| Show POLITICAL prophesying 1 the chairman of the democratic national commit drw has ba an article in the current number of the north american review in which b be foretells foretell the election of cleveland and givel give the reasons reason tor the faith that is in hini among the indications upon which mr r harrity rilles celiea la Is the historical biet orical hwi fact that of late years the drift of public sentiment as aa shown by the election for the house HOURC of representatives P mid midway way between those tor for the presidency has haa been an unerring forecast of what was wae going to take place two years later that the contests for the presidency have so BO far resulted in favor a 0 the party which carried twe the house two yeam before JB undeniable but that thesis abi IB a precedent amounting to a Is IB another anether thing altogether as ae that gentl gent lemans emaD being an astute politician ought to understand if it were other wise and the people tuie this year yean kept pace with their movement two years yearn ago mr harrison Harr would not carry over half s dozen ilta fit atef tee yet surely no democrat is so ao blinded with partisan infatuation as ae to think anything of this kind Is 19 it not dot rather the case cabe that reflecting ting men on both sides eides of the political line appreciate the reality that the outcome in i more doubtful now tha aba i it ituau usually ally is ia that it will be so BO close cloae in facts fact that a few thousand or it may be hundred votes in new york state elate will determine the choice tan undoubtedly again Mr Harrity being a politician by profession prof eulon and practice ought to know by observation as well as a reflection that a free people in partisan politic politics means a more or leu less fickle people a community latent upon having its if wishes obeyed and realizing in the fullest manner its own that when whelk things don dont donit it X RO es a ts i e ier ga right a chang of front re rear 9 r flanks banks la is a thing to and kid t S be rean SS looked for in view of such itic iti 5 there can bg be no reliable each case stan itan in s by itself or falli fall i S same me way the rho people acted much like an animated ted sta y 3 1890 they very nearly swept the then to in power in every branch sit government out of xi t the popular one at stence leat gave the opposition taj K majority over all such alien that thai 3 latter were practically power powerley pow erlea did not ebow abow that the til the republican Be publican party people en in seii r kobe over to the democrat Demo orata to bt stav merely meant that they were dl di V hed fled some aeme of the togi bla to n ars preceding pree pre eding oWing congress Cona reaB and reco recorded tiled in an unmistakable wan ted I 1 dav also aho M meant ea nt t that ha t t they b 0 Y d on way tin times look with special favor th upon U 0 0 party having unopposed tu headquarters and I 1 t t I 1 thu a they majority in the th m of representatives big enough to that fact with uch such a gnp heavy propend deft e there the other two bran brioche chev or ofte government would not only be lea to PO now enact purely partisan parti BaB ns ufer but woul bouli I 1 also alao be amz WW it if not lot to 10 some onre extent awed by buohl u uprising of the BS ore dereign er eign igns it do does not follow th that hi of reason this they are going 1 to aam aar they begs beffano P but rath x having accomplished their they can tow now afford and will J pa prefer to act with greater m tion andu ando modera moderation tinn it th may bw bo will they not completely they bay did two yew years ago and liviu give house to uie the republicans wt but that they win will materially reduce the obo cratic majority ma orty ik ak r ably C all ih fact there are very tory few dema karg beeaker bp eaker or papers papera that deny it L the unexpected happen in oftener than la in any other d and em enlightened lightened Hw hurit rit would be otherwise were mr ft or anyous else able ble to tt QC by meant means of which the tb peopled 11 A a forthcoming at t the he tana UM could be the they ww assuredly amu do about aft they plo do especially in those state aws australian australi a ti bot ballot getem prevail W may say aay with reasonable certin 11 rW no artificial de 0 or r 10 dinue ftuer will change the wl custod customary cui tomary nar in imme of the eld thus thue we figure with laith la teo J maluty that vermont ver mont will go baah can cad and texas information is a lukuf a am wn it does not enlighten at all 0 agency can tell us exactly ot of IK approximately how N new L ew yo york rk k walt and herein is ia the nucleus of tee W V situation for the empire tapiro tate state e eleto will vote for the next president a doubt if MT Harr harritos itys m mawr of determining fleter mining the outcome to be entirely relied up apo might BB as well say eay at that new york w will go for cle Cleve fak one conclusion bet bei 9 e the other and who IB S th crat or republican that w have a valuable lo 10 lotto ei of w could not be replaced depending abott such an outcome it to ia always safe to be safe bate and pi prophets would now more than ever consult their interests teresta in in the matter of maintaining a reputation by simply announcing that of one thing they are aBBu alured that neither general weaver nor general bidwell bid well will be elected president it will be the present or the ibe previous oua incumbent to a reasonable certainty they may add their belief to this and say eay that the chances favor the one they favor but just oat now it is difficult to see bee how they can and add be on the safe side bide |
