The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-26
THE WAVE NOT RECED|NG.
Democratic Success Assured In New
York This Fall as'Well as
in 1892.
The Party Is United and Enthusi-
astic In the Great Empire
State.
Reasons why Democracy VIII Triumph
In the Next National Campaign
Mob Rule mot Popular.


in tho Next National Campaign
Mob Rule mot Popular.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Con0ressman
Benton McMillin, of Tennessee, 10 in the
,ity. He has but recently returned from
New York, whore he attended the state con-
vention held in Saratoga. Mr.. McMillin IL
very much pleased with the New York DEM
Dcraoy and predicts great democratic VIC
kory in that state next fall. Mr.. McMilhn
is one Of the younger men of the louise and
Ia favored for the speakership by great
many members of the house in the event OF
n locked CAUCUS or an extended contention
between the friends of Mills and Crisp.
MIR. McMillin talked freely concerning the
situation in New York with st. Louis be-
public correspondent.
II think" said the Tennessee congress-
man, that the election in New YORK VIII
result in great democratic victory. New
York is democratic state to begin VILE.
It elected democratio legislature and
majority Of congressional representatives
last fall. The wave has not turned back.
The nominations are strong. The state,
too, is with the democracy. on the tariff,
force bill, prodigality and other ISSUES OF
the last and this campaign. In addition to
this the people Of New York are very much
wrought up over the loss of the Worlds
fair, which they lay at the door OF Mr..
Platt and Mr.. Fassett. / believe this will
lose Mr.. Fassett many votes. There is no
,fA hos II mr.
eastern republicans to carry the fair away
from New York had much to with the
dent Of that city in the contest"
"What do you think OF the republican
boast Of the detection in Brooklyn?"
"The Brooklyn democrats, Hugh Nc
Laughlin and all tho others, are loyal dem
ocrats. Their candidate. Mayor Chaplin, l
know. and he is both scholar and gentle
man. His people were very loyal to him,
but Mr.. mclaughlin told Mr.. Flower i'm
mediately after the latter's nomination
that Brooklyn would roll up q greater
the sentiment of his delegation, and any
calculations based on detection in Brooklyn
will lead to delusion. The democrats there
will stand by the ticket. The effort of the
last congress- which was in measure sue
cessful, through the Mckinley bill to de-
stroy the commerce upon wh1oh new YORK
and Brooklyn SO largely depend will! be re-
buksd. The increase OF taxation imposed
by that bill and the restrictions 1t placed
UPON trade will cause many New York re-
pnblicans to vote the democratic ticket,
especially in the cities have named"
"The democracy will be successful this
fall and in 1892" said he. THE situation
Let me give you some of the many reasons
upon which fbase this statement: First, the
democratic party was more triumphant last
fall than ever before in its history, and it
was triumph that had no parallel in the
political annals of this country. That vic
tory was won when the lines were CLOSELY
drawn, and the issues more clearly made
than they had been heretofore and
it's far-reaohing effects on the destinies
of the democratic party cannot be whlstled
down by the wind of the airy persltlage OF
republican stump speakers. That revolu
ton against political laundering and pros
perity -wrecking politicians resulted IN the
democratic party electing large majority
of the governors of states, gaining part o
the United States senate and getting the
greatest majority it ever had in the house
| This was accomplished, it must be lemem
bered, when the republicans held every
branch of the governn eut-the supreme
court, the senate the house and the presi-
Dental chair. and when we had therefore
to assault every stronghold and had NJ
allies. We carried the country, counting
results in the congressional districts, BY
more than 500, 900 majority.
| "Another reason for my opinion is tina
the press, that great educator and moulde
of public sentiment, is with the democracy
more solidly than it has been in half cen
tury. In almost every city the majority o
the great dailies is either democratic out
right or independent with democratic idea
of government In many of the state
there is no such thing as republican dali
paper. To illustrate: In New York City j
ia estimated that about 100000 copies o
newspapers are issued daily. Less thai
are either democratio or independent, ant
are vigorous in their opposition to force a
| the polls and the unnecessary restriction
on commerce. Again it has been prove
over and over again that the educators il
our colleges are with the democracy as neve
before. Therefore it is not All exaRgerate
assertion that no party can long live whel
opposed by the great majority of thes
printing and educating influences.
"But aside from these, the record of tn
last congress is dead weight for the reput
licans. It broke their party last fall an
will do it again in 1892. That congress wa
the most reckless and prodigal ever seer
thirds of all the United States money /
existence. 1t was not the case of one pro
diQal son, but that Of whole family pro
digal. Are you surprised at hard time
when by reason of these expenditure
one-third of all tho money in thi
country, more than half that !
actual circulation, has to pass throug
the hands of federal tax gatherer ever
year? This condition of things IL not con
sistent with prosperity. To make peopl
believe to the contrary, Il scheming, III
scrupulous secretary of the treasury is n
sorting to the plans of the fakir, the iuggls
tho cheat and the highwayman, and b
cunnincly cooked debt statements and bull
doing circulars to bondholders is trying
] patch up tho greatest hole in the armor {
republican integrity. But the lnnce (
J democratic honesty has already pierce
those patches, and the public can soc and
seeing what grand old fraud the gran
: old party is.
, Rt"tthe demand of the people for tax redu'
J tion was met by the last congress- III nn II
crease Of the rate Of duty from 40 odd pt
J cent. to 60 per cent. The necessities of Iii
suffered and the luxuries were light
touched IL ia ominous that sherman, I'll
Nestor, and Mckinley. the Ajax OF prote
tion, are now trying to evade the thrift iss,
and to shift tho discussion to silver-an,
i. thing to escape the issue. 1t 10 also omino'
, that almost the only part OF the Mckinlt
: bill either lauded or defended withot
I auuivooation in its free trade or reoiprocit
4 feature. II Mckinley or Sherman wi
not defend the new tariff, who will do $,
lie they flee what doughty soldier wi