The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-07-19

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has done its work well. The associa-
ton of the name Of Hendricks with
that of New York's Governor brings
into the campaign the great fraud of
1876. Tilden steps aside. With his
approval his friends put into his place
:. Governor Cleveland, the heir to his
reform principles as well as to his
State and National honors. Cleveland
! and Hendricks stand practically as
the representatives of Tilden and
Hendricks. The nomination is pre-
cisely the opposite Of the nomination
of Blaine. The issue is distinctly
made. 1t is clean government against
corruption. Cleveland's nomination
is an act of courage as well as common
sense. The platfrom contains not a
word in favor CT free trade nor doubt
full plank on revenue only, yet it in
vites theparty. With such candidates
and such a platform, victory ought not
= to be doubtful"
WHY HE is STRONG.
New YORK, July 14-The Times
says editorially: with Grover Cleve-
land as its candidate the Democratic
party appeals with unmistakable di-
rectness to the moral sense of the peo-
pie of the United States. Shall the
next President be a man who has
weakly yields to temptation, or m an
who has unswervingly adhered to the
right against powerful enticements to
) do wrong? A man who begs pecuniary
rewards of those his official action has
enriched, or one who defies corrupt
dictation and seeks by just courses to
! deserve the approval OF right thinking
: men? A candidate attacked, impeach-
ed, tainted and besmirched all over, or
;; a candidate beyond reproach? A Gro
,, yer Cleveland, whem honest men
! respect, or James G. Blaine, whom
rogues love2 This is the supreme
| issue 1t is this which the voters of
: the republic are to decide. It is net
D the issue of protection; free trade has
nothing to do with it there is no ad-
mixture of foreign policy. The sober
! sense of an intelligent electorate, the
{ honest convictions and the patriotism
of ten million of voters are appealed
to, and they will settle this question
!, conclusively and for the right.
at isnot only in what he clearly rep
5 resents but in what he distinctly OPP
poses that Grover Cleveland is strong
a before the American people. His ca
! reer has made him the exponent of
! clean and honest politics. In the adj
I ministration of public trusts he has
i shown that he is superior to partisan
y bias. He has been severely tried in
! the important and responsible post he
! now occupies He has resisted the
: opportunities of designing politicians
e he has defeated the purposes of selfish
< schomcrs. Favored as he is by the
: right thinking elements Of both par
+ ties, it is Il noteworthy and potent adj
= vantage to Cleveland that he has incur
e red the bitter hostility of the worthless,
{ diSrespectablc and dangerous members
\ of his own party. Tammany hates
6 him, Butler sees no good in him.
Q Could candidate find stronger recon-
mendation than this? The Times
will heartily support Governor Clcyc-
1 land. He ought to be the next Presi-
q dent OF the United States and we be-
g lieyc he will be-"
J. A DESIRABLE TICKET
i NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Daily
y Graphic says: "The old ticket has
! i been nominated. Tilden is there by
n substitute, for he undoubtedly prefers
J, Cleveland to any other man, and
t Hendricks is there in personal---very.
i vigorous and apparently younger
e than he was eight years ago. The
g nomination of Hendricks gives the
: ticket a strength that it could have
IS got no other way. The Governor en-
!. bodies the sentiment of the people in
e behalf of such a rebuke OF the great
y fraud of '76 that the lesson may not
n be forgotten. The crime will be re
q called with additional indignation
ie throughout the campaign and cannot
fail to have considerable effect upon
the result. The Governor was by all
odds the most popular man in the
Convention. He will carry Indiana
l. like a whirlwind, and the whole coun
e try will feel inspiration over his can
y didacy. The nomination is peculiarly
e happy in dissertations with Tammany
9 Hall, Hendricks having been the can
u didate of that organization for the
? first position beyond all others
IL We beg to present to John Kelly and
! compatriots our sincerest congratula
v ton. Cleveland is an excellent man
q The people of Buffalo, who knew hin
n best, had confidence in him many
7, years ago. The people OF the STATE
y ! have the utmost respect for him, fol
a. he has striven to do his entire duty
b. rs Governor and has succeeded as
we'll as any man could. No Demo
' crat can refuse to support him ant
H. still be faithful to professions and par
J. ty. Cleveland was the choice of tht
le Independent Republicans far more
G than any other man. This certainl,
u helps him to n considerable extent
le but not as much as the Independent,
:, believe, as the times are drawn toward,
:, the end of the campaign it will b,
! found that the friends of protestin,
Republicans prefer to remain Will
Va the oldparty rather than go elsewhere
y The same rule will, however, contro
~ thousands OF protesting Democrats il
n this city, so that it will be now as i
), was heretofore, mainly a contest be
, ween two great parties. t
ID GOOD TICKET
The Evening Post says "The nomi
ne nation of Cleveland makes the wa
= pefectly plain and simple for all friend
TO of good government, who are for an,
DC reason dissatisfied with the fRepubli
n can candidate. This trme Democrat