. But
the Prohibitionists are not 60
ing to disband, nor will they be
less earnest in their efforts for
their own ticket. Last week they held
their State convention, adopted a rig
orous, unequivocal platform, and rati.
fedi' with hearty enthusiasm the nom
inees of the party for President and
Of the United States,
and we call upon all parties to endorse
their nominal tons at the polls" They
claim, and with substantial reason,
that they will poll $4,000 votes in No
vember. This will give the State to the
Democrats.
But New York will not elect the
ticket. With the other States that are
Democratic, this will give the
ticket 189 electoral votes, and leave it
Just twelve short of enough to elect.
These twelve must come, if at all, from
the thirty in tho States of Indiana (15),
New Jersey (9), and Connecticut Co.
Indiana will be enough, but the most
Democrat will confess that
Inder the circumstances, that State is
gravely doubtful. In 1884, with Hen
tricks, the most popular man in the
State on the ticket, Cleveland carried
Indiana by 6,512. The Greenbackers st
,he same election, polled 1885 votes,
and the Phrohibitionists 3O28. Harrison
should be stronger there than Blaine
vas. This year there are, practically
10 green6ackers, but the Prohibltionists
nave increased in number. In 1886,
he last State election there, the Dem
ocrats were defeated, the plurality
against them being 1924. True, the
act that the administration party has
he Federal offices will help Mr..
Cleveland some, but it will require hard,
veil directed work by the Democrats to
larry Indiana this year. There will be
40 Democratic walkover in that State.
New Jersey and Connecticut without
Indiana will give the Democrats enough
7otes in the electoral college. but
neither of them alone will do it. Con-
1ecticut is always a close State with a
strong disposition to follow New York.
In 1880 it gave Garfield 1873 majority.
Ind 1884 Cleveland carried it by
narrow plurality of 1924, the Prohibi-
ion vote being 2,485. II this latter shall
20 back into the Republican ranks, the
prestige will not be in
iuential enough to counteract it,
as the high tariff sentiment is
more or less pronounced there on &C.
count of the manufacturing interest
md the transformation on the part of
he factory hands that low tariff means
ow wages. New Jersey gave small
,luralities for Hancock and Cleve-
and, and will probably be carried
~ Cleveland this year. Its Prohibition
'ote will naturally increase on account
# its distinguished citizen, General
fisk, being the nominee of that party.
nd that vote will draw from the Re.
ublicans more largely than from the
Democrats. But New Jersey without
will be OF no avail.
This is candid statement of the
ituation, and affair presentation of the
utlook. 1t will be seen that it gives no
nargin for the display of foolishness-
% room for bluHders and mistakes. It
well to talk confidently and to belittIe |