Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-07
Everything Points to Certain
Democratic Success.
TAMuANY AND HILL IN LINE
And They VIII Sec That Every Voter Does
His Duty to the Pary-some
Notable Objections From
RepnbIlcsnlsm.

settled until all the votes have been
deposited and counted and sometimes-
as recall lS16-not even then. Review
the field however carefully you may,
and canvass however thoroughly. there
always remains n certain undetermin-
able element ia the problem that may
in the end, upset all calculations The
campaign of 1872 affords no more sure
| ground for prediction than those that
have preceded it and less than two
weeks before election the result is still
very much In doubt
At the same time, the probabilities
can generally be figured with a consid-
cradle degree of assurance and IL Is
upon those that Democratic success this
year is freely and firmly predicted In
the best Informed and unprecedented DO
litical circles here, IL is believed that the
election of Cleveland and Stevenson Is
almost foregone conclusion Every
thing seems to tend in that direction
There are many specific things Tint cnn
be pointed to as the rational bases for
these conclusions. and unless shrewd OBJ
servers are very much at fault, the cur
rent of public sentiment intangible but
! no less forcible seems to have set in
strong against the party Of radicalism,
usurpation, monopoly taxation and ne
| gro domination.
Look at the notable defections from the
the Republican party sluce the campaign
| opened. Judge Gresham, Wayne Me
Neagh of President Gartield's cabinet,
| General j. d. Cox, Of President Grants
cabinet, Judge John =. Rae, of Minneso-
ia, ex-commander-in-ch of the Grand
Army of the Republic, and other men
| national repute. Not II day passes with
out our hearing of other converts who
have been scarcely less prominent In
| political life than those mentioned. Only
| In 1872 mhen the liberal movement mis-
| carried because of the unnatural candi-
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| rratic party, and In 1884 when the In
| dependent or "Mugwump" break from
| the Republicans helped to elect Grover
| Cleveland to the presidency, has there
| been any such marked Reputation of the
| Republican party by those who have
hitherto been its followers rs is seen this
| year On the other hand, the Demo
cracy of the country Is united upon its
| platform and upon its candidates
| There has not been a single descrter of
| prominence from its ranks. Individual
| grievances and hostilities frankly declar-
| ed before the nominating convention
| have everywhere been set aside in en-
| thusiasm for the party welfare. And
| from the south and west comes the graft
| flying news that the deluded thousands
who have been lured away into the POI
litical wilderness by the will-0-the-wisp
Of the Farmers Alliance, are hastening
| back to the Democratic fold, convinced
| III lhHt luuL III THIS phtNg VI Nllt ltblle
| will be found the surest, prOmptest and
safest relief from present political
ills.
We, in New York, realize that the coun-
try is looking to this state in this present
crises, and will be gratifying to all good
Democrats TO know that the prospects
here are most encouraging. II is freely
talked now that the Republicans pri-
vately concede the loss of the state and
are only making show here with the
intent to draw attention from their work
in some of the doubtful western states.
1t Is violating no confidence 70 say that
the Democratic national committee has
reliable information on this score, 30
that the agreeable news Is something
more than the street gossip of the
hour.
New York is normally Democratic by
from 10000 to 10000. The election fig
ures of the last twenty years show tnat,
| There have been occasions when the ma
iority has been the other way and when
the Democratic majority has run up to
bigger figures but those have been exeep-
tons easily traceable TO special causes
More that the voting strength oil the
| Democracy has been growing IN recent
years as witness the 5000 majority tor
| Governor Flower last year and the cap
ture of the legislature from the Repub'
Leans despite "a gerrymnndered apportlOn,
ment. All this counts for the success on
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| determination of the party managers and
| the rank and file to return another Dem
ocratjc legislature so that a Democrat
| shall be elected to the United States sen
ate in place of Senator Hiscock, is another
| powerful factor in the case.
So utuoh has been said about the
LOYALTY Of Senator Hill and the Tammany
organization that a word on that subject
i seems always to be in place. There neeC
be no Disgusting the fact that Senator
Hill by reason of bis rohtlcal ambition
and Tammany by reason OF It's desire y
be the dominant political power m till NJ
city have not been friendly TO Cleveland
Bit both Senator Hill and Tammany arg
Democratic to the marrow. Ihey real
ize Tho seriousness of the situation ant
they feel that Democratic success mus
be secured at all hazards. at all sacri
fees. More than that cerIalh coiisiu y,
Grafton Of self-preservation becomes !
strong factor In the case, The future ol
Senator Hill. the continuance OF tn'
Nautical mower Of Tammany hall depend
In large measure upon their ABILITY 10 ellr
nv Inc state for Cleveland, Inc Wot.
has gone forth from heaulua ta shorit
every noiut and If New YORK state shouie
he last which seems now most lmpr9p
abIe II will be for reasons beyond INT
control Of the party managers -,
We have been having little TASTE o.
rHE FoRoE hill
here during the last ten days Ihere !
, a nrovigion Ia the ELECTORAL law OF thl
i state that cornpes every person 70 an inH,s
: questions concerning the voting Guam Guam
: cations Of registered voters when as Il,,
/ by another legally qualified el e nam Am
der this provision the hepu W. c;tv viii
their mid agents, making ,''
+ q ~ les eonv ,sbicb HE law in nowisc per
mits terrifying women with threats % 2
arrest unless the questions are al nNn q
and engaging all . decent anon,iliiiorv yis
its aro mart of a systematic scheme =, .
: intimidation and fraud by which the ~, NE
, bu up,dIya Of honest Democratic voter
. II viii not succeed. but ne a at;an a. n
fords very pertinent h..,,,iJ snife
what the whole country o,,rapeoui