New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-20
A DEMOCRATIC STAMPEDE.
DEsERTING CLEVELAND BECAUSE OF HIS
PREFERABLE POLICY.

TEE rARTv MANAGERS TURNING TO oovkhSo"
MILL AND rmn GRoG-sBoPs FOR AID.
Albany, Aus 10 tspccial. Democratic Journals arc
printing with apparent pride Just now newspaper
cBpp,nc stating that ono day in last December when
President Cleveland engaged In Writing MS "ee
trade message, he said to Charles s. Fairch'id' inc
Secretary of the Treasury Mr.. Secretary am no"
writing something which will prevent my cnomlha
lion and nv reelection II anything WILL
Perhaps the best comment upon that statement IS
sono Just made by Democrat OF state promihonco'
who sad last week: al have travelled extensively
ovcr this State and think have pretty good idea
81 ne rotcal condition. The tariff question is hurt
,nr ne badly: we are losing the Democrats In the
manufacturing towns, and the gains on our side are
100 small 10 be considered. AS the state STANDS now
The Republicans have 1t and Cleveland is beaten
In confidential talk with Democrats you will hear
that Same remark made, Cleveland Is beaten'' 10
about ev,.y wcl-i f. lined Democrats Office In any
CITY Of the State They what is happening before
their own eyes in their own places OF residence
namely, hundreds of Democrats Joining Republican
Clubs with no equaIizing gains from Republicans, and
rhcr spondcns 10 other places send them WORD
OF desertions ffcn. the Democratic party eauaii'
numerous In their localities. The movement from
the Democratic party to the Republican party Is gen
cfal oil the State nor arc they isoiatoa oco"r
renccs, caused by some local feeling u Is the per-
cfptlOn OF the tact that tncrO ts o PVPeo' "~'N ~
feeling against them which makes Democrats so
despondcnt as they now arc as to tho probable result
of the Presidential campaign Here in Albany the
Democrats in the state Offices, Cleveland Democrats
as well as Hill Democrats have an air Oh gloom as soo
ss politics is mentioned. All OF them recognize tnae
Il IS the tariff message Of President Cleveland which
has put the Democratic party In this State In tho
minority; and the hope Is frequently expressed thae
Mr. Cleveland VIII hedge the tariff In his letter
tyatt0 fOr
VIII attempt to put the Democratic party In some
noston where they can have chance Of winning the
Presidency
A tourney about the State tho last three weehs by
the writer OF this correspondence brought under MS
ewes the political drift toward the Republican party so
aredly that he can confirm all tho doefui statements
about their campaign made by Democrats here ana eo
where In tho interior OF Hew-York State an I'M
prcccdcntedly large Republican vote Will DO poiled'
All that the Republican, Of the interior now fear is the
Democratic vote In Now-York City and In BROOKLYN
II the Republicans Of those cities VIII hold down 'ne
Democratic vote as they did in 1884 the Interior New
York Republicans are confident they VIII carry New
York State for Harrison by large vote. In the west
ern mart O. tho state the transfer of votes from the
Democratic party 10 the Republican IS so great that Re
publican politicians amazed To thsr @'ohisp'
n,ent Bourbon Democrats, men who have never Deoro
voted the Republican Ticket come to the occrs Oh tno
kenublican clubs and say: al want to Join your club.
land on this tariff questioning bread and butter are
jnyoved1 There are hundreds OF such Instances
Hundreds OF other Democrats have privately inormco
The Republican leaders In the various counties OF her
intention Of voting fer Harrison. but have requesea
that this Information DO kept secret until aiter
election day in order that they may not be bounded
BIZ the Democratic politicians. The Democratic news
napers have tried TO stem this tide OF deseiton by
assal,ng with personal abuse every Democrat who has
thus left the party Moreover, they havo endeavorea
TO minimize the political effect OF tho assertions oy
wholesale lying about the number OF desertions' I'D
those few cases where Republican newspapers hAVo
been msnformed about Democratic desertions' the
fact that mistake was made by the Republican editors
has been magnifed and has been made the basis OF
general denial that there such dcsertons Eut any
impartial man wandering about the State TO gather
political information would quickly learn the trntn'
namely that thousands Of Democrats, especially those
living In manufacturing places, have Joined the Kepuo.
lcan party, and that there is no appreciaoe ori' VI
Republicans to tho Democratic party
The writer doubts II he could so into town In this
State howsoeyer small. without learning the names
of Democrats who have Joined the Republican CLUBS
and have expressed the intention OF voting Tor hafrl-
SON. The names of these men are puDllciy e'ateo'
and the investigator will learn from Democrats tna'
tho statement that these have Joined the Repubh-
can marty is true. The Republicans, OF course, are
tublant at this turn Of fortunes Wheel IN their
favor Everywhere sees good-humored Hophph
cans They have organized clubs they have WORKED
hard 10 bring over Democrats. but it can be said thai
many of the Democrats who thus Join the Republican
party come voluntarily without solicitation py ho
pubcans; brought to the support OF Harrison by ths
tariff ISSUE
Tho Republican leaders throughout the State m
full of hope and confidence in consequence OF VIVA
they see James W. Wadsworth. OF Geneseo, I'M
former Republican Controller Of the State, sale
last week "ThIs is the most singular canvass
A~nan thu
is all I'm one drection-into the Republican party.
got reports here in Geneseo from all the towns II
Livingston County and invariably they tell OF Demo
Gratis Joining our Republican clubs and that We hav
no losses 1t is the tariff message OF Cleveland an
the Mills bill which have caused what now appear
10 me to be political revolution"
Ex-Attorney General Leslie W. Russell. formerly
Potsdam but now of New-York is taking vacatio
for few days at Richfeld Springs. The other day n
said: Il have lust been up TO St Lawrence count
and was much surprised by the news nearu thef
about its political condition. Why, one might thin
the Democratic party Is crumbling to pieces Every
where the Democrats arc declaring that they wi
vote for Harrison, and are Joining the Republican club
Its the tariff issue that has brought this wonderf'
change about and II the surprising; because
a certain sense, tho Republicans have not lapored
make any conversions among the Democrats Inc
are like q man who receives an unexpected Iegac
We Republicans certainly have thought that the poop
we're with us on this question OF protection 70 hmef
can industry but the most sanguino OF us could M
have believed that there would be such rush to us
Democrats as there IS"
The Democrats In tho western part Of tho stao
Cleveland men as well as Hill men, think that u
only salvation for Cleveland is the renomihauon
Governor Hin and the demanding by BIZ OF tho SUI
mort Of the louor dealers for himself and Clevelan
Iassing the liquor dealers and the Federal and s'a
Democratic oniccholders behind both Cleveland d
Hin, IT is argued they may both possibly win. the
Is an active movement now In progress among u
Iiquor dealers all the State TO secure ooVefn
Hilps denomination. Among the shows OF war u
is renominated, IL is said the liquor deaieis ma
so5OOOO. This hard work Of the liquor dealers y
I'm has been observed, Of course by the Cieveia'
men in Western York, and looking about ior son
aid for Cleveland they think that they see In the irlu
dealers just the force Of mercenares necessary ior e.