New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-09
AIR. CLEVELAND HERE.

Mr.. Cleveland came from Gray Gables to
New-York night before last 1t is announced
that his presence at the headquarters OF the
Democratic committees National and State
is due to the feeling among Dem
ociatic leaders that the condition of
his canvass TO date is highly unsatisfactory.
They sent for him in order that there might
be consultation to determine what if
anything, can be done to improve his pros
pects "IIe comes" says 1.-The Newly ork
Sum- +" at the invitation or rather the request,
of Mr.. Whitney and other prominent Demo
Gratis, who are anxious to bring about better
understanding between the Democratic cand-
date for President and the leading Democrats
of the State" Observe the dstinction-Alr.
Cleveland is here not on L" invitation" an in
yitation would have been simply courtesy,
leaving him free to accept or decline. But
request is business it left him no alternative
but to accept-even if the fishing was good in
Buzzards Bay.
1t will generally be admitted by intelligent
observers Of the political situation that Mr..
Cleveland and his managers have good and
sufficient reasons for DISAGREEMENT. The at
titude of Mr. Hill and his followers worries
experienced politician, and has built up Il strong
machine in this State. There are doubtless not
few Democrats in every part of the State
who will decline to lift hand for Cleveland
unless The Senator tells them to. But the ex
President may possibly succeed in making his
peace with the Senator. A bargain may be
entered into satisfactory to both. IL is rIlmored
up the State that the Senator stands ready TO
take off his coat for his successful rival if Mr..
Cleveland will agree that in the event of his
election the Senator shall control the Federal
patronage of New-York. But then, if this
compact is made, Democrats will have to con-
slider how many votes they will lose through
a revolt against such subservence to Hill and
his followers.
Still, if this uncertainty were the only rca
son why the Cleveland canvass langushes the
Democratic chiefs might perhaps bemore hope
full. But the fact is that, so far from being
the only reason, it is simply ono Of many and
not tho most important. The things which are
surely killing Cleveland's chances in this State
are the tariff issue in general and the Peck
and Preston reports in particular. Both of
these State officials are Democrats, while
Mr.. Peck in addition is one of Mr.. Cleve-
lands appointees. a good many Of the voters
Of New-Yorli may not clearly understand
the merits of the controversy between Protec-
ton and Free Trade when it is presented TO
them in tho abstract. But no one Of them is
so dull as to fail to appreciate the significance
of the figures presented in the report of the
Commissioner Of the Bureau of Labor Stats
tics or in the report OF the Superintendent of
the Bank Department. The first OF these
official documents shows as by this time every
body knows, net increase in wages for 1891
over 1890 of $6,377, 900, and net increase
in production in sixty weight industries, employ
ing os5, 900 persons, Of S31,315.o0o. The
second report is the complement Of tho other
and the authorization Of its correctness. The
increase in savings banks deposits during the
last six months is over $40, O00, 600, while the
gain since January, 1889, is nearly Ss7 O0O,-
600. OF course this gratifying exhibit would
not have been possible had it not been for the
large returns which had como to tho depositors
because Of tho prosperous condition of the in
dustries Of NewYOrk.
1t is these two reports of Democratic officials
which are being used with most disastrous
effect against Mr. Clevelands canvass in his
own State-in tho most important State Of all.
1t is impossible to break their force. They
come home to men of all sorts and conditions.
They arc costing him votes every day. And
now they are reinforced by third Democratic
report, made by tho State Board of Equaliza-
ton, which attests that tho real and personal
property Of the State has increased In value
enormously for 1891 as compared with 1890.
In word, it is tho evidence which abounds
on every side demonstrating that New-York,
like tho country generally, has greatly pros
pered under President lIarrisons Administra-
ton and a Republican tariff policy which is
defeating Mn. Cleveland. And nothing that he
or his friends can say or do will help him.