Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-05-05

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ID En1cTatic vote in the south --....... G2J.24i
The aggregate of votes in the NOvcm-
Der election Will probably not fall short
of 1000. 600. Elections since 1855 show
that northern democrats are increasing
IN number much faster than in the
south. 1t Is necessary to bear these fig
urcs in mind when democratic papers
are declaring that those states which
cannot give their electoral vote To the
democratic candidate iii any case"
ought not think of endcavoring to in
fluencc the choice of the nominee at
Chicago. What would he the result of
the acceptance of sucn advice? GIanc"
again at the table. and it will he found
that if the states which gave their cleo
tOrti vote, - the democratic candidate
in 1855 are alone To select the prcsi-
d"nc-. that Il mere majoriLv of a mere
minority, majority of the southern
stat"s plus Connecticut and New Jcr-
scy. the only two northern states that
were democratic in 1855 may sclcc: the
nominee. Tia. suggestion Is prcpOstcr-
Gus. !! We broaden the field and re-
gard certain northern states as potcn-
italy democratic and therefore entitled
L" con" in with the south and New
II
nomination. we will. of course, include
New York. b"causc. while not certain
" Il Gcrno"ratic state. it has been dem
"cratic in five out of twelve
presidential elections in the last
half century: but we would nat
uraly 20 farther. PENNSYLVANIA
has Il democratic governor. so has
Massachusetts. Indiana has returned
to the democratic party. Illinois was
carried in 1890 by the democracy
Certain congressional districts in Michi-
gan will aSSurc,!ly return electors for d
democratic nominee Iowa has "a demo
c-IctIc nominee. Iowa has IL demo
cratic governor. Wisconsin has a deInp-
craft" governor. Kansas, though
hardly democratic. may not he set
down as a certainly republican. There
are possibilities of Minnesota. One III
least of the Dakotas may be ranked as
II potential democratic state. In this
view the field of contest is almost
every where. This being so. almost
everywhere" is as assuredly entitled to
participate in the selection of a demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency as
those states which have hitherto given
electoral votes for such a candidate.
Indeed. it is impossible To- take serious
" the suggestion that in the selection
Of leader $500 900 democrats of the
north sEoHiI he silenced. while less
than 2.0JJ. 90 democrats of the south
should he ail-potent. 1t will be wise if
there shall DC no instructions from any
state for anybody. There is no reason
why delegates should be bound hand
and foot ut q convention which more
than any called within the recollection
Of the present generation has Il delicate
and a difficult task before it. There
may be indications of preference in one
state and another. but positive
instructions would be the height of I'm
wisdom in what ought to be Il deiibcr-
ative assembly. Illinois. for instance. i
potentially a democratic state. though.
unlike Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and
Iowa. IL has no democratic governor.
Whether Illinois shall or shall not vote
i'm November for a democrat it ought to
have Il strong voice in the shaping Of
the ballot "a the convention and in the
determination of the outcome. bat if
Illinois il tied hand and foot. delivered
at Chicago with a unit vote only. and
that IL persist in the endeavor IL nom
mate an inha bitant of the state willy
nillv. it, influence at a crisis may he
utterly lost. The situation demands
the best judgment of all democracy,
north and south In absolutely demo
cratic states as in absolutely certain
republican states We want no SEC
tionaIlSIn in the Chicago convention, Il
Sectionalism drawn upon the lines of
the political complexion of the electoral
colleges. Let the representatives of ali
the democracy get together in a spirit
of devotion TO the great interests they
are expected to further. and totally dis
regarding personal and sectional feel
ing address themselves to the task of
proyidin- d competent and successful
leader i'll this presidential year.-Chica-