The Red Cloud chief., 1884-08-01

The conspiracy has succeeded. By
the use OF every method Objectionable
in politics Grover Cleveland hassecured
the Democratic nomination to the Presi-
dcncy, or rather it has been secured for
him. No one i'm his own party credits
him with sufficient political ability to
concoct or carry out the scheme which
has given him the party prize. He has
been a mere puppet in the hands of the
most skillful managers Of the Demo-
cratic machine in New York, and were
it possible for him to be elected he
would throughout his Presidency be =
ppppet in the hands of the party man
ayers.
Had he been left 10 his own merits
and his popularity with the masses of
his party, Mr.. Cleveland wouldscarcely
have had a representation in the con
vcntion of his State. He was elected
Governor by a phenomenal majority,
notion account of his personal populari-
ty, hut because of the dissatisfaction of
the Republicans with the manner in
which their own ticket had been made,
and because nothing was really known
about him, except tha. he was said to
- " EOpu HatNoi ~ lJufStO.
But since his election Mr.. Cleveland hid
become better known. His popularity
with the masses had not increased with
this better knowledge. The political
bosses. however, discovered tina. he was
not SO much of = reformer as had been.
pretended, and that by judiciOus man
agement he could be made useful. Ihe
glittering prize Of the Presidential nom
ination was held before his eyes and he
was easily led to do what the managers
wished. 1t is not necessary to so.
beyond the declarations of the Now
York. Democrats and Democratic paperyl
to see how readily he abandoned me
role. of reformer and became thestol of
rings. .~clidues and monop0liee. at the
bidding of the men who pGanised in
return to give him the Residential
nomination.
With she exception of Tnmmany.
every Democrasic ring most sbnoxious
to the honest voter OF New York united
their effcrtsto saure the State Conven-
tisn for hin. This was not Aone in a
straightforward manner, but wnderithc
presense thu IIlden was 10 be the
noninse Of t4e party, and the manipu-
lstions were carried on oStessibly in
behalf Of 1.-THE old ticket That lulled
suspicion and he anti-C Cleveland ,senti-
mcRf WAS yprevented from becoming
aggressive. When q the convention
the scheme could no longer be wholly
hid. another trick was PLAYED. iHsteah
of i~nseructing the delegates for any
a 1t was .sosolved that the unit
rule should L.bc enfGced and the
votes of the entire delegation east
for Whatever candidate die majority of
the deieg1tioh should decide. TheH 5he
bosses OF she machine wont to workto
secure . @aiority of the delegation for
Cscvesand Ahd thCs gag the remaindsr:
was0ehe. One more sep remained
- Oe tand by sharp practice this
WIS Also aHfoessfnl. The convention |
seeded - Soustair the unit rule and
p9re IT. Oh .powdr of q bare majority
% ths New FORK delegation 40 not oalr
cisfrsucahe ebe minority but also cast
Inc voeos q ehe MINORITY for the very
they oe anxious to defeat. In
les way, e2HoF6 this Vsy only. Grover
I1eyel3146 came 80 be the noeiinee OF
Democratie sonveu ion. BY trick
eft, Oy tu0 bCfSGeicSS StSc VI saS \
chke, by ruthless application of the
gag. by the 0peH fraue of co0nting
for him that were Is reality cast
against him. Cleveland has been aOmi.
mated and the old Sad tried leaders OF
the party compelled TO take back seats
go out into the Wilderness to vent
their feelings.
The nomination was made partly IN
the expectation of catching ahe ''Indf-
pendent" vote, Cleveland being the one
candidate acceptable to this vote. what
ever Sieye may be Oft. But if the man
suits tke\ elndependents," he has been
nominaAcd\ through the agencies they
have the Most bitterly denounced
They can not accept the candidate with
connteraneing the very things they
have declared utterly obnoxious toi
thsm. and thus exposing their incouis-
tency and lackof principle. To . large
element Of the Democratic party the
man hlmsslf is highly Objectionable.
What viii they do with hime-Cseue-
Iond Herald
S-For the sixth time within twen-
ty-four years the Denocrstic party has
taken its Presidential candidate from
the East The RowdlNest," - New
York uxners arc WON'T 0cau th4 West |