The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-08-06
FIGHTING ALL .4LoAG THE LINE.

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SATURDAY........ AUGUST 6. lS9
FIGHTING ALL -4LONG THE LINE
The chairman of. the Democratic
state central committee, Mr.. Harrity
of Philadelphia, expresses the opinion
that the presidential election Is to be
decided in New York, and practically
within stones throw of the national
headquarters, says a Chicago exchange.
Very likely the sharpest and hottest
of the fighting will be right at that
great point. 1t was so in every ma
tional election under the apportion-
ment OF 1880. But all the signs point
to stubborn fight in many states,
more especially in the northwest.
1t will not do to put much reliance
upon the personalities and rivalries
which cut such a figure at nominating
conventions. An inexperienced OBJ
server would have said that the Re
publican factions could never pull in
double harness after Minneapolis, or
the Democratic factions after Chicago,
but time is the great healer of all such
wounds. The Hill men carried the OPP
position to unusual lengths and will
never quite recover, but they are Dem
ocrats still, and politicians. They can
not support Harrison. and when the
smoke of battle gets into their eyes
and nostrils they will find it difficult
to sulk. That typical sulker. Achilles,
held his grit until he saw his personal
friend fall a victim to the sword of
Troy, and then, forgetting all about
Agamemnon, he rushed in and made
up for lost time. Both parties to the
impending conflict might as well un-
derstand that their reliance must be
upon the zeal of their friends, and not
the apathy of their enemies.
The attitude of the New York sam
is somewhat misleading. That paper
has the largest circulation, probably,
of any Democratic organ, and it evil
IDENTIFY prefers Harrison to Cleveland.
Its pretense of Democratic support is
a transparent sham. 1t talks great
deal about the force bill, well knowing
that the election no more turns on that
bill than it does on the Nebraska bill
or the Wilmot proviso. But the Dem
ocracy of MIR. Dana is hardly skin
deep. He was Republican during
the best years of his life, and the poll
tics ingralned in his nature crops out
1t must not be supposed that he is
fair representative of the Hill Dem
ocracy. The Sam has some points of
resemblance to the Tribune, of Chicago.
The editor of the latter industriously
sows the seeds of Democracy off years,
doing all in the power of his paper to
make his readers think that the dis
tinctive idea of the Democracy ought
to prevail, but when the battle is on
he eats his OWE words and takes coun-
sci of his subscribers and business in
teresta The people expect it. and pay
no heed to the somersault. The Dem
ocrats have found that the Republi-
cans of Illinois are not swerved a
hairs breadth by the Democratic lean
ings of the Tribune, and the Republi-
cans must not expect the Democrats
of New York to be alienated from
their party by the Republican leanings
of the San. A political newspaper
hsmstrings its own influence when it
cuts loose from les political principles.
The line of battle is liable 30 very
considerable deviation through the &C
ton of congress during the few re-
manning days Of the session. There
will not be much campaign WORK done
until after the final adjournment.
Then the two parties can look over
the field and map out the campaign,
or, to change the figure, take sound
ings and behring's which will enable
them to determine where they stand
and how they must steer their course.