New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-04
A VORD or STATEMENT AND WARNING

form good government" we wish to have a
| frank talk with the managers of the Demo
cratic campaign. Their profession OF conf
dence in the result in this state Is based on
plans and enterprises essentially criminal. They
can have no hope of carrying Newly ork fairly.
| From every locality reports have come showing
that out of every ten changes of political Sentl-
ment nine are from Cleveland TO Harrison.
The Republicans have canvas>cd every county
in New-Yolk thoroughly. They know that
| fully 10 600 voters in this state who east their
ballots for Cleveland four years ago viii vote
the Republican National ticket nest Tuesday.
| These changes arc almost entirely due 10 the
| desire Of the public to let well enough alone
The convincing fact with hosts OF business men
is that the country is more prosperous t0-Gay
than it has been ar any time IN It's history that
production is increasing in an increasing pro-
| portion all the time that the rewards OF both
| capital and labor greater than they have
| been in the past and are growing still greater
every day, and that any change would neceS-
sarily be change for the worse. Against this
feeling the Democratic party cannot make
fight that is both fair and successful. The
declaration of the Democratic platform III favor
of Free Trade and of State currency. a against
a currency backed by the full faith ard credit
of the Nation has satisfied thousands OF Demo
Gratis who have business interests AT stake OF
the duty of voting for Harrison and Reid.
This fact is notorious There is scarcely voter
in Newly DIRK who does not know some persons
among his acquaintance who intend to change
from Cleveland to Harrison as result of the
public discussion these issues have excited and
of his own reflections.
Moreover the registration, both in this city
and in the country districts, proves that the
Republican vote is coming ont and that the
Democratic vote is languid and unintoreSted
The friends of Senator Hill know that a deal
has been arranged by which, if the Democrats
are successful all along the line Governor
Flower is to be elected to the United States
Senate and Mr.. Shcehan is to be promoted TO
the Governor,hp This is a setting up Of new
gods in the Democratic party and the over
throw of Senator Hill influence II put,
Shcehan in the attitude of traitor 70 his old
friends and especially to the man through
whose favor he became important III the Demo
cratic party. 1t means the humiliation Of Mr.
Murphy, and the destruction of TIE great po-
ltica machine he mas built up in the interior
against Cleveland in order to defeat this scheme
and as the best means of preserving the Demo
cratic organization in It's present perfection.
The unpopularity of Richard Crokc. and Thorn
as +. Gilroy, as the bosses of Tammany Hall,
will also operate 70 Clcvcland'S disadvantage,
as well within that organization as among the
Democrats who arc outside Of il. They have
been carrying things with a very high hand
lately. They have undertaken t. cxtnguiSh
the influence of Mayor Grant and Police Com
missioner Martin, and TO reduce Congressman
Cochran from the excellent position he has as
sumed as National figure II the level of Il
professional Tammany orator. They have made
up their minds tina; these men are grown too
great. Tley do not propose to allow the
realization OF Mayor Grants ambition to be
Governor. nor do they intend that the honor
Mr. Cochran has fairly earned, in the event Of
Democratic Legislature OF a seat in the
United States Senate shall come to him. In
the effort TO suppress these men they have
broken many heads.
Mr.. Clevelands alliance with Croker and
Gilroy has convinced his old friends the County
Democracy-to use vulgar. but most apt OK
pression-that they arc "not III it," Loyalty
ard valiartiy they have supported Cleveland
for the last ten years. They were his cham
pions while he was Governor. and while Tam
many Hall was bent on his political dcstruc-
ton. They nominated him T. the Presidency
They upheld him during his whole term As
President, receiving little for their devotion
and less for the principles they were seeking
to maintain against Tammany. They CON
Quoted his last campaign, and supplied prac
tically all the financial and other forces that
batted for his election. Their greatest service
of all was rendered this spring, when they dared
to resist the mighty machine that Tammany
and Murphy in combination had created At
enormous expense they built up party in
every county of the State. With the entire
regular NewYork delegation united not mere
ly to nominate Senator Hill, but most especially
to defeat Cleveland, the leaders of the County |
Democracy compelled Clevelands nomination.
and returned to New-York the admitted victor. |
in a convention where they had neither scat
nor voice.
But from that moment they found the man |
in whose interests they had done all this against |
them and allied with their enemies and his |
His conduct realized the charge Tilden original |
~ made--that he is the most selfish politician |
in America. He delivered himself and all |
that he could hope to be. into the arms of |
Croker. Mr. Grace, Mr.. Hewitt Mr.. Fairchild. |
Mr.. Anderson and Mr.. Power were put down |
ard shut out. They were not permitted TO |
continue their organization in any form. They |
were not permitted to nominate a local ticket. |