Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-15
NEW YORK.
From Now on 1t is to Be ga Fight to the
Death.o


Correspondence of The Evening Star
New YORK, October IA, 1891.
1t Is to be fight now to the death. There
has been sort Of truce during the past few
days. The political leaders dropped politics for
the moment and gave attention to the great
celebration, but they are at it now with re-
newed visor and every nerve will be strained
from the present moment.
There is a good deal of talk about the use Of
money in this campaign. Up to this time there
has been no evidence Of its plentifulness In
point Of fact, the committees have both been
hard up. One Of the papers has been telling
fairy tales about enormous sums of money
pouring into the republican hopper, but II
knows better, as does everybody who pays the
slightest attention to the matter The lack Of
interest on the part of the people. which
amounts to absolute indifference. renders the
collection of funds difficult on each side The
statement made from the democratic side az to
enormous sums in the hands of the republicans
are made for effect 1t ia doubtless q fact, how
ever, that the republicans have the better Of it
In the matter of funds. They have q better
field from which to make collections and ii il
one In which greater pressure can be brought
to bear. Between the business men, who don't
want their business disturbed, and the office
hoiuofe. Nuo uOH want tuelr Occupation TAKEN
away, the field is better than that of the demo-
Gratis who must depend upon importers and
those hoping for office for their contributions
The democrats are evidently not O little
alarmed over the talk that the republicans are
making against the state banking feature Of
their platform. Only one or two have made
any very serious attempt to come to its rescue.
Ex-Secretary Fairchild wrote chapter for the
campaign text book about it. The drift Of what
he had to say was that the national banking
system is doomed and that something must be
provided to take it's place, though he does not
say definitely that he thinks the state bank scheme
is a satisfactory solution of the question. On the
contrary, he goes into quite lengthy argument
to show that the democracy, especially Mr..
Cleveland, can be trusted not to do anything
rash in the matter. In order to show that the
financial world is no. taking alarm at the propo-
sition of the democratic platform, the literary
bureau of the democratic headquarters has
given to the expectant and FACILITATING public a
long list OF bank presidents and other officers
or stockholders of national banks who will vote
the democratic ticket Among these there are
some twenty bank presidents, half as many vice
presidents and probably fifty directors of ma
tional banks.
WHAT CoNGREssMAN CAMPBELL SAYS.
Congressman Tim Campbell having got mat
tors fixed in his district so that he has time to
stop and breathe, has q word to say about the
said:
From what have found through nv con-
tact with the people since my return here
have not hesitated in predicting that Mr.. Cleve
land will carry this state by very handsome
majority have made a very close study Of
my own district, and what is true of my own
congressional district l believe to be true Of
every other congressional district in this city
and Brooklyn"
"And what is that?'
Sin nv district a very large number Of re-
publicans have told me that they will vote for
Mr.. Cleveland, but the most encouraging thing
is that the large number of Irish Americans who
were attached to the republican party by the
great magnetism of Mr.. Blaine are returning
to us. They have found, III the first place, that
the democratic party is naturally the place for
them. They continued to support the repub-
lican party, however, in 1888 on account OF the
conspicuous part Mr.. Blaine took. They
thought that Mr. Harrisons election amounted
TO the personal triumph Of Mr.. Blaine. They
have found themselves badly mistaken. Then
they have before them the lukewarmness Of
Mr.. Blaine, his refusal to say anything in favor
thusiastic democrats than they ever were"
Are they really in earnest in this state?'
Yes they not only intend to vote the ticket
but are working for its success. Then there is
another large class who were always republi-
cans, but ardent ardent admirers of Mr. Blaine
They feel offended a. the way he has been
treated. and they are going to show Mr.. Harri-
son that he can't brush Mr.. Blaine aside with
impunity."
"Is Tammany really in earnest in this fight?"
Eyes; this is the first presidential election
in which Mr.. Richard Croker has been in undis-
putcd command Of the democracy of this city.
With his remarkable organizing ability, great
sagacity and untiring energy, feel that he and
his lieutenants in Tammany Hall. together with
the independent vote that Mr.. Cleveland
must receive. will be able to roll up a ma
jority of $4,000 in this city. Tammany is 60
ing to make wonderful fight this fall for the
national ticket. and the work of such a we'll
drilled political army is bound to be very ef-
fective."