New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-03
PART II.
PAGES II TO IL.
THE OUTLOOK IN ILLINOIS.
REPU BILCANS HAVE GOOC REASON FOE
CONFIDENCE.

4 CONSIDERABLE PERCENTAGE OF DEMocRAu
NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ENOUGH To REGIsTER-
THE H,TRED OF THE SCHOOL HAS
AROUSED ACTIVE OPPOSITION OF
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
c,,caco NOV , cpsclaD-The last week Of theksnb
pogn finds the Rppnb leans In excellent conoiuoh !"
m. state Of Illinois. The Democrats, In keeping VIII"
h.ir u.ual custom opened the campaign Win sucn
o,entao,s display OF zeal and such remarkable Drag
gadoclo that # had the effect Of melting the Repuo-
caps TO unusual effort. and the result has been That
the poll books show the largest registration OF Re-
nub,cuu voters In the history OF the state. The
managers IN every city, county and precinct receives
due warning from headquarters 10 see that every
legal Republican voter registered. ana the secret
reports received by the State Central Commueo
to-day show that the warning has been 20 wen
Needed that over 10000 more Republican voters have
been registered In Illinois than ever before Oh
cose the great majority OF these new registrations
are IN the city Of Chicago the Increase IN popuiauoh
In this city accounting In some degree 1or the ehor
nous registration. The Democratic managers "er0
W busy exung over German Lutheran accessions
and boastIng OF the majority with wmch they WON"
sweep the State next Tuesday that they JAILED 70 paw
due attention to The practical dnty Of registration, ana
the result IS that per cent OF the Democratic Vo's
OF Illinois Is estimated TO be disqualified from Young
on account OF falling TO register. The Democrats gave
the usual warning by newspaper publication ana o'her-
wise the duty Of registration should not be neg
leced the loyal but they failed to pursue the he-
publican policy OF appointing local committees ana
hiring carriages that every negligent party voter
was conveyed TO the polling puce and duly registered.
A careful poll OF every precinct OF the state mas
been made by the local Republican committees ana
forwarded to the State Central Committee me
aggregate shows that, concedlng TO the Democrats
every doubtful vote. illinois Is safely Republican BY
at least $4,000 for Harrison and Reid and over lOOoS
for Governor Fifer and the State ticket.
The campaign In the Prairie state this fall has
b.en conducted BY the Democrats solely upon local
Issues Even Congressman springer, the Chairman OF
the WAYS and Means Committee has so far forgotten
his hobby Of tentative tariff legislation TO indulge In
frequent assaults upon the public school system Oh
the STATE and attempt to prove that the credit OF
reducing the state taxation Is not Justly due the Rc-
publican party. The tariff question has not only
been neglected By Mr.. springer but his coad)utor.
Roger O. Mills also cheerfuly Ignored the dangers
OF Protection long enough to maintain tnat the rec
school system In vogue throughout the Union Is
tendency ~ paternalism In government when shluo
BE- discouraged reckless disregard Of the Inherent
right OF the parent TO cause his children To grow w
IN ignorance II he so chooses.
Even before The State conventions had peeh
held the Democrats began preparing TO sacrifice
principle for success. and General John C. BLACK ana
other distinguished party leaders were showed aside IN
order 10 make for obscure attorney VINO pos
s-,s.d the wealth and certain qualities OF nationality
and religion Decessary for ideal Democratic candi-
date for Governor. John p. AltSeld was nomlDated
for Governor aud n Democratic platform adopted
declaring that the compulsory school law OF the state
should be wiped of the statute book Inc Repuo-
ucans promptly met the Issue and the sltuauoh Dh
renominating Governor Joseph W. flter and deciar-
ing tnat while the school law should he modineo IN
such a manner AS not TO Interfere With the religious
stpIn0 f
lion Is lust and party pledged Itself to the nin-
tenancs OF the principle. From this time the war
WINS on. The Dem0crats-or at least the Democraus
leaders who we're Wiling barter principle for sue
cess-maintaned that the compulsory school law was
An infringement upon the Inherent 1ght OK the
n.y.ot and that Il should be totally repealed The
rank aud he, however, failed 10 take this view. ana
the result has been that every week of the campaign
hss y,tu.s, sd the open revolt OF lifelong Democrats
against this new doctrine Of the party. These IN
d,p-ndent Democrats, al first insignincant, nave
su--d into an aggregate Of thousands, ana the enors
u, the leaders In last days of the campaign are
heuy excrtei-uDt the prosclytng OF new CONVERTS
but In the -ndeavor 10 retain the vote OK Tue TO
spectacle element Of the party by frantcay appesi'
INK to party Loyalty and the sacred lie OF past anna
lions. These efforts are not meeting win any COLI
siderable success Most of the prominent Democrats
who declared for the compulsory school law ana Tor
lifer did 80 in open letters the public or speeches
from the stump. and have taken pride III burning the
bridges behind them.
IN. opl, solsce OF the Democrats rests now In the
German Lutheran vote which they nope To gain nom
,h, Republican party That this vote will run up
I'M, n,. thousands no one familiar with the situation
i'm III. STATE Will deny Every argument of racial
afhllaIon. every prejudice which could he ih'oheo
has b-- invoked by Democratic orators. and when II
is considered that 10 this has been added the match
les, Democratic resource Of mi representation. calumny
md n,is.hood it IS not surprising that the German
Iuthru mn accessiOus nlmhTr mai: thOnsehus Inc
E.uublc.D. however, have the advantage al nor
mai keIubCan plurality III The STATE OF -oCoo ana
Wien ole adds 10 these figures IN" thousands OF III.
dependent Democrats who are IN rebellion against
ihr pIopJSei repeal OF the compulsory schoo h" "
{. seen that the chances OF Democratic success are
,sr, remote Indeed. lOIl>el yative estimates give
the Srats 10 Harrison and Reid by l5,DO ana 70
Filter and his state colleagues l., IRON lOOOo 10 ~
Large gains will he mace the Congressional
tic-et 10 Illinois. Both OF the CougrcssneI-atar
will almost certainly be elected, ana TWO vi ,u1
chicago districts which lest two wears ago VIII
be resieeuicd. aud BufbOrow ana Newberry reeeateo
10 private life Tie latter had premonlt,on OF nS
impending fate and wisely declined denomination,
lui the Democrat nominated in bis stead has made
n spirillcss campaign. Joseph e. Cannon has beer
making thu fight OF his life In me N'W DS,rlct
against Democratic banker and certain kephohsan
lreachery but y" feels confident OF success ana mas
ard other great party leaders Ben!anin L. capie
declInei 10 run In the Rock Island District and tha
Republicans VIII reclaim hat district almost withoue
AN EFFORT The same NAV BE- said OF the bloomington
district, where the most popular Republican In thd
dsiIict i a candidate against Congressman SCOTS
Mr. sroit was compelled 10 accept the nomination.
Qlain hui his friends make no claim Of carrying ths
district II is safe To 5 that the Congressional
legation from IIlinOi, after November Will Do
1T least twO-thrds Republican.
DARTMOUTH STUDENTS INDIGNANT.