New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-09
UP RIATNE AND NEW-YORK WORkEfS'

Mr. BLAINE AND NEW-TORh VOhhh""'
This Democratic city and its surroundings
which are much under the influence OF inc loI-
eipn sentiment prevailing here, give 10 'he
Democratic party its only chance OF success III
q National contest But for this city New
Yorl, State would choose Republican electors
br bea1-v maiorities But for Jersey City New
Jersey would be unquestionably Republican
Ru, for the suburban population from TINS Guy
Connecticut would not be in doubt. Wlthou'
other Of these three States the Democrats
would have inst as much chance of elecung
president rs the Prohibitionists. Thus 1t is
r;aht in This little pocket, within few miles
Of New-York City Hall, that the vote Is CON
centrated which gives the Democratic parry
its only chance Of success.
Vet il is in this very same little pocket that
there are to he found more than quarter y,
the persons engaged in the manufacturing anu
mechanical industries in all cities OF inc cum
fry The number of such persons over nICeen
wears of age within few miles OF New o,A
! Citv Hall in 1880 was 337 490, and IN I'LL inc
cities Of the country it was l,2ol'ooo. Nol
,,,oro many Of them women. over Zoo'oVo
of tbem were males above fifteen years OF age
| ord N all The cities of the country there were
only 600 600. BY this time the number mas
rostlv increased. so that it is safe to say that
r,oro tbon = ouartcr of million voters OF thls
class are 10 be found within this narrow as
800 What q tremendous revolution in poll
tics would follow if the quarter OF hiliioh
voters within this limited territory VINO aro
diroctlv interested in upholding the kepup-
Hcan policy of protection should conciuue u
ho usod nc the tools Of foreign manufacturers
and importers no longer.
This consideration gives peculiar Interest,"
N the welcome of Mr. Blaine. The welcoming
ormv from n distance will be large, imposing
and enthusiastic but it will represent portions
If the great loval North which have known 1or
y Iono time the necessity of defending home
industries. That part of the demonstration
which will be most significant is the interest,"
, r,on;fosted nv voters of the working class III
lbis c;tv and vicinity of whom the majority
ho,,o NOT vet learned to defend their interests
Nc American citizens by their votes. Mr.. Blanc
appeals strongly to the appreciation Vi 'nV'
rotors bocause he is the one American who ha
5 most distinguished himself by uphoiulhg' d
u home or abroad, by speech or by letter. uiS
= tinctively National policy. 1t begins TO oaW'
/, nnon these voters that the extraordinary.
e MALIGNANT hatred of Mr.. Blaine which IN
= Democratic party constantly manliests IS us
o closure of its hostility to the National poHc
e he advocates. Voters begin to ask themSeNe
S ,vho,bor the leader who has made himself
Il hated and feared is not in the right, ana inc
e sock 10 see him and to hear him, and VIII stuu
IN his words and inquire into the subjects
Of which he speaks with new and serious III
terest. IT,
Revolutions in public opinion sometime
y move with great rapidity. The working Vooel
"' If This CITY have been for years growing MOI
- disgusted with the Democratic party, us loc
management and its avOwed AIMS it
- sixty thousand of them voted for Henry Oeorl
~ II was plain to all experienced politicians Uni
y he might have been elected by an uprising
w. the votes Of laborng men if he had not prove
~ false to the interests Of American workers
=, insisting upon free trade. After men once
~ sufficiently free from party ties to cast one Vo
-. far new organization. their disposition
- think for themselves lasts and grows lar
~, army Of working voters in this neighborho
~ have been thinking, talking and MOURN
'O' about the tariff during the last three yea
MANY thousands of them are beginning to II
res that the Democratic party is the foe OF Ame
civ can laborers. They realize that its anxiety
on serve English interests and to court EngIi
ty. favor has definite political meaning. n
vas Blaine could not SOW seed in soil better pl
no nared 10 receive it and to return a liberal h;
and vest