New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-09
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II pleases the Democrats in New-fork TO
fancy that they can get the people to vote next
November on the sole question whether Mr.. Fas-
sett did or did not what he should have done
respecting the Words Fair, while the Demo-
Gratis of Ohio on the same day expect the people
to vote exclusively on the merits of the new
tariff In New-York they want to dodge the
tariff question, the silver question, all other
National issues, and all State issues. In ONO
they want to dodge State issues and the silver
question. They are not going to be accom-
modated, for voters will take many things to
heart in deciding how to vote this year.
They will not fail to consider in Ohio whether
unlimited coinage of silver should be promoted
and whether an infamous gerrymander should
be rewarded. They will remember the tariff
question a'so, as they should, and also the great
benefits gained by Reciprocity with Brazil and
Cuba. Voters are not quite so stupid as some
party managers wish them to be. When they
know that State election will do much to
strengthen or diminish the frantic effort for free
coinage of silver next winter they will not think
of something else exclusively, as Governor
Campbell would like to have them.
Neither will voters in New \ DIRK ignore the
attitude of Tammany Hail. and its debasinS
and dangerous influence in State and National
affairs. Some of them, who have been earnest
Democrats, will be governed almost entirely this
wear by their convictions of duty on that sub
cct. Thus the chairman Of the Democratic
Committee in Niagara County declares for Mr..
Fassett on the ground that he can no longer
countenance or uphold the dctation of Tammany
Hail. or the reign of corruption which it would
extend over the State. The refusal of Mi.
Oelrichs to act with the Democratic
party in the coming election means
the same thing. With these are multi
tudes of Democrats throughout the State, so
many that the Tammany managers have sud
denly determined as last resort to send out
hundred speakers into the State at once in order
to convince the people in their own expressive
language that the Tammany men have not horns.
Evidently they begin to realize in some meas
ure the detestation which Is felt for their Or
ganization in the country districts.
But there are other voters who will be more
largely influenced by different considerations.
They will remember the trcllery of Governor
Hill, the shameless behavior of Democrats In
the Legislature. the dodge Of the silver ques-
ton by the convention, and the Free-Trade
purposes of the party, which is too well aware
that its real intentions are not approved by the
people, and therefore does not dare explicitly to
avow them. The Democrats cannot prevent
thousands of worllingmen from remembering
that the Protective policy, which the Demo-
cratic party would break down if it could, has
added many new manufacturing establishments
in this State, enormously increased the prosper
ity of others, and enlarged the demand for labor.
Each voter will give especial weight to the
question which touches most nearly his own in
terests or convictions.
1t is not good sign for tho Democrats that
thew are everywhere anxious to evade and lg-
more nearly all the questions about which the
people are thinking most earnestly. When a
party is in shape to command public confidence
it does not find itself obliged to dodge any issue,
but faces all with assurance that, if it loses some
voters on either, it will gain as many or more.
The conduct of the Democrats themselves is the
sufficient proof that they have not such conf
dence The party is everywhere afraid OF the
logical consequences of its own acts and dec
laratons, on the tariff question: the silver queS-
ton, the liquor question, and the question OF
honesty in local government