Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-21
CAMPAIGN NEWS AND COMMENT.

CAMPAIGN NEWS AND COMMENT.
THE speech of Senator Hill in Brooklyn
may be taken as the formal opening of the
Democratic canvass in New York, and from
this time on the struggle in the all-important
Empire State will increase in intensity al
most daily. Rainbow figures OF both parties
make out combinations showing that either
Republicans or Democrats can win without
New York, but practical politicians do not
put any confidence in such estimates. The
New York Recorder, which is strongly
supporting the cause of protection, points
out the spots where Republican effort Is
needed A few days ago it announced that
Tammany was laboring desperately for
the Democratic national ticket, and now 1t
SAYS "The Staatz- Zeitupg is making mag
nif1cent fight for Grover Cleveland and for
the free trade principles which he repre-
sents. 1t has perfected an organization of
Cleveland German-American clubs in every
election district of this city under the lead
ership of Mr.. Oswald Ottendorfer and two or
three other leading German-American citi-
zens. what Is the Republican party doing
to counteract this very great influence?
When Oswald Ottendorfer and his great
journal take the field in campaign Repub-
licans must not go to sleep on their arms.
Germans do not belong to the Democratic
party. Can we not get them into the Repub-
lican column"
CHAIRMAN WILHERE, of the Philadel-
phfa Democratic Committee, has announced
that his organization will purchase no poll
tax receipts this year. He says he does SO
because the practice is illegal, but Republi-
cans believe the real cause of the sudden
reform Is q scarcity OF Democratic campaign
funds.
The list of Democrats driven out of the
party by the radical free trade plank is
continually increasing. A dispatch from
Rochester, n. Y, says that the proprietor of
silk mill in Argusville, and, previous to
that, the foreman of the Starin silk mill, is
]. II. Clark, who has been all his life DEM
ocrat. But he is an intelligent observer,
and recognizes the benefit of protection,
and therefore he declares himself in favor
of Harrison. He says that but for protection
he would never have been able to embark
in business for himself, and adds: If I
have time this fall l want TO make few
speeches in the campaign in favor Of Har-
rson and protection. have lived in
England and 1 have seen the condition of
wage-earners there. 1 have seen girls come
over here who earned tue highest wages in
England remain in the house for months
clothing they brought with them would be
humiliating. l could paint pictures of
wretchcdness there and prosperity here
that would be the result OF actual observa-
t1on. tell you this protection is great
thing. 1t has made my factory, and all the
factories for that NATTER recruiting head
quarters for Republicans"
ACCORDING to the Philadelphia Times,
''the time has come when the candidate feels
bound to treat with familiarity everybody
that happens to be in the saloon"
SENATOR ALLISON has been in consulta-
tion With the Republican managers at Ma
tional headquarters, and is in a very cheer
full and confident frame of mind. In copver-
sation he said: "The people everywhere
that have been understand that the real
issue is whether our tariff system shall be
completely overthrow and whether free
trade shall be successful over it and all our
duties on imports shall be levied upon the
idea of securing the most revenue, having
no other end in view. 1t seems to me that
upon this issue there can be no reasonable
doubt as to our success, and this feeling pre-
walls in the West as well US in the East. Our
people are also very much disturbed be-
cause Of the proposition of the Democratic
party now so strongly urged, looking to a
new arrangement respecting the currency
by means OF State bank circulation, which
has proved so disastrous in past years. There
is much talk as to fusion as between the
regularly organized Democracy and the
Peoples party and other parties having q
common end to defeat the Republicans
This fusion is not likely to materiaize. even
in the States where 1t is proposed, as the
Republicans in those States are rapidly
coming to the conclusion that the end
aimed at is simply the success of the Demo-
cratic party with its free trade and confused
10 af,,l lO1,
server, and his opinion as to the situation,
particularly in the West, carries great
weight.
S. E. MoRss, delegate-at-large from
Indiana to the recent Democratic conven-
ton, denies over his signature that Statisti-
clan Peale has made any report showing in
creased wages under the Mckinley law But
Peck's report, ut least, cannot be obscured
or denied,
DEMOCRATIC leaders endeavor to per-
suade themselves and their followers that
there is no tin plate being manufactured in
this country, but no such delusion is enter.
tanned in Great Britain. The London Post of
August 20 says: "On Saturday several addi-
tional proprietors connected with the Welsh
tin plate trade closed their works in con-
sequence of the depression in the British
Kinley tariff act. The mills are stopped at
about "a tin-plate works in South Wales, and
it is estimated that upward of 10000 work
men are thrown out of employment
A large number of operatives, with their
families, sailed on Saturday for the United
States, where new mills are now being
erected by Welsh proprietors." As con.
firmatory of this Herman Lehman, lead
ing business man of Brooklyn who has Just
returned from foreign tour, says: "W hat
ever 1 may have thought of the Mckinley
law, my opinion is changed. Every manu-
facturer in Europe and every merchant who
have anything to do with the United States
say that the Mckinley bill binders them
them is good for us. All over there desire to
see Mr.. Cleveland elected; that is because
they believe the Mckinley law would then
be repealed"
Ex-Governor CAMPBELL is quoted as
saying "there is no outlook yet on either
side" This almost amour is to a concession
of an other free trade defeat Mr.. Campbell
is more cautious in predictions than last
year.
THE feeling that while the solid South
may not be broken this year. the end is in
sight, is becoming more prevalent. That
stanch Republican journal, the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, sums up the situation thus:
ga few Democratic papers in Georgia and
other Southern States have been soun ding
the alarm, but no Republican has been in
any way encouraged by these Bourbon fore
bodings. The Republicans have not even
the shadow of a chance to secure single
electoral vote in any of the ex-slave States
this year, and no Republican has looked for
any. All along since the completion of re-
construction the negro has been
hindrance and not O help to the Repub-