The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-06

| nAhlu III lr-e ali was IhrIuouitus. Out tlefe-
land lost the State. The moral OF all this IS
| not that harmony Is a bad thing. even IN New
J Ork but that there are other issues which
are Necessary TO Democratic success than
mere surface harmony among tue politicians.
| 30 far as concerns Iammany. without SPEAK
| lug for her will do her the justice to say
| that in Now lork city where she Is best
known. not even her bitterest opponents pro-
less 10 believe but that sho will be true to
/ the Democratic candidate whoever IS nomi-
| mated and that she will give doubtless as
large majority for Cleveland as tor any
| other candidate.
! There Is, however q really critical mattel
IN New York politics which 1t is never safe TO
| disregard IL is this: There are nearly LOO. =
| VOj voters IN New ork state Of whom above
| $4,000 could under ordinary circumstances
/ he brought 20 the polls. or these perhaps
| 6OO,OOO consider themselves as Democrats, and
/ perhaps 57J 600 consider themselves hepubll-
/ cans. or al least they generally vote that way.
| In addition TO these there are between 10000
! and 200 900 voters who are strictly indie
| pendent but who-most of them at all
! eyents-profess prediction for one party or
! the other but who decline 20 go to the polls
unless they are satisfied with their party
/ management. | do not refer 10 the Mug
/ ~umps there may be 1900 or 20. 900 Otthem,
/ but refer % those whose political activity is
/ shown by their absenteeism from the polls.
hese men ask for nothing from politics.
they are utterly careless of party dis
/ cplne aud II is according as they
\ are pleased or displeased with their
/ party management that elections are
/ gained or loss in new ! Ork state. lake two
/ examples During Arthurs administration
+ tie Republican machine forced tue nomina-
ton tor Governor OF Judge folger. an unac-
! cepted candidate. there was no revolt and
/ every circumstance. even up TO the date Of
/ tho pIanffpp indicated enl.aartfauav q tha
/ part II the Republicans u their party whip.
! But when the polls closed II was found that
/ Grover Cleveland had been elected Governor
| Dy mao rity OF l52.S00. 22j. 600 voters Who
ordinarily voted the Republican ticket
having shown their disapprOyal OF the candl-
date by their absentatlOn from the polls
Last autumn with cur own gubernotorial
tickets there was more or less dissat stacton
among the voters on both sides. Inc ordi-
nary organization worked IN perfect and APP
parent harmony. and yet so great was the un-
expected aDsentRtion from the polls IN
New York that when we heard from
them on election night we gave
up all hope Of the fight. and between
the first and second acts In our theatres the
extras had ali announced fassett election.
Between fifty and sixty thousand men who
after making oil allowances. might have been
expected - vote the Democratic ticket had
remained from the polls. but when the re-
turns came in from the country il was found
that the Republican dissatisfaction IN the
country, on the most beautiful day that
ever shown on Republican vote. had kei I
from the polls 1875 900 men who might have
been expected 90 vote the Republican ticket.
and 60 in spite Of pltiiuly small Demo
cratic vote there was void IN the ranks OF
their opponents.
THE SITUATION.
In other words. the situation in New York
ia this No matter how noisy may be our
political voice within the party, as a matter
OF TACT after the nominations are made those
who make the loudest noise beforehand ell
most invariably support the ticket. aud even
II they do not the votes OF the few hundred
men who can keep the whole State noisy are
OF no Importance when compared with the
enthusiasm or lack of It among the rank and
lie 0i the party which Is directly prOpOrtlOned
10 their satisfaction with the candidate
] cannot t0rbear here 10 touch upon an
other point. ! believe referred just now to
the fact that until lately there was simply a
strong preference for Mr. Cleveland among
the voters of the State Such was the case
until December last. We were supposed by
outsiders to have been divided into Fill aud
Cleveland camps. Such. however. was not
the case. Politicians INDUCED in noisy
declamatiOns. but the great mass of the voters
were proud alike Of both men and treated all
criticism upon either as an invention IT the
enemy. Early IN the year the political leader
saw III to make an attack upon Mr..
Cleveland and the policy Of the party as de-
fined by his principles. The Democracy OF the
State was then for tho first time aroused TO
the TACT that marplOt was deliberately en-
broihng New lork In the hope of destroy
ing Mr. Cleveland. Such a cause and such
an enemy were equally abhorrent 10 our peO-
pie. Mr. Cleveland renamed silent. His en-
emies. the marplots, kept at work and the
people watched. The result has been that
from the political fayorte Cleveland has be-
come ia tho eyes OF the Democracy OF the
State. political martyr and they are run
ming 10 him az they could never have been
induced 20 do m any other manner. Just as
when the English came and sent Tor the good
Bishop of Cornwall. his parishioners took tho
road Tor London, with the marching cry OF
And shall Trelawney die. and shall Treaw-
Then forty thousand Cornishmen viii know the
reason why.
Just so when il became apparent that a
Democrat was being led 20 the slaughter 800
600 Democrats wanted 20 know the reason
why. Had II not been for the circumstances
/ have mentioned 10 might be true that
though Cleveland could have most easily car
RED New York some other Democrat might
have done so. too. To-day the result OF the at
fAchs upon MN HAS Dttn 10 dAOAof iDDNlul
Indignation. and If he IS set aside We shall
neei proyidential iuterpositiou IN addition
10 our own best efforts to save New York Tor
the Democracy.
MANUFACTURED NEWS.
You need not be troubled. gentlemen. with
the manufactured news that comes from New
York city Most OF It comes from sources
other than New York. The great hOOd-tlde
of popular opinion IN the Empire State. 10 Is
true. bears. on Its bosom two craft the new
state Democracy going with 10. and the shat
tered hulk OF the old vessel. with It's demon
allied crew. attempting 70 struggle against II.
DO not understand me as pleading Tor New
York domination In national politics. No one
is so impressed and so deprecates her false
position IN which we are put by the misc0n-
ception OF our efforts than are We of New
York Itself. But when the great convention
is held in Chicago let each State
delegation give its support 70 the man
whom she believes can carry the States out
side OF New Ork and whose nomination she
believes would be received with the most
favor by the voters OF his own State and then
by the other States. Or II your choice shall
fall as | believe it Will, upon New YORK
most distinguished citizen We will show our
appreciation of your compliment by giving
for him not the leading majority, but SO
large q one that Il shall set new standard
Tor emulation by our sister States for the eX-
tent 10 which they shall yindlcate their
claims 10 be. leaders IN national Democracy.