Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-12
LOSING THEIR FAITH,
Many Southern Democrats
Reported as Being Now
Very Much in Doubt
AS TO GROWERS ELECTION,
Two Planks in the Party's Platform
More Objectionable Than
TIE MAN WHO STANDS UPON THEM
Doubts Expressed as to the South Sticking
to Its Idols
THE WEST Is PEIIIV pEIIPn upny
AS TO GROWERS ELECTION,
TIE MAN WHO STANDS UPON THEM
Doubts Expressed as to the South Sticking
to Its idols.
THE WEST is REALLY RELIED UPON
TFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT


WASHINGTON, Sept 11.-With the ad-
vent of cool days and cooler nights many
of those Washingtonians who pass months
of leisure at the mountain and seaside are
returning to the city, and some of them are
bringing with them news that is rather
curious in regard to the political outlook.
One of the Oldest and most prominent citi-
gems of the Capital, who has been life
long Democrat and who yet casts his vote
in tie Old Dominion, returned last evening
from that ultra-fashionabIe resort of the
scattered remnant of the f. T. VS., White
Sulphur Springs.
He tells me that he found at the Springs
this year an unusual number of Southern
gentlemen, some yet residing in the South,
and Others who have lived for years in the
North, among whom was Roger 4. Pryor
Inc Southern gentleman of the old school
Is politician as much as he ever was and
the venerable citizen referred to informs me
that politics were almost the sole topic of
conversation among these old-time Demo-
Gratis, and if Republicans could have been
privy to it. with full liberty to make the
conversations public, they would have had
opportunity to startIe the country time and
again.
Il
'T shall vote for Cleveland" said this
old Virginia Democrat, principally for the
reason that al nv time of life do not care
10 endure the shcck of changing my poll
tics L think pretty nearly everyone of my
friends whom met at the Springs feels the
SAME way. But l say, too, with all frank
ness, that itwas almost the unanimous opin-
ion OF those friends that the prospects for
the reelection of President Harrison were
4l,.-~ -
situation was entirely on the side of the
Republicans
Leaving our own convictions out of the
question, 1t is plain that the Democrats of
the Eastern, the Middle and some OF the
Western and Southern States must look
with doubtful minds uHon the possibility of
The election of Mr.. Cleveland We like
the man. We believe him to be thoroughly
honest. BE has the courage OF his conyic-
tions. He obstinatcly asserts his y,rincples,
regardless OF the consequences. He holds a
place in our hearts that Mr.. Harrison can
not, though we also esteem the President
highly.
Two Obi ~ctinpabIe Platform PIanks.
''But there are two planks in the
platform of the Democratic party
with one which, ~ least. Nh. Cleve-
land IS in symnpathy-tha:
must lead has the country's
DhaDcrai and industrial Integrity and pros
perity at heart to hesitate before he casts
his vote for the Democratic candidate
Hundreds Of thousands of Democrats as
well as Republicans are interested in the
manufacturing industries OF the country,
which, as no intelligent person can deny,
are benefited by the operation of The tariff
Democrats are interested in equal num-
berS'with the Republicans in the maInten-
suce OF the national bank system. Regard
OF hE1 L. ~
-'ltutions and protest against any move
to abolish them. Add to these the
cradle class, who, though not pc
ly interested in the national banks,
terly and intensely opposed to any
ection of the old pernicious system of
-...s1 banks with power to issue money on
their own credit, and you have q mass of
voters in the Democratic party who, If they
vote the ticket at all, Will do so because
thev do not believe that anv party can be
80 insane as TO seriously contemplate giving
the country free trade and wildcat banks at
one stroke of the pen.
New Workers Who re in Doubt.
Several Southern gentlemen of the olden
time who were at the Springs have been
residents of the Stat e and city OF New York,
almost ever since the close of the war They
have been constant Democrats. For the
sake of the name they still seek the success
platform really means either free trsde or
wildcat banks But they admit that an i'm
mense number of people, not bound to
party by lifelong and ancestral as
gociation, do not think with them and |
viii not vote with them. They tell ME |
that New York is certain to give majority |
'"n Republican electors on account of
II, reciprocity and financial ques-
They would not be surprised to see |
the same nav and worst of oll /
in doubt in regard to their own be- |
,ou state of Virginia, which, with other |
Southern States, is not in favor of going
any farther in the direction of free trade |
than the Republican party seemed to be
willing to 60
"All over the South, as well as in the
North, as l constantly heard from promi-
leading and lifelong Democrats of this or
that county or Congress district are de-
serting to the Republicans on account of
the tariff and financial questions We read
only to-day of a number of the most in
fuential Democrats in the Third district OF
Louisiana meeting and formally declaring
their intention to support the Republican
and more business-like policy
of the Republicans, and particularly
on account Of the Democratic opposition to
protection and the bounty for the produc-
tion of domestic sugars.
Desertions All Through the South.
Friends from Tennessee, Alabama and
Georgia told me OF many desertlons from
the party by influential Democrats engaged
in manufacturing institutions that have
been spriuging up in those States with
great rapidity of late
with the declarations of our party on
these issues staring us in the face, we were
orced to the conclusion that the outlook
was very dlscouraging. The only ray of
hope that we could discern is in tine West,
where the feeling for the protective tariff
s not strong among the Republicans, and 9
where devotion TO free silver is paramount 0
o most other considerations. Apparently
he only hope lies in the possibility that a
he silver States may elect Democratic or n
1eople's party electors and that the slump b
II the party in the East may be counter {
Icted In the West and the election thrown {
nto the House, if Democratic President
'annot be elected at the polls
My friends from New York do not :
mink that it is rainbow chasing to spend a
money and eloquence in the far West and 4
ortnwest States. They believe that In
nose states is our only safety. They do
ot tnlnk 1t Is important whether Senator
III JOINS the procession or not They
ave no nope that any amount of harmony g
NJ effect victory in New York 81
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