The Wilmingtonian., 1884-06-21
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ON TO CHICAGO,


On Tuesday July 9th the National Demo
cratic Convention will meet in Chicago fol
the purpose of formulating platform ant
naming a candidate to contest the Presiden.
tial prize with James G. Blaine.
1t will be the bounden duty for the coming
Convention to name a candidate who il most
likely to outstrip his Republican competitor
The man who gives the most promise oI
wheeling into the Democratic ranks the
debatable States is the man pre-. eminently
TO receive the nomination, and this question
alone should determine the action of the
delegates.
The selection will in all probability be
made from the following list: Butler, Thur
man, Randall, Payne, Mcdonald, Joel
Parker, Cleveland or Bayard. or Butler, it
may be said that he is the embodiment OF
all that is unholy and abhorrent-and his
strength will be measured solely by the pro
portion of the purchasable element prescn,
in the Chicago Convention. Buffers ability
and his unscrupulousnessa are admitted by all
and his only hope is in the marketable com
modites he expects TO find in the Conven'
tion.
Thurman, it is reported, would willingly
sacrifice the pleasures of retirement for
"White House Honurs," but Thurman's
straddle Of the currency question few
years ago will entitle him to but compli-
mentary vote.
Randall, who has been doomed most
Justify by editor Mcclure, has hal bis head
so turned by the Times that he has been
nothing but an obstructonist since the COM
menGement of the present session of Con
gress. Randall has no following beyond the
Philadelphia Times, and as the support OF
Che 7imds appears to be fatal to political sue.
cess, Randall need not lie awake ut nights
selecting his imaginary cabinet.
Payne is too thoroughly saturated with
"Standard Coal oil'' to be seriously consid
cred.
Mcdonald of Indiana is a fairly strong
candidate-his negative record being
stronger than his positive.
Judge Joel Parker, of New Jersey, has the
record of an upright Judge to strengthen his
nd bo a1c ha ,Nar
as the war Governor of New Jersey and he
is most highly esteemed by all classes of his
fellow citizens.
The eyes of the Democracy from Maine Il
beyon the Rockies are now centred upon tn
reform Governor of New York. OF all thu
strong men in the Democratic party it it
safe to declare that no one more strongly
outlines the essential elements of Presden
tial success than Gov. Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland was called to the Mayor
atty of Buffalo, at time, when it had tn
reputation of being the worst governed cit
on the Western Continent.
When Mayor Cleveland assumed til
municipal direction of Buffalo, the rag-ru
fans, hoodlums and cut-throats of til
European countries had so terrorized tn
citizens that they were in constant leopard
of their lives, but Mayor Cleveland 500
restored order out of chaos and before h
administration had ceased, Buffalo WI
regarded as one of the best governed citi'
of the land. Mayor Cleveland gave
security to both life and property new,
before known in the city of Buffalo, and Il
sterling points of character as exemplifiC
and developed in Mr.. Cleveland as Mayor
Buffalo is what gave him his triumpha
election as Governor of New York.
One of the strongest arguments y
advanced in Cleveland's favor is the acknov
edged hostility of John Kelly John Kel
is the most venal and the most unscrupulo
politician in America, and his praise oug
to damn any candidates prospects of ST
cess, and the very fact of Kelly opposi
Gov. Cleveland's candidacy is proof positi
that Kelly's unclean methods have not fou
favor with Gov. Cleveland. Gov. Clevela
has brought to his Gubernatorial office |
same conscientious discharge of duty VIII
characterized his administration of
municipal affairs of Buffalo. His one c.
slant aim has been to reform the differ
departments of public service of his Sta
and notwithstanding the combined opp
+. tion of John Kelly and his henchmen G
Cleveland has succeeded measurably well
his efforts. Whatever measures were cal
lated to strengthen the cause of honest G
emment all found in Mr.. Cleveland
untiring defender, and because of this Il
esty of purpose he incurred the everlast
displeasure of Kelly. John Kelly has m
the citizens OF New York pay tribute to
veiality and he naturally viewed with all
any encroachments upon what he considt
his special field for plunder-hence
avowed opposition to Gov. Cleveland.