Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-06

He Says Everything Looks Well for Repus-
ucsn. On New York.


Correspondents Of The Evening star
NEw loRK, September 6, lss2.
The republicans continue In a very cheerful
frame OF mind. met senator Hiscock on the
street here today and do not remember having
seen him In a more cheerful mood. There are
several reasons why the Senator ir cheerful
The return OF ex-senator Platt 30 the ranks Of
the workers, il is understood, inclpdes
some improvements in the relations cf
Senator Hiscock and Mr.. Plat and nay
put matters into such shape that senator IIis-
cock will have no difficulty In being his ewn
successor in case the legislature should b. re-
publican. OF course. this is rather a remote
contingency, vet with the extreme bitterness
that is apparent at every point il would nos he
surprising TO see a terrific oyerturning In Sew
York politics. The democratic newspapers con-
tinue to club the people in their own party ~h0
do not happen TO feel as they feel or see things
a. they see them. The New York Times has
added materially 20 the prospect that Comnis-
sioner Peck viii continue in MS attitude Of an
tagonism 20 Mr.. Cleveland by denominaiing
that gentleman ''Bootiick Peck"
These and other things put Senstor Hiscock
an n cheerful frGme of mind. / asked him how
he saw the situation and he replied: "Nery sat-
isfactory indeed. Everything looks very veil
Our people are all in good shape. working for
the success OF the ticket. while the reverse
seems TO be the condition the other ssde.
From present indications New York seems
likely 70 be certainly republican"
soUTHERs DEMOCRATS AID rBE ALLIANCE.
The democrats are expressing good dead q
confidence that 1.-THE worst Is over" in the south
in regard to the Farmers Alliance complies
cation. A good many southern democrats have
been here IN the last few DAYS and that is the
general tenor Of their statements They are
confident that the democrats who have
been inclined TO operate with the slli-
ance people now that the presi-
dental fight is warming up viii rapidly come
back into the ranks of their old party. The
lines being more sharply drawn between
republicsnism and democracy and IL Is gate
probable that the alliance people win NOT be
able to hold anything like the number Of deao-
Gratis in their ranks that they had expected.
Mr.. VI. L. Carter OF the ninth congressional
distyic, of North Carolina, talking of tins sab
ject. expressed the opinion that the death Of
President Polk of the alliance had Ind yery
injurious effect upon that organization. 1t
has become manifest. be said Ito the thinl ing
people of our state that the alliance movement
is n failure, and many of those who formerly
co-operated with IL are now openly denying
that they had any sympathy with IL.
Then you are not without hope Of carrying
North Carolina
II feel confident that we shall carry Che
state for the democratic ticket by about fhe
usual majority. l think the alliance will be
shortly thing Of the past"
"Do you look upon the death 81 Col. Poll a.
the chief reason for the change in the sitaa-
tiong'
''Only in part. The dread Of the force bilI
IL bringing our people together again. They
are willing 60 lay aside every other considcra-
ton and stand together against the common
enemy, the republican party, and the force bilL
All our hopes people depend upon the com
inued supremacy OF the white race in our state.
The success of republcanism and the enast-
ment of force bill would injure our property
interests very greatly and We could not hape
for further investments of northern capital
No other state has better reason 10 realize this.
We have tried Republican rule since the recen-
struction. We saw our state debt enormously
increased, our credit utterly DESTROYED snd
nothing given us an equivalent. Since tbe
democrats have resumed control the credit Of
the state has been rec stablished. free sch0els
made an important feature Of our system aud
the degree OF prosperity hitherto unknown hos
prevailed"
''what is the feeling toward ex-Presidsnt
Cleveland?'
at is one Of great affection. He il the first
President since the war who has shown the lest
Consideration for our section.
'what about the silver question:
'Ihere is q marked change in the viewp Of
our people ON that subject Many who were
for free silver q few months ago are gradually
coming TO the conclusion that Mr.. Cleveland b
right, and they are quite willing to accept him
and his views on the subject"