The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-06-03

Never nsfors Were signs 90 iiopesuI for
Democracy.

Never Before We're signs % uopetui Tor
Democracy.
Since the war the democratic party
never entered q presidential canvass
with 80 strong 4 hold upon the conf
ience Of the people Of the several
states Of the union as Il has this year.
The campaign Of 1855 was fought upon
an issue tina. was new 20 the voters Of
the generation. an issue which proposed
10 clear a. Az the tax legislation ~ the
war period and restore the country Ia
the normal conditions Of development
under which II was prospering before
the war nccessitatcd enormous taxa
ton which brought about abnormal
conditions. The party was bound 70 so
70 the people on the issue Of tariff re-
ducton some time for the first time,
and to take great chances Of defeat
when il first made the contest on that
line. Defeat came in lsss; hut In u
marvelorsly short time the issue has
gained ground with the people. In
lsss majority Of the voters Of the
United States expressed themselves in
favor of tariff reduction as outlined in
President Cicvclands message and en-
bodied in the Mills bill; but the cleo
toral machinery provided by the consti-
tuition was against the popular vote.
For four years the democratic party
has been making the fight on the same
lines as in 1855. and as result il has
driven the republican party from every
great Office for which the people during
that period have been privileged to
vote. An overwhelming democratic
majority in the house Of representa-
tives and republican losses in the
United States senate are not the only
proofs Of the asccndancy Of democrat
ic principles and purposes. State after
state which in 1SSS voted for Harrison
and protectionism has joined the repub-
lican column. until the fingers of the
two hands outnumber the states which
the republican party with any certain
~ can count on 10 give their electoral
votes 70 Harrison in November.
The democracy have carried New
York by fifty thousand plurality and
are in control of every executive branch
and both bran hes Of the legislature;
they have carried Indiana by nearly
twenty thousand. and have demon
strated that the republican nominee
cannot win in his own state. Twice in
succession they have carried Massachu-
sets in the east and Iowa in the west.
two states once claimed as republican
stronghoids, and the aggressive de-
mocracy Of those states are confident
that for the first time they may con-
tribute positively to the election Of a
president and vice president.
Wisconsin and Michigan have each
governors and democratic
and where democratic
hopes in ISIS in those states were built
upon the rainbow. this year they rest
on tally sheets % elections held that
certify TO democratic ma jorities in those
states. Illinois has been steadily grow
ing in democratic strength, New lamp
shire, honestly carried by the democ-
racy. stands ready to rebuse republican
fraud which deprived the state of its
democratic governor and democratic
United states senator. and In Mime
sota. KanAA> and .Nshrastsn. c,>e ~~rrh
1ican party has become minority par
~ which must struggle hard 70 main
tain place in the republican electoral
column.
There never before have been so many
doubtful states in presidential election
as there promise TO be this year. State
after state in which in the quadrcnnial
struggle the democracy have made but
perfunctory efforts, this year will be
the scene Of determined attempts. not
to fight against odds, but to repent vic
tories already won in 1890 and 1891, or
in both years. 1t is not surprising that
the republican party does not wish
to risk the denomination Of Harrison on
the one hand. and on the other does not
know which way to turn. The situa-
ton has nothing Of encouragement in it
for the republican party. The field is
already occupied by the democracy.-