The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-07-22
New York Times, Republican
Cleveland for President.

New York Times, Republican.
Cleveland for President.
With Grover Cleveland as its candidate the
Democratic party appeals with unmistakable
directness to the moral sense Of the people Of the
United States. Shall the next President be a
man who has weakly yielded to temptation, or
man who has unswervingly adhered to the right
against powerful entcements to do wrong? A
man who begs pecuniary rewards Of those his
official action has enriched, or one who defes
corrupt dictation and seeks only by just courses
TO deserve the approval OF rightthinking men
A candidate attacked mpeached, tainted and
besmirched all over, or a candidate beyond re-
proach! Grover Cleveland whom honest
men respect, or a James G. Blaine whom rogues
love
This is the supreme issue. 1t is this which the
voters of the Republic are TO decide 1t is not
the issue of protection free trade has nothing
! to do with 1t; there is no admixture of foreign
policy or the want of foreign policy insincere
professions cannot put it aside; the glare OF a
boosted torchlght brliancy will not outshine it.
The sober sense of an intelligent electorate, the
honest convictions and the patriotism of ten
millions of voters appealed to, and they will
settle this question conclusivey and for the
| right.
1t is not only in what he clearly represents,
| but in what he distinctly opposes, that Grover
| Cleveland is strong before the American people
| His career has made him the exponent Of clean
and honest politics In the administration OF
public trusts he has shown that he Is superior TO
partisan bias indifferent to such party interests
as are in conflict with official probty and the
public welfare. He has been severely tried in
the important aud responsible post he now occu-
| pies, He has resisted the opportunities of de-
signing politicians; he has defeated the purposes
! Of selfish schemers. All those members OF his
own party VIII" are not absorbed in private aims
which are in conflict with the public good are
outspoken in his praise; and he has won the
good opinion OF all Republicans who are not so
far gone in partisanship as to have lost the
| power to commend upright conduct in a political
adversary
| Favored as he is by the right-thinking ele-
| ments of both the Democratic and Republican
parties, it is noteworthy and potent advan tage
| to Grover Cleveland as u candidate that he has
incurred the bitter hostility Of the worthless,
dsrepuiable and dangerous members of his own
parry Tammany hates him Butler sees no
good in him. Could candidate find stronger
recommendation than this n the opinion of
voters whose political action is shaped solely by
considerations OF public welfare? The official
acts which have won for Gov Cleveland the in
tense hostility Of Tammany are the very acts
which have most strongly commended him to
the support OF independent Republicans. The
favor Of these tw" classes of u wholly corrupt
and selfish guerrilla contingent within the Demo
cratic party. and of men with whom plain com
mon sense and The most ordinary form of politi-
cal honesty are controlling influences, no one
| man, he he ever skilfu 10 The art of balanc-
ing, can hope or wish to posse.'s. Grover Cleve-
land had not been one month in Office as Gov
ernor of the State of. New York before he had
decided in his own mind and had made plain TO
all observers that his official action was TO be
guided solely by his own intelligen judgment OF
what the public interest demanded. And that
is, above ALL the safe and the Swing policy tor q
President of the United States
No Democrat with whom patriotism il not
subordnaIed to private grudges will withhold
his vote from Grover Cleveland. OF Republi-
cans. those who are entirely salts SIZED that Blaine
and Logan faithfully represent the principles
upon which the party that preserved the Union
was founded will doubtless vote against him.
Those OF the Republican faith who are repelled
by the most unwise choice made at Chicago last
month will find no difficulty in voting for him,
since he is one of the best representatives now
to be found in public life OF those administrative
principles and reforms To which they are com.
mitted. A Democrat who has n AIDE enemies OF
the disreputabe clements OF his own party is
not greatly to be feared by Republicans, even
when he is n candidate for the Presidency
The Times will heartily support Gov Cleve-
land. In opposing Mr.. Blaine it finds itself
already upon impregnable ground and in excel
lent company. 1t has closely watched the career
OF the candidate nominated y, Chcs 60 Yesterday.
and il has entire confidence in his Irobty, in his
intelligence, and in his adminisir alive ability. |
de ought to be the next President ,t the United |
States and We believe he will be-