New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-17
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JHE .SJTTJTION.

Another week has brought the Republicans
much encouragement. Heavy registration in
many &C untry towns and in cities indicates that
General Apathy is not in command The vigor-
Gus remarks by Mr.. Blaine. after silence
which, as he states. has been due to no political
reason, has all the effect Of a reinforcement
When Wellington waited for night or Blucher
and Butcher came the transformation was COM
plete In both armies the revulson of feel
ing operated powerfully to strengthen one and
weaken the other. The Democratic managers
are well aware that Mr. Blaine has the per-
sonal regard and confidence OF many thousand
voters who give weight to the reasons which
he offers for supporting the Republican party.
Then Senator Sherman's great speech also had
much influence with multitudes. The demon
strated unity and zeal Of the Republican hosts
with all its great leaders doing their part. have
made a deep impression on the public mind.
As it makes little difference how much man
may be convinced, if he cannot vote at all the
duty of supreme importance is to get the full
Republican vote registered in season. The law
is in some respects u vexatiOus one. and was
framed by Democrats with the hope that it
would virtually disfranchise many thousand
Republicans in rural districts But it may
easily have the contrary effect, kindlng their
indignation. and stimulating them to cast every
vote they can against party now responsible
for the State Government. If the independent
and non-partisan citizens of this State are sin
cere and fair minded, they can hardly fail TO
resent most strongly the theft of the Legis-
lature, the dishonest apportionment, and the
attempt to set aside the will of conscientious
voters by devices which entrench a minority
in power.
At the West the developments of the last
week have strengthened the impression that
the fusion between Populists and Democrats
will drive back Republican voters to their
former lines. The influence of the new party
and its hopes appear TO be waning rapidly,
especially since the Georgia election proved that
the Democrats, while using the Alliance to
disorganize Republicans at the West, intend
to desert it bodily and support the Democratic
party at the South. Under such circumstances
it is evidently the widest nonsense to calculate
that fusion tickets will command as many
votes in each State as have been cast for the
Peoples party and the Democratic party sepa-
rately There are some Western States which
still need attention and work. But the latest
developments appear seriously to diminish
Democratic chances Of wrestling any Western
State from the Republican line.
The outlook in NewJersey has clearly i'm
proved since the Democratic party named for
reelection some of the supporters OF the coal
combination, and also nominated for the Senate
the attorney who defended the ballot-box
suffers. I'm all quarters that party is com
PEELED to defend itself in the one Northern
State which has always been reckOned GER
tanly Democratic, and the loss of voters on
account of the tariff question, on account Of a
most unfair and unpopular appordonment, and
because OF corruption in the last Legislature,
gives the Republicans great hope. If they
secure a fairly honest election and count, New
Jersey will show that thousands Of her indie
pendent citizens have become disguised with
the Democratic party.
The right thing to do is to make New-York
certain by a majority so large that no fraud
in the election or the counting can defeat the
will of the voters. If the right work is done
in registration and in other preparations for
the great election, there may again be an
absolutely united North.