The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-21
"A STtDYsoF THE POLITICAL FIELD
IN NEW YORK.
.staere1ss.iy EAited and
Confident Of vfcforr-DeNtocrafs Di-
1ided en- Party Issass-Faii pro of the
Newspaper Cerru psien Fund.- Scheme.

Soeaee About the City.
Walk absut the city andsyen are more
AanSzessad than ever with THE contrast
between the condition of the. Republic
ans and the Democrats. Republican
banners Aaat to the breeze everywhere
On aristooratic Fifth avenue you find
Harrison and Reid banners. and in the
Hess pretenfioyas ARRESTS ami narrow pas
isaeeways Of the city those names spring
up again and again, as IF by magic.
Lock down the streets as you pass and
you are impressed with the holiday ap-
spearance caused by the prevalence Of
banners and flags. And the larger pro-
portion Of thess which bear the names
;"Hargissn and Reid" shows the advan-
;tags which the Republicans have in the
matter Of activity.
A Democratic Bankers Views.
An Official Of one of the largest banks
of New York city, speaking of this sub
ject said: 'sfSothing has impressed me
more strongly than the contrast between
the ceurse Of the two parties in this par
aioular. Banners don't vote. to be sure,
tbus tisey Indicate a great deal in the evil
dsnce of enthusiasm in the parties they
represent"
''How do you find the'business people
feeling on this subjectI". asked. con-
TESS that / was not little interested in
his reply, for he is a Democrat and 1
was curious to seeshow Democrat who
Is brought into close contact with the
great business element of New York
found the situation.
Business Men Expect Rep1siioaR sueecss.
1.-The business people," he answered,
!"spparently expect the Republicans to
succeed. / notice thatethe Democrats
dn the business world take very little In
terest in the campaign. Even those
who make professions of a belief in
Democratic success when they are con-
cerned admit that they have little con-
6deace l., the result. All the people
rrhe arc willing to bet on the result are
on the Republican side. Democrats
who talk about betting on Cleveland
back down II they are pushed into the
corner"
Apathy.
Twas curious to know what was the
real Cause Of this apparent apathy ON
tho part Of tho Democrats. An inpesti-
cation shows thns 1t grows largely out
nf thu tariff situation. Careful inquiries
into the condition OF tho manufacturing
industries Of New York state show that
khay are fDursshiRx as they have never
hsuriahoa befOre. And their prosperity
b starfbrted 60 ne tariff system which
N1s. Cleveland and his followers are
h2sseed 10 destroy. Investigations into
The condition of the various manufac-
eafxs1g intefes4s have shown this to DO
The faot- The .osothins manufacturers,
kAosaoye Elaaeers, tho cutlery mannfac-
Eurszs. s,se paaa baton factories, the
crest shirt. aud collar manufacturing
establishments osSGroy, the iron and
sted inf1astTies> the tin plate manufac-
turSrs. tho clothing manufacturers and
dealers and taany other industries of
this character report increased produc-
kion, increased wages, increased profits
md reduced prices to the public for
goods they manufacture.
! The exporters report improved mar
2zets and better prices for American pro-
ductiHn, bosh in Enrope and in Central
Gna South America. The most ssrik-
ing srgument, however, in favor Of tae
mckinley law comes from the Demo-
cratic commissioner of labor, Peck.
who reports inSfsased wages for more
than a quarter of q million workmsn,
amounting to over Sc. coo, eco under the
first yssr Of the Mckinley law, and
over so ,0o0, 0e0 increase Of manufac-
SnIps-
Harmonious Republicans.
Another extremely encouraging fea-
turn OF tlie situation to the Republicans
3 the thorough harmony in Republican
ranks and tnn thorough lack of that
article in DaEnocratio ranks. The oon-
ference at the residence of Whitelaw
Reid. the Republican candidate fer vice
president, in which Senator Platt. Gen
Grad Ciarkscn, Warnar Miller and others
ane. the president with great cordiairy,
shows ti.at the New York Republicans
are thoroughly united and thoroughly
in hae fer Republican SUCCESSES. On the
other hand, tse spparcns Lack of ha--
mony on tbs Democratic side causes
great depression among the leaders and
In the rank and file Of that party.
Democrats All at Sea.
The Democrats are. all at sea as to
whss their course will be- The Cleve-
land element hiss evidently lest hope OF
success II New York state and has little
Expectation of carrying Connecticut or
any OF the New England states. The
rven New Jersey is doubtful state. and
that 1t Is not improbable that the Re-
Suslicans may win there.
The tzak ef carrying certain western
states for the Democrats fails to arouse
my euthasiasm here. The Sun per
sistently deupsinates the attempt as
-.rsinkow chasing aud mere waste of
linas and money.
The Newspaper Fund Failure.
Thas tae Democrats of the country
take I,c stock III ire proposition is shown
by the failure o. the effort Of hundred
Democratic newspapers 30 raise q cor
rrpJon fund for this purrose 1t is nov
nearly . month since this proposition
was Put on its feet md tie country was
appealed 10 fer Subscriptions More
than hundred daily papers hsve lens
their plalntf~e arpeals to the ohe-us of
demands, bus without success. The
subscriptions which come in are Of rAs