St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-12

taneity interferred to bring about this result.
What was intended by this sudden and
wholly unexpected demonstration may not
certainly be known by the public, except in
so far as it may be convinced that the move
was designed by some body for special pur
pose, and that several hundred claquers were
introduced into the hall for the production
of enthusiasm Mr.. Hendricks certainly is
not believer in the miraculous, and hence
he must know that such an increase of en-
thusasm could not have possibly arisen
from sudden conviction on
the part of the people
OF his great worth. A possible explanation
may be that the field against Cleveland united
to boom Hendricks in the hope of democrat
izing the formers supporters, and thus Sc
cure his defeat If this were the intent, it
came very near being successful. When the
applause over the name of He ndricks had at
length subsidized, the withdrawal of Mcdonald
by Voorhees, seemed to leave the way open to
Hendricks, and his nomination appeared
imminent and inevitable. A chairman of
less GOODNESS than Villas might have yielded
at this moment of an apparent
tremendous demonstration in favor Of
Hendricks and permitted his
nomination by acclamation. But the call Of
states was ordered to proceed, and ere long
the sham became apparent Cleveland even
gained on the ballot of the evening before
and it was shown that his friends had clung
to him at moment when their detection
might have been excusable. So soon as it
became apparent that the Hendricks demon
STATIONS had not demoralized the supporters
of Cleveland, the opposition gave way, led by
North Carolina, and the New Yorker was
nominated before the close of the second
ballot.
The morning demonstration in the pre-
tended interests of Hendricks was we'll
conceived movement to demoralize Cleve-
lands forces, and its failure is owing wholly
to the steadiness and GOODNESS of the Cleve-
land army less disciplined force would
have yielded before this tremendous clatter,
under the impression, apparently well-found-
ed, that destruction was about to overwhelm
them.
The next question is what will the country
do with Cleveland, now that he is presented
for its suffrages by the Democratic party?
One can gather but little of the probability of
the outcome from the tone of the delegates
to the convention. Those who supported
him are firm and enthusiastic in the convic-
ton that he will be elected, entirely irrespec-
tive of New York and that he will carry that
state, whatever may be the action of Tam
many On the other hand, those who have
opposed him do not hesitate to aver that the
defeat OF the party is now assured, and that
Cleveland cannot carry a single northern
state, and that even two or more of the
southern states win give their electoral vote
the statesman of Maine. Perhaps there is
not much that can be said that will point out
with definiteness the result of the election
But this much can be asserted without fear
of contradiction, and that is that the Demo
Gratis will find Cleveland candidate whose
championship needs not be at all on the de-
fensiye. The ony two points which
can be or will be made against
him, are both false and can be easily refuted
by the facts. He vetoed two laws which are
claimed to have been in the interests Of the
working people in one case, and in those Of
a religious denomination in the other. SO
far as the former is concerned, the act was
constitutional and has been since so de-
cided by the higher courts. In regard to the
other, it is not probable that he would do
anything which would be unjust to a relig
ious denomination, even the poorest, and
still less so when the one involved is one of
the most powerful in the country.
With Cleveland leading the one party and
Blaine the other, victory to the former
should be secured with energetic labor. If
it be deemed best to attack the record of
Blaine, his organs of four and eight years
ago will furnish all the facts necessary to
prove that he is man totally unfit in his
lack of integrity to preside over this govern
ment. Cleveland's record is without flaw
If he shall not be elected it will not be the
fault of the man, or the platform on which he
stands. f. B. w.