Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-20
THE REAL PRESIDENTIAL SITUATION.

TIKI REAL PRESIDENTIAL SITUATION.
The Republicans, who are fully cogni-
zant of the weakness of their own cam
paign, complacently assume that it is
lifeless on both sides. There was never
more baseless or ridiculous assump-
ton than that. The truth is that the
Democracy is full OF enthusiasm; that it
started off enthusiastic at the jump /;
and that the popular tide which is to
carry Mr.. Cleveland into the White
House is rising steadily, and will be at
food on the 9Th of November. There is
perhaps not much excitement in Cali
fornia, but this is often a phleg-
matte state unless on distinct
lively local issues. We are so far from
the center of political agitation. and our
population was shut out for 30 long a
time from instant communication with
the east, that we have allowed ourselves
to cultivate an apathetic spirit. But
this is in no sense the case in the east.
All over that section there is redhot
enthusiasm for man who is unques-
tionably the peoples choice. The fear
which prevailed at the start that there
would be dissension in the party in
New York has evaporated into thin air.
No Democratic nominee was ever greeted
with more enthusiasm than attended
the announcement of the action
of the Chicago convention. The follow
ers of David Bennett Hill not only
accepted the action of that body with
their customary party loyalty, but en-
Enthusiastically and unreservedly. A
united Democracy in New York has but
one significance, and that is, Democratic
victory in the nation. A movement
which is strong enough to carry New
York means, also, a victory in Connecti-
cut, while nothing can shake the steady
fidelity of New Jersey. Mr.. Harrison
only carried Indiana in 1883 by the
slender plurality of 242S, and since then
he has disgusted thousands in his own
state, while Mr.. Cleveland is thousands
stronger in Hoosierdom than he was
in that year. That Mr.. Cleveland will
carry the solid south no sane politician
doubts. Admitting that the Democrats
should lose West Virginia, that loss
would be offset by the gain in electoral
votes which will accrue to the Demo-
cracy, through the decision of the Re-
publican supreme court of the United
States, in the Miner case, in Michigan.
This. without relying upon any COM
binations between the Democracy and
the Peoples party in such states as
Kansas, or depending upon the defec-
tion of any of the silver or other Repub-
lican states, we have Mr.. Cleveland
surely elected.
That Harrison's partizans know the
dangers which menace their chief there
is abundant evidence. They never
would have resorted to the desperate ex-
pedient of sending Dave Martin to New
York city to supervise their campaign if
they had NOT been fully aware of the
perils ahead. Here is man known all
over the east for his infamies in connec-
tion with debasing the suffrage, put at
the head OF the canvass. Mr.. McManes,
one Of the leaders OF the Republicans of
Philadelphia, stamps him as a ballot
box suffer, rascal and trickster. The
character of Mr.. McManes and his stand
ing in his own party lend an impressive
force to his arraignment of this villain
who has been dispatched from the
Quaker to the Empire City to debauch
the voters of the latter. 1t would serve
the rascal right if he were run into the
North or East river. and drowned like a
rat. The fat is said to have been fried
out of the manufacturers to the tune of
1900, ,000, and Martin is to have the
handling of this vast sum in order to
prostitute the suffrage. With Yelling
ton it was "Blucher or night" With
the Republicans it is "New York or de-
feat"
But Democrats need not dread the is
sue. The people of the Empire state
are aroused as they never were before.
New Yorkers are deeply sensible of the
outrage which the sending of man like
Martin to buy up their State has in
ficted upon them. They will chow by
their votes that they resent it. The
demonstrations in favor of Cleveland
and Stevenson are Of mammoth proper
tions. There is great silent vote that
the Democratic ticket is sure to receive,
and that would of itself determine the
result. Meanwhile, Harrison stands in
mortal fear of losing his own state. 1t
is all very well to say that state pride
will secure the vote of Indiana for her
favorite son. But Mr.. Harrison is not
the favorite son of Indiana by many re-
moves. There is scarcely distinguished
Indianan of either party who could not
beat him before the people. He has
gone on minnifying in popularity where
he ''lived, moved and had his being"
ever since he entered the White
House. He has disappointed innumera-
BILE people, and outraged others. His
almost open Identification with Dudley
and other disreputable and even GRIM
inal wire.pullers, has lost him the res: