Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-23
NORTHERN DEMOCRATIC SOLDIERS.
q. A. r. Men from New York. Msssachn-
sets, and Ohio viii Vote Orr Ticket.

q. A. X. Men from new forks msSs"c""'
setts, and Ohio viii Vote Our Ticket,
srAusrox, VA, October Is, 1892.
To ne Editor Of ne DisDdtcs;
I clipped the following quotation from
the Cincinnati Commercial with the DIS
PATCH comment on it from copy OF your
paper few days ago:
Democratic soldiers IN Massachusetts, viii not
airport Grover Cleveland. Neither Will those IN
New York. Neither viii those In ohio.-eHe"''
matt Commercial.
We do not credit that report for one moment.
Democratic soldiers will vote for Democratic can
By the way, the Commercial starts this story
just as the report gains currency that ONO Is
going TO vote tho Democratic ticket next month.
l will call attention to it again Just TO
verify your oH-hand opinion, for strangely
enough had just been talking with these
same Democratic soldiers from those
very identical States Massachusetts,, New
York, and Ohio, when | read the above
and thought how squarely you had hit the
nail on the head. The soldiers in question
belonged to the Grand Army, and were
visiting Virginia, and seemed very much
interested in the political situation as
viewed from southern standpoint.
The Massachusetts, man said he was
Democrat, and that they were working
very actively in support OF the Cleyeland,
and Stevenson ticket. Said he, Russell
will be renominated for Governor. He is
the strongest man in the Democratic party
in the State. He will be elected and his
big vote will carry Grover in with him."
S A few DAYS after Russell was nominated.
showing that the man knew what he was
talking about, and now / confidently look
for the rest of his prediction to be verified
in November.
WILL STICK TO CLLvELAND.
The New York Grand Army of the Re-
public man said he was Democrat and
was going to stick to Cleveland, and that
New York would give him big majority.
While he was talking another stepped up
and said: "Yes, you are going TO see an
other tidal wave sweep over the country
in November. and you will be surprised
to see how few States the Republicans
going on New York Republican coming
up ventured the opinion that the Protec-
tionists in New York. with their
money, would be able to carry the
State. NO. said an old soldier
from Vermont, "these Protectionists
are getting scarcer and scarcer up
our way every election and you will find
them nightly thinned out when you come
to count the ballots next time" 1t was
only Few minutes a1ter tnaI, met an oiu
veteran who hailed from Ohio. To my
surprise. he too was Democrat and
strong Cleveland man. and when L OK
pressed the opinion that we could not ex-
pect any thing from his State. said. We'll
don't know, its going to be powerful
close"
He went on TO say that the Republicans
of Cincinnati were divided on account of
a big water works steal involving $16,000.-
900, which was chargeable to their party.
The consequence would be 5000 Demo-
cratic majority in Hamilton county, and
said he, If we had enough Democrats IN
Ohio to elect Campbell Governor, we've
got good showing presidential year when
our enemy is divided 50 look out for Ohio
to be in the Democratic column on the Sth
of November
That's the way tbs old Democratic SOL
diers of the Grand Army talk, and being
thrown a great deal with them on the trains
and at the hotels, was surprised to find
that there were almost as many Democrats
as Republicans among them. and that
they we're for Cleveland If he did veto the
pension bill. They give him credit for
honesty of purpose and loyalty to party
principles. and honesty will win every
time. L. 9. NJ.