The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-19
A Western Tiger.

The Hon. BENJAMIN r. CABLE. the young
graduate OF the Michigan University who
had charge OF the Western branch OF the
Democratic national headquarters at Chi
cago, seems to have rational and deserving
ideas. He was not discouraged by the Hon.
THOMAS COLLIER PLATT's presentation OF
the Worlds Fair to Chicago. The Republic
can effort to make Illinois n surely Repub-
lican State didn't Brighten Mr.. CABLE.
Neither did Mr.. CABLE so to work like
a college amateur in tho political line.
He didn't try to make the Demo-
cratic party successful in the State OF
Illinois by explaining that he regarded po-
ltical parties as necessary evils. and parti-
sanship and party organization as things
to be avoided. No. The Hon. BENJAMIN T..
CABLE went to work to make the Demo-
cratic party in Illinois perfectly organ
ICED entity. and he succeeded. He paid no
attention to the beautiful theories accord
ing to which parties are an evil and every
man is an isolated political orphan. His
business was to carry Illinois for the Demo-
Gratis. and he entered upon that business in
businesslike way. Hear him:
I'VE made and maintained in Chicago such n
ganzaton as was never known there before. We had
1t down TO voter. There thirty wards in the
city. and named committee OF one from each ward
to have general charge OF tho work These wards
divided into 0s3 precincts and In each one OF these We
chose ten make the canvass and supervise the
work OF getting voters to tho polling places for regis
traton. That gave US $50 active workers, who went
into the fight with their whole souls.
These reported first to their members OF tho
Geueral Committee Of the county and through
tho headquarters. We knew every move that was
made in tho remotest precinct of tho county and
had men of judgment and sagacity watching ont in
interests all the time during the last few weeks OF
the campaign.
when the registration lists were pull the Cap.
tain OF each precinct and his ten assistants asked
to scrutnizo tho lists and ascertain the politics OF every
man on the lists. Each one Of the $3.50 workers was
asked to send in his best judgment to the voting
strength of the precinct in which he stationed
and the number who would support each candidate lie
got replies IN this from large proportion OF thess
men, and their letters were carefully summarized and
their figures compiled By this means we arrived at
the almost absolutely certain result that Cook county
would 60 Democatc by about 81 600 plurality and W.
felt easy although the Republicans claiming they
would carry the count"
Mr.. CABLE in the West was pursuing the
same course of practical politics that gave
its Tammnny graduates honor in Now York
There is no other way of attaining practi-
cal political results than by following prac-
teal political methods. Young Mr.. CABLE
has shown himself to be n sensible shrewd
and practical person; and the place OF Min
lister to Persia. held in Mr.. CLEvELAND's
first Administration by that eminent and
beautiful Illinois hero. the Hon. FREDERICK
ii. WINSTON. is not half good enough for
Mr.. CABLE. Mr.. WINSTON is beautiful Mr..
CABLE Is also useful.
or course. it may be that Mr.. CABLE
doesn't want any office. He deserves ono,
any way: and We hold him up to the imita-
tion Of all the young chaps from college.
Be practical. my dears. and let who will be
Mugwump.