New-York tribune., 1894-10-23

record and undertook the role Of cham
plon ' OF religious liberty. He has made it UNI
necessarily personal and bitter, and if my
information is correct is beginning to find that
ne has seized weapon which cuts both ways.
Inc catholic Republicans in the district are not
IN the least afraid that they will be ostracized
In the event of Sperrys election. and many Irish
Catholics who have always been Democrats are
saying that Pigott has made a serious bunder
In unnecessarily raising for his own selfish pur-
poses questions Of race and religion. the effect OF
which only be mischievous and harmful
Meanwhile. the majority OF workingmen are say
Ing 10 themselves and each other: Does JIM
my think fools? What Is he giving u.s.?
An interesting feature Of the Democratic situa-
ton is that while Mr. Clinton Davis, VINO Is
chairman Of the Democratic State Committee, is
nominally directing the campaign, the real man
ager is ex-Judge Lynde Harrison a recent con
vert 10 Democracy. who, until 1892. was an act
i've and. far as he could make himself So
prominent Republican. AS ch iirman OF the ke-
publican State Committee he was for few years
a distinguished success. That is to say the
party was not successful, for 1t was sig
nally defeated. but NJ" Harrison person
allyt succeeded In securing the attachment
20 himself of sundry newspapers or minor
consequence and in landing in the Legislature
a sufficient number of members of both parties
to Justify the confidence reposed in nm py t'e i
corporations whose interests were placed IN ms
charge. His career in that respect qu,e
notable. a great light shone round hm cary
i'm 1Seo-beeved to be the searchlight of Mr.
f. c. Benedcts steam yacht Oneida-iroIh
which he emerged just on the eve OF the fresl-
Dental election of that year blooming sui
porter of Mr. Cleveland. | do not now re,@n rai
the reasons he assigned for leaving the RePupii-
can party-he may not have given any; III
fact. The Republicans of Connectcu' ~
rightly remember. did not manifest the sHbht
est curiosity about them 1t may be that III
languid way they guessed them. ana ana ho'
need to be told. The curious thing apout !. wa M"9
that without any period of propauoh, M''m" fns,t
UNDERGOING so much as the three days last-
ing Of St Paul, he landed from MS suihNiei-
saut at the very head Of the table In the %p''lIo DEMO
cratic Monticello Club of this city ana ana p's"n '
wit 81
stutter. Still more curiousy Mr. +. 6 beheac. i'.a
put him in charge of his fortunes as prospccHNSs
candidate for Governor and like the pioNe'nI" a!
young humble -bee-biggest when II . lisn
hatched"-he proceeded to buzz the Sta'e onr'
In the interest of that enterprisins s'aleHl'iai,
antagonizing lifelong Democrats with as huo"
assurance as though he had been lineai de-
scendant Of General Jackson. holding as Iaise
a charter the wind from IhoilaS 'V''e'
A brief doube-leaded editorial from the pen
of Colonel Osborn in The New Haven Kegisler
a few weeks ago busted Mr beheolC' ,h
but Judge Harrison kept sereneY on as "
nartv's trusted leader Chairman Davis De
lieves in him thoroughly and follows ms Gun
ellis implicitly. The older Democrats are hot ~
signed 10 it as one of the chastenng dispehsa
lions with which Providence seems Jus' now ~
be visiting the party in an uncommon! Ss
way Among Republicans. regret l, Sas, 80 80"
saayns 10 he an irreverent and quite improper
disposition chuckle II Is SAID thaV '"' "a -,
demonstration Of the Judge was aeails' ,nS =.
have treated with levity the proposition |" hoh'
nate Mr. Benedict for Governor on acSouh' -
the large amount Of money with when he WouiI
irrisate the barren districts, and to nave Sa'u
,ha7 there would be no difficulty in raising an
the money that was necessar! loi Ieels,l'n'. ee,,.,
campaign expenses with any good candida'r'
Tha rumor is that the Colonel was inVe!gled m"
tho state Committees headquarters. where M';
Davir and the Judge turned tho key on MN anu
cauea on him 10 make his statement euod n9
raising AT once some $4,000 or *l',o9P i"i 'I''
Committee The Colonel Is reported 10 nav
given them an evasiv4 answer No one N'""a
how long those desperate men might NAY" NJ
the Colonel in confinement had the| ho' o',". pc .
convinced that the cause oI ie.iIlouS H"ctN
,,oul, he seriously endangered II ne W.T." i'"N
nernitted to resume his herculean lapuiS III =,
half Of PigOtt in the columns ol ne rs
rrhs committee Is still looking for contilDuUohs.
There &c n current suspicion that the nam P'I-
,osa ~ The Judge and Chairman bdNlS - ~
cure a majority in :he state H'""r
,ac.ssarilv n DDemocrauc majority out
majority that can be counter on
n'y tbe corporate interests arr attAck"d'
which as matte" of fact. are noi' mn - '@n -,
,h Iudge's mind than any question o, 'di'n ..
Constitutional inequalities or rensi9uS no'i's. ="
,',bi,y else I should be Withholding par 81
,he truth II did not also add thht '"T t Suoi 49,,
NV w orna,,nes whispered that the kepuDh'""
10 ,,atgn ha. been conducted In some lhs'afi''S
,.h 90 Incidental View - the same sredl cor
-, w. i,tnrests To which take the hD'iS "'
pnnnxi ~ nv personal opinion that II th"s" siS-
-. arc well founded. somebody ~ pu'suhS
oi.tak4n policy hostile alike to publlc H'|r"s
and the general welfare.