The Helena independent., 1892-10-10
The Outlook for Democracy Pre-
sages a Great and Glorious
Victory Nov 8.
Carter Bothered Over the Martin
Expose and Greshan's
Detection.
Besides which Tammany Failed To Be
as "Lukewarm" as Ho and His
Friends had Wished.

In November. These are good days for the
democracy. They are bad onos for Chair
man Carter of the republican national COM
mittse. He is q sadly bothered man. Things
have not been going his way. While max
ing the best front" he can in public. he
and his colleagues are fully aware that their
cause is desperate. Septembsr's work all
redounded TO the benefit of the democracy.
1t was quiet-there was little of the brass
band business; there was much effective
work accomplished on behalf of Cleveland
and Stevenson. PinninR their faith to such
''patriots" as "Dsve'' Martin and John ].
Davenport. the republicans, under Carter's
direction, have conducted their campaign
much as some men would have conducted
horse trade. Their work in September was
largely made up of confidential" circu-
lars and getting "Dave" Martin in posi-
tion to carry New York and such of the ad-
jacent states as repeaters could be con-
veniently worked in. The expose of the
kind of man Martin really is has disturbed
Garter very much, and he looks buck on
the record of September with something
very much akin to disgust. He has prob
ably been made aware by this time that the
people don't like the sort of politics that
has to do with repeaters as the mainstay of
its cause.
The republicans have made it very clear
to every one who knows anything about the
practical politics. of the "Deve" Martin
kind that honest advocacy of republican
principles is not depended upon by the re-
publican national committee to carry this
election. The fact has been demonstrated
that money is wholly depended upon by
those who figure upon republican success
this year. This expose of Martin mas been
one of the thorns in Carter's side. Others
are now being driven in daily. The posi-
tion taken by Judge Walter @. Gresham in
favor of ex-President Cleveland makes the
republicans vince. They had a hard enough
task to keep up their hope of carrying Ger
tain of the western states before. Now
they are dazed, They know what the force
of Judge Gresh am's influence in the west is
Carter has vast amount of money to be
used in this campaign, but the trouble now
is that the existing condition in the west
spreads ont the territory in which this
money must be used to an extent that does
not please him. More ''confdential'' boo
dle-begginR circulars can now be looked
for.
New York democrats are not rainbow
chasers when they discuss the possibility of
the democracy capturing any OF the west
ern states which have heretofore been re-
publican. They are most likely to discount
all the favorable reports they hear from the
west. Some of them are overcautious about
it, But of late many of them have been
getting reports from the west. not from the
politicians alone, but from business
men, commercial travellers, and others
These reports begin to make doubters be-
iieve that in one or more OF these former
republican western states there is a very
f1r fnS ha
Coming right on top of these reports, the
position taken by Judge Gresham has nat
urally strengthened the hope of democratic
success in the west. Chairman Harrity says
of the Gresham incident "Ihe accession
to the support of Cleveland and Stevenson
of a statesman of 80 high character and
such great influence, especially in the hotly
contested western states, cannot fail to have
very beneficial effect in all parts of the
country, especially in view Of the fact that
in this matter Judge Gresham is type of a
numerous class, and his example is likely
| to be speedily followed by other men inf1u-
ential in public life"
Secretary Simon p Shesrin, of the DEM
ocratic national committee, halls from In
diana and is very familiar with the intiu-
once that Judge Gresham's opinion will
carry out there. "Ihe importance of the
position taken by Judge Gresham cannot
be overestimated,'' he says. "Ihe Indiana
native of Indiana and lived there until he
was appointed Judge of the United States
circuit court. Ills influence in the stnte is
wide, and he is particularly strong with the
working people on account of his record.
He is very highly respected by them, and
his opinion carries great weight with them
because they know that it is formed after a
thorough investigation of whatever subject
his opinion ia given upon. His residence for
the rast few years in Illinois will cause the
position he has now taken to carry great
deal of weight with ID there and elsewhere.
A letter from Indiana informs me that Hon.
Daniel p. Baldwin, who was attorney gen
eral of Indiana in $780, the same year in
which the legislature that sent Benjamin
Harrison to the United States senate was
elected, has left the republican party and is
now out strongly for the democratic ticket "
The Gresham incident does not complete
the list of Carter's present woes. He is
| continually seeing things UPON the political
horizon that do not suit his fancy. He
will continue to see them. They are in the
| air. One thing he observes to his disgust,
| is that the tender little republican hope
| that Tsmmany was going to be lukewatm
| in its support of Cleveland and Stevenson
| has died sudden death. The Tammany
primaries indicated to Carter's mind that
Tammany is ont for business. There were
something like $4,000 votes cast at these
primaries. The polls were only open for
| two hours. There WAS no contest in any
district TO bring out the vote. 1t was the
| first primary election held under the new
| legislative rsapportionment. In some of
| the districts il was absolutely impossible
for all who wanted to vote at the primaries
| to do SO. They could not get into the
rooms in which the voting WAS done, su
great was the crowd ahead of them. To
understand what this large vote means. il
must be remembered that at the ordinary
| Tammany primaries in years when there Ia
no national contest nor any local district
| contest within the organization not more
| than 5000 or 10000 votes are cast. The blg
vote this year was cast to show that the
braves have their war paint on. and that
| the Tammany organization 10 prepared to
| give Cleveland and Stevenson the biggeat
plurality ever given any demooratio ma
| tional candidates. The Tammany leaders
are confident that the democratic national
| ticket will be elected this year, and they
are backing their opinions by putting ur
| considerable money upon it. Mon who
| have been though several campaigns with
| tho Tammany men and who know what
their talk means are absolutely certain that
I'm enormous demoeratio vote will be got
| ont this year.
| Another thing that adds TO Caster's tale
| of woe is that the democrstio state III an
| agers are doing harder work than he and
Uz. AZ