New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-15

FOR BUSINESS ULN ~ ''N''"H"'
our friend, the enemy pretend to Il gr'a;
deal Of satisfaction over the fact that this
! = nulot ,impaicn. They cndcayor t. mako
that iact apply onl, 10 The Republican side OF
il. and they arc forcing >pa>modic laughs NJ
what ihcv call the efforts Of the Ecpuhllcan
manager, f. infn>c life into the Republican cam
riien. We are much obliged 10 them for TINS
service. for We atc frank tc conccdc that II
Is historically tric that 4 qulct campaign or
,raro, AGAINST the Republican party - gen
cra thing: and in 50 far H. they viii second
our effort, 10 arouse Republican voters 10 q
.co., Of the danger i'm which The party stands
and of every Republicans responsibility ana
dufy we shall be- much obliged II them. NJ"
Republican voter j. essentially a dl'iht ic>'''
yot.r:and unfortunately. human nature j. N"'h
that under ordinary conditions men q" h"'
work n, diligently for nm idea - they do Tor
., oftic. The Democratic party D. >p'iI'
uar,. An immcn,' proportion ol pcmo'I''''
y.;rr, look f. rcalzc from ;hcr votes direct
.,,l,.tln;jal. personal gain. We shall not under
take f. >ay what this proportion Is. bat II l.
rndouht,dv very large Il lcaycn~ the whole
democratic lump: agd, iua-much ~ the Dem
or,;,iic uary j, largely an urban panty. with
il, voter, where they gu be easily organized
,rd ouid,N reached. M loaycn works with
oic,t effect. 80 matter what the Democratic
r,,tv stand, for. no matter how few are it,
,yiur;ulc. nor how bad are the few. II can al
ways hing 10 the polls in substantial fulnc''
lis party strength.
Thc,, fact, should be borne in the minds
Of Republicans everywhere and our Demo-
c,aic friend, may be sure that we shall
not quarrel with them for helping us IN THIS
respect There are thousands OF Democrats,
c,pccinlly IN the states Of Newly ork, Connccti-
c.,t Massachusetts. Rhode Island, New lamp
shire Ncv-.clScy and Indiana who are afraid
of their party, who regard the Democratic plat
form declaration that Il tariff arranged to pro-
tccl American industries and American labor
/, unconstitutional ~ not merely ridiculous, but
utterly harmful. who think the party managers
m ChicagO were insane when they recommend
cd Il repeal of the prohibitivc tax on State
Lank issues. and who perfectly realize that
the Carrying into effect Of this recommendation
would result in another rllinouS era Of wildcat
moncy-thcrc are many thousands of such Dem
oclais who in their hearts favor the reelection
Of President Harrison, but who are trying to
reconcile themselves to the idea Of standing by
their party. because they say Cleveland
did pretty well in 1881 no great harm came
80 the country then by reason OF his success ;
he is not IN ont and out Free Trader, anyhow,
aS his letter Of acceptance shows he would
probably veto any radical changes III our in
dustriaI and financial laws, and if We got
through four years Of his Administration fairly
well before why should We not again 10y The
reason why is very plain to any one who chooses
to see it.
During the whole of Clcvcland's former term
the Senate was surely and safely Republican.
Democratic legislation aiming to disturb the
great policies which Republican craftsmanship
had in earlier years ordained was an impossi-
billty. Some such measures. the Mills bill
being the most conspicuous example, did pass
the House Of Representatives, but none was
permitted TO reach the Executive office How
many more would have been proposed, and
how many would actually have become laws
had both branches of Congress been controlled
by the Democrats, is a question which, how
ever unimportant then, is now of prime con-
Germ t. every responsible business man.
There is scarcely possibility of saving the
Senate or the House this year if Cleveland is
elected. As the senate now stands the Re-
publ.canS have in body of eighty eight men,
bclS a majority of only eight. Twenty nine
Legislatures will elect United States Senators
this winter and among them arc the Legs
latmeS of California, Connecticut, Michigan
Ionana, Nebraska, Nevada, New-York. Moth
Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin, from each
OF which states the retiring Senator is a Re-
publican. Five changes will make the Senate
Democratic, and it is almost impossible that
Cleveland should win without carrying with
him five of these Legislatures no fair com
parIson can be instituted between the actual