The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-25
Stick to tho Great Issuel

IA This years Presidential fight is a square
battle between the Democratic regulars on
Dbne side and the Republican regulars on
Ethe other. There is no room for guerrillas
I'm either limo Of battle. md their participa.
ktdon would only add an element OF weak.
kness and discord. This is especially true OF
1.-The Democracy: for It's legions are fighting
I'm o s%tralghtout Democratic fashion. APP
Epealing to every patriotic Democratic in.
Eotinct and principle. upon the cast OF one
hupreme issue, which engulfs every collat-
Eeral question and strikes with irresistible
force and intensity the great body Of Amer
t1can voters.
In its essence. this one Is Democracy.
Ito comprehend 1t. to be interested in 1t and
stirred by 1t. we must recognize and revere
the eliminating purposes OF the great found
ers Of the imperlshablo party OF civil free
lNom. Toprofess Democracy Is to win votes.
As we nave said. there Is no place In the
tLlaght for guerrillas. time servers. or mer-
kcenaries. The only function which they
EIcould possibly perform would be to distract
the party from the one grave and winning
Issue. and to import others OF inferior quail
! lty. about which Democrats are not all
tAgreed. Thisi is not the year for such sterile
controversies. There is moro important
work to be done.
y With the Republicans the case Is some
what different. They have nothing to lose
land. perhaps. O great deal to gain, by
shifting tho issue. While in the Eastern
manufacturing States their orators can.
! with telling force. appeal to the protection
l list sentiment OF thousands OF Ameri-
E'can mechanics. other orators in the
/ States OF tho West can at tho same time
Invoke war memories which arc still
! potent there. Thus. in each section Of
the country CARRIERS s%pellbinders,
BACKED by the Republican newspapers and
sSthe Republican literary bureau. can select
whatever issue may best suit the needs and
necessities Of the canvass in that quarter.
From the confusion which would necessarl-
Ely ensue. and from the interjection OF out
Eside and unnecessary questions Of an extra
hazardous political character, many con-
~reervative voters. inclining always toward
1.-The party In power as the one Of approved
kAafety. might withhold their support from
1.-THE Democratic candidates. This Is a con-
Hilton OF things most to be feared in the
three critical States Of New York, New Jer-
Coy, and Connecticut.
b But with the Force bill accepted as the
only really important issue of the fight. tho
Republicans would be compelled to meet.
E1sce to face and without tho possibility of
ESCAPE from It. this question fatal to any
hold which otherwise they might have upon
I public confidence. The overwhelming ma
t5odty Of the voters In certainly thirty OF
Ethe forty-four States are utterly opposed
ITO tho Force bill or to any revival OF 1t
Efhrough the election of candidates pledged
Eto It's support. By no chicanery Of political
tactics! by no outlay Of campaign money.
Vhowever lavish: by no appeals to preju-
tdices or passions. however strenuous. and
fby no labors. however diligent or ingenious,
gould the rising tide Of popular rebuke be
etayed against the party responsible for
this un-American enormity.
That's why we say that this years Presi-
dental contest Is O straight-out and stand
mp fight between two bodies OF political
,fegulars. in which guerrillas and merce-
haries have no place.