Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-12
DAILY POST INTEluGENCER.
TaE aUADRExsIAL ELuNOER.

THE 0t ADBENshAb
Thu action of the Democratic Ma
t;onal Convention Yesterday was an
other repetition of the quadrenniai
blunders which have for twenty -ioui
wears marked the action OF siinnA,
bodies of that party. 1t has nomiha'eo
. man who cannot in any possible eoii-
t,noencv obtain the full vote OF Ais own
party in the Empire stase: mac whose
strength in the convention OF that state
Was obtained from Republican Oon-
oressional Districts; a man who'a the
GREAT Democratic city and county OF
New York refused to support 10 she
state Conyention; man whose eandi-
aacv in the National Convention the
commemorative Democratic organization
of New York county repudiated ana
condemned; man who Is q notorious
representative of the great monopoi,eS
of that State; a man who Is opposed oF
the vorkinQmen; man Of limited po-
litical experience; man OF mediScls
attainmeuts. In short, the Democrats
have nominated for President man
whom in the great, and until this potn-
ination was made, doubtful state OF
New York, will be beatea by james U.
Blaine by majority Of not loss tnan
$1,000 votes.
Grover Cleveland Is an accident. he
has never had experience in nationsi
politics. From the Mayoralty of pro-
yinoial city he was elected by an unfor-
tupats division IN the Republican party
of the Empire State to be its Governor
This local success coupled with the
large majority he received. turned the
heads both of himself and, as it seems.
the Democratic party, which has since
TiIden's declination been blindly seek
inc for a prophet on whom his mantle
might descend.
The Democratic party has thus, once
more, with a faulty incomprehensioie
70 critical onlookers, dashed TO the
ground whatever chances of success u
NAV have held. II has turned its bach
upon the intellect. the brains. the states
manship, the strength of its historical
party leaders, and embraced phantom
delusive, insubstantial. a veritable will
o'the-wisp." Il has catered to the fres
trade bolt of the so-called independents
and lost the staunch support OF three
quarters OF million workinRmen. II
has repudiated Butler with 1,Ooo,oo
voters, and turned TO Curtis and Schurz
whose following will not foot up one
twentieth that number. IL has said u
Thurman, Bayard, Randall and othe!
representative Democratic statesmen
"You may be corps commanders, but
we choose to pat supreme command Of
the Democratic hosts under the leader
ship OF an unframed, untried man.
This 1t has done in nominating Grover
Cleveland.
Every gun fred yesterday to celebrate
this nomination was music to the Re
publican ear. We feel az much in
aIined 10 cheer as do the delegates who
from the flrst supps-sad Cleveland and
have won their fight. We are far mos.
exhilarated at the outcome than Johr
Kelly of Tammany, Ben Butler o.
Massachusetts,, and the hosts who fol
low their leadership. The nomination
of Grover Cleveland takes from the im
pending Presidential contest the las
element of doubt. Every State which
four years ago gave its electoral vote Il
the iamented Garfield ia absolutely Ger
tain for Blaine and Logan, and to thil
number we may add. without going be
yond the bounds Of ordinary probable
ity, California, Nevada. New Jersey
North Carolina and West Virginia
Blaine and Logan will have not less
than PAT votes in the next electoral ool
lege.
Since the above was in type the seie-
graph announces the nomination OF
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana. fol
Vice President. Hendricks was the tail
of tbs " old ticket" bat he is by far a
"bigeer man" than Grover Cleveland
Il is a verisable case OF small head, big
tail, and the "tail ways the dog"
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