The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-08-14
DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.

DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.
Brooklyn Eagle.-Andrew jackson
was twice elected president Of the
United States, and that, too, in spite
of attacks upon his personal character
as malignant as any that were ever
made upon the character of Aaron
Burr. The American people have a
wholesome repugnance to scandal mon
gers who venture beyond the official
record to assal public men.
Charles W. McCune, publisher of the
Buffalo Courier, says the "Rev." Ball,
who got up the Cleveland scandal, was
an ardent supporter of Cleveland dur
ing the Gubernatorial campaign, and
was paid for his work" He wanted to
get some position and was refused it,
| and hence his flop. "The Rev Balls
article" adds Mr.. McCune, s'has
no weight in this place, where he
is known. The story as published is
false, absolutely SO, and will be met in
due time. Cleveland will carry Buffalo
by 5000 or 5000 majority and New
York state by at least 25, 900, and in all
probability considerably more. He is a
man whose social or public life has
never been married to prevent his asso-
ciating with and having the confidence
Of the best people in Buffalo"
New York World: The editor of the
springfield Republican having been
I chided for his refusal to print what is
termed the Cleveland Scandal, replies
at great length declining to make the
| private affairs of candidates subject
of discussion. de says: We have
known many years story which would
prove very narrowing to the Blaine
family, but which would have no proper
be: ring on Mr.. Blaine's fitness for the
presidency of the United States, and
which has never before been alluded to
in these columns. Whether it is true
or not we have never sought to discover
and never shall. Gen. Garfeld's OPP
ponents in 1880 acted with entire pro-
priety in abstaining from making this
side of his chatacter an issue.
And it might be added that there are
stories concerning the relations of
President Arthur to the fair sex extant
that have never even been limited at ID
democratic newspapers for the simple
reason that they have no bearing what
J ever upon his ability to discharge pub
| Lie duties.
Gov. Cleveland says the Brooklyn
Eagle is a man who wears we'll. The
better acquainted you become with him
the more you find to respect and admire
in his character. His methods are so
| quiet, his manner is so unostentatious
that he never impresses the Imagination
as more egotisticM or demonstrative
person might, but the appreciation
which he at first excites always
grows stronger with an increasing
knowledge of the man. Hon. Abram
S. Hewitt, very keen indge of men,
bears testimony to the correctness of
this view of Gov. Cleveland. His first
impression of him was that which al
most any earnest, methodical plodding
person would naturally produce. Upon
more careful study, however, he caught
glimpses of qualities which his first OBJ
servations failed to detect, and his ulti-
mate opinion is thus summed up in
conversation with Gen. Butler: He is
really wonderful man-fully equipped
for the presidency. But more; look
upon him as a man of destiny. I be-
ieve he has been selected by Almighty
God as special agent for defeating the
Republican party and reforming the
administration of this government.
The announcement that General and
ex- Governor Chamberlain of Maine will
vote for Cleveland is full of significance.
General Chamberlain was one of tire
most gallant soldiers in the Union army
during the war and one of the most en-
lnent republicans in the East until the
Blaine machine ruled him out of public
was under Chamberlain's governorship
that republicanism touched high-water
mark in Maine, his majority of ~, 6S7 in
1866 being without precedent in the
whole history of state elections since the
party was formed. After General Cham
berla1n was retired and the Blaine ma
chine firmly established in power, the
party went down hill, until, In the last
campaign managed by the magnetic"
leader, the state elected an opposition
governor in the September election of
presidential year. General Chamber
lain knows Blaine through and through,
and he belongs to class of republicans
which is by no means unknown even In
/ Maine, who put their conscience into
their politics.-Brooklyp Union (nd.
rep.
Hon. p. A. Collins, one of the most
distinguished Irish citizens of Boston,
made a speech at Albany and visited
Gov. Cleveland. On returning home q
reporter said:
Chow does Mr.. Cleveland appear to
you, personality"
well, I am somewhat surprised with
the personality of the Governor. The
| portraits you see of him do not begin to
catch the character in face. Like some
one you know, he said with a merry
twinkle In reference to poor counter
felt presentiments of himself, che has
that sort of face that even photography
cannot give tie true impression. He
has, altogether, a remarkably strong
face. He is very little of poll
all accounts, anything of rolit-
ical manager, any more than myself.
There are ways of the politicians that
have never been able to fathom. On
questions of state his policy is as straight
and clean cut as that, said the eloquent
congressman, as his hand sharply
cleaved through the space in front of
him. "When q public matter comes
before him for decision, the only ques-
tion with him is: Is this the right way
/ to do, or will it be wrong to adopt it?
If Judgment land in my opinion he has
very strong one, )says it is wrong, he
rejects it at once without any considera-
| tion of whether it is polite or not for
him to do it. Governor Cleveland's
standard of public interigty is of the
highest order, and as public officer
he looks upon the duties imposed and
| thu ,nonnvs nonfi1ad tn him "a a Socrad