The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-24
What's the Matter with
the Herald 20

The New York Herald publishes an
editorial with the above heading, and
in its first paragraph, with more force
than elegance, answers the query
thus: "The Herald is an Independent
paper in the truest sense of the word
and, as great railroad magnate once
said about the public, the Herald does
not care d for any party" This
profane exhibition of independence "
was called out by democratic stric-
lures on the too great candor of Mr..
Cleveland's d" independent" champion
in publishing, in loaded editorial glory,
the following warning to the democ-
racy," from "our personal informa-
ton "-the personal informant being
" A Herald correspondent"
81 am hurrying through the western coun-
ties, for i am sick of this eternal button
holing and corner-grocery tariff discussion.
You can make up your mind that, unless
some extraordinary change occurs between
now and November 6, Harrison will go down
to High Bridge with something like 10000
plurality. If New York city can overcome
that, Cleveland is all right; if not he will
have to pack up and come back to Buffalo.
You can get no idea in your present sur
rounding of the situation in the country.
The republicans are making a fierce, in
telligent and so far successful fight. 1t was
a mistake for Cleveland to raise the tariff
issue. | can see that now for the first time.
The surface argument is, as you know, all
in favor of the republicans, and that is the
argument that catches the countrymen.
There are large defections of lifelong
democrats among the farmers everywhere
l have been. In Rochester the men in con-
troll of the democratic organization will
knife Cleveland sure. They are very bitter
against him, and in private make no bones
OF it. In Steuben county the democrats
are all smashed up. Clevelands appointees
are lot of milk and water jackanapes,
who let their enemies scoop everything.
The only notable exception is jim Hanlan,
internal revenue collector, who lives in
Medina and is making the most extraor-
binary fight in Orleans county l have yet
come across. He's daisy. The democrats
in Niagara county are saving their money
to use on election day. God bless them!"
This candid blast was followed by the
following from Auburn, dated October
Is:
am astonished at the strong opposition
to Hill everywhere among the democrats.
The anti Hill men are afraid to express
themselves openly as they don't want to
be read out of the democratic party. 1t
seems to me that Hill is going to be beaten
by Miller. Almost every excise board is
republican and they threaten to discipline
the saloon men upon whom Hill relies) il
they work for him"
And next day by the following from
Poughkeepsie
have tried to put as good face on the
democratic situation in the counties visited
by me as the facts would warrant. But the
fact is the democrats in Westchester, Put
man, Duchess and Columbia counties are
in bad shape You know how strongly
Ketcham will run in his congressional dis
trict, and the republicans sincerely believe
he will get 2,5C0 majority. Think the esti-
mates haze giUen are beio,c sohat the figures
0W show on election day. You cannot rub