The Portland daily press., 1884-07-12
PBEss COMMENTS.
ApringfieId MIass,) ReDubIican.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. July 1.-THE Republican
will say of the nomination at Chicago today: The
nomination of this ticket gives the Democracy ap-
proximateiy even chances of carrying the country.
They have sound candidates on a good platform
less detection of Butler and Kelly but the total alb
sence of real grievances on the part of the latter
and the prospect of success if harmony prevails will
tend to s0lidify the party vote in New York.
The Independents will put up no third candi-
date but will heartily support Cleveland and Hen
bricks. y But the campaign will be fierce
ly contested by both sides, and we apprehend that
the use of money will be unstinted and will be
ried to an alarming degree.
New York Evening Telegram.
NEW YORK, July12-The Evening Telegram says:
All that malignity and vjtuperation could bring to
bear against the nomination of Cleveland was en-
ployed by Tammany in Just the same manner as
that notorious organization did with Tilden eight
years ago. The result was the same in both instan-
ces and it may be expected the parallel will be
ried out the ay of election. All respectable cit
zsns will rejoice at the ignomnious defeat of KEEL
ly and his coyotes and not forgetting the political
guerilla, Ben Butler, the nomination of Cleveland
viii attract the hearty support OF the Independent
republicans to the Democratic ticket.
New York SUN.
The Sun will say: 1.-THE presidential question
may be somewhat complicated by the running of
thi ID candidate, or it may not. AS to this point
the decision will rest with Gen. Butler. Should he
stand, he will be able to get enough to render
doubtful the election of either Blaine Cleveland
If not, what would be the effect of his presence as
Cleveland or from Blaine? Would the working
and citizens of Irish descent, who are undoubt-
eddy hostile to Cleveland, prefer to vote for Butler,
or would they go straight over to Blaine?
No doubt all the malcon.
tents of the Republican party win give support to
the Democratic candidate, and how much will that
amount to? viii it overbalance the detection of
the Tammany workingmen and politicians in this
city? In word, will it enable Cleveland to carry
New York? viii it bring over to him States that
now doubtful?
New York Tribune.
NEW YORK, July 11.--Under the caption "The
next victim,' the Tribune says:
what men call good fortune still abides with the
Republican party. Grover Cleveland has been
nominated for President by the Democratic party
and may perhaps receive the electoral votes of the
Southern States If the friends of Blaine do their
duty from this time he ought to carry every
Northern State and some OF the Southern States
Kelly may defeat Cleveland The Tammany leader
stated simple truth when he said he would be alb
solutey powerless TO secure the support of the
workingmen of this city for Cleveland. Neither
will the Republicans rest their hopes upon the de-
fects in Gov. Clevelands private character. He is
small man everywhere except on the hay scales, and
destitute of experience in national affairs
knowledge Of men outside of New York. He would
be sure to be used by trcksters as he has been in
this State. He will be represented as q
reformer but the proceedings in the convention
make the country understand that he has been is a
mere tool of the corrupt rings of 800 Thompson,
"Boss" Mclaughlin, and the coal oil ring of Ohio.
Sooner VIII grapes come from thistles than any
reform whatever from such ring masters"
New York Herald.
The Herald will say:
The Herald puts at the head of its columns the
Democratic ticket for President and Vice President
of the United States. We congratulate the Dem
ocratic party upon the work of the convention at
Chicago and the opportunity it offers the Ameri
people through the union of patriotic voters by
whatever name they call themselves, Democrats,
Independents, Labor Reformers, whatsoever else,
to redeem the country from the disgrace and peril
to which the Republican party has plotted to expose
it by the thoroughly bad nomination of Blaine and
Logan.