Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-13
Congressman McCreary Joins
the Ranks of the Rain
bow Chasers.
HE SEES ONLY VICTORY
For Cleveland and Free Trade in
Every State He Has Visited,
INCLUDING EVEN MASSACHUSETTS,.
Washington Colored Hen Send Spotters to
Work in New York.
LIVE POLITICS FROM EVERY QUARTER
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WASHINGTON. Oct 12-Resting from his
electioneering labors for a few days Con-
gresham McCreary, of Kentucky, dropped
in upon the capital this morning He has
spent much of his time since the adjourn
ment of Congress in the Northern States,
and, of course, gives hopeful view of the
situation from the standpoint of the Demo
Gratis. He pronounces New York abso-
lutely safe for the Democrats to the tune Of
upward of $4,000 majority for Cleveland.
Indiana is not quite SO safely Democratic
as New York, but the chances are largely
in favor of the Democrats.
Representative McCreary also assures his
Democratic friends that his most conserya-
tive advices from Illinois, Wisconsin and
Massachusetts give promise of Democratic
majorities in those States, as the Demo-
cratic State and local candidates are very
popular and will carry large vote over to
the national candidates.
After all TINS it may seem somewhat in
consistent for the Ex-Governor to indulge
in sarcasm at the expense of Republicans
who claim that there is a chance for the
breaking up of the Solid South, but that is
what he does.
One Way to Size Up Matters.
Mr.. McCreary gives an explanation of the
apparently small vote of the Alliance peo-
pie of the South that may not be relished
at this time by many of his fellow Demo-
Gratis, and possibly by none less than
by Mr.. Cleveland himself He says:
"If anything was needed to make the
South more than ever solid the trip of
Weaver and Mr.. Magee's mission to Ala
bama furnished it On the question of
tariff and the force bill the people of the
South are of one mind. The Third party
movement amounts to nothing in this fight
The Alliance folk in the South are arguing
this way, that as a result of the present
fight either Cleveland or Harrison must
win: that there is no chance of electing a
third candidate; that between those two
candidates Cleveland represents them on
the tariff and in opposition to the force bill
and extravagant expenditures, while the
election of Harrison means the supremacy
of principles which they oppose. They,
therefore. say that they are Democrats for
this fight, and that whatever differences
they have with that party they will try to
settle at more opportune time. This
practically takes the Third party out of the
paign. Mr.. Cleveland will carry every
Southern State by large majority; even
West Virginia is not in doubt, as I look
at it,
Free Trade the Common Issue.
As it is we'll known by every one that the
position of the Peoples party on the tariff
question is that of the ultra free traders,
Mr.. McCreary's statement has the merit OF
trankness, even though he may be at fault
in mis- declarations in regard to the feeling
of the Third party people.
Much of the news from the Southern
States that has collected at the headquar-
ters of the committees in this city since the
late elections in tine South shows that the
Third party people are keeping a stiff upper
lip, regardless of their reverses, and
that large vote will be polled for Weaver
and Field and for Third party candidates
for Congress.
At a meeting held in this city last even
ing by Virginia Republicans it was nnani-
mously decided that in districts where the
Republicans have made no nomination the
proper thing for Republicans to do will be
to vote for the candidates of the Peoples |
party. This means that in seven of the ten
districts of the Old Dominion, and most of
them close at the last elections, the Repub- |
licans will assist the Third party people to
defeat the Democratic candidates for Con- |
Sress. AS lnls state Ol tnlngs ODGalns
nearly all over the South, it is quite possi- |
BILE that it may turn up as predicted by the |
prophets of the Peoples party since the |
recent elections, that the vote last month in
Alabama and this month In Georgia and |
Florida is no indication of the vote that |
will be cast in November.
Counting Their Chickens Prematurely.
Oftbe Democratic nrosnects in illinois
Wisconsin and Massachnsetts Mr. M,
Credry saws: 81 was in Chicago when |
Stevenson held his conference with the |
Democratic managers of Illinois. I had q |
long talk with him and with ex-Commis- |
sioner Black, who is running as the Demo- |
cratic candidate for Congressman at Large, |
and with number of other Democrats who |
were assembled in Mr.. Stevenson's room. |
They all told me that they felt no doubt |
that the Democratic candidate for Governor
and General Black would be elected, and
that they felt some hope OF carrying the
State for Cleveland, though they would not
venture the prediction that the hope would /
be realized.
81 have received letter from General
Mitchell concerning the situation in Wis
consin. ne says the1e rs aespeTa1e strug
are hopeful and are doing all they can.