Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12
GOTHAM PuLlTICS.

Democrats Alternating the Hosts of Labor Men
From RepublicanIsm-lhc Local Democratic
Split is Dong iJ,
NEW YORK, OCT 9.-The three cornered
local political contest in this city has
produced one singular feet, which is al
ready noticeable to close observers. The
interest in the rival democratic nomina~
tions for mayor has absorbed the atten
tention OF the democratic workiukmen
and the discussion fairly divided the
town so that not only the democratic wage
earners, but their republican oppoL ents
have become interested in it, and are tax
ing sides with Hewitt or with Grant with
much earnestness. The republican mis-
sionaries among the workingmen arc as
tonished to find that they can no longer
receive attention to their howlings about
free trade" No more attention is paid
to them, and those whom they address
meet them with cries of "ches tnuts," aud
ask them what thoy have to say
about the mayor, whether they ara for
Il H9witt or Grant. The delay of the repub-
licans in putting candidate III the field
has intensified their disadvantage, and
by the time their nominations are made
the people will have made up their
minds whether to support the nominee
of Tammany Hall or of the
county democracy. There is no doubt
| that the republicans have been anxious
for demooratio division oa local ques-
tions and 80 far as concerns the votes of
the workingmen whom they hope to Sc
| duce from their democratic allegiance
they find themselves simply hoisted
with their own petard, Tho
very large registration to-day
| shows that the popular interest
| in the election is intense. Some cynical
observers have been saying of late that
the people were not really strongly
aroused on the issue of the presidential
contest But all such assertions
are completely dis sproved by
the registration figures in Brook
all precedents of similar days in previous
years. There is no DOUBT that the local
democratic contest has had its iufluenoe
IN increasing the registration, rnd the
members of the dem ocratic national and
state committees are more than ever sat-
isfed that they were wise in coafiping
haI ff ri in he cfy
itan local matters strictly to the preveG-
| tion of dangerous compromises By dem
ocratic organizations with the
common enemy. Had they gone
out Of their province to interfere
with city matters 50 as to say who shouId
be nominated, or what course the organi-
cations should pursue, they would have
taken heavy responsibility out of their
| Immediate line of duty withoa5 attaining
as good a result aud votes for democratic
presidential electors as il is nov clear
will be reached.
VIZ cannot Disguise the truth that we
are on the verge of an i'm pending reyola-
ton; the old issues are dead! The pso-
pie are arraying themselves upon one side
or the other of portentous contest. On
one side is capital, formidabIy entrenched
in privilege, arrogant from continued
triumph, conservative, tenacious to old
theories, demanding new concessions,
enriched By domestic levy and foreign
commerce, and struggling to adjust all
values to its own stan Hard. On the other
Is labor, asking for enploy ment, striving
to develop domestic industries, bathing
with the forces of nature and subduing the
wilderness; labor, starving and suilen IL
cities, resoluteIy determined to overthrow
system under which the rich are grox-
ing richer and the poor are growing
poorer-a system which gives to g Van
dersilt the possession of wealth beyond
the dreams of avarice and condemns
the poor TO a poverty which has 20
refuge, from starvation but the prison or
the grave.-Senato- John J. Ingalls.
BLAIsR is gong on with his everlasting
talking, and nobody can slept him. The
man seems to have been corr to talk.
Nature wound him wp and set him to ran
ming, and on he goes, evidently not able
20 stop talking, any more than the
everlastingly Walking man could stop
Walking. Such cases are singular, and |
difacuI. Of explanation.