Morris tribune., 1884-08-27
public record and satisfy himself.

public record and satisfy himself
SpHngfetd Union.
Colonel AleCk Mcclure is too indie.
pendent for the Democrats. He tells
the truth occasionally, as when he
wrote to his Philadelphia paper from
Saratoga, the headquarters of the
Clevelandites, that Blaine was much
ahead, so far, in the political contest.
This was giving the thing away" the
bows say, and they want the Philadel'
By the way, Mr.. Mcclure was about
leaving the party last winter without
being asked. He may not wait to be
told to go now.
"a fOrty-year Democrat" writes TIC
the n. Y. SIN: The leading men and
minds of the Democratic party of the
of the country should meet and demand
the withdrawal Of Mr.. Cleveland. The
interests at stake are far too important
to be sacrificed, in compliance with the
conventions foolish choice or Mr.
Cleveland s personal ambition. These
are in one scale, the honor and welfare
of the Nation in the other. The des-
perate situation warrants a desperate
remedy. If Cleveland will not Volun
tarily withdraw he should be f0rclbly
set aside"
The Labor World, published in
Philadelphia, is unreseryed in cOndem-
nation of the Democratic candidates.
The following is among its latest para
graphs: "VetO Cleveland and mOnop0-
". No man was ever so successful IN
bringing upon his head the COndemna-
ton of labor as Grover Cleveland.
From Maine to California the univer-
sal sentiment among the working peo-
pie is Down with Cleveland and mo-
nOpOly." The labor papers are a unit
upon that subject, and cleveland man
is a rarity. Veto Cleveland. who veto
ed the conductors and drivers bill.
Mr.. McMaster, editor Of the New
York FTecnnn'S JO,Amd!, who has been
Democrat to the verge OF Copper
headism, says: The Democratic plat
form on the principle mainly at issue
the principle of protecting or not pro-
tecting m0nopolies at the expense OF
the multitude of labOrerS-talks with
a double tongue, and Stammers. The
Democratic candidate-forced on the
party by a trick-at a critical moment
for organization leaves his cause in the
hands of the clique who own him, and
takes to the woods as country bump
kins, to doff his shoes and stockings,
roll up his trousers, and angle for mud
fish in the Adirondaclis.
In 1876 George William Curtis
wrote of Mr.. Hendricks, whom he is
supporting now for the office for which
Mi. Hendricks was then a candidate:
He was the inconsiderate ally Of the
aggressiOns of slavery and the de-
hatchery of the National mind and
conscience. He was faithful sup
porter Of the degrading Democratic
effort to stifle freedom in Kansas and
to dishonor the Nations name.
Since the war he has been known only
as a Democratic aspirant for the Pres
idency, apparently for the reason that
he lived IN Western State and would
be acceptable to ex-Rebels, Copper
heads, and infationists.
The Democrats have given up as
serting that nine-tenths of the German
American voters in the country are en-
thusiastic for Cleveland and are now
mildly piping instead that there is
great Indifference among the sons OF
the Fatherland. We have not noticed,
however, that any Democratic journal
has noted as an illustration Of this in
difference a Republican meeting in st.
Louis the other evening at which near
ly 5000 Germans listened with delight
and responded with tremendous cheer
ing while DR.. PreetOrius, editor OF the
WeStliche Post, proclaimed the lmpera-
tive necessity and the bright promise OF
Republican triumph.
The Louisville C0urier-J0NrnGl
which is o5tensibly edited by Mr.. Henry
Watterson, has this to say of the scan
dial in which the reform candidate for
the Presidency is involved: ut is adj
mitted that, about thirteen years ago,
being then young bachelor OF four
and thirty, Grover Cleveland had made
the acquaintance OF and, as so often
happens, in such affairs, drlfted into
an unlawful connection with widow"
This is an important admission. The
result Of that unlawful connection was
a male child who is now 10 years of
age. The admission. therefore, implies
that MI. Cleveland not only drifted in
to this unlawful connection, but kept
drifting for period Of three years,
more or less. The trouble with him
seems that he didn't let so soon enough.
THE New York Star has given Off
cial notice to the Democratic party
that at least 100000 Wage-earners in
that State have resolved to act for
themselves, and, whatever else they
may do, they will not vote for Cleve-
lands It has notified the party that in
1881 Tammany Hall issued it's declara-
ton of principles, of which anti-mon-
opoly was the key note, and that Gov.
Cleveland was nominated and elected
Oh an explicit apti-monopoly platform,
devoid Of evasion or equiVocation.
Neither Gov. Cleveland nor the Legis-
lature of 1883 fulfilled the expect ations
of those who elected them. AS the
consequence the Democrats lost con-
troll of the Legislature, and the Cover
nor has forfeited the confidence of the
farmers and Workingmen generally.
"These men have resolved to act for
themselves and it will be a very diff
cult task to find votes which will com.
pensate for their detection" All of
which may be regarded as notitica-
ton from Tammany that the machine
must substract 100000 at least from its
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