The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-07-18
THE DEMocRArIc NOMINATIONS.

painted the legends on their banners and
chosen their standard bearers. II Is Blaine
and Logan against Cleveland and Hendricks.
Each party has declared It's principles for the
campaign. Now comes the tug Of war. Tbs
outlook for the Republicans ID hopeful, and
unless some disaster not now threatening
shall reverse the situation, the Republican
nominees will achieve a triumphant elec-
ton. This Ii not uttered rs partizan hur-
rah, but Is our best judgment as we view
tue struggle. The Democrats have net
enupciatsd any principle in their platform
that will rally strength 20 the party, and
they have nominated q candidate who cannot
even carry his party vote. We concede that
the Republicans will lose the great bulk Of
that uncertain element In the State of New
York, and especially In the city, known rs
the Independents, but It will be more than
compensated by the losses the Democracy
will inevitably have from the labering
classes, not only In that State, but through
out the Union. II Is absolutely necessary
that Cleveland should carry New York to be
elected, and he cannot do it. The situation
was complex and psrplexing, and Cleveland
won by the unavailability of bis competi-
tors. Bayard's war speeches scared the Con-
vention away from him; Thurman's one
lapse toward soft money was held to have
destroyed the availability Of the greatest
and otherwise the strongest mau In the
party; Hoadley was handicapped by local
enmity; Randall and Morrison had ruined
their chances by having too pronounced
views on the tariff question; Mcdonald and
Hendricks were antagonistic elements, and
so, despite the handwriting on tho wall, buff
feted and driven by unavailability from pill
lar to post, aud really goadad into combative
desperation by Tammany, the Convention
took hold Of Cleveland and flung him bodily
In the faces of the braves, regardless of con-
sequences. II is held by many that Cleve-
land Is the strongest candidate whose name
was before the Convention. Then the party
must be scarce of good material, and its
veteran leaders very untrustworthy, when a
man who has practically had no public life
who never sat in Congress; who has achieved
no military or diplomatic distinction; who
has held no national position, and is wholly
unfamiliar with the affairs of the national
government and national men, and our rela.
tions with other governments who has by
fortuitous accident In q dozen years sprung
from sherif's Office through city mayor
atty to the governorship of New York, and
succeeded there by officially serving monop-
olies and corporations as against the people
in alternating and embittering a very large
proportion Of his recent friends, is the most
available and strongest man In the Dsme-
cratic party Of the United States for its can
didate for President.
Clevelands friends have rung the changes
On the fact that he was elected Governor of
New York by 10000 majority. 1t was this,
and the friendly interest Of Tilden, that
brought his name out as prominent candi.
date. But these facts, when considered In
their logical relations, will show his weak.
ness. His 1920 majority represented not
that many votes that rallied to him, for he
polled only 800 more votes than Hancock two
years before. The Republicans Of New York
had INDUCED in the folly Of the Stalwart-
Half Breed quarrel, aud 49,, 900 Of them did
not vote for Folger, while Cleveland, Mayor
Of Buffalo, q new man without any record or
alliances, and from . section of
the State entitled to the nomination, merely
carried the Democratic vote. Since his ele-
walton TO the Governorship his adminlstra.
ton has been, Is disclosed by his own party, |
In the interest Of corporations and monopo-
lies, and the friendliness Of Tilden Is attrib- |
uted to the fact that he found "constitu-
tional" reasons for vetoing q "car-fars" bill,
The passage Of which would have materially |
reduced the revenues Of the Sage Of Ora |
mercy. As Governor of New York he We.
ICED 100 bills that passed the Legislature.
Among them was the mechanics'lisn bill; |
bill limiting the working hours of street.car
conductors to twelve hours per day, where
hey are now required to work sixteen; an
other limiting the fares on elevated railroads
10 five cents; and several others believed to
be protective of the lasoring people as against
he avaricousness Of the corporations OF New
York. These charges are made against him
BY his own party; they were openly stated
BY delegates opposing him; they will be used
against him throughout the land; and they,
with the weakness Of the National platform
IN the labor question, will be sufficient to
iefeat him.
Hendricks was supposed to be concession
o Tammany, but it does not appear to be so
accepted by them, and In fact they had left
he convention and started to New York be-
ore his nomination. The nomination Of
rilden would have been extremely danger
'us to the Republican party and deal of
enthusiasm would have been awakened by
the old ticket" but the picking up Of one
md Of 1t, especially the tail end, is not gen.
rally considered TO have strengthened the
,ause. The nominations have fallen very
LAT. There ID nothing like the enthusiasm
n confidence manifested throughout the
country when Hancock was nominated four
,ears age, and It really looks to us at the
'utset IS the most unpromising campaign the
Democracy ever entered upon. Blaine and
logan might have been set harder task
han TO defeat Cleveland and Hendricks.