Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-24
CLEVELAND AND MCDONALD.

CLEVELAND AND MCDONALD.
We suggested in our issue of last week
that the ticket which, in our opinion, should
be nominated by the National Democratic
Convention was, Gov. Grover Cleveland, OF
New York, for President, and Ex-senator
Joseph E. Mcdonald, of Indiana, for Vice
President; and we placed that ticket at the
head of our editorial column, and there 1t
will remain till the National Democratic
Convention shall nominate a ticket. We
hope, and have strong reason to believe, that
the convention in it's wisdom will nominate
that ticket, and we confidently believe, if
that ticket shall be nominated, that it will
be triumphantly elected. We said last
Tuesday that if the Democratic State Con-
vention of New York, which would meet
the next day-Wednesda instruct
their delegates to vote for Gov. Cleveland,
that he would be nominated at Chicago and
that he would beelected. That convention
did not instruct its delegates to vote for
Cleveland, but it did what is believed to be
tantanount to having done so. They re-
solved that the u votes of N. Y. in the Ma
tional Convention should be cast as unit,
and it is reported that a majority OF their
delegation favor the nomination of Cleve-
land and if this be SO, he will receive the
full vote of the delegation as certainly as if
the convention had instructed the delegates
to vote for him The indications, during
the past week, we're, that the choice of the
Democrats throughout the country-Nortb,
South, East, and West-seemed to be con-
centrating upon Cleveland as the proper
person to be nominated for President, and
upon Mcdonald as the man for Vice-Presi
dent.
These indications are very gratifying to
US, not because we were the first, so far as
we know, to suggest that ticket, and to put it
at the head of our column, but because they
lead us to believe that that ticket will be
nominated, and we desire its nomination,
not only because of its great merit, but be-
cause we believe it will be elected, and that
thus the most Important object in the en-
suing year campaign will be obtained-a
change of the national administration, which
is now the great and pressing need of the
country, and the first and highest wish of
those who feel an interest in its welfare.
That ticket would not only be the per-
sonification Of wise and practical reform,
and furnish guaranty that the desired re-
form would be effected, but it would repre-
sent ability, frmness, patriotism, and in
tegrity that would command the respect and
confidence and support of the great con-
sentative mass of the people. Should that
ticket be nominated, it would soon be evil
dent where the magnetism was that at
tracted the hearts and judgments of the vo-
ters, and it would be found that it was not
in the Blaine-Logan ticket, but in the
Cleveland Mcdonald ticket. AS we said
last week, the nomination of Cleveland and
Mcdonald would ensure the success of the
Democratic party in the States of New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and In
diana, which, with others that are less
doubtful, would elect the Democratic tick
ct These States constitute the weak parts
in the line of the enemy, and the Democrats
should be wise enough, q Ia Napoleon, to
concentrate their strength upon them-car-
ry them by vigorous assault, and gain a
glorious and triumphant victory. Let the
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CLEVELAND, MCDONALD, AND RE
FORM
upon their banner-makea united, larmoni-
GUS, and energetic canvass, and we have no
doubt that victory will perch upon their
standard.
The people care nothing about the pro-
fessions and promises of the Republican
party in their platform. 1t is about their
practices that they are concerned, and
they will judge of the party by its prac-
tees, which are not consistent with its
professions, and will condemn and repudi-
ate it accordingly. They know enough of
the practices of that party not to trust its
professions. Their promises and profess
sions are rebuke to their practices. The
Republican party has been in power too
long. 1t has become honey-combed with
corruption, and should be turned out. No
party should be kept in power for many
years, for it will become corrupt
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BLAINE "a DEAD DOG" Colonel Pey-
ton received letter few days ago from an
influential gentleman of New York State, a