Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-10
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Bosrox, MAss-- OctoberT, 1892.

who Ia, twice led them to victory will be his own
successor. Nearly all the congresslonsl districts
are clainef by both rart!aS, and even the con-
tests FOR Candidates 90 the state Legislature have
. national interest IL view % their responsible
ity iu selecting United States Senator 70 sue
coed NJ. pawss. For the tirst lime in the his
tori q ths state tbs position % candidates en-
the senatorial question has been made an issue
D. The primaries. and IN very many cases legis-
la-ive aspIrants kzre been 80 bound either by
pledges ~ cuIcus revolutions as % leave them
hardy more liberty 81 individual action than
TrCsIdeu hi electors.
N..l-r.Iv GO this stage Of the contest none OF
the leai--s 81 either party are declaring them
selves against the prospects u their own presl-
dc1tial caUftid.ie. The republicans are sure
Harr.-0n viii carry the state. II not with plu-
r.l-g - 3-oJs over Cleveland, as he did In
ISIS. rrt with a handsome ajority. DemO-
Graz. ou the oth-T hz1d, pO!lt 20 Gov. Rus
ssIl's election over Col Allen lat wear by vote
81 Isl 81 to i5i.JI5. when ths republicans
sccu-41z.y dr. az that usr could 10 to carry
he t.-.llC1. Eri say TIA, the vaunssd reserve
vote" of the.r opponents l. largey imaginary.
Thsv sav without irrevarecee that the grave
has claimed many 81 the back county veterans
during the PAST four wears. vhiis the supporters
- Cisv-lSEG have gained thousands Of voters
frou, the Young nsn Who have reached their
majority since lssS.
TIE REPUsIIOAS sESKRvE VOTE
Inn 8 unt 1ss tiousbly true in IA measure, but
II seems very doubtful if the process OF eliLnin-
ating gray-haired republicans and adding
beardless democrats has gone on fast enough TO
wipe on; HarTisOp's majority OF $1,000 IN four
years. Harrison's vote Of 1s3,s92 In lSSS rep
resented the full republican strength AZ thst
time. and is considerably greater than the
maximum o. lS7. eS2 democratic votes cast for
Gov Russell in 1881. SO far the largest re-
publican vote ever cast in Massachusetts exceeds
the largest democratic vote by 25.9l0. There
l. difference OF over 5000 votes between the
figures by which Harrison carried the state In
Isss and Col. Charles II Allen lost i in 1891.
Somewhere between these figures the repub-
hcsns look for their reserve vote" II really
seems Is II they had a right 70 look for it with
some confidence. 1t cannot be fairly set down
As an entirely imaginary quantity.
The present outlook Is that when the repub-
Der they VII respond. with depleted ranks it is
true, but with enough TO keep Massachusetts, In
the Harrison column.
HEPUBLICAN DOCUMENTS.
The republican state committee. however. are
not taking ANYTHING Tor granted. not even the
farmer vote. They are sending out tract
headed Farmers. Let Us Reason About This
Thing" IN which it draws these two pictures
BY way Of contrast;
CoNDT-.oS OF AGE1cULTUsE UNDER TARIFF
FoR KEvTSUE ONLY.
arid. The senior is--Ursr % ar1
culture Great Britain IN his Cicli oapa-lty Final
E.To- boys Dot-Iniss.on =. 81 states that in one
y~af. - '.-r" "a falling % in ihe rurchas.ns
.ntsT~,.- = IRA. britain q s.i4 900. 90
COSDITIoS or AGEICULTUKE USDER PROtEC-
TIOS.
Esf~e.u 1ssJ and fS9D. il Eve years Of protection
tls-, iu- A. ~ y-e .ht thousand opera
tiv.s IN che manufacturing establishments in Mssa-
S-r-sts reic-- IN hotl y'4fs 70 TIE STATE LIre11
= -at-- iLioSU i-r- We .. 10 man MIA. tlriu.
s-ta. ,-t ge.urt'n- q III state bureau In 1881
Es,rv a.'..t. n-I :ar;or,- means 20 many more
No industry has been more quickly and
directly stimulated b. the Mckinley bill than
the groTil-, pf tobacco. il Is not generally
known hat the tJt@l acreage under tobacco
cultiyat IN NeS England TO-DAY is 10000.
5000 acres q which aye il the Connecticut
valley. p his l. divided into small farms Of
from 81 to twenty-five acres. SO thai the pros
leritv OF the tobacco industry viii influence a
good E-aEy votes. Connecticut and llassachuset.s
today grow he fsest domestic wrappers which
are suitable for taking the place Of the
SuInatra.
DEMOCRATS AFPEAIIS5 TO TEE CITIES.
Tie democrats are making their strongest ap-
Ieals 20 the city population and are emphasizing
The Increased cost Of articles OF daily consump-
lion under tie present tariff. Here thev are
met BY the republicans with schedules intended
10 show al increase .: wages since 1870
TIE STATE ELECTION.
but the local interest Is perhaps deepest
II. the state election. II will by no means fol-
low that because Harrison Carries the state
q republican governor will be elected. The
Australian ballot has opened the wav for tine ex-
erci.e OF individual preference. When a man
gets into one Of those voting booths he can do
just as he pleEses. A good many republicans
admire Gov. Russell. They believe he has given
them a Irst-clsss administration. By the same
rule Of good service that could move them 10
vote for President Harrison they might feel
implied 70 vote FOR GOV. Russell. Though a
democrat and the sor Of a democrat. Gov Rus
sell has strong republican following. IL was re-
publican votes hat in 1881 placed him I2lI7
ahead Q: The deLaocratic candidate for lieutenant
governor. who In his turn ran 1000 votes ahead
o. the res; Of tbe Democratic ticAst.
But Cos. Russell has 10 mean opponent in
Lieut.. Gov. William II. Halle. who has been
placed At the head o, the republican state
ticket Mr.. Halle has defeated the democratic
canditate for lieutenant governor every time
Gov. Russell has been elected, and last wear the
votes for the two men stood. Russell. FOR gov
tTnor, l57 9S2. Halle. for lieutenant governor
l5l.2is. a difference IN favor OF Gov. Russell Of
Only 1e5 yotes. IL i this narrow margin be-
tween The candidates that gives life TO their
contest this year.
The democrats have made their first coup
stat IN = challenge for n series 81 Joint de-
bate between bell The candidates FOR governor
and Lieutenant governor. The contest has been
declined BY Nr. Halle. and following his prece-
dent Roger NOlcOtt, the republican candidate
for Lieutenant governor, viii probably also re-
fuse % enter the lists. Mr.. Halle is a business,
MAJ and can make good teu-rninute speech.
tut BE- would not be match for the doughty
young governor, Who has followed his Harvard
etucauon with long career Oh the stump
" iih the candidates for lieutenant governor the
contest would he interesting. Both are Young
ard able lawyers, college bred and gifted in
orHtory. Mr. Wolco:t, the republican candi-
date, l. "olue blood. and resides in a hand
sone house on Commonwealth avenue while
NJ. Carroll, hrs opponent, resides in Spring
FIELD. and enjoys only the modest income that
comes to a country lawyer. He was not widely
known In the state until his nomination, but all
hi- public Appearances since have advanced him
A. favor.
The second place on the democratic state
ticket has for year. gone TO some Irish-Ameri-
Can and now Is regularly claimed by that con-
sutGency. The party had several bright young
Irish-Americans TO choose from this wear and
there was some question a. to the wisdom Of 60
ing TO the other end OF the state for a caudi-
date. The leaders satisfied now however
that they have prize in Mr.. Carroll
Mr.. Wolcott has the unique distinction OF
being an "ex-muIwumP." He bolted Blaine
and voted for Cleveland IN 1854 but supported
Harrison IN lsss. lie was president Of the
Young Republican Club IN 1890 and obtained