New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-19
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES
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and tho old Greenback movement arc practically
dead.
or the Prohibition movement 1t IS asserted OF some
four or five counties in Western and Central New
York and Of nine counties in Minnesota that 1t IS on
tho increase and that something must DO done II pos
slbe to win the temperance people BACK. In all mo
other districts it Is emphatically asserted that mo
Prohibition vote will not change the usual result All
agree that the Temperance advocates are holding their
own excep. In Pennsylvania, where tho hlgh license
law has taken the wind from their sails to gEcas
extent. In several NcwYork and lrslana city wards
It IS admitted that the PrOhbitOnsts Will gain somc
but denied that enough will be affected to change
the result As Republicans liable to be prciu'
diced In their testimony this question, leading
Democrats wero consulted In all of the States and
tho result of their expressions not much different
from that given By the Rep b!icaus The consensus
OF the opinion of all the Republican, residing In almost
every ward and township In all OF the five states and
Of several hundred leading Republicans scattered
throughout them may be set down as this Ihat
the battle In November IS to be straight hght De-
tween the two big parties and that any third issue
now In sight will not cut any consdefaDic hSure
either in the campaign In the result
PROTECTION 81 HE GREAT ISSUE
Minnesota was chosen for the canvass on rho qucs'
ton of high tariff because 10 IS representative No'n
western sato and 1t has been asserted thas
the revenue reform feeling among Republicans thcre
State. This question was asked
Are the Republicans of your district IN favor Of
high protective tariff
Every one of the eighty organized counties were
heard from through their party maEagcrs, and In
addition obseryan. and CO.'S ,ivatye men were con-
suited In 0G2 wards and townhps Of the state. The
result Of these expressions IS that there Is consid
cradle element, which careful estimate pats at
about - per cent, among Minnesota Republicans
who and out Free Traders Another careful
estimate based ulon the replies received, put tho
proportion of high talin Republicans in the state
at about 20 per cent
The other 80 per cent say they not in favor
Of a high Irofe two tarT, but moderate tarii
rcformers Troy Tepud.ae the assertion frequently
made that they fayoi tariff FOR revenue only, and
de- la that they want all kinds Of American labor
protected, "a meIs and al alike.
1t Is asserted that the farmers Of Minnesota,
very large proportion Of whom arc wclltodo hard
working and honest scandlnayians, are every day
becoming better acquainted with the workings OF tho
tariff, and that between pfoie and free
trade there would be no doubt about the result As
between high tariff and tariff somewhat reduced
from what it IS now, but which VIII still maintain
the protection fea, capable Of beng put into prac-
teal effect for the benefit OF all classes Of American
labor, the reformers would probably carry the state.
on the questions Of what TO advocate IN order to
be most ccran TO win there Is MT much diversity
Of opinion Protection, 1t Is conceded on all sides.
is to be the principal ISSUE and the man who best
represents that idea is the one to nominate to stand
urOn H.
Tie plank; that may be said TO amount 10 tho
dlcuity Of a demand that they be insisted upon IN
the next National Platform Protection TO Amer
ican labor, whether brain or manual that every
vote wherever and BY whomeyer cast shall be hon.
estly counted that disabled Union soldiers, bus
not coffee coolers, be granted pensions; that coast
de.ence be provided; that foreign trade be extended
as much as possible aud that an hone st Civil SER
vicc honestly administer public affairs.
suggc,t the conduct Of the campaign were
asked and a great number received Those that
arc favored ~ any cons erabie number of thought
full men in all Of the i've states canvsssed are hero
with given
The insertion Of a temperance plank endorsing
Tho idea adopted BY the Pennsylvania Re. ubi'cans
two years ag,, providing for the settlement OF tho
Temperance gus by popular vote Of the people
by states.
The organization Of political clubs IN ovcry waid
and township IN the land
1ho seoc. lOp of senator ". : Quay. OF Icnnsyl-
vsnla. a, Chairman Of tie Natonal COMMITTEE.
The c!u,ation OF the farmer the ta.iF question
No war talk on either side.
The free circulation OF President Clcyc.ands last
annual message
Urging the Rcpuili ans 20 let the Mills or any
other Democratic revenue reform tiu pas tho
House a, an earnest OF what democrats would DO II
in full control
fore bio argument comes from Pennsylvania
II IS the taking Of tho tntersal revenue AK az
tobacco AMI tie customs duty OH sugar. This
would reduce the surplus to sic extent Of about
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