Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-24
THE Cleveland ploindeq,er, confess

CAuuluAVe.
THE Cleveland Plaiadealer, confess
cdly the most influential Democratic
journal out side of Cincinnati, al
least in Ohio, speaking Of the recent
Democratic convention in that State,
says:
at wants it plainly understood that
1t spurns and rcpndiates the platform
adopted by the Ohio Democratic
Convention, while it supports the
nominees of the convention. II says
further we shall make no fight ex-
cept on the platform Of the st. Louis
convention. We do not propose to
be driven into the advocacy of ofiens-
i've notions by men who achieve their
ends by brow-beating and trickery.
The Bill Allen triumph in that
State has gone far to sever the party
in twain. 1t has discarded all hope
with reasonably shrewd Democrats
of carrying that State next fall. The
Baltimore Gazette (Dem.) says saw
agely:
"The Ohio Democratic convention
has covered itself with disgrace and
derision, and has crowned lts Ioiiv oy
nominating old Bill Allen for the
Presidency. This is sheer idiocy, ana
Ohio must be left out of all calcula-
tions in the coming canvass. The
worst of it is that so good a man as
Mr.. Thurman il injpriously affected
| by the purblind folly OF his State. lie
is practically laid out of the question.
Mr.. Hendricks is also damaged.
Taken, therefore, in their connec-
ition-thc defeat Of Landers in lndi-
ana for the Democratic nomination
for Governor, after he had received
| the nomination of the Independents
of that State, which caused most
serious quarrel and storm of passion
in the convention, and now the bitter
quarrel between Thurman and Allen
I've must conclude that even the
Democratic astrologers see no signs
of victory in either of these States
at the State elections in October.
Hendricks himself has been disguised
at the outlook so much as to speak out
loud about it. Give to the Republic
ans sound victory in these States on
the second Tuesday in October next,
as seems now to be foregone con-
clusion, and New York Is almost alb
solutely sure to fall into the Repub-
lican column in November, and with
her almost every Northern State. The
result of the Ohio convention puts, in
our opinion, upon reflection, after
seeing the comments Of Democratic
papers upon it, new phase in regard
to the probable action of the National
Democratic Convention at st. Louis.
| A soft money Democrat, if nominated
as such, and out Of the prominent
candidates, will assuredly lose New
York and Ohio, and Indiana, too, ex-
cept possibly, Hendricks, on personal
grounds, might carry it against any
one but Morton. The nomination OF
, such man at st. Louis would be su.
, icidal, except it be made upon some
, plan of action for having two Demo.
, cratic candidates, and throwing the
election into the House.
. The nomination of Tildcn, with the
5 certainty that Ohio and Indiana are
( sure, in that event, to go Republican
!, at their State elections, would insure
! defeat, and could only be attempted
e under the plan of having a second
! Democratic candidate. 1t looks to II.
now, therefore, quite probable, since
fur is flying so brisSly on both sides
from castigations delivered by on
party upon the other, that new, un
!. known and obscure man will be bro
to the front under the two-thirds rule
as in the case of Frank Pierce ani
,, James X. Polk. The plan of having
two Democratic candidates is an ex
ltceedingly dangerous one. as, for in
stance, it might so divide the party il
:. doubtful States as to give the victor,
: to the Republicans. We, therefore
c discard this idea as one not to b.
: adopted, unless passion entirely oyer
rules discretion, which it is next t
+ impossible to suppose among SO hun
:. Cry crowd Of chaps.
We may, therefore, with GOO
, deal of reason, expect if Tamman
g money don't silence clamorous dele
e gates, to see man resurrected to pub
IS lie notoriety by giving him nomina
u ton, and he will be one that all fat
tons will claim, and having no recor
'e on the dividing issues, OF, indeed, an
y record, all sides will vehement
:, swear that he is their man, and S
d pledge him to their constituents. ]
G. the meantime, of course, he will NJ
be permitted to open his mouth. TIL
appears to be the straits to which I'll
distracted Democracy are driver
&c We may not, of course, have dia.
" nosed the case correctly, but SO it lool