New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-16
CONFESSION OF DEFEAT.
DEMOCRATIC ADMISSIONS TINT THEY CANNOT
CARRY THE COUNTRY FOR TARIFF REFORM.


From The New York Age. (Colored mems paperJ
The leaders Il Democratic opinion have admitted
on the threshold o the campaign that they are whippu
ON the tarn Issue. They are hering from the free
stampede. and the lion. Grover Cleveland, Of Buzz
zari's Bay, has forced himself TO the head OF the
~ stare at Sothng Ike il was ever before witnessed
In Presidential campaign to acceniuate the hlianty
Following the path hewed out by The New YORK
SUM- which has more brains Ia It's heels than me
Negro domination Force Ill.," Home Rule, mas
been sgnad down the line 20 that even the Free
Traue laws Of Mr.. Cleveland are made to Work 10 thc
music OF the false and undemocratic wall Of woe. as
the following letter Will show: ~
Gray cables, Buzzards Bay, Mass. July 7, 1877 ,
,So sspf >; yGa II. fo G.ss Sag Of
and y assure you that te hnd aIasl1,
hat mt shc Sas's aaopsng ' these spoE
I'LL horror Of such d9t tI aS a. ;ot !.
ernment and while such measure esreeahy lpehsoes
ssmned and dsaOSncrd BY everywhere VINO love
their country ana have the iri. G oa Of tue De-
n'O'faeS' very Truly jun 'altovER CLEVELAND.
The Republicans Of the country are willing to ac
cept the ackuOw Judgment Of the Democratic leaders
that they defeated already ON the tariff ISSUE;
and 20 to the country upon the question Of equal
rights lor all undr the Constitution A. mater OK
fact, history shows that the Republican party mas
never lost battle upon that Issue, aud u never Will
There is no doubt that The Force Dill prncpIe Is
have regarded Us horrible every measure OF right
and justice ever proposed by the Republican patty
They opposed ths abolition Of slavery they opposed me
adoption Of the amendments They opposed the Re-
c-nstrnction policy they opposed the Rounding oi e
policy which provides for the support aud comfort OF the
veterans who saved the Union RON DeuocratS
and now they oppose an honest election policy, which
shall affect all the states ALIKE, and which shall
give one citizen as much power at the ballot box
Why do the Democracy oppose honest elections
with such Eel ocious desperation j. II because they
have zeal for the conservation Of republican III
stl,utioIS than the Republican party History does
The opposition OF the Democracy 10 fair elections
Is based upon the rankest selishness and the most
glazing TREASON to the c0nSttg,on lney PrOn, ny
control thirteen states by force aud fraud they have
twenty-six senators and large majority Of the lo9
fiandul-nt election system. and they enabled IN
advance 10 PROMISE 70 the National Democratic can
ddat, $50 Of the 22s votes necessary 10 choice In
the Electora College They count and profit by all
the votes Of the southern States. under the Con.
those votes Belong them As under the slave Con-
stutioa they were permitted TO vote and 10 speak
for the slave population. also, under the amended
Constitution. they have usurped the right 10 vote and
speak for AL The Republicans u the southern state
1t IS against this uonsirous Injustice that the Mime
ap)lis convention pronounced. and II Is this issue
that the Republican party insists that the Democracy
| negro domination" " Home Rule and the like is
natural enough In the thronts OF Democratic bene-
They win readily through the subteriuge and as
the Democratic party has at the opening Of the cam
paign acknowledges defeat thr Issue If the tariff.
So before the polls close In November next they Will
admit that they are beaten the honest ConstltI-
tiOnal issue Of :" fair vote aud honest count" In
~, the States OF the Union Let the issue h. fairly
squarely aud braSely met aud ne Democracy VIII be
whipped ont OF their boots at the ballot box Inso-
lence bravo aud malicious prversion Of the issues
upon which the contest will turn. VIII MT win In this
cumpaign.
The point ~ the whole matter however. Is that Mr..
Cleveland: In his better here reproduced. has fallen
into the trap which Mr.. Dana set for him. lie has
publicly subscribed 70 the fact that he IS opposed 10
honest elections. that he not only approves Of the
lod robbercS carried through the last Legislature by
Ross MURPHY and Governor Hin. but that he ndorSeS
the Infamous methods employed By the Democracy in
New Jersey In every Southern state. Editor Dana
has his halter around the neck Of Candidate Cleve
land. and be win strangc the lie ont Of him.
PrutrctiOn reciprocity. honest money. II fair vote
and HONEST Coant and victory are The panks in
the Republican platform this year.