New-York tribune., 1904-10-24

in sweeping generalzations, the election is claimed
for Parker. The statement follows
M we 9o9c haze made made no no formal stat men
materials upon which alone correct Judgment
seemed to US that any advantage could be gained
In the meanwhile by predictions based upon wild
adopting the Characteristic method Of the Repub-
HGan managers OF Claiming everything in sight.
Instead OF conducting brass band and banner
campaign our efforts during the last three months
ganiZing and harmonizlng the party in the States
hitherto considered doubtful. by reason OF former
possible Tor the first time to reach a conclusion
b 14 GaFSss' ts orai7s{ wIIcn fSn {o
completed and the campaign has we'll progressed
publican campaign have done work sirni ar to ours
in similar way, then they must know that the
ecutivo committee concurred in by the national
Republican headquarters on Tuesday last, is not
only work Of Imagination. but was purposely
put forth in order 20 create wholly erroneous i'm.
preston OF conditions as they really exist
According 10 Fhat statement every doubtful
empfy and our ca9pajgn. Vricb no on ever look
seriously has completely collapsed or degenerated
The absurdity Of the prediction as whole. ap-
pears when it is remembered that while Greeley
obtained only sixty electoral General Grant
SIX majority in mt the electoral college The Re-
Ru6iicans In this very et. Statement eonceding at
Parker, do not claim for their candidate a greater
majority than one hundred and thirty in the cleo
We have not, Of course, the overhowing bank
it seems Incredible that they should urblushingiy
continue to contrast the meagre fund % our
source orr we know as wen as they.
We have not had as chairman Of our committee
dent first appointed as Secretary Of the Depart
abled TO learn the secret workings of great trans
portation ard industrial interests. or to bargain
months later was selected as manager Of the Presi-
dents campaign. and the collector of campaign
as member OF the Cabinet, il was his duty 10 in
be said of the Democratic campaign il cannot be
charged that such funds as at its disposal have
The Democrats of the United States need give
themselves no concern aooat these preposterous
managers a moments reflection exposes their
If year ago any one had predicted that in Oc-
tober. 1904 all the Democrats Of the United States,
declaration Of principies ana upon candidate:
that the distinguished leaders Of tho party in the
ent parts Of the country for the same candidate
on on the same platform and on the same night that
from the country the disaster which is threatened
sree MORTON Of ,bs TenJ'tir ra I lI4tt
state Of revolt and larger portion Indifferent and
duty TO the party and from habit: that the indie
pendent thinking voters OF the country with their
patriotic motives the Democratic candidate-every
one who heard the prediction would have declared
either that such a stare Of affairs VAS s1toSatbsr
improbable that, if it came to pass the Demo
cratic candidate would be triumphantIv elected
Yet this is the precise condition of the Demo
In every state and in all sections Democrat,
have buried their differences and are working har-
dH da bt TOT {ne uGKe1 our
trace of the dissensions which for the last eight
unmistakable evidence that great body of pa
triotie men OF all Calhngs have Joined our ranks
between the Executive and the protective trusts
pAIa 10 hyr
usurpati9ns Of the Executive of legislative func-
lions and his lagrant defiance Of constitutional re-
In the States of New.York New-Jersey. con
Virginia and in many of the Western states our
arganlzati0n Is now more complete and effective
didates for Governor, who stand for the very high
Democratic issues in all the doubtful States are
greatly aiding the national ticket by their ener-
abI he eIected IN %evYarI p'eTs1r 10 V TI prop
Connecticut, IN Indiana. in Wisconsin. in Colorodo
IN Montana IN Nevada and in West VIRGINIA. Yet
ton is made that even If Democratic Governors
are elected the electoral vote VIII surely be cast
our canvass shows that We shan certainly garry
Jersey. Connecticut Maryland Delaware. West
Virginia and Indiana. and that In addition to those
ali OF the electoral votes Of the Rocky Mountain
States 1t IS impossible az this time to predict the
eented and that the natf5noi ticEst i IN doubt
Illinois must also be classed in the doubtful col
umn for, although at this moment our canvass
there is imperfect u Is sufficiently advanced to
indicate an unnistakable Republican detection.
If any one entertains any doubts concerning the
electoral vote OF the state of New-York they ouSht
to be dissolved by the unprecedented registration
OF 6SS 400 votes In NeW-NOrS City and 10y the re-
Election that this is first and foremost a Demo
cratic city. It is manifest now If il never was
before, thar the people oS this community resent
greatly the extraordinary spectacle OF the Gov
crnor OF the state acting chairman Of pohtlcaI
committee and particularly his notorious effort
der the suse and pretence of securing pure cleo
ton to prevent the voters from giving a full and
free expresson OF their opinion az the polls.