The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-04
EDITORIAL
CORRESPONDENCE
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK As 1T AP-
PEARS 70 CAPTAIN HOWELL.
An Interesting Resume of tho Political
Situation in the North and West-New
York sure for Democracy.

and west as in the campaigns of 1884 and
1883. This does not seem to be q cam
paiSn of speaking. but work. both with the
democrats and republicans. In the last pres
idential campaign month before the cleo
ton, james q. Blaine was speaking to
large audiences. Tom Reed, Sherman, Nc
Kinley, and long list of republican ora
tors We're talking night and day wherever
they thought they could influence a
vote. With the exception of a few
speeches by Mckinley, defending his
Infamous tax bill, and holding up the re-
publican party rs best he could,
the republican presidential campaign ora
tor has done but little work so far The
work around their headquarters is on the
defensive entirely. They claim in one
breath that the force bill is not an issue,
and in the next that it ought to be. They
defend the Mckinley bill before parties
who are getting its benefits and say they
propose to modify it where its oppression is
most keenly felt. They are mainly hop
ing that the third party will make inroads
IN the democratic states, and in this way
give them a new lease of life.
The people may be prepared for MANY
surprises III this presidential election. AL
together, different state of affairs than
expected to find exists. New York is as
certainly democratic as any state in the un-
ION, so Is Connecticut and New Jersey
and think there is little doubt
8bout Indiana The democrats will re-
ceive probably more than half of the
electoral voteof Michigan, and perhaps
the whole vote of Illinois My basis for
this estimate is this:
coAHersed with the leading men about
INC state democratic headquarters and they
tel me tacte Is no doubt about the
STATE gong for Cleveland. all the
Iannany men, with but one excon-
ton, General S;ickles, are working earn
eSuy Ter lie success of the party.
lNadin men from the interior of
TIE state say there are thousands who have
Dech independent III politics who will vote
1oi t, oieNtIahd, and many republicans who
VIII DO HhcWise. Some OF the latter are
Dy operation of the Mckinney blIl.
men who have been ,iSannninfni ,Lni,r
Office, or who nave b,cl thrown ouf of cn,V
ploE ineht or disappointed in wages by oper-
Auon OF the Mckinley bill. Cleveland is
RarucuaIiy strong n New York because
senator iiill, Governor Flower Chairman
Murpney, Mr.. Gruckcr and others
VINO opposed LIS nomination. are art;ypl, md
Loyalty ut work for hiui, and brr1usa the
L-u4" jumps are strongly supporting nim ana
,'io e"IhtStly ana honestly doing what they
can To elect the ticket I grant thar Hoy
are not uoinS II for any love for Mr. Cloye
EtHtt OF uie democratic party, buL as Mr.
!iIIt terSeiy and pointcuiy put il /, mn.
because III view OF the attempt OH the part
OF the republicans To pass the force bill and
the lhIany OF Il possible extension Of the
doctrine OF protection on an oppressed and
taA-rGden people, the man who fails To
lay aside personalism and partisan preiIl-
4lcc Ia inns campaign does not deserve to
De Tree American citizen" These are
the sentiments Of all Mr.. Hills friends
lie Is III the campaign until the election ANA
he tells no that New York is safe for
good majority for the democrats, so says
Governor Flower, Mr.. Murnhy and other
leaders, like Amos Cumming. B0urIle Cock
ran and Lieutenant Governor Sheclan
Inc state Is II better fix for the demo-
cFliS tlau 1t has been in thirty years. Gov
eTnor Flower has made model governor
Inc democrats are III possession of all the
Offices. There are no scandals among atI"t-
holders, except about Commissioner Pcck's
report, and the pubic is satisfied that repub-
hc2n protectloulStS manipulated that report
and Peck had to burn his data to prevent
detection. There is no want Of harmony;
Grace and his gang DO not amount to a
row of beans They are willing 10 muddy
the waters to get some benefit and they
don't care who it will help hurt, and
but few if any OF them voted for Cleveland
III 1851 o. 1883.
As to Connecticut and New Jersey. these
states have never failed TO vote for Mr..
Cleveland and representative men from
these states say that the republicans quiet
~ conc;dc them To the democrats.
In Indiana. find much the same feeling
among republicans that actuated the demo
Gratis i'll New York To be lukewarm and in
different in the election Of 1SSS.
y great many leading republicans in
Indiana claim that by their individual
efforts the state, which naturally
democratic state, voted for Harrison in
IS They think President Harrison has
failed to properly reward lhcm.
The number OF republic ms laboring under
this impression is very great President Ilar-
riSon, during hS term of Office, naturally
supposed he had some strength II Indiana,
aud would he reelected on account of
STATE pride. The above men referred to rant
when such q suggestion is made. and says
I'VE will see how this fayorite son comes
out of this race The result IS that new
men have charge of the campaign Tor the
republicans, and the old veterans of dem0c-
racy ere laughing their sleeves at the
mistakes and blunders of the republican
managers.
strongest individual following of any man
in the state since the death Of Mr.. Hen
dricNs lie is an honest man, an able
man, and a very discreet man. lie IS
federal judge. and newspaper men say ne
will not talk politics for The public, because
he does not believe it proper for judicial
officer to do so. But Judge Gresham opini,,
ion about the republican party IS Wen
known in lndianna lie does hoe
epnroye of IIarr.Son's administration
Heed congress. lie and his friends may
not vote the democratic ticket, but the re-
pubhcans know that they will set nothing
but blows from that quarter and are
shuddeIiug at the prosper.
There is 40 doubt that the democrats are
In better spirits and more united than they
have been since 1881. As To Illinois /
base my opinion from what | heard while
la Chicago. Two hopeful signs are present
ed-one is the German vote, when has
always been republican. The mocrats
say that on account of the hlcAiuley bill
two-thirds of the Germans Will vote for
Cl,.yeia.ld-t44at they are forming Cleve-
Land clubs and turning rapidly to him in
GIl the German quarters III the state The
second reason is that this state is the home
uI General Stevenson. Illinois has gen
orally shown more state pride than any
state in tue uliol, except Virginia, when
she had Il favortc before the pubic.
The p Ople of the state laid ASIDE,
party feeling when Lincoln was elect
ed. They swclled General Grants ma
Jorty q n-le pro oruone. when
be was a candidate and repeated it
when General Logan was Il candidate for
vice president.
| am sure the Chicago convention did a
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