The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-01

THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.


Not for twenty years has the Democratic
outlook been so promising as in the pres
idential campaign upon which the two
great political parties are now entering.
Mr.. CLEvELAED's triumph at Chicago was
a triumph Of the people over the politicians
and it argues well for his success at the
polls. Mr.. CLEVELAND is the most popular
Of living Democrats. His administration.
covering the years Of 1884 to 1888, was
strong and calm. 1t commanded the re-
spect Of Republicans as well as Democrats.
and a majority of the people today would
rather see him in the White House than
any other American that could be named.
Although President HARRISON defeated
him four years ago by securing a majority
Of the votes OF the electoral college, Mr..
CLEVELAND still had majority of nearly
100000 Of the popular vote over his victo-
rious opponent
In the last campaign Mr.. CLEVELAND
was handicapped by the prejudice engen-
dered by his sggressivestariff reform mes
sage to Congress in the Preceding Decem-
Der. The Republicans seized the oppor-
tunity to pillory the Democratic party as
an enemy of labor and their shrewd
presentation of the case aroused a SUI
ficient antagonism to defeat the ticket
Then, too, the dissatisfied Democratic poll :
ticians who were still sore over their
failure TO secure Office were apathetic and
in some instances actively opposed to the
ticket. With these combinations against
h'm it is little wonder that Mr.. CLEVELAND
was defeated. The surprising thing is that
the defeat was accomplished by SO narrow
a margin; for, few thousand more votes
in New York state alone would have gained
his election and retained him in the White
House for the past four years.
The conditions this year have materially
changed. The wage earners of the coun-
try are now satisfied that the Democratic
principle Of tariff reform is benefit and
not an injury to them. They have been
reading up on that subject since the last
campaign and they are wiser than they
were then. They have had an opportunity
in the interim TO discover for themselves
how beautiful thing the policy of protec-
ton is--to the manufacturers. They have
seen that policy exemplified in the Nc
KINLEY BILL which carries an average in
crease Of duty over the previous law Of
nearly 80 per centum on all articles of i'm
port and particularly on those articles OF
which they are the greatest consumers.
The disappointed Office seekers have for
gotten their grievances and they are now
encouraged TO work for the ticket, in the
hope that CLEvELAND's reelection may re-
suit In securing to them those rewards
which they have failed 20 secure under his
frat administration.
And so we say the conditions were never
more favorable. The Democrats enter the
campaign thoroughly united party. A
majority OF the people-a rapidly increas-
ing majority, we might add--are behind
them, and il they do not win the fault will
be theirs, for their opponents are already
on the run. There Will be no trouble about
New York state. New York is always
Democratic when the Democrats choose to
make it so, and that is their purpose this
year. Don't attach any Importance to the
idle stories that Senator Hills friends are
going to knife the ticket. Senator HILL
is Democrat. 1t has been his proudest
boast since he attained his majority. He
said the other day that he drank in his
Democratic instincts at his mothers breast.
"My mother be said with smile, twas
as good Democrat as my father was, and
may God bless them BOTH
Governor HILL's platform since his ad-
vent in public life has been embraced in
four words, II am Democratic He could
no more 'knife'' Democratic candidate or
permit his friends to do it than he could
vote a Republican ticket. He is disap-
pointed in his failure to receive the nomi-
nation. but he isn't going to lose any sleep
over it. When Congress adiourns he viii
return to New York, and from that time
until election day his influence in the cam
paign wili be potent one. Tammany Hall
will also fall gracefully into line. TIE
Tammany braves" are not suIkers. As
an organization it is not unfriendly to. Mr..
-CLzvELASD, and such personal enemies as
be has within It's ranks viii be placated
aud made to do their duty when the proper
time arrives.
Mr.. CLEVELAND is 10000 votes stronger
in New York today than he was four years
ago.. The tariff issue will be the over
shsdowing one in the Empire state, and