Daily Republican., 1884-08-23
Growing " aker snd weak or.

part Of the people and the movement
in his behalf even ii it can be called
one, Is rs sluggish and lethargic as the
candidate himself. Though the enthu-
siasm for Blaine runs high there is moth
ing in the movements Of the opposition
except lie now aud then put up with
Barnum's ear mark upon it to stir up
the Republicans to fever heat. Demo
Gratis who have always before been
primfull of enthusiasm for their candi-
date, now look disappointed at each
other, and talk of the weak points OF
their candidate that they never
discovered until after he was nominated.
When Republicans approach them
they put on show of cheerfulness and
tell them that Cleveland's bad personal
character won't hurt him that his
official character they admire, and they
love him anyhow for the enemies he
has male, but when these same Demo
Gratis are left 10 themselves they look
each her in the face and without
swearing very hard they say Amt
we in pretty scrape." Still they have
had hope that their candidate would
pull them through.
ueoree "hilaui Gurus Is Tor him,
C@fi ochurA Is tor MIN, ana all the free
s'auo papers ana voters that formerly
acted with the Republicans are for him
why should he not pull through ? Vain
hope, these men and these papers were
= power "heh ehey We're IN the Repnb-
hcan party ou's'oe oi IL they are shorn
vi .nelr strehs q.
Inc deluded Democrats had for the
last two or three Week, been building
tneir hopes upon Cleveland letter OF
acceptance Ihey thonght 1t possible
no uiisho say something that would
increase nope ana render their position
@' leas1 Respectable.
Irue' since they come to think of it
they never remember an occasion when
no oid nave WORD thar aroused respect
ana enthusiasm, they never recollected
when he contributed anything TO the
soock OF human thought or human know
ieoge, put the grand emergency of the
hour might possibly inspire him might
perhaps intuse into his sluggish soul
some brilliant fascination of speech
That would excuse the mistake the
party has made III selecting him over
all the honored statesmen who were
candidates for the nomination but his
party has waited and looked in vain
ferhaps he might offer IA plan of his
own that would extricate his party from
the disagreeable dilemma in which it
had placed itself by its unrneaning
declaration upon the tariff question.
Perhaps he might prove the happy me-
num through which Morrison and Ran.
oail could be brought together on the
same platform.
Terhaps ne might have some ideas OF
Owl Service reform that would har-
monlze Huoert .. Thompson and
George William Curtis. But. cruel
thought, Cleveland's answer has come
rom the woods and he has said nothing.
he had no views upon anything excep,
that he thought one Presidential term
would be enough.
Ills mind seemed to run on being
PRESIDENT. He planted himself on the
Democra,ic platform whatever thar
was, but he had no views Of his own 10
oher. This Is the maa for whom tht
Democrats set aside such men as Bay
aru, Thurman, Randall and Carlisle.
we are not surprised that they ar,
disappointed and discouraged. But
auer all, their candidate is typical o
their party. The latter has neither
great thoughts nor high aims. Niethe,
mas Cleveland, except in his high per
sonal aim for the Presidency. Til.
party has an appetite, aud SO has Mr.
GlHypllnIs as Mr. Gnrtia II,
IL " very hungry and very thirsty
before the meeting of the independent.
Mr.. Curtis was fully appraised of Cleve
lands immoral character, but he an.
swered Our course has been marked
out and we must take it" The mora
degradation of the Democratic party
compelled theDemocratic Convention to
take the candidate put ND BY corrupt off
Gals of New York, az reward for
shielding them from merited pro,ecu.
ton before the Courts. 1t isa fit cul
mination that the same men who iuyes
tigate and know all about the forgery OF
the Morey letters, should be chosen I,
conduct the present campaign. Blu,
these things do not disturb Cleveland
why should they disturb other people
Cleveland il the man the Democrat,
picked out for the Democrats to nolri
nate. They knocked a, the Democrat,
door and it was opened. They asked
the Democrats to take Cleveland. anc
they took him, such as he is. AS they
have made their bed, so thew must Ii,
in it. The Democrats and the Iudepen
dents have their man, let them stick n
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