New-York tribune., 1884-12-27

1t is well for Mr.. Cleveland that he did not
venture to decline that cask of whiskey before cleo
ton For had he done 80, % score OF Burchards and
ST. Johns could not have pulled him through to
success Tho word would have been passed
along the Democratic line, "Cleveland goes back
on good whiskey.p That would have been enough.
lie would have been beaten beyond Identification
The bone and sinew of his party all over the
country would have stood aghast IN their favorlte
sampe-rooms as they heard the revolving piece OF
news, and before they stopped standing IN that
impressive attitude would have passed resolutions
sterniy repudiating him for ruthIessly trampling
upon their most sacred feelings. But Cleveland
was shrewd enough to wait. After the official vote
was announced, then and not until then, he shook
his head at the Binghamton Democrat and re-
marked Thank you, Coughlin. not any whiskey in
mine." Say what you will about the President
elect he's got presence of mind
1t is announced that the Socialists have at last
secured an organ. in a German paper published at
New Haven, which Herr Most will control This
is not matter for regret Indeod, il would be we'll
for the country if it had greater opportunity to
hear from day to day what these apostles of social
regeneration definitely propose, and III what respect
their opinions differ from those which the majority
of the people entertain Probably we shall hear a
a journal of that sort; a good many things which
will tend it is safe to say to convince the majority
ofintclligeat voters that 1t is not yet time to give
the Socialists much influence in the affairs of this
country.
In reply to tho evidence that the election In
Florida was not fair one. we hear tho usual in
curry, " What are you going TO DO about il ~ The
spirit Of Tweed still pervadel tho party which sue
! a., ...fh D. l,k LAT ,,,f
the question tho other way, for once. DO the Dem-
ocra, really suppose that the free people of this
country are goingtc submit in successyecloctions,
and pernancntly To government created 10y as
sassination. aud upheld hysimud DO they really
suppose that public opinion in ths country win
Tolerate that sort of thme7 % they seriously
entertain h,rc that the stu0nc Of hollothovo' IN
FLORIDA. and the shooting of leading Republicans I'm
Ni,ia.ippL ana the di,naaohsoment of half The
Voter. u Grotea. and ot moro t18n half the totcrs
tn touda. Nlu h, tcsrcctod 10y tho pcoplo at this
ronntr1 nsn lc.ision iu conformity IA thu ConSin.
,iunf Nhltmay ho "donc nhnntu viii Ne con
slinoA whom tbopcoplo have h'M,o thom a rlcar
optnttnnit, to do thnothinR. lN>t nov tho ,hiOg
~ he donc Sc ,h rolirrt thc c,idencr, 80 placc
70 btoie tht raopr iN distinct ANA convincing
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as1 leclaining great bolts oi territory that were
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