The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-08-28

ago, says that Cleveland is dead weight on
the Democracy, and adds: Il must confess l
have little confidence of Democratic success,
and certainly no enthusiasm. How can any
Democrat be enthusiastic over Cleveland?"
Smith M. Weed, of New York City, has been
officially appointed as one of star chamber,
dark-lantern committee to conduct tho inside
management of the Democratic campaign He
is fit member of such a cabal He was one
OF the authors and most active conspirators en-
gagged in the infamous cipher dispatches of
The New York Sun says of Grover Cleve-
lands letter: 1t has the merit of comparative
brevity, but no other, that We can discern
With this spiritless and Intellectual writing of
the feeblest and most understandable docu-
ment that a like occasion of our HISTORY has IN
splred, will 1t dispel the feeling Of disorgani-
cation which is abroad, and allay the doubts and
tho discords that rcnd the democratic party?
Is there anything in it that will gather Grover
Cleveland the strength of the party, reconcile
its factions and carry 1t to victory in this mem
orable contest? We think not Grover Cleve-
lands letter OF acceptance is from every point
OF view an unfortunate production.
John L Davenport publishes his official re-
port upon the Morey letter forgery, in book
form, just in time to remind the country what
kind of people the Democratic party continues
to entrust with tho management of its national
campaigns.
1T il fact"-says the Providence Journal
that nearly every one-we do not know of a
single exception-of the o-called Independent
newspapers which now advocate Cleveland as
the exemplar and candidate of reform, can be,
and has been, quoted rs declaring this same
Cleveland the ally Of monopoly and political
Glasses and economical administration, as
shown by his course in treating New York leg
islative bills in 1888 What has happened in
one short year to change the opinions of these
pretentiously 'indepen dent and impartial
journals we have not been able to discover
that Is, SO far as concerns reasons and consist
cncy and honor"
Albany Journals New York Special learn
from unquestionable authority that Mr. Til
den is far from enthusiastic over Cleveland's
nomination He thinks it was not the part of
wisdom to pass over experienced and honored
mon in the party to try an untried quantity in
politics. My informant, who is an intimate
friend of MIR. Tildcn and his frequent guest,
says the democracy is sick at heart over the
outlook, and that Mr.. Tildcn shares in the gen
eral apprehension Of defeat The disclosure
OF Cieveland's weakness with large body of
democrats, and other disclosures concerning
the candidate, arc having All effect so wide
spread and 80 amazing that the campaign man
ayers are respondent and distressed.
The Irish World, Irish Nation, the Tablet,
Frceman's Journal, Weekly Union, United
1rishmen of New York, the Catholic Herald of
Boston, the Catholic Telegraph of Albany, tho
Catholic Universe of Cleveland the Celt and
Citizen of Cincinnati, the Chicago Citizen, the
Rocky Mountain Celt of Denver, the American
Celt of st Louis, support Blaine The Catho-
Ole Review of Brooklyn, tho Catholic Union of
Buffalo, the Catholic Mirror of Baltimore, and
the Northwestern Chronicle of St. Paul, refuse
to support Cleveland and give aquasi-support
to Blaine Tho only Irish American Journals
mat support the democratic nominee are tho
Pilot ahd Republic of Boston, tho Irish Amcri-
can of New York, and the Connecticut Catho-
lie.
Edward Mcpherson, for many years clerk of
the house Of representatives, gives Gov. Hen
bricks record on war measures while he was in
the senate:
Gov. Hendricks served rs a senator from In
diana from March 4, 1853 to March 2, 1869
During that period and in tho crisis of tho war
three very important acts were passed by
which to raise money and carry on military
operations. Two Of these were for raising
money, and were the tariff act of 1864 and the
internal revenue taxation act of 1864 Nj.
Hendricks was ono of the five Democrats Who
voted against the former of those measures:
and this on the 18th of June, 1864 His col
leagues in this voth were Buckalew of Pcnnsvl-
vania, McDouSall Of California, Powell of Ken
tuchy, and Richardson of Illinois Mr.. Hen
bricks was ono Of the three senators who voted
June 6, 1864, agsinst passa 60 through the sen
ate of the internal revenue taxation act of 1864
His colleagues in this vote were Messers. Davis
and Powell OF Kentucky. Thus he opposed
the two great tax measures which passed dur
ing his term of service. He also voted against
the supplement to tho enrolment act passed in
February, 1864. This bill he antagonized in
every shape. He was one of the ten senators
who voted against its original passage through
the senate, and one of the sixteen who opposed
1t when on final passage, after amendment and
report by committee of conference of the two
houses. Thus he opposed the only legislation
passed oy congress- during his term of service,
which proposed to draft men into tho service
Of the United States as the public exigencics
should require: He generally antagonized the
Legislation OF tho Lincoln administration, and
was unrelenting in his hostility to its nti-slav
cry policy, to the employment of colored
troops and the perfection Of the civil rights of
the colored people.
COL John p Sweeney, chairman of the Mas
sachuetts executive committee of the Demo-
cratic state central committee, has resigned.
DC has been an ardent Butler man, which per-
haps accounts for his action. Some of tho
Democratic leaders affect to believe that Butler
Will not receive more than 1900 or Is, 600 in
the state, and that he will draw a. largely from
Blaine as from Cleveland, but others frankly
admit that he will get from 40 600 to 50, OOO and
that they are votes which would otherwise 20
for Cleveland.
The republicans of the Second Nebraska con-
gressionai district nominated James Laird.
Some of the opponents of Mr.: Blaine contin-
nc TO harp on what they call the revelations
made by the 'Mulligan letters" against his in
tesrity as member of Congress year ago.
We would again remind these slanderers that
no ess able or honorable Democrat than
the late Jere s. Black, of Pennsylvania, public
ly declared twelve years ago that "Mr Blaine's
letter proved that the ''Muligan charge was
not only untrue, but impossible, and would
continue so to prove until the Gregorian cal
endar could be turned round and October
made to precede April in the stately process
sion of the year" Surely old Jere Black ought
to be accepted by the Democrats Is = compe-
tent witness.
The Republican convention in the Seventh