The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-05


affairs. This principle and policy OF regard
ing the colonies chiefly rs hunting grounds
for ambitious Britons. and as affording fat
places for INDECENT favorites Of the Colonial
Office. Is warmly resented. Tho rallying cry
In every quarter just now seems to be:
1.-The Colonies for the Colonists."
Is Illinois Doubtful This Year?
The Republicans have gone this year to
the prairie State Of Illinois for the Chair
man Of their National Committee. and the
Democrats have chosen their Vice-Presi-
Dental candidate from tho Same locality:
and an excellent choice they have made. It
| appears to many persons. in view Of this.
that Illinois may be one of the battle-ground
States this year. replacing Indiana In this
respect. tho Western fighting ground OF the
| two parties having moved steadily toward
| the Mississippi. and Pennsylvania. Ohio.
and Indiana having been. in the order
| named the bitterly contested States. Our
contemporary the Globe OF Chicago. takes
| somewhat similar view Of the case:
I'm Illinois will tho battle fought and the odds
all in favor OF tho party OF CLEVELAND and STEVENSON
In tho nrs place. this State 10 represented on the
tional ticket BY favorits son whom the nation do
lights to honor Nomine Governor FLYER has done
but good since he has held the once. That
to convince the public that no worse selection could
possibly DO made to all the Gubernatorial chair Tho
Democratic party. on the contrary. has man second
to their state ticket and 1t 10 conceded by
less authority than the Republican State Central Com
ntee that Judge JoHN ALroELp will be elected. Tho
opposition party 10 making very feeble attempt to
win out. WI CAxrsELLs appointment by the HARRi.
| machine was acknowledgment that the West
to be the battle-ground The literary bureau has
already made deal whereby the principal speakers OF
| tho country will be brought to the State JouS N.
PALMER will the stump and silence the entire lot
Democracy need have no fears as to Illinois,"
Under ordinary circumstances. and with
out special effort on the Democratic side to
carry Illinois. its allegiance to the Repub-
| licans. though shaken in 1892, would proba-
bly, not be broken down. These have been
the Republican pluralities In the three Pres
idential elections named:
1880.
1884. ....... 1927
| On State issues, meanwhile. even in Pres
idential years. the Democrats have been
doing better. these being the Republican
pluralities on Governor in the years named:
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| Democrats won by plurality OF 9,947. ILL.,
nois has now, for the first time since the
days Of DOUGLAS. Democratic United
States Senator. Fourteen OF its twenty
Representatives in Congress are Democrats.
The improvement OF Democratic prospects
in Illinois is due more largely to the growth
of population in Cook county than to any
other cause. This has been the total vote
OF Cook county in the three Presidential
| elections named:
.oSs
1855.
This has been the vote Of Illinois. exclu-
sive OF Cook county. In the same elections:
1873
In other words. about three-flfths Of the
increase in voting population in Illinois Is
found In Cook county. and but two-hfths
elsewhere. There are 1O2 counties In nll-
nols. and while one. Cook. gets 60 per cent
Of the increase. the other lO1 counties get 40.
The dominating and determining issue
OF the present canvass is such that the
Democracy is stronger In all Of the great
cities OF the country than 1t has been in
any Presidential election since 1876. Chi
cago Is no exception to the general rule.
In the municipal election OF last year the
Democratic lead in Chicago was 20, 900. and
at the State election Of the year before the
city gave Democratic majority Of 10000.
Under the circumstances the confidence OF
the Democrats OF the State Is justifable
that with STEVENSON on tho national ticket
this year. and an energetic canvass made
by the Democratic National Committee.
Illinois IL. at least. fair fighting ground for
the forces OF tho Democracy. SO often re-
pulsed by their Republican opponents. but
by steadily decreasing pluralitics.
Will the hot fight OF former years prose-
cuted by the representatives of the two
parties in Indiana be transferred to Illinois
this year, II so. will the prospects of the
Democracy be improved thereby? This IL
question which 1t Is too early to answer
but that the friends and nelghbors OF the
next e-President-the next yice-Presi-
dent must be Democrat-are alive to the
possibilities Of the situation. and resolute
In their determination to mako courageous
and spirited fight. there can be no doubt.
At the same time, the Presidential fight
OF 1892 will be decided. 1t Is well to remem-
Der. In New York and not In Illinois. How
fortunate 1t is for the Democracy Of this
State that in the present battle the consid-
GRAFTON OF the Force bill 30 far outwei9hs
and overshadows the qualifications or delin-
. quencies OF men that all discussion over the
, identity OF candidates has ceased here. en-,
, quilted in the rising tide OF popular rebuke
OF Republican policy!
, The Gopher Bacon.
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