Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-07-23

New York Tribune: Republicans know
-beg have the advantage OF their adye~s
sriss in this state at the present time.
This advantage proceeds largely from
,base facts. Harrison beat Cleveland
3isastrously 10 1855, and since that time
rnthiur whatever has occurred TO indi-
cate that Cleveland is one iots stronger
,bsn he vas then, while many things
nave shown that his party. and he With
n. are much wesker. Many things have
occurred to prove that the admiuistra
ton Of Benjamin Harrison has satisfied
the people, that they regard him as a
man OF sterling honesty and high aGil-
ftv. who has given the country a clean,
nure, efficient and Sufficient government.
and that evcn those who entertain a
favorable opinion Of Mr. Cleveland in
respect 10 his ability and personal char
sCter have no disposition TO exchange a
good president and a good party { 7 a
good ex-president and bad party The
Mckinley bill Is popular 10 New York
People have seen that the predictions Of
ruin which the democrats so wildly
made al the time Of its adoption have
been utterly disappointed 1t has not
raised prices. 1t has stimulated bust :
ness. II has increased production. It
has enlarged the foreign trade. II has
reduced taxation. These are facts that
cannot be disputed, aud the business
men know il. Commerce mas adjusted
ITSELF 70 the new conditions fixed by
the Mckinley bill Ia volume the com.
merce is satisfactory, and in character
the conditions are easy So that even
those business men who. without being
free traders, might still be inclined 10
regard a free trade experiment with in
tsrest rather than hostility, are con.
strained TO object 10 change. Business
is good, and they don't want it dis
.urbed Finally. there are many thou.
sands OF voters who are determined 20
rsOuks and punish the democratic party
tor it's infamous electoral and Legislative
crimes
These are some Of the facts which as
serts the republicans OF New York that
81 present they have the advantage in
bis state This situation is as it should
be, but il mas its perils. When a party
enters upon a campaign feeling reason
ably sure OF victory u Is apt to do less
than it should TO render victory certain
There are a good many democrats in
.a.s state when they all vote, and 1t Is
1o. safe u assume that any fail to
be mis- appointed place SOL be is
ss1-ed Republicans must not depend
IL democratic dissatisfaction. nor on the
isu0-racy's bad record, nor on Cleve.
and's personal weakness, nor on tue hos
-at.ss Of the regulars to the mug
Euups. nor on the popular preJudice
sgaigst free trade. nor on any OF the
conditions or cIrcuu stances which seem
% justify confidence. They must de
pend on work-hard. steady, constant
harmonious WORK They must depend
ID organic itiou In a state as close as
this 1t is generally safe to assume that
thar party will b. successful which has
the largest aud most thoroughly organ
.zed army OF sincere and patriotic work
s-s ia the field. The republicans "a ust
see 90 it that In every election district
from St. La Ereucs TO Suffolk they have
q better organization than their sdvsrs
aries This Is the important thing
Nothing can take its place. The aim
everywhere should be TO secure the
enrolment ia a campaign club aud the
personal interest IN its work OF
every man who calls himself q republic
ran
There should be no delay in beginning
.lls work Of organ ization. Where clubs
s-e aires dv organized they should seek
2 extend their influence, 20 gather 10
-ew Ueu bers, to find out those persons
In tEelr respective communities who are
r-plalicaus or who incline 10 support
the republican ticket. and 70 give them
,-e opportunity OF joining the club and
Of participating in its efforts Where
there are signs OF dlsatfectiOu, or fac
I11a. difficulty, or even OK want Of
proper interest that sort Of personal
WORK sha-ld be undertaken which
NIL GZng the right influences to
5ssr for the removal Of every
source Of EN- barrsssment II our
friends all over the state Viii 90 10
r1-E In this way We shall. have the
greatest majority next N0vem Der that
mas been given 10 any party in this state
s--Ce the war Such a majority is we'll
Tltlln sight. II can be had II we choose
20 90 after i But We have not got It
yet. And we cannot get 1t by attend
lg strictly 70 our priva,5 stfairs and
=-v1g public interests 70 take care Of
Themselves. We can only get it by
close, compact and complete oreaniza
--r, aud then by personal effort on the
part u all thnse citizens who believe
.1at- he country is better of under a
'=r11.cau than under a democratic adj
90 .1.strati0u- Let those who SO believe
e-- together 10 their various commuui-
les lie, them talk ever the issues Of
l-= campaigu with their neigh bors
--=, them equip themselves for discus
5s.1l by careful study Of Republican
-Tspapers ana republican documents.
!. -1ey bear Democratic argument
need which they ara not sufficient
z-0rwe3 70 answer. let them write
3 .-s state committee OF 10 some good
-g1.!tcau newspaper. and End out
max the facts really are. II they pre-
serve signs Of fraudulent intent, 0f
-Zal registration, q colonization, Of
zlsa 10 corrupt voters sr 20 cheat
-= trua record q the ballot box, let
--l 5e '..-a To give the alarm Let
every repl iican maze the interests ot
PARTY ht= own peculiar, personal il
=sts, ard the victory viii be as spen-
-.- g IL deserved
A sAORT SERMON
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