Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-10-19
TIE CYCLONE BLOWs OFT Al
The BREECH IN NEW
TERSEY

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We have had occasion before, to refer
to the "plan OF campaign" of the Repub,
Jican party, outlined by Mr.. Chauncey M.
Depew, the railroad magnate of New
York, who was himselfa candidate for the
Republican nomination at Chicago last
June. Here it is as he gave i. to a jour-
nalist in Chicago. while discussing his
chances for nomination
''The tariff may prove q cyclone this year. I
am naturally brought into close relations with
the workingmen of New York, Connecticut,
and New Jersey, and it looks as if they were
likely to be stampeded with fear of free trade
that cyclone blows, it blows in my favor, but
of course the Democrats may be able to ex-
plain away all fears before the November cleo
ton. You can do good deal in four months,
but if the cyclone of fear is stronger than the
hurricane of Democratic eloquence, I can
carry every State hitherto Republican by a
good majority"
The cyclone has up to this date blown
out at the wrong end III three different
States where the populations are most deep
ly interested in the provisions of the Mills
Bill reducing the taxes, and the outcome
does not look as if 1.-THE workingmen
are likely to be stampeded with fear of
free trade and consequent reduction of
their wages.'' The first was Mr.. Blaine's
State, Maine. There it was believed, as
the Mills Bill gives free lumber and
large part Of the labor of Maine is employ
ed in getting out lumber, that the ''cyclone
of fear" would blow iD favor of the Re-
publican party. Mr.. Blaine in person saw
to the campaign, and saw to it that ''pro-
lection was ''tbe only question discussed"
The election came and the cyclone blew
out at the wrong end. While the Repub
lican party increased their vote over 1884
Bill reduction of taxes, increased theirs
9,2O9. The next State was Connecticut,
very hive of manufactures. There the
workingmen refused to be "stampeded
with fear of free trade" and in the town
ship elections the Democrats not only held
the majorities by which they carried the
State ia 1884. but for the first time car
ried the towns the Republican Governor
aud Hon. Samuel Fessenden. the member
OF the National Republican Committee,
lived in. There was one more chance for
the "cyclone of fear" before the Presiden-
tial election. 1t was in New Jersey.
Newark, the chief city of that State, Is
another hive of workingmen, its streets
are alive with the hum of machinery, and
its skies are dark with the smoke from
the factories. The steerers of the cyclone
were full of hope. In 1884 the Republi-
eau majority there was 1919. The N Y.
Tribune" last week, speaking the day be-
fore the Newark election, said the result was
watched for with great interest through
out the State as affording some indication
of the political drift, and for its moral eff
feet In the election next month";" and that
'the Republicans are confident of good
majority" The election came eff on
Tuesday and the Democrats carried it by
705 ma jority Ia Democratic gain over
1854 of 2 314 For the first time on the
eve of Presidential election, In twenty
years. the city of Newark went Democrat
ic! The news was so electr1fying that the
Democratic Governor of New Jersey I'M
mediatelY went over to New York to give
the National Democratic Committee there
the information in person. So unlocked
for caper of the cyclone Of fear" among
the workingmeu of the country, has great
ly depressed the Republicans, land the news
was received at the headquarters of the
National Republican Committee in New
York with gloomy anxiety.
And so it may as we'll be conceded that
the bottom has dropped out of the Free
Trade-cyclone of-fear'' plan of campaign.
If it wouldn't work among the lumbermen
of Maine, with Blaine oiling the wheels;
if it wouldn't work in Connecticut where
every town is manufacturing town; if it
made disastrous and boomerang failure
in that great nest of clinking hammers
and smoking s-Newark-where will
it work? And if it has to be given up at
this late hour of the campaign what new
cry will be substituted for it +? Nearly all
the patent ones Eave been tried by one
hand or another. That dull apprentice,
Benjamin Harrison, suddenly thought he
had an idea in his thick head and started
the Sufferlngs-of- Mon Prisoners issue.
1t fell dead. Gen. w. t. Sherman with
more boldness, but no greater malice,
started the patent remedy for vote-suppres-
sion at the South, counselliDg the Negroes
to the use of the torch and dagger upon
the whites. That has gained but few out
spoken supporters up to this tine. James
G. Blaine has pointed to the Trusts, which
might be largely" awaited Of for the cam
paign. The indignant howl of the people
has drowned his voice. The Hon. Jacob
Yost has suggested an increase of the tin
tax on the people as an issue. His demo-
rallied party in the Senate have turned
their backs and refused to listen to his
suggest ton.
The National Republican Committee
may we'll receive its news with gloomy
anxiety. The cyclone collapsed and the
Workingmen stampeded into the Democra-
tic ranks! The Farmers already gone
over to the Democratic party of low taxes
The colored Republican just received
terrific blow between the eyes by the re-
duction on the sugar and rice that his
labor raises Where will the G.. D. P.
look for salvation now.
WHY
Mr.. Tucker and the INDICATOR contend