, 1888-08-25

On the Democratic side, the chances of
carrying New York appear to be much
improved for Mr.. Cleveland over the
situation i'll 1884. His party has been
steadily strengthening its maioritieS there
since the narrow victory over Mr.. Blaine,
while "Tammany Hall" then lukewarm,
Is now in full accord with the party.
There is no man living who could as IL
Republican candidate get as many votes
IN New York city as MIR. Blaine, and the
numerous Irish faction who then supported
him are very much disguSted that Blaine
has not been nominated, and will largely
go back into the Democratic fold. The
"Mugwump " element, too, seems as stead
fast to Mr.. Cleveland now Ms then. The
probability, therefore, seems strong that
notwithstanding the acquisition of Mr..
Morton, as e-PreSident, and his sup.
posed ability to endOW a liberal Rephbli-
can campaign fund, Mr.. Cleveland will
again as in 1854 secure the vote of the
Empire State" and this will fetch his
total up to lS9, leaving him but II short
of success. New Jersey is a strictly
debatahle State. 1t is high TARIFF
State, but very curiOuSly It's Democratic
protectioniSt faction support Mr.. Cleve-
land. The prohibition candidate for Presi-
dent lives in New Jersey and is expected
to make Il formidable diversion from the
Republicans, OF the hide bound prOhibi.
%tioniSts who will throw their votes away
to demonstrate their devotion to their faith.
Nobody can now predict the outcome in
New Jersey, whose most populOuS section
adjoinS New York City and p~ulsates with
the metropolis. If Mr.. Cleveland secures
New Jersey he will have with New York
1913 votes, and will lack only three of sue.
9pGS 'IInSA tn la f,,gl,t E,, il, H,y,
neCticut or Indiana. The Democrats did
have some hopes of getting votes from the
Pacific coast, but the recent large Repub-
llcan gains in the Oregon election have
almost caused them to abandon this, al
though they will conduct an active canvass
to capture California.
Thus nicely balanced appear the pro.
liabilities yet Mr.. Cleveland goes into
this campaign with great advantages over
his OSiti0n in 1884. He now has at his
back the army Of National Oflice-holders
who were then against him, aud all the
force OF the enormous patronage Of the
Federal Government. His Democratic
friends also control the election counting
machinery in New York, New Jersey, and
Indiana, an important advantage. Had
not the Democrats controlled this in 1884,
especially in New York. Mr.. Cleveland
would nave found his malOrItleS probably
in peril. He has through the revenue Ia
riff reform policy Of his administration,
the backing of an influential Republican
following, who decline to support the high
protective tariff endorsed at Chicago.
The New New York Times and Post, and
Harpcy'$ Weekly and the Commercial
Advertiser support him in New York City,
as we'll as the Herald and World, so that
he has a combination of influential news
paper support there, much greater and
more powerful than has been given to any
presidential candidate in recent years. He
also is supported on economic grounds by
the leading Republican newspapers Of
Rhode Island, the Providence Journal, and
also by the Boston Herald, and the spring.
field, Massachusetts, Republican. These
tokens of popular support all go to show
his increased strength in New York, and
this seems to be so fully recognized by
the Republican managers, that they will
make the chief theatre OF conflict in Indi-
ana and Connecticut, with al eye also to
gaining advantages in New Jersey. The
tariff is the main contention in the party
platforms, and the contest will be about
the squarest fight for and against prOtec-
ton, unmixed with other diStracting is
sues, the country has yet seen. There are
no October States" this year TO point the
way to the November result. Indiana
used to be fought over in October, but her
State election is now OOStnOned until the