The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-22


am sure is having a wider and deeper
| influence IN the business circles OF the
country than is generally supposed.
speaking about literature, you 90 not
mean, OF course, to ignore the republican
press?"
Most certainly not. | have very
high opinion of the work that is being
done by our Republican papers. l do not
at all share in the opinion expressed by
some that the. Republican press OF the
country is outdone by the Democratic
press. The
Republican Newspapers
have rendered more service to the party
in this campaign than all the speakers
we have had uponth the stump and all the
literature we have circulated put togeth-
er. The next presidential campaign
will, l believe, see an entire change of
methods. We shall abandon the sending
out of documents, just as we have given
up the wide-awake clubs, and rely upon
the press entirely to reach the people
upon the issues of the day. 1t is GER
tainly the best way to reach the people,
and, while upon this point, will say
that the exposure of Democratic falsiti-
cation about the influence OF the tariff
on wages by the publication of Commits
sioner Peck's figures by The Recorder
was splendid piece of work. 1t was
one of the straightest and hardest blows
struck for Harrison and Reid in the en-
tire campaign, and was good illustra-
ton of how much more powerful news
paper can be than any other form of
campaign literature. The Republican
party owes a great debt of gratitude to
The Recorder for its grand service in
that matter"
sWhat about the so-called doubtful
Western States?"
sThere are no doubtful Western
States" said Mr.. Manley with an en-
phatic movement Of his index finger.
every Western and Northwestern State
that cast its vote for Mr.. Harrison in
1888 will vote for him in 1892"
"What is going to happen in Michi-
CAMP
mine to five; the Republicans will
have nine electoral votes sure, possibly
10; the Democrats will have four, posi-
bly, five
Massachusetts, you know, Mr.. Manley;
what do you hear from that state?'
'sMr. Harrison will have at least 25, 900
majority in Massachusetts. Governor
Russell will be much stronger than Mr..
Cleveland, but he, too, will be beaten by
at least 10000"
HAS the so-called Democratic cam
paign of education in the West had any
perceptible infiuence?''
HNone whatever. The people of the
West are not to be educated by these Wis
ionary gentlemen in the East. They
thoroughly understand the situation
II, ,colxya nd oo1ixr IN Ill The moi int g
involved in this election
sWhat figure is the Peoples party
likely to cut when the returns come imp
las to that" said Mr.. Manley, swing
ing around in his chair and taking two
extra long puffs on his aromatic weed,
"The Treatment of Gen. Weaver
in Georgia has demoralized the Peoples
party in every Southern state except
Alabama and North Carolina. In the
Northwest the effect of Gen. Weaver S
treatment has been to drive the Peoples
party men of Republican antecedents
back to their old party organization.
do not believe the, Peoples party will
carry single electoral vote"
SIS the Solid South as surely solid as
ever this time?'
mo, most assuredly not replied Mr..
Manley, with rising infection of his
| voice and an upward toss of his head, as
if to emphasize his certainty on this
point. 'sThe Democrats he continued,
Unjust make a very vigorous fight in
| Tennessee. Alabama, North Carolina,
| West Virginia and Delaware; they can
not receive the electoral votes of any of
those States without a severe and close
| contest"
"What effect, so far as you have been
| able to note, has
Mr.. Blaine's Recent Appeal
at Ophir Farm had upon the party?"
Mr.. Manley gave his cigar right hand
elevation and looked into the pigeon
holes of his desk with an absent express
ion. The name of the great leader had
evidently plunged him into a reverie, in
which his thoughts, for the moment,
suppressed his speech. Then he recalled
himself with an abrupt waving of the
| left hand, and said: MI. Blaine never
| speaks without a response from the Re-
| publican masses; his voice is always po-
| tent with his party, and the echoes OF his
| utterance at Ophir Farm are reverbera-
| ting all over the country. In every state
from Maine to California, ringing words
are being quoted with telling effect on
| the minds of his countrymen. 1t is I'M
| questionably a matter Of great regret to
Mr.. Blaine that, for reasons which he
| frankly stated, and which are not pollti-
cal, he cannot take an active part in the
campaign.
His friends all understand that the great
affection through which he has been
called to pass has alone prevented him
from being heard in nearly every Repub-
lican state in the country. Meantime. it
is a striking proof of the affection in
which he is still held by his fellow Re-
| publicans, that the orders for his recent
speech are SO enormous that the commit
tee cannot fill the M"
what Is the Prospect in New York ?"
''It could not we'll be more encourag-
ing" said Mr.. Marley, slowly, as he
broke open an envelope and unfolded a
dispatch just brought in by the messen-
ger, and which seemed to interest him
enough to make him read it twice over.
| Then he resumed: s'We are going to
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