The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-11-29
For the DemOcTat-stur.
DEMOCRATIc PROSPECTS.

; insure Democratic success ~ lS9.
, With lie thirteen votes Of The fnu
r States, just admitted into Iho Union
The next electoral college will east Al
votes, of which 20S will constitute
majority. In 1884 Mr.. Cleveland re
crived 2l9 votes, or III more than vii
be- needed in 1892. Ii will thus b,
seen that a change in the two piv0ta
States of New York and Indiana
where must be- fought the decisive
battles Of the next campaign, vii
again place the administration in the
hands Of The Democratic party Thai
this change is mere than prObahlc,
has been demonstrated by the results
of recent State elections.
The cohesive power of plumber thai
banded together The protected interests
of the North ami EaSi, aud the Grand
Army OF The Republic in the West,
mace the election of Harrison posi-
bic. On the one hand, the Western
States, the stronghold of the q. A. r.,
aud the section which furnished the
greater, as well as the better, part Of
Me fighting material By which the
South was snbducd, fOrlnel All I'M
prrgnAbIe Republican colHmn. In the
Middle and Eastern States, the manu-
f~aciurcrs. who, by miqnItOus srs-
TEN of tariff taxation, had been per-
mitted la reap more than their just
share OF The harvest of wealth pro-
luced by The labOrlng classes, and who
dreaded nothing so much us a revision
of d system that promised an extend
cd lease of plumber, clIccrlully turn
ished the pious Wanamaker The i'm
mcmse sums of money with which the
vote of New York was bought, and
Dudley enabled TO carry Indiana Tin
blocks of five" As a reward for his
piety aud collections, the Philadelphia
clUlhicr was given a scat in The Cabi.
net. II is no secret that this admin
isira,iOn bclohgs, body and soul, to
the protected manufacturers and the
Pretoriam Guard, otherwise termed
Grand Army of the Republic.
The exorbiiamt and unpatrioiic de-
mands of The latter soon filled the
country with apprehension and dis
gust, aud despite angry protests from
their comrades" Tanner, who was
simply fulfilling antc-clcctiom pledges,
was accorded the privilege of writing
his resignation and yet the corporal
did no more than vas expected of
him and deserves 20 blame fur what
he did. lie was the creature and ex-
pOnrnt in return for certain promises
in regard to pensions, had been given
10 the Republican p1rty. But for this
support Harrison could eve have
reached the White House, and Cur
pOral Tanner, 2rcsuming ON the fact,
naturally concluded that his line OF
duty lay IN carrying out theuiherpart
of the contract, which was TO scatter,
with lavish and generous hand among
the comrades" the savings which
Democratic thrift ard honesty had lett
in the public treasury. The feelings
OF wonder, Indignation and resent
ncnt that Overburdened the bosom of
the prOdigal commissioner at the sud-
den termination of his career of lib
crafty, we're too great to be rCprcsscd
and as a sequence To his removal some
cats have been let out OF the
Republican bag.
Tins little episode of the pension
coming so soon after the
inaugn alton, has placed Mr.. Ilarri-
in a serious dilemma, or, as il
were, between the devil aud the deep
blue sea. The Comrades" who, ne
,Ordimg to Senator Algcr, saved the
country, and 10 whom the cnunIrv,
therefore, belongs, are %clamOring for
he rullncSs thereof, which they claim
and no doubt trulhfullv-was pro-
missed them. They have furthermore,
| H. said, vowed a vow before IIiVh
Heaven To the effect that ii their claim
DC disrcgarded, ave know the reason
Why" Unfortunately for the frcsI-
lent the organization whose ire he has
reused is strong enough and willing
enough, too, TO batter his admimistra-
ion to pieces. Knowing aud appre-
the danger, he would, no
gladly placate this clamorOus
by granting all il demands,
we're it for The, TO him, uncom:Orta-
lie fact that another element, equally
Humorous and powerful, the people
t large, Is beginning to ask trouble
ONE questions, and 10 want to know
he treason why" of a great many
Should the ENABLED hand" of Quay
hc prayers OF tho sanity Wamamaker
uccccd IN quclling or soothing these 1
Humorous elements, there arises an
thcr speCtr', which, like Banqro's
host, "'wiIl not dOwn"-the tariff,
he unbidden and unwelcOme guest
hose accursed presence mars The Re.
nblican Toast with presagcs of dan. =
or and disaster.
With lIarrisou's election upon a
IiglI-iarif Issue, The beneiciaries of
rejection Rugged 10 their bosom the
elusive thought that their theory !.
fas The popular ore, and fondly hOpcd y
hat Democratic ideas of tariff reform !
adj been buried beyond resurrection, y
rawn for the campaign of the happy v
ono of the prosperous wOrkingman o
D mine and factory, lost their color ]
" and faded away when subjected b
0 the light of reality. To-day. i'm. "
OverislIOd labOrers striking against D
reduction of wages, aud farmers, +"
liable TO meet the interest on the =
Mortgages that cOver their farms, are &
eginning to reflect upon their condi- G
and ask how aud why it Is that 4
the blessings Of protection, j.
continually drifts from them,
ui flows with steady stream Into the
pliers OF the manufacturers and
line-Owncrs. Bliml faith IN protec-
theories waveriny aud giving
to doubt; and doubt leads TO in
which is all that IL needed
unapt tho nofitical horesv fh.t ~,