San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-29
A MUGWUMP KICK.

going democratic this year. There are
many reasons that might be adduced
for this opinion. Among them are
these: New York has never gone
democratic save when the republican
party has been ruptured by internal
dissensions and divided by feuds ana
local or personal controversies. ms
year the republican party of the state
is a unit in its support of the candl-
dates of the national and state con-
ventions; it is enthusiastic in It's sup
port of the candidacy of Mr.. Warner
Miller and enters the campaign with
great courage and hope. Four years
ago this was not so, and yet with all
these untoward circumstances the
democracy carried the state by less
than one-fourth of one per cent. -Four
years ago some of the leading republic
can journals of the state turned to
Cleveland and gave him their hearty
endorsement, doing such service as
only friend turned enemy could rem
der. Four years ago the republican
party was in power, having had for
twenty-four years possession Of
the administrative branch of gov
eminent, and many voters, non-par-
tisans, honestly considered a change
desirable, particularly as there were no
we'll defined questions ofpublic policy
dividing the two parties. This year
all is changed. The democracy is divi-
ded in New York City upon munich
pal candidates, and upon guberna-
torial candidates, there is hostility be-
tween the mugwump journals and
the regular democratic press. The
mugwump press committed to either
eat crow or swallow Grover, prefer
the latter, but draw the line at Hill,
the democratic nominee for governor,
between whom and Cleveland there
is secret hostility. This spirit is
plainly evidenced in the following
from the New York Epoch, mug
wump, and Cleveland supper r:
Every self-respecting citizen in
this great state, every man who val
ues honesty and purity in the con-
duet of public affairs, every man VINO
is truly DESTROYS of seeing politics
lifted to higher plane, has been in
suited by the shameless nomination
of David Bennett Hill. 1t is
to be hoped that the republican can
didate for governor of New York state
will be elected, and then some demo-
cratic political leaders will fully I'M
derstand how dangerous it is to defy
the will of the people"
This sentiment thus openly eX-
pressed by the Epoch is secretly held
by the New York Times and the Har-
per's periodicals, all of which have
been bitterly opposed to Hills nomi-
nation. The controversy and enmity
existing between the supporters of the
state democratic ticket preclude the
defeat of one without the defeat Of
the other. Hill and Cleveland
are not the men to see a
party rival triumph at the expense of
either and the jealousies mutually
arising from existing conditions will
form serious barrier to democratic
success. Such utterances as that Of
the Epoch, formerly courted among
among democratic supporters can not
but be inimical to the success of the
democratic ticket state and national.
Not only sO-the vote of the labor
party in New York is sure for Warner
Miller and it is not improbable that
a great portion Of it will be cast for
Harrison and Morton. The prohibit
ton vote, also, SO confidently expect
ed to seriously cut down the republic
can vote, is not nearly 50 important a
factor as it was four years ago, the
best minds of that party not deeming
it wise to push their cause into nation
al politics. Thus all things conspire
to create much more favorable con-
ditiOn of affairs, republicanly con-
sidered, than existed four years ago,
giving reasonable ground for the be-
lief that New York will swing into
line with the republican column next
November and thus assure beyond
doubt the triumphant election of Har-
risOn and Morton.
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THE FlOresville Chronicle seems to
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