The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1882-09-29

The situation In New York.
The New York Democratic State Con-
vention last week acted with uncom-
mon shrewdness and far-sightedness.
As a matter Of principle we wish the
door of the convention had been slam
med in Tammany's face, but the trouble
was adjusted in the next best way to
this. The representation was divided
between the county Democracy, Tam
many and Irving hall, but a resolution
was passed empowering the state COM
mittee to arrange for the election of del
egates by officially called caucuses anoth-
er year. Each of the factions in ac-
cepting their seats bound themselves to
accept this arrangement for the future,
80 that hereafter New York city will be
repre- ented by delegates chosen by full
party caucuses not appointed by either
halls or cliques of shoulder hitters,
bummers and political traders.
The ticket nominated is headed by
Grover Cleveland, mayor of Buffalo, for
governor, David b. Hill, strong friend
of Tilden, for lieut.-governor and the
brave Gen. H. w. Slocum for congress-
man at large. Mr.. Cleveland is a man of
the very highest character, representa-
tive of the young and progressive ele-
ment of his party, who was elected may
or of Buffalo, on the issue of economy
and reform, and who by his vigorous and
courageous work in ofic. has made him
self respected by every decent citizen
and hated tby every tax-eater and pub
lie plunderer. His nomination, though
he has never been identified with any
factions ofthe party, is victory for the
ideas and principles of Tilden and Rob-
inson.
Judge Folger, on the other hand, though
personally clean and sturdily honest man,
was nominated by the worst elements and
most debasing tactics of his party. The
New York Times, the Oldest and manifest
Republican journal of the state, says in
commenting upon his selection: jay Gould
"has triumphed at Saratoga, let the facts
abe distorted ever SO ingeniously. While
Judge Folger is not the man who would ever
consciously be Gould's tool, it is nevertheless
true that because Gould hated Cornell, he
brought all his vicious and dangerous power
to baar, in alliance with Conkling and the
administration, to nominate Folger. How
ever deeply President Arthur himself may
have participated in the struggle, it is GER
tain that all the power and machinery OF
the federal patronage in the state was
worked for Folger, and worked in that de-
moralizing way which justly places sincere
civil service reformers, as matter of prlnci-
pie, in antagonism to the ticket, though
they would willingly honor Judge Folger
as man.
The facts are SO clearly recognized as to
give Cleveland an immense advantage. The
three Republican dailies of Buffalo, Cleve-
lands home, all the German papers, and all
the weeklies, with one exception, have bolt
ed Folgers nomination and vigorously sup
port Cleveland. OF other influential Re
publican papers in the state, the Utica
Herald argues that Judge Folger will be
beaten, and that his defeat. if it comes, will
be richly deserved The Saratoga journal
exults in the prospect of Cleveland's cleo
ton. The Albany Journal declares that the
party has been betrayed and defranded
in Folgers nomination by ''treachery, greed
and cowardce," and it comedies the state
to the Democrats. The New York Evening
Post appears to be willing that Cleveland
should be elected, and even the Times,
though it urges solid party support for
Folger, in view of the bearing of the cleo
ton on 1884 seems to have no heart in 1t.
Rev. T. L. Cuyler, who stood by the cradle
of the Republican party, has come out Wig
orously for Cleveland; Senator Foster of
Westchester has announced that he will not
support Folger, and the Young Republicans
of Brooklyn, at their meeting Wednesday
night, seemed to be about equally divided
whether to go for Cleveland or not.
Indeed it seems to be almost landslide.
Only 5000 votes need to be changed from
1880 to give the state to the Democrats, and
with Tammany harmonized" and the gen.
eral indignation of the reform wing OF the
with their own ticket, there
can be no question that, if the election were
to be held tomorrow, Cleveland would be
elected. But the aspect of
affairs will be good deal changed before
the campaign closes President Arthur has
,taked his whole political fortune on Fol-
GERS election. If he is beaten, there is an
end to his ambitions for denomination IN
1884. He will fight the campaign despe-
rately; every appliance of federal and state
patronage, every dollar that can be squeezed
oy office-holder's assessments, or from
Gould or other corporate kings, is sure to
be used to carry the state. MIR. Cleveland
the powerful batteries that will
De ranged against hun, and he warns the
Democrats that victory is not tie be won
without tremendous struggle.
The result in New York this year will be,
n an ordinary course of events, the fore
runner of the result in 1884. The chances
nay be said to be in favor of the Democrats,
out they are not anywhere near as sure OF
success as they believe.