Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-01
THE DEMOCRATIC PROSPECT.
Promise OF brilliant Successes Ia kise Com
ing Campaign.

Promise OF Brilliant Successes Ia ki.e Com
ing Campaign.
Everything is looking better and
brighter for the democracy, and its
chances of retaining control of the af-
fairs of the country are undoubtedly
growing every day. OF course, the
most prominent factor in this improve
ment of condition is the return of bust
ness prosperity, the apparent assurance
OF its continuance and the universal
recognition of the fact that this is due
almost wholly to the eradication of
bad republican laws from the statutes
and to the wise and benefcent legis-
lation OF the Fifty-third congress, con-
tro1led in both branches by the demo
cratic party for the first time in al
most forty years. The utter failure Of
the weak Strong administration in
New York city, emphasized by the bit
ter differences that divide the repub-
lican party in the Empire state. makes
a great democratic victory in that state
this fall certainty. The only ques'
ton about it is the matter of the, size
OF the majority, and when New York
city is confidently claimed by upwards
of seventy-five Thousand for the dem
ocratic ticket it will De seen that the
maj ority in the state may rise to
very high figure.
The reckless partisanship which was
projected into the New York constitu-
| tional convention, and which sought to
render permanent the most outrageous
gerrymander that has yet been at
tempted anywhere by Embedding it in
the organic law of the state. has
aroused great dissatisfaction among
those fair-ninded members of the re-
publican party who have in New York
so often evidenced thear independence
and integrity, so that this outrageous
| piece of partisanship will recOil VIC
| dently upon it's authors. It is not alone
in New York that the situation looks
hopeful. The serious divisions in Ohio
and the great dissatisfaction prevalent
against the republican legislature in
Illinois, no less than the great inter
aecine conflict now going on between
| Sir Matthew of the Mailed Hand. and
the faT-faned hog combine in Pennsyl-
vania, give rise to much confidence of
| repu blican defeat in all those states
OFF years are always productive OF
| surprises, and it is a curious fact thai
| the party that has met reverSes in the
fall elections preceding presidential
campaigns has for many years proved
| a sure winner in the ensuing contest
Trawersing only the last dozen years
will demonstrate this conclusively. In
/ 1883 New York and Ohio went heavily
/ democratic. Then came Cleveland's
frs election. All the doubtful states
went repu blican in the fall of 1887 ex-
cepting New York, and in that state
occurred the great democratic split re-
sultant upon Henry Georges cam
paign. which rendered democratic
prospects discouraging. Then came
Harrison's victory In the fall of 1891
aswfll be well remembered New York.
Massachusetts, and Iowa went demo
era tic, clearing the way for the great
! victory that returned President Cleve
i Hand to the white house.
i So that the early Frightening o.
democratic prospects this year ana the
/ promise of democratic success this fall
are inspiring harbingers of a great
victory next year.-Detroit Free Press.