Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-07
NOTES FROM A CoNvALRsCENT.

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Democrats who Are Not Taking
Much Interest in the Campaign
Two Glasses Briefly Described.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
There are two classes of individuals who |
at the present time are evidently taking |
less than their usual amount of interest in
political questions and in the approaching
national election. One ia the average DEM
ocratic business man, and the other the
sssnnex," otherwise known as the mug
wump!
The actions of the first of these is easily
| explained. A good business man looks
ahead as far as possible and studies the
| future in order to make his calculations
| wisely and without loss. At this time he
sees that the present year has been one of
great business activity, and that If no dis
turbing elements arise that everything
promises that the next few years will be
Years of greater commercial and industrial
prosperity than this country has ever en-
loved. He knows also that with the con-
tinuance of . republican administration,
and with the present laws on the statute
books unchanged, that business stability Is
guaranteed for the next four years at least.
On the other hand he fears that If the dem
ocratic party should come to power there
would be disturbing elements that would
interrupt business and prove in the end
very disastrous.
The democratic party has declared in its
national platform, ''that all protective
duties are unconstitutional" and they pro-
claim 'sthat the Mckinley tariff law is the
eliminating atrocity of class legislation,
and we promise its repealt' That party is,
therefore, pledged before the country and
before the world, if given the power, to
reduce all duties below the protective
point. and to repeal the "McKinley bill, u
either one of which measures would pre-
oipitate within thirty days commercial dis
turbances, and disasters of such magni
tude, as the country never saw beforel
The democratic business man also SECT
in the silver question, in the banking ques
ton and in the other great issues before
the country, many elements of danger tc
business if his party regains power, 81
when the committeeman or ward runner
asks him for a subscription he snakes hi
: head, and if he is urged to join politica
, club or attend meetings, he says che is to-
busy" and he will keep on being busy
D and on election day he will be SO busy tina
: he will not find time to go and vote TO
1 Grover Cleveland and business doubt ant
uncertainty; but self-interest being tn
first law of nature, he will go very quickl.
:, and cast his vote for Benjamin Harrison
= and business safety. security and pros
y perity. It is the business mans vote tina
: Is to decide the national election for 1892
= The apathy and want of activity of tn
e other class spoken of is not SO easily ez
y planned. Everyone will recall that durin
. the campaign of 1888 the ''mugwump ally
was the busiest s'pea in the pod" The
had quite extensive headquarters fitted u
), on Chapel street between Orange and State
i they flung out q large banner bearing th
ID inspiring words "Cleveland, Thurman an
!! Reform" they kept large force engage
q in sending out free trade literature, claim
70 ing that during the campaign they ha
- circulated over a million sheets of th
10 !. trash, and they even had the effrontery
y challenge the Republican club to ''joir
* debate" on the "Mills BILL" They wei
40 accommodated with the debate, and on tt
~ night it took place they thought they 81
n joyed it, but as the comic song says,
a. "But oh, what difference in the morning."
q. That one debate cost their party mar
e- votes, and they did not want any more.
IN Now has any one seen any mugwum
II headquarters open this year? Is there al
- mugwump banner floating in the Octob
breeze? And yet they have the same pc
derous idol for q candidate now as the
,r- I wonder what's the matter? They certai
49, ly might get together and sing the o
"A song commencing:
ha 'Where are the joys that to me were SO dea
oe Long, long ago." etc., etc.
notice that the Register is trying
have some cheap, but very course fun ov
~, the speech of the Hon. R. q. Horr. Tn
haven't man in their party in the sta
on who can answer one side of his argument
ast New Haven, Oct. b. A. d. K.