The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-05
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IN Tuesday JHlY Hilt ih0 DOW
euls viii meti III National fuU
vrntion At thitaw ~ nominate
candidates IN rteilo1' nuI Vice
President N The Emitted States a
great deal depends en the nettrH
u this body u can mako success
assured, N II may msko success
impossible Much moro viii dc
tand on the candidate than tho
platform the people demand can
diJates who are d platform within
themselves for past experience
has shown that the good aud many
pledges made in platforms are
seldom fulfilled and 10 platforms
have ctne 10 be regarded ~ almost
worthless and meaningless, no
matter what planks they contain
AS the decisive day draws near the
air is full Of startling rumors zen.
sational developments, and com
binations, offensive aud defensive,
made by candidates against their
rivals for the great honor. We are
hearing no much alleged news Of
this kind that We shall believe
little We hear until the nomination
is announced by proper authority
II is quite evident though that
Coy. Cleveland il 80 fur in the
lead the other candidates arc view.
ing his boom with alarm and try
Ing to check ITS onward triumphant
progress to the great goal Of the
Presidency. In the State and in
the city Of New York all the in.
ilucnccs antagonistic TO THE gallant
reform Governor arc being utilized
to dam the spreading and rising
tide Of his availability and popa.
larity. Tammany Hall and the
worst elements Of tho Democracy
are arrayed against Cleveland old
Beast Butler, the sham Democrat
and despicable dcmagoguc, is
against Cleveland Roswell, l..
Flower, the Democratic dude, Wall
street shark, and would.bo rrcsi.
dental candidate, is against Clcvc.
land. Should not these facts com
mend Gov. Cleveland 10 conscrya.
1.-Two and patriotic voters all over
The UnionP Tho words and advice
Of the Sage Of Decrfeld, tho good,
the wise, and the venerable llora.
ito Seymour, should have great
weight with the Democrats. And
here is what he says Of Cleveland
Tho contest" he said, made by
Mr.. Flower shows him To bc a man
Of energy and capacity and that he
is well liked by the Democrats
where he is known, but il seems
from such reports as reach me that
Gov. Cleveland is the wise choice
Of the New York delegation. |
regard him as a man of great
strength in this State. The elc.
ments Of opposition to him in the
State are not such, in my iudg.
ment, as would fail to support him
after his nomination. II will be
remembered that Gov. Tildcn car.
ricd the State in 1876, although \
much more formidable combiua.
ton opposed his nomination at st.
Louis than will oppose Gov. Clevc.
land at Chicago. Coy. Clevvland's
curse has been an admirable one
for the best interests Of our State
and commands the approval Of all
fair.minded men without regard
to party, and in the present condi.
tion Of the Republican party in
New York he would DO voted for
by many Republican, What the
Democrats really want is a man
who has the best chance TO carry
he States Of New York, Connect.
cut and Indiana, and it would, per.
haps, be god policy to permit these
doubtful States TO name the candi.
date. ANY true and good Demo
erat can carry the solid south aud
the three other States named
above, added thereto, will insure
success. There is another move.
msnt on foot TO force the nomina.
ton on Tildcn, but we doubt
whether IL will amount 10 much.
Aud there are some indications Of
Thurman boom Bayard stock !,
evidently rising in a degree cor.
responding to the depression Of the
Cleveland boom ; Mcdonald about
holds his own, though his friend.
claim he Is gaining strength. AZ.
ter all, what We have written Is
mere conjecture. for il Is impossi.
bio to forecast the result still, We
believe we have named, in this
article, the next Democratic can.