New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-22

PATTY And CANDIDATE WELL-NA TCHED.
For weeks the Democratic party and their
Dependent allies have been looking to Cleyc-
land a. the only man in the country who could
render their position respectable He might
say something. they fondly hoped, which would
rally his supporters, unite and inspire them,
give them a decent object and an aim winch
would not be utterly contemplate. True, he
had never in his life spoken one such word oi
Light and leading" but he might. He lad
never contributed an atom to the stock ri
human thought or human knowledge, but the
great emergency might inspire him. If there
was i'm him ANYTHING to excuse his selection.
over all the honolcd Democratic statesmen Of
the country, surely it would como out. II lac
could offer plan as 70 the tarin, such chat
Morrison and Randall could heartily work
together for II, surely he would. If lie could
propose definite Civil Service measures, salts
factory alike to George William Curtis aud
Hubert .. Thompson, obviously he would.
The brightest and the sagcst men OF his party
were mt hand 10 advise him If, among four
millions of Democrats, amy one could utio. the
master Thought which could lift great party
to one united and heroic effort il wa' certain
that il would be impaired to the ailldate in
his emergency. So, If there was any thing IN the
man or anything in the party, this was the time
ior it to be revealed.
Governor Cleveland said nothing. lie said
nothing obviously. because he had nothing to
cay.
WAS it for Hjs. we set aside Thurman and
Baynrd Randall and Carlisle = Democrats are
asking. "Was it fol Uis we put ourselves to-
open shamo by proIe sing things we do not
"bclipyc. and thugs contrary to the record cot
"our whole li,on9 Was IL for hs wo filed
"our minds bringing diagincc upon ouiHc'v"
"nnd out country hy The aclcction of moral
"l,pci pa pattern paint'i
Icn. mon and brethren, tor this, Democracy
was nsl,cd to show what II could offer Ia c0un-
lorbplnncc the shameful folly of the last sesaon,
and e. give assurance OF it, practical fitness to
govern TO illustrate It's purify and lis Wirdom
to manifest itself in tho flesh, IN short, In
reply it nounatoda man weighing 236 pounds
and six inches across the back OF the neck.
He is typical His party has neither great
thoughts non high aims. 1t has simply ap-
pettes, and so has Mr.. Cleveland. In the terri
bly, truthful words of Mr.. Curtis, the party
IS "yery hungry, and very thirsty" Governor
Cleveland is its appropriate candidate.
Before the meeting of the so-called "Indc-
pc,dcuts.n Mr. Curtis was confronted with
proof that Governor Cleveland was an utterly
unfit candidate. He answered, in substance:
4" Our course has been marked out, and we
rlust take it, The economic dishonesty of the
Democratic Convention, the moral degradation
of accepting the candidate put up by corrupt
officials of New-Yorl a reward for shielding
them, the personal disgrace of assOclating with
the Morey forgers-these things had not dis
turbed hun, and why should any other thing
conceivable
The Democrats are right. He who begs an
invitation to dinner must not find fault with the
victuals. Ii men did not want the Democratic
party for associates why did they knock at the
door2 And if man can stand the Democratic
party. such as it is, why should he not stand
Cleveland such as he is : At any rate, the So
called /" independents" cannot afford to be
squeamish they picked the man. If he is not
in all respects pattern Of holiness what were
the IIoier than thou people doing when they
proposed him to a Democratic Convention.
Governor Cleveland takes as his own the dis
honest trick of the convention on the tariff, just
IA he took the nomination at the hands of in
dicted officials. These are his great sins. 1t is
not his fault that he knows nothing, and can no
more guide his party in sore straits than a ia
porker can calculate an eclipse.