The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-07
THE DEMOCRATIC PROSPECT.
Ftt:riIise OF tsrtliiant Successes In the Com
irv1S (aHponfc.n.

kfCIn1Se successes
.. ing Can,patSn.
Every thing is looking hetter and
brigiitct fetr the democracy, and It's
chances of retaining aentrol of the at
fairs of the country are undoubtedly
growing every day. OF course, the
most prominent factor in this improve
rient Ut condition is the return of bust
hess prosperity, the aPpa rent assurance
of its cciitiuuarice and tho universal
recognition Of the fact that this 10 due
almost wholly to the eradication OF
bad repu blican laws from the statutes
sud to tho visa and bone6cent legis-
1ation of the :z'ifty-thiri congress, con-
trolled in both branches by the demo-
cratic party for the first time In III
most forty years. The utter failure OF
the weak Strong admiSst<ration In
New York city, emphasiza6 by the bit
ter differences that divide the repub-
lican party In the Empire stRte. makes
a great democratic victory in that state
this fallca certainty. The o.ty ques-
ton about it is the matter of the size
of the ma joritt. and when New York
city is confidently claimed by upwards
OF sevsHty- fvs thousand for the deua-
ocratic ticket it will he seen that tho
majority in the state Inal rise to .
very high figure.
The reckless partisanship which was
projected into the New York constitu-
tiora! convention, hnd which sought to
render perma rent the most outrageous
ger1yilia ndesr that has yet been at
tempted anywhere Ivy Embedding it In
the organic law of tfie state. has
aroused great dissatisfaction among
those fair-niinded members OF tho re-
publican pa rsy who have in New York
SO often evidenced their Independence
niid integrity, SO that this outrageous
piece 81 partisanship will recoil vio-
lcntly upon it's authors. 1t is not alone
in New York that the situation looks
hopeful. The serious divisions in Ohio
and the great dissatisfaction prevalent
against tho republican legislature in
Illinois, no less than the great inter-
11ecine conflict now going on between
Sir Matthew Of the Mailed Hand, and
the faf-fam hog combine In Pennsyl-
vanid, give rise to much confidence OF
republican de feat ia all those states
Off years are always productive OF
surprises, and it is a curious fact that
the purity that has met rcverses In the
fall elections preceding presidential
CO mpaigns has for many years proved
a sure winner in the enssting contest.
Traversing only the last dozen years
will demonstrate this couc1usively. In
1883 New York and Ohio went beavi1
democratic. Then came Cleve1and's
first 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
as will be we'll renembe New York
Massachusetts and Iowa went demo-
cratic, clearing the way for the great
victory that returned President Cleve-
land to the white house.
So that the early frightening OF
democratic prospects this year ana tho
promise of democratic success this fall
are inspiring harbingers of a great
victory next year.-Detroit Free Pres"-