The Republican journal., 1884-06-26

The New York Democracy.

The differences between Tammany Hall and
the county Democracy Were apparently ami
cably settled, and the New York Democratic
State convention held at Saratoga last week
was more harmonious than anticipated. All
accounts agree that Congressman Flowers
Presidential boom was knocked into smither
Gems, and the preponderance of opinion is that
Cleveland'> friends carried the day by securing
a majority of the delegates to the Chicago con-
vention. This claim is disputed, however,
and John Kelley is reported to have remarked
on his way home from the convention that the
Cleveland movement was only blind and that
the votes of New York would be given to some
one he would not name 1t is thought Payne
or lloadly was meant. While throughout the
South and West the action Of the convention is
believed TO foreshadow the nomination of
Cleveland. one of Mr.. Flowers supporters says
the result at Saratoga simply transfers the tight
TO Chicago.
Cleveland has been the ''ideal candidate' of
the >o-called Independents, but we should
think the manner in which his Office holders
worked the convention, with brides and
promises, would disgust the kid glove gentry.
Cleveland is an accidental Governor, whose re-
cord in office does not indicate his fitness for
even his present station, and there are said to
be incidents in his life which if revealed will
not advance him III public estimation. An AL
bany despatch to the BOSTON journal thus
cnumerae> some Of Cleveland's weak points:
In addition to offending the Independents by
refusing to sign the most important of the
Roosevelt New York City reform bills GOV.
Cleveland has also offended the Old soldiers and
sailors by allowing to go unsigned every bill
that affected their interests. one of these was
the bill empowering the Secretary Of State to
furnish every honorably discharged New York
soldier and sailor with handsomely engraved
certificate of his service. The bill simply pro-
posed to give to these men, or to those who
have survived battletelds and prisons. some
slight testimonial. Another bill not signed
was the one making it a mslemcanor for those
not members of the Grand Army of Republic
TO wear the badge of that organization. The
abuse which this measure was designed to
remedy, Colonel {. Murphy, the author of the
bill, asserted in the Senate, has become 50
rious lis to demand the prohbitory interference
of the law. Col. Murphy is member of the
Democratic State Committee, but his plea
amounted to nothing. The same neglect which
was shown the interests Of the soldiers and
sailors Of the civil war was shown the veteran
organizations of the militia. as the bill author
| izing the formation of the veteran reserve of
the National Guard was also left nsigned.
Gov. Cleveland has snubbed the soldiers and
sailors and driven OIL the Independents. Re
pubicanS hcrtabou look upon him lis Il weak
candidate, and hope he will he nominated.
Cleveland is also strongly opposed by the
organs Of the laborlng classes, and the very
last issue Of the Irish World announces that
his nomination would result in thousands of
lri>h-AmericanS voting for Blaine and Logan,
who stand, is it truly says, upon Il platform
(Which commends itself to the working men"
1t is worthy of note in this connection that the
platform adopted at Saratoga ignores the tariff
question, and i'll fact avoids all reference to
any of the leading issues of the campaign. The
attempt 10 cover these omissions by shouting for
reform will have no effect, As the people have
learned to doubt Democratic professions.
| 1t is none of cur funeral, but we think the
dropping of l.. H. Murch from the Democratic
State committee, and the giving of his place to
Charles Baker, a very recent convert to Bour-
bonism, a case of the blacklist ingratituda. Mr..
Murch had held the position for ten years, we
believe, and was an earnest and faithful work
er. He was so straight Democrat that he
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vicinity who remained steadfast to the old
time principles of the Democracy, and who
opposed fusion to the last. 1t was an open
secret at the time the Democratic caucus was
held in this city that Mr.. Murch was to be
deposed and his place given 10 Mr.. Baker, al
though we learn that some of the Democrats
who participated in the caucus knew nothing
! of the Drorramme which was arranupI Inv the
office seeking wing of the party. The latter
| thought that in case their party should be sue
cessful in the National campaign, and there
We're spoils to distribute, that Mr. Murch, with
his long years of faithful service would have
strong claims, and so wanted him out of their
way. But this promoting of recent converts,
| leaving out in the cold the old guard, will
pretty surely be resented by the Democratic
voters.
We hear good deal from the Boston dudes
of Mr.. Bane's attack upon Massachusetts.
This is u false statement of the case. Maine
was attacked and in defending the State he so
ably represented in the United States Senate,
hlr. Blaine not only vindcated Maine but i'm
parted to the Massachusetts Senators some in
formation concerning the history of their own
State of which they were lamentably ignorant.
They made feeble attempts at reply only to be
| ignominiousIy routed by Senator Blaine's supe-
rlor information and mightier intellect.
In 1868 General John A. Logan, then at the
head of the Grand Army of the Republic, APP
pointed May 30th as a day on which the graves