Daily Republican., 1884-06-18
Who Will be the Num-

lOudy Will suoW III NoW AoAh
whether Mr.. Cleveland or Mr.. Flower
will be put forth as the exponent OF
Democratic principles, and as the hope
around which that great State Is to
rally in order to defeat Blaine. OF Mr..
Flower it's said that though he has the
needed bar'ls at his command, he is
practically unknown as leader in pol
isics, and, though Cleveland was elected
two years ago the reform Governor OF
New York by 1872, 900 majority, it has
Just been disclosed that by vetoing GER
tain bills passed to reform number OF
political abuses in New York City, he is
playing iuto the hands Of the worst ele-
ments of society to secure nomination
for the Presidency, while still mas
querading as reformer. This action
ON the part of the great reform Cover
nor has driven away from his support
those Independent Republicans who, a
few days ago, were piping to the Demo.
Gratis : "Give us Cleveland or Bayard
and we will vote for them" As Cleve-
land has practically ceased to be a rival
to be feared even if he was nominated,
will the Democrats turn from him and
nominate Bayard ? This would be but
turning from Scylla to jump into
Charybdis. The Republicans could
wish no easier man to beat. 1t must
not be supposed that the people have
yet forgotten the rebellion.
There are 100 many soldiers graves
in the cemeteries too many widows
and orphans Of soldiers; too many Grip
pied soldiers still living tor that. The
people of Wilmington have not yet for
gotten where Mr.. Bayard stood during
that struggle. They have not forgotten
his admiration for Jefferson Davis,
forcihly expressed on more than one oc-
casion. They have not forgotten that
he and the military company, of which
he was second in command, had to be dis
armed and disbanded to keep, them from
antagoMl2ing the Union forces and join
ing in some covert effort to take Della
ware ont of the tniol.
They havenot forgotten the Dover
Green speech, which was as near IA dis
loyal disunlon speech as it could posi-
bly, be to be delivered in Union State
without heing arrested for treason.
They have not forgotten the indignant
refusal Of Mr.. Bayard to permit his
company to guard the p, w.
X b. Railroad for the transportation OF
" LinCOln's hirelings and cut throats.'
They have not forgotten Mr.. Bayard s ,
retusall to contribute to feed |
he sick and MANNED soldiers passing
through tie city, glvng as a reason
tnat they WERE engaged in an unjust
and uDholy war, and if they had |
not enlisted they would not be suffering. |
They have not forgotten that the
Legislature that elected him to the
[ nited States Senate refused to hoist !
the United States flag upon the State /
capitol, and indignantly refused to APP
prOpriate dollar for the support Of the
wives and children of soldiers in the
war. They have not forgotten that a
signed by Jefferson Davis,
making MI, Bayard Colonel in the
Confederate army, lay at Richmond
awaiting his acceptance. Oh, no, the
people are not 50 torgetful as that, and
they will remind Mr.. Bayard of these
times gone By if he is made the Demo |
cratic candidate Tor President BY all !
means let him be the nominee The |
Republican party can stand it if the
Democratic party can. But he will not
be nominated.
Meanwhile, where is t,,r Democratic
antiuatc 70 tonne from ; Cleveland
las turned III, back upon reform;
Flower is using his bAr'lo TO get the !
Eayari, war record is
against A.m Mcdonald is Il free |
,r.drr; 'EIdcn backed out when he !.
found That Blaine was nominated :; |
IhU"uall and Payne are TOO old Ran
'at : tuu mach Of a protectionist : |
.Ari>'" Is i'll Southern State and is q
Tee ,Ellrr. Where can a man be
",'1 ~ match Blaine" The question |
'aMnut b" answered.