New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-04
friends predicted. and it is not unlikely mat
the Baltic Canal will do the same.
THE CHANGE or OPINION.

TIE CHANGE or OPINION.
InsteaJ Of the thirty-eighl towns winch th'y
carried last wear. the Democrats OF 'ohhe''''"'
have carried twenty-five this year. Il loss 81
= LITTLE more than a third. This is slightly less
than the proportion Of Democratic votes ioS' III
Maine blt q little more than in Vermont. III !
esnocolly noteworthy because ii shows Il loss
so closely corresponding in each OF the Eastern
States And these losses cannot be attilDu''u
IA had local government by the Democrats
nc IN Rrooklvn or NcwYork, nor TO the
rohherv of thc State 10y ring OF race
track swndlcrs. as in New-Jcrsey. 1t is there
fore cumulative evidence that the overthrow OF
,he Democrats in other Northern States Is r'ail!
dine not TO local causes mainly. but to condi-
tious which affect all the Eastern STATES alike
Whocycr pleaScs il At liberty TO believe tDa'
this wholly Unprecedented loss OF strehS'h ny
one of the great National parties has ho'hihS u"
do with the change of tariff threatened ana u"
part effected by that party. Men can always
bcfool themselves if they try. IT Is no uinhc"i'
matter for a Democratic Free Trader 10 per
shade himself that the workingmcn OF 'ohhec"-
c,lt and OF Maine. who are out OF employment
or have lost a fifth 10 quarter OF their FORMER
wages. do not resent that change. ana are angry
only bocause n Democratic Congress did not
roduco the tariff still more. Neither is II hard
for the so-callcd Reform Democrat whose
mind has become completely absorbed WIN
rho necessity for relief from Democratic local
,niscovcrnmcnt 70 convince himself that his Ma
,ionol Marty IS all right and would lose nothing
II if were not for local scandals and infam'es
Hut the plain people. whose sturdy common
sense governs their votes ana also 'hcir ihle'
pretation of the votes cast by others. see 'hh'
the change Of tariff is the one cause when opcr-
atcs in all the Northern States that nave Vo''u
This year Oregon and Maine, Vermont Rhode
Island and Connecticut have nothing dr'c'iy 10
do with Democratic crimes IN NeW-l"rh OF
New-Jersey, and they differ widely from each
other in political. local and Industrial cohdi-
lions But in one thing they are all alike, Tor
they have all felt the blightng influence upon
thelr industries OF the Democratic "change
In each Of these States many thousand men
have been ont OF employment for the greater
mart Of the last year In each Of these States
the great body of workingmcn have been com
ncle1 to submit 10 a material reduction Of their
wages Tile dissatisfaction Of these working
neoplc. who attribute their losses to the Demo
cratic change Of National policy is the one OBJ
Common-scnse at once infcrs that the cause
which affects all the States alike Is the cause
that has brought about unprecedented Demo
cratic loss in all the States
4 conclusion of the highest importance in re-
gard To the coming political contest in ms
State and Ncw.Icr>cy will not be overlook"d'
EXCEPT by those who wlfully blind themselves
similar change of votes in either Of th"S"
States would insure tremendous Republican ma
iorltcs for State and Congressional candidates
and in almost every city and ward. The loss
of a third Of the Democratic vote in this cIY,
for example though it is The greatest of all
Democratic forircsScs. would give the RcpuD-
licans an overwhelming majority on National
ISSUES alone. If there were no additional loss
Of Democratic strength because of Infamous
local miSgovcrnmcnt In this state and New
Jersey the number Of w0rknsmcn employed in
manufacturing i relatively greater than In most
other States. and the number who have suffered
reduction Of wages and are now ont Of employ
ment Is exceptionally large. ON National ISSUES
alone. therefore, The Republicans have a right
10 expect and L. ak an overwhelming popular
verdict which Will Ice of the highest possible
value in IL effect upon the National prosperity.