Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-05-07
REPUBLICAN CHEER
In the State Conventions.

the battle-ground of the national
contest. Whether Republicans
outside of the State understand
our situation or not, whether or
not they appreciate the burden
quadrennially put upon our
shoulders, the truth is that be-
fore November shall come the
eyes of every Republican in this
nation will be turned toward
New York, and it will be well
understood that if we can carry
this State, the election of Re-
publican President is assured,
otherwise not. He is a wise gen
eral who seeks to know the
strength and position of the OPP
posing army, and who studies
the capacity of his own forces.
There are many such sure feat
ures in the contest before us.
We are entering upon no holiday
excursion. We are facing a foe
desperate, INSCRIPTIONS and
splendidly equipped. With APP
petites whetted by recent and
stolen fruits, they are eagerly
reaching for greater plumber.
Another factor in the problem
may as well be frankly acknow-
lodged. The narrow pluralities
by which once in eight wears we
have placed New York in the
Republican columns, will not
bring us the fruits of victory in
November next. The $4,000
plurality which Harrison receiv-
ed in 1888 will not be sufficient
to give him the electoral vote in
1892. An educational process
has been rapidly going on in the
Democratic camp during the past
few years, and the CELEBRITY with
which false returns are manu-
featured and true returns are
stolen the complacency with
which sworn officials disregard
the mandates of the courts and
issue certificates of election to
those whom voters and Judges
alike have said were not entitled
to them, and the shouts of APP
plause and the showering of re-
wards with which the Democrat
ic party have greeted the infa-
NOUS wrOng-doers, all warn us
that the measure that has Just
past the Democratic Legislature,
and will receive the approval of
the Democratic governor, where
by Tammany Hall is to appoint
three inspectors in each election
district of thu city of New York
means this, and only this, that
an actual plurality of 1900 in
1892 will not be honored in 1892
as it was i'll 1888, but that the
certificates of the canvas by the
local inspectors will show such
fraudulent majorities in the city
of New York as to swamp twice
1900 in the State. We are no
titled in due season that the
county canvasSers of New York
will rush this fraudulent count
into the hands of the State can
VasserS. whose crime-stained
hands we know will be stretched
eagerly to receive them and to
issue certificates of election
thereon, no matter what the
statutes may say or the courts
command. In order that the Re-
publican electors be named at
this convention may receive GER
titicates of their election. it
seems to me to be necessary that
at least 100000 votes will be put
in the ballot-boXes containing
their names.
Mr.. Depew in New York {:
" We are saying that we have
one statesman of an original gem
Jus. unequalled in the annals of
Legislation and statecraft. who
did the impossible, and solved
the paradox when he found that
protection could be united with
the principle of reciprocity.
whereby our industries could be
protected and we receive the
commerce of the world. lap
plause.l No honors could be
heaped any higher than those
that already rest by the common
consent of his grateful country
men upon the head of James G.
Blaine. Applause. We see
daily through the Atlantic ca
bic, hearings of the doings of
William the young Emperor of
Germany, of the Gar Of all the
Russias, of Humbert. of Italy.
of the infant king of Spain, and
the Queen of Great Britain but
we turn to the choice of the
American people, the free choice
of the people, as against heredi-
tary legislators, born to the pur-
pie and to power. We point to
the speeches made in all parts
of the country, under all posi-
bic conditions, with so much
versatility and extreme felicity.
We point to the cleanliness of
his life, to his patriotism as a
soldier, his power to go into the
State Department. when its head
was temporarily disabled, and be
a great foreign minister. to go
into the finance department
when its chief was sick, and be a
successful finance minister, and
to be at all times the full meas
ure and stature Of a chief magis-
trate of 60 900, 600 of people, and
we say to hereditary Legislators.
there is the choice of the people.
3D." Benjamin Harrison. Match
him :" Applause. Nopresi-
dency can honor him more than
the laurels of love and esteem
placed by the people upon the
head of James G. Blaine" spoke
Mr.. Depew, and the tumult broke
loose beyond restraint for many
moments.
Ohio ReDublicanS I'M in arms