The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-10-20
Political Notes.

In an interview with representative of the
Washington Post, Simon Slerne, awell- known
lawyer of New York city, said IF the cleo
ton had been held month ago, said Mr..
Sterne, the Republicans would have won.
The senseless free trade cry and scare would
have done its work. But the Democratic
campaign has been well-timed and we'll
planned; as an educational movement it is a
success. People have been reasoning and
thinking. | have clientele among two ex-
tensive classes, first, the commercial, who
naturally favor a movement looking toward Il
lowering CT the tariff and u removing of I'M
necessary restrictions from trade. This in
cludes the banking interests, which is pleased
with the conservative administration of the
Treasury. The second class is the manufac
turing. This class, both employers and en-
ployed, was alarmed at first All through
New Jersey, Connecticut and New York their
protests were heard up till within four weeks.
Then the tide began to turn. The Republi
cans Started their stampede too soon; 1t eX-
hausted itself. Now these people have the
alternative before them of voting to change
the administration, which is always injurious,
or voting to support slight reduction in the
tariff, which generally will inure to their ben
eft. They will accept the latter course. The
tide in the direction of the administration will
grow stronger and stronger until election day.
Cleveland and Thurman will carry the doubt.
ful States. The Democratic plurality in New
York State will be 10000. This is conser-
vative estimate. The prohibition vote will
hardly be a factor.
The President on Monday vetoed the pen
sion bills of Mary X. Richards because she is
already receiving larger pension than the
bill provides for her and of William s. Brad
shaw because the claimant asked exemption
from duty Sin the dark days of his country's
need, because of injury resulting from the
kick of horse four years before the war.
This injury is now made the basis of his claim.
Free material has several enthusiastic adj
vocates among the glovemakers of Glovers-
vile, N. Y. The three leading manufactur-
ers there heartily favor President Cleveland's
policy and the Mills bill. One of them says,
Free hides are light, air, food and drink to
the glove and leather dressing industries. -
Tariff reform doesn't scare them much.
San Francisco Examiner: Now we shall
have the pleasure of listening to ecstatic
praises of tariff reform from journals which
since last December have been decrying tariff
reform as treason to American industry, aud
surrender of the home market to British
Hartford Times: Although their bill is
confessedly for 'buncombe only" the cold
fact remains that the leaders of the Repub-
lican party have found it necessary to submit
a measure for tariff reform in opposition to
the platform of the party.
Mr. William ]. Coombs, leading Brook
lyp Republican, and senior member of the
firm Of Coombs. Crosby & Eddy, export mer-
chants New York city, has come out for Cleve-
land and Thurman. He strongly fayors tariff
reform.
In Philadelphia, Pa, on Saturday last, the
Democratic parade numbered over 10000.
Il was the finest political parade of the cam
paign in that city.
Omaha Herald: Social conditions in the
evolving the nabob at one end and the tramp.
1t the other,