The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-18
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OF this group OF ten States CLEVELAND
lost two. New York and Indiana, In 1888.
lie came near losing Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. and undoubtedly would do SO II
the party would give him another chance.
Delaware. once counted rs the safest
and surcst OF Democratic States. has elect
ed Republican Senator in Congress under
the genial Influences OF Clevelandism, and
the nstuto ANTHONY HIGGINs has not given
up tho hope OF making it Republican
State. II only the same influences can be
continued. Connecticut would be put into
the Republican column by another trial OF
CLEVELAND. as the figures demonstrate.
Connecticut Is not a State. in fact. in which
the Democrats can afford the luxury OF
candidate who has the gift Of decreasing
the Democratic plurality. Tho margin is
too small Only 119 votes changed to Re-
publican were needed to carry Connecticut
against Mr.. CLEVELAND. A reduction OF
nearly 80 per cent. In the Democratic plu-
rality in Maryland was brought about with
out any extraordinary activity on the part
OF the Republicans. 1t must be ascribed
to Mr.. CLEvELASDs unique talent for dis
gushing or disheartening the Democratic
workers. Why should they be active in
behalf OF man who affects to deem their
activity pernicious In North Carolina
the Democratic plurality. though reduced
by nearly fourth from that Of 1884. looks
imposing enough. but. as any Tar
Heel Democrat knows. Is not to be de-
pended upon. The Farmers Alliance IL the
great political power in North Carolina.
and though the greater part Of the Demo-
cratic members Of the North Carolina Alll-
ance undoubtedly prefer to remain in tho
Democratic party rather than follow the
Peoples party. and although the latter has
Just had a serious blow in North Carolina
in the death Of President POLK OF the
Farmers Alliance. yet the fact remains
that Mr.. CLEVELAND Is the one man objec-
tionable to the Farmers Alliance In North
Carolina, tho one Democrat who could
carry the State for the Republicans or the
Peoples party. His cocksureness about
free silver and his prophetic denunciation
Of it havo made him peculiarly weak in
North Carolina. The conservative part,
which is almost the whole OF the white
Farmers Alliance in North Carolina. wishes
to actwith the Democratic party and does
not care for the radical extravagances Of the
Ocala platform. but it believes, honestly
and firmly. in the free coinage Of silver;
and while it doesn't insist upon free sill
yer man. 1t does object strongly to a man
who without study or knowledge Of the sub
ject. has pronounced dogmatically and VI
olently against silver. The case OF the South
Carolina Democrats Is the same In essentials,
though different in details. CLEVELAND got
4.06j votes less In South Carolina In 1888
than in 1854, but on account OF the still
greater shrinking in the Republican vote,
his plurality was larger. Since then tho
South Carolina Democracy has gone
through revolution. The small. aristo-
cratic element. the only element favorable
to CLEVELAND. hns been retired from Office
and power. The Farmers Alliance has COB
blcd tho Democracy. South Carolina has
protested against the nomination of GRO
YER CLEVELAND. and tho force OF that pro-
test cannot be averted by relying upon tho
nominally largo Democratic majority in
the State. Tho men behind Governor HEMP
HILL. the men who have In part forced him
to his course. are in dead earnest. They
have done some powerful overturnlng, and
1t is not safe to hope that they will stay
their hands II tho Democracy puts upon
them the atrront Of nominating the one
person whom they will not have. Tho
weakness of Mr.. CLEVELAND In Virginia
and West Virginia is In Itself enough to pre-
vent his nomination. When candidate
loses New York and Indiana. and shows
that he will lose Virginia and West Viz
ginia, and may lose the Carolinas, when his
weakness. in fact. Is shown to DO not local.
but structural. the need OF taking another
candidate Is apparent.
Speaking OF structural weakness, lot us
look at few more figures. Mr.. CLEVELAND
gets his delegates largely from Republican
States. Look at his vote In Maine and YER
mont In 1884 and 1888:
1884. 1893
1878
Under the genial influences of Cleye-
landism. Gen. HARRISON WAS ablo to get n
bigger vote In Maine than even Mr.. BLAINE.
Mr.. CLEvELAND's vote in Maine and Yer