Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-07-18
OUR NOMINEES.

On Friday of last week the Democratic
National Convention, held at Chicago, NOM
mated Grover Cleveland, OF New York, for
President of the United States, and Thomas
A. Hendricks, of Indiana for Vice President.
Mr.. Cleveland was nominated upon the
second ballot taken in the convention, and
received 6S3 votes. Mr.. Hendricks was
nominated without opposition.
q, Before the decisive ballot was taken Kelly
and Butler attempted to cajole the conven-
tod into the belief, by boisterous demon
STATIONS in the galleries and by their few
followers, that Mr.. Hendricks was the gen
tleman TO be nominated. But the calm con-
sideration Of the majority was not to be led
estray and lose sight of the weighty respon-
sibilities And Butler and Kelly failed in
their attempt to stampede the convention.
The ticket is the best that could have been
selected, and the Democracy has shown
much more wisdom than the Republicans
in making both platform and ticket
The party is wholly united upon it, and
even John Kelly is afraid TO open his
mouth against it: 1t is more than faver-
lite with the party that made it, it has the
ayowed support of the intelligent and hon
orable portion of the Republican party, who
have tired Of the fragrant change of this
government from what it was first intended
10 be 10 that of nest of corruption under
q Republican administration for twenty
years or more. This Independent element,
as ii now calls itself, is Of no mean strength
nor confined 10 one State; but il is power
ful in numbers and intelligence and of sew
eral former Republican strongholds.
Ii is ticket that will win. The people
of all parts of the country have faith in it
that IL will purify, correct and clean out the
poison that is now destroying this govern
ments vitality, and relieve the laboring
classes Of the heavy burdens that are now
paralyzing and prostrating them
- The Republican party's shameful record,
the development Of its corruption in such a
great number Of instances, and Its crimes
unequaled under any other government, are
widely known and undisputed That par
ty'sfurther continuance in power causes the
lovers of a free and religious government to
become apprehensive that it will be con
yerted into one Of nothing but sin, and then
of final dissolution.
II is ticket that must succeed-the tide
and time are favorable
The following is the admirable platform
of principles unanimously adopted by the
convention:
The Democratic party of the Union
through its representatives in national con.
vention assembled, recognizes that as the
nation grows older new issues are born ol
time and progress and old issues perish. But
the fundamental principles Of the Democ.
racy, approved by the united voice of the
people, remain, and will ever remain, as the
best aud only security for the continuance OF
free government. The preservation of per.
sonaf rights, the equality of all citizens be-
fore the law, the reserved rights of the
States and the supremacy OF the federal
government within the limits of the consti-
tuition will ever form the true basis OF
our liberties, and can never be surrendered
without destroying that balance OF right and
powers which enables a continent TO be de-
veloped In peace and social order TO be
maintained by means of local selfgovern.
ment; but II Is Indispensable for the practi-
cal application and enforcement Of these
Fundamental principles that the government
should not always he controlled by one
political party. Frequent change of adj
mipistration Is as necessary as constant re-
cnrrence to the popular will. Otherwise
abuses grew, and the government instead of
being carried on for the general welfare
becomes IN fundamentally for imposing
heavy burdens ON the many who are gov
erned Tor the beneht OF the few who govern.
Public servants thus become arbitrary rulers.
This is now the condition Of the coun-
try-hence change is demanded The Re
publicantparty, so far as principle is con-
cerned, is "reminiscences. In practice it is
an organization for enriching those who
control its machinery. The frauds and Job
berry which have been brought TO light in
every department of the government are suf-