Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-10
ALL ALONG The LINE
Democracy Forcing the right Both East
and West.
lspscial Correepondence.l


days AT the Democratic national head
quarters. I39 Fifth avenue. Chairman
Harrity and the other officials OF the
organization are at their desks early and
late. and the members Of the campaign
committee manage 20 devote more than
one-half Of their time 10 the work in
hand. The organization Is now COM
plete. All the preliminaries have been
attended 10 and the machine Is in per-
feet running order, ready TO perform the
serious work Of the campaign smoothly
and effectively. An enormous mail from
all parts Of tho country comes in every
day, and scores Of visitors from many
states are daily seen Ia the rooms OF the
committee In consultation with the
managers. The reports which reach the
committee as TO the outlook In the doubt
full states are Of the most encouraging
nature.
Every one familiar with the history OF
national campaigns and the work OF
the headquarters In this city has re-
marked the air Of confidence which per
vades at l89 Fifth avenue. Tho men
there who know most about what Is
going on are pretty sure that Cleveland
will be elected. They believe he will
carry New York by q large majority,
and that he will be elected with or with
ont New York. Every one has noticed,
too. the vast difference between this and
former campaigns. Heretofore the bat
tie has been largely confined TO three or
four states. AS rule New York. In
diana and Connecticut have been the
scene Of the great struggle. This year
there are but two or three sure Repub-
lican states and score Of doubtful
ones. Even at the Republican head
quarters, about mile farther up Fifth
avenue, they do not claim 10 have "a
sure thing in more than half dozen OF
the northern states-a surprising change
from four years ago, when Harrison
had TO carry only New York and the
safe Republican states to give him
the victory. Now the Republicans think
they are sure Of Maine, Vermont, Rhode
Island, Pennsylvania and Oregon and
Washington, and the Democrats are dis
posed 10 concede them this much. But
that is all. About all the remaining
electoral votes in the north more or less
doubts exist, except ~ TO New Jersey,
which is conceded 10 Cleveland and
Stevenson.
Instead Of assured assets in the shape
of nearly one-half the electoral college
from reliably Republican northern and
northwestern states, the Harrison man
ayers find that they must fight In score
Of commonwealths for that which they
have had heretofore for the asking.
New York, Indiana and Connecticut are
always somewhat doubtful, but the
Democrats already perceive that this
year the odds are with them, and that
they are pretty sure Of all three. In ad-
dition 10 their struggle for these three
couraged TO discover that they must
work hard if they hope 10 retain New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Ohio. Michi-
gan, Illinois, Wisconsin. Iowa. Mime
sofa, the two Dakotas, Kansas and Ne
braska, with Colorado, Nevada and
California also showing signs Of drifting
away from their Republican moorings.
IL is easy TO see that In situation of
this sort the Republicans have dozen
points Of danger to the Democrats one.
and that the odds therefore are all in
favor of Cleveland and Stevenson.
The managers Of the Republican cam.
paign, realizing the great danger there
l of their suffering extensive losses in
the west and northwest, have made nj
most frantic efforts 10 convince the
country that they are sure Of making
gains in the south. They have talked
OF carrying North Carolina. Virginia,
Alabama, Tennessee and other states for
Harrison. During the last week or ten
days large number OF prominent citi-
zens of the south have been In New
York, and when asked rs to the outlook
In their section they have invariably re-
piled that every southern state Is safe
for the Democratic ticket. In those
states where the third party movement
is giving trouble the chief contention is
~ 10 local offices and members Of oon.
gress.
In no state is the electoral ticket NOM
mated by the Democrats In danger of
defeat. IL anything were needed to
bring out the reserve strength Of the
Democratic party in the south and h.
insure large majorities for Cleveland
and Stevenson 1t is at hand In the shape
Of the force bill. with which the Re.
publican party menaces tho south. The
people of that section fear that IL the
Republicans gain possession Of all
branches of the government they will
redeem the promises made In their state
and national platforms and enact some
such law IA that which was proposed IN
the last congress and defeated only by n
narrow margin and by most skillful
parliamentary tactics.
All the prominent southern Democrats
who have been recently in New York
give IL as their conviction that the force
bin issue will make absolutely certain
every southern electoral vote. Anong
the Democrats who have expressed this
opinion are senators Ransom of North
Carolina, liunton Of Virginia, GRAY ~
Delaware and Gibson Of Louisiana
senator Gray said there was "A strong re
serve force I'm every state which Tn.
/ Democracy could command whenever
any great danger threatened or vital
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