The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-30
Washington Star.

| Washington Star.
Congressman Benton McMil
lin speaks in the warmest term
OF the New York State Demo
cratic convention, which he at
tended. 1t was immense in size
he says, and splendid as regard
the personnel of the members
IL was a very great gatherin.
OF enthusiastic Democracy. Mr.
McMillin gives the highest in
dorsement of Mr.. Flower, Mr.
Sheehan, and the other Demo
cratic nominees.
81 think" said the Tennesset
Congressman to a Post reporter
at the Metropolitan yesterday
that the election in New YorE
will result in a great Democratic
victory. New York is a Dem
ocratic State, to begin with. Il
elected a Democratic Legislature
and a majority Of Congressiona
Representatives last fall. The
wave has not turned back. The
nominations are strong. The
State, too, is with the Demo
cracy on the tariff, force bill
prodigality, and other issues OF
the last and this campaign. In
addition to this the people oi
New York are very much
wrought up over the loss of the
Worlds Fair, which they lay al
the door of Mr.. Platt and Mr.
Fassett. | believe this will loss
Mr.. Fassett many votes. There
is no doubt that the determine.
tion Of these other Eastern Re.
publicans to carry the Fair a.
way from New York had much
TO do with the defeat of that
city in the contest.
"What do you think of the
Republican boast of the defec,
tiOn in BROOKLYN"
The Brooklyn Democrats
Hugh Mclaughlin and all the
Others, are loyal Democrats
Their candidate. Mayor Chaplin
| know, and he is both a scholar
and a gentleman HIS people
were very loyal TO him, but Mr.
Mclaughlin told Mr.. Flower
Immediately after the latter's
nomination, that Brooklyn
would roll up n greater Demo
cratic majority than ever. He
voiced the sentiment of his dele.
CATION, and any calculations
based on detection in Brooklyn
will lead TO delusiOn. The Demo
crats there will stand by the
ticket. In addition TO all these,
the effort of the last Congress,
which was in a measure sue.
cessful, through the Mckinley
bill, TO destroy the commence
upon which New York and
Brooklyn so largely depend,
will be rebuked. The increase
of taxation imposed by that bill,
and the restrictions il placed
upon trade, will cause many
New York Republicans TO vote
the Democratic ticket, especi-
ally in the cities have named. "
Concerning the Speakership
Mr.. McMillin would say but lit
tie. He is willing to let his
friends do all the talking on
that subject. OF the outlook
for Democratic success gener.
ally, the Tennessee Congress
man talked enthusiastically
and he had u vast array of facts
and figures at his tongue and
fingers ends as the reasons for
his faith.
1.-The Democracy will be sue
cessful this fall and in 'g2." said
he. "The situation could not
be more favorable for our party.
Let me give you some OF the
many reasons upon which |
base this statement. First, the
Democratic party was more
triumphant last tall than ever
before in its history, and il was
a triumph that had no parallel
in the political ANIMALS of this
country. That victory was won
when the lines were closely
drawn and the issues more
clearly made than they had been
heretofore, and its far.reaching
effect on the destinies Of the
Democratic party cannot be
whistled down the wind by the
airy persiilagcd Of Republican
stump speakers. That revolu.
tion against political blunder.
ing and prosperity wrecking
politicians resulted i'm the Dem.
UcratiC party electing a large
majority of the governors Of
States, gaining a part Of the
United States Senate, and get.
ting the greatest majority il