Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-12
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SATURDAY EVENING, JULY IL, lse4.
Tho Candidate.

wholly unuor Jne influence OF the feeliDg
permeating the public heart, that de.
mands good government as its most
earnest wish. He has appeared to the
people to be good governor, discharg
ing his duties intelligently according to
his honest conception of them and
though 1t was strongly urged before the
convention that he had made mistakes
In his government, and especially that
he had erred against his party, 1t was
persuaded that IL he had really done
this, his errors had been trivial and
he had been true TO his idea of his
duty whenever he had failed In meeting
the expectations of some of his party. 1t
Is this impression of his firm adherence
to an intelligent judgment of his duty,
unswerved by any other influences,
which put Governor Cleveland In place,
as the type of good executive and
served to make him the candidate of the
Democracy against Democrats OF such
sterling worth as Randall, Thurman,
Bayard and Hendricks. The feeling of
the party naturally would have gone first
to any one OF these better known aud
more experienced statesmen, under
whom, moreover, the country would
have had as safe au assurance
Of honest and efficient government. Mr..
Randall especially stands high before the
people with an unassailable record in
honest legislation, aud If the opportunity
had been his to exhibit himself also in
public administration, he would no
doubt have illustrated even more etli-
ciently than Gov. Cleveland the
qualities that have given the latter the
laurel he wears. It is opportunity and
virtue that shoots men high, and one
without the other has little force. We
may call it luck, IL we will but it really
is the opportunity Of fortune, properly
used, that has given Gov. Cleveland
his high niche. He first commanded
the esteem Of his fellow-citizens, that
gave him the Office Of sheriff. In the
OF its duties he continued to
merit their esteem, and he was chosen
mayor of Buffalo. The strength which
gave him this place was the same that
has distinguished him in the Office of
governor, 10 which he was advanced 10y
his well doing as mayor. He did his
duty intelligently, fearlessly aud un-
biased by partisanship. When the Dem
ocracy of New York wanted candidate
for governor who could command more
than the party vote, they selected the
mayor of Buffalo, who had Won the ap-
plause of men Of all parties.
So when the Democracy of the Union
wanted candidate for president, who
would command the vote Of all citizens
desiring reform in administration, and
who would repel no votes through fear
that he would hold his party above his
duty, their eyes fell upon Governor
Cleveland and he found such great
favor in their sight that be was nomi-
mated with ease against the opposition
of the earnest friends OF other most
excellent candidates, who were deep in
the affection of the party, and against,
too, the strenuous resistance of those
Democrats whom he had offended by |
his lack of partisanship, and who would |
not look kindly upon a Democratic |
governor who did not uphold with closed |
eyes his party and his party friends.
These men failed 10 see that the very |
thing for which they condemned Gov.
Cleveland was the thing which recon-
meuded him to the conventions choice :;
and so 1t happened that the more hotly
they opposed him the more warm became
his support. 1t was, as Gen. Bragg said
that Cleveland was fortunate in his |
enemies; because those enemies held
against him his non-partisan acts of |
government, which the convention felt |
were justly his strength. 1t did |
not nominate Cleveland because
'f dislike to Tammany Hall, but because
of its disapprOval Of the political ethics
of the class of Democrats represented
by Mr.. Kelly's friends; the ethics,
namely, of the Republican leaders, for
which they now await sure condemna
lion, and which put their own and their
party's advantage above the public vel
ARE.
The nomination of Cleveland mar
'hals the hosts anew, and changes the
'anks in the political battle. There will
Do greater alterations in political anlia-
lion in this campaign than have taken
place since the political revolutions
)f the war. The bloody shirt is
definitely buried. The South has named
cleveland as its candidate, at the in.
tance Of New York, giving up Bayard,
Ter fayOrte son, lest the old issues might
70 dragged in to disturb the prime issue
4 good government, which presently
onfronts us. The Republicans, who
for this issue, and who repu.
late Blaine, as the autotype of the
'resident they want, asked for Cleve
and, and he has been given them. The
Sew York Herald and Times, and
III the independent and inlluentia,
dvocates Of reform in the government
ccept Cleveland as its standard bearer
nd give him their hearty support. The
Democratic ranks will be heavily 70
rnited from the class OF voters for
HON they speak. No doubt there will
sloughing of OF such part OF the
'emocratc body as has a natural alnli
lion with the free booting tribe that
laine htly leads. But we can regard
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