Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-04
The Democratic strength.


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The Democratic strength.
The official count of the vote in al
the States at the recent Presidential
election reveals the fact, heretofore
adverted to, that President Cleveland
received q popular plurality over
Harrison of above 9S. 900 votes. This
large popular Democratic vote is dis
tributed over all the States and con.
stitutes a most formidable minority
in many of the Northern and West
ern States carried by the Republicans
In fact it has been shown bv statistici
that the negro vote in New York
Indiana and several other Northern
and Western States exceeds the popu'
lar plurality given to the Republican
electoral ticket in those States.
The negro vote in the United Stat ei
is estimated at considerably above
1,OO0,0 900. OF this vote it is safe tc
say about 1000, 900 were cast for the
Republican ticket. Then, il we elm.
mate the ignorant colored vote, which
cannot in fairness be said to under
stand the political and economic ques.
tions upon which the campaign was
fought, We would have Cleveland
elected by an overwhelming majority
of the electoral college and tariff re.
form sustained BY popular majority
of the intelligent white votes of the
country Of considerably above 1,0OO..
600 votes.
The figures give Us some adequate
idea of the great strength of the Dem.
ocratic party in the country and they
show how thoughtless are those Dem
ocrats who have been inclined to des.
pair of future party success Not
withstanding the money kings are
found for the most part in the ranks
of the opposition, still the Democratic
party. supported as it is by great
economic question, constitutes pow
er which cannot be long repressed.
That it bids fair to have long lease
of Federal power bestowed upon it by
the people in the near future cannot
be overlooked BY the sagacious and
astute observer. Under good party
leadership it will constitute in the
next campaign IN irrepressible force.
A little good political management in
New York in the late campaign. where
by 5000 more votes could have been
saved in that one State, would have
given Cleveland the electoral az we'll
as the popular majority and secured
his election. -
Nobody realizes the great and ire
pressibie .pover:of the united Democ-
racy more than the Republicans. That
their recent success was unexpected
to them has been abundantly evidenced
by the expressions Of ftheir leaders and
their representative press. Now that
their joyful surprise has worn of to
some extent they manifest their con-
slant fear Of the Democratic party BY
the means they propose Of entrench-
ing themselves in power against the
formidable popular majority Of their
sdvermry
But ell Of these delusive measures
will prove abortive when the great
Democratic onset takes plsce in 1892.
Their entertainments will be carried
by storm. Tariff reform is = great
Issue and must prevail. The measure
presented BY the Republican Senate is
but q weak effort to sppease the pop
ular indignation. The more it is ex-
smined the more patent its infirmities
aprear. It will be impossible now for
the Republicans to get on. the right
side of the tariff question. Everything
looks like the Democrats will have
the 52nd Congress by fair majority
in both branches and regain the Presi.
deocy in 1892. Let us keep the faith
and present . solid front.