The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-12
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The opposition to the Democracy In
Alabama shows stronger than was lrst
reported, carrying.a majority Of tho
white counties and the legislature,
while tho Democrats save themselves
in the black counties, with the election
machinery in their hands, usually used
TO prevent negro voting.
This encourages the Omaha party,
hut will hardly disturb the solid
southern vote for Cleveland. 1t
promises, though, a stormy future for
southern Democracy. The strength OF
tho Alliance in the south animates the
third party in the northwest, where
they are aided by Democrats who hope
to help them to states, otherwise surely
Republican, and throwt the election into
TIE house. There CIcreland's success
is assumed to becertaln, though White
law Reid would be elected Vice Presi-
dent by the senate. Republicans are
not without concern about the effect OF
the Alabama election, but are not
alarmed.
Claiming national success on either
side, without New York state, is rain
bow politics" but Harrison has q larger
chance outside, as it is conceded no may
carry Indiana again, and the Confeder.
ate tariff issue may give him New Jer-
sey and Connecticut, while the Demo
cratic gold bug plank yields to him the
six new states.
In New York it happens the most
prominent managers Of both parties
wore disappointed in tie presidential
nominations. The whole Democratic
delegation signed and published at
Chicagoa proclamation that Cleveland's
nomination would expose the party to
the loss OF the electoral ticket in New
York. That this was confined to the
presidential vote made 1t peculiarly q
personal menace. No declaration OF
such gravity has been made by the Re-
pnblicans opposing President Harrison.
The assertion that both parties are alike
disturbed by the New York disatfection
Is not sustained by facts.
Tammany's regular army exhibits its
discipline in snowy support OF CleYet-
land. This is upon the apparent condi.
ton that mugwumps are silenced and
the regulars be not subjected to criti-
cism, supervision, division OF authority
or suspicion. z
Cleyeland's friends before the nomi-
nation are unheard and invisible, and
Sheehan, his sharpest opponent, heads
the campaign committee. Cleveland,
therefore. IL completely, hopelessly in
the hands OF the enemies he was loved
for making, and his danger is rather in
the state than in tho city. Senator
Hills silence is sinister, He has not
made loyal submission. 1t is believed
that il is impossible for Cleveland to
carry New York without Hills utmost
exertion, and he had that when he
failed four years ago. The unretracted
testimony of Tammany at Chicago was
that with Cleveland as n candidate this
state was certainly lost again.
The Democratic answer to all this is,
Plat is not an earnest supporter OF tho
President. Platt's remarkable political
information and skill are valuable, but
not indispensable. lie has not been in
the habit, as Hill has, of carrying New
York, and has raised up against himself
Republicans who want only to know his
methods to oppose them. They would
fight harder for the President were
Platt hostile. The charge against him
is that his goodness toward the Presi-
dent is merely personal. He is a BUSH
ness man, accustomed to large affairs,
and running a small faction would not
suit him. The danger OF his dissatis-
faction is magnifed and the tempera-
ture OF his antagonism exaggerated.
Republicans in New York do not con-
front an internal faction as formidable
as that ranking deep seated Democracy.
Republican belief in state and national
victory increases. The Democrats were
unwise in taking their vice presidential
candidate from Illinois instead Of In
diana. They had an Indiana, not an
Illinois. chance. Now Indiana may be
counted for Harrison, and the eighty
three Democratic votes i'll the house
against helping the Worlds Fair fixes
Illinois for the Republicans.
The Democratic campaign was opened
at national headquarters with a three
hours luncheon, and all the confidence
came from cold champagne.