Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-07-17
Comments Of the Press on the Nomination.

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What men call good fortune still! abides
with the Republican party. Grover Cieve-
and has been nominated for President by
the Democratic party, and may, perhaps,
receive the electoral votes of the southern
states If the friends Of Mr.. Blaine do their
duty from this time. he ought to carry ever.
northern state and some Of the southern
states besides. For the present there will
be great shouting among the Democrats and
Independents. and boundless confidence OF
success So il was for a month after Gen.
Hancock was nonl.nated. But II Will be
found that Mr.. Gle, land, ike his prede-
cessor in defeat, has gift Of great speed IN
running backward. Ii Is nonsense to say
that Mr. Kelly NAV defeat Cleveland. The
Tammany leader stated the simple Truth
when he said that he would be absolutei,
powerless to secure the support OF the work
ingmen of this city for the Governor Mel
Their will Republicans rest their hopes upon
defects in Gov Clevelands private character.
He is a small man everywhere except on the
hav scales. Destitute Of experience IN ma
tional affairs or knowledge Of men outside
of New York, be would be sure 10 be used
by tricksters as he has been in this state.
Lacking in know ledge on questions of nation
al needs. he would tie the mere dummy OF his
nsris sud what it, -...,a 1880 seprc-
serted as reformer but the proceedings
in convention make the country understand,
that he has been. and is, the mere tool Of
corrupt rings of 1899, Thompson, Boss"
Mclaughlin and the coal oil ring Of Ohio.
Sooner will grapes come from ,histes than
any reform whatever from such ring masters
New York sun.
The presidential g estion may be some
what complicated b, the running Of third
candidate. or II NAV not. As to this point.
the decision will rest with Gen. Butler.
Should he stand, viii he he able to get
enough to render doubtful the election or
either Blaine or Cleveland? If not. what
would be the effect of his presence as third
candidate ? Would he draw away votes
from Cleveland or from Blame Would
workingmen and citizens of Irish descent,
who are undoubtedly hostile 10 Cleveland.
prefer to vote for Butler, or would they 60
straight over 10 Blaine All these are
problems that will add TO the peculiar in
terest of this election. But the great uncer-
talnty j the real magnitude of the Repuhli- 1
can revolt against the Maine statesman No /
doubt. all the indictments of that party will /
give their support 10 the Democratic candi- 4
date, and how much will that amount to .
W Ill II oyerbalance the detection of the Tam
many workingmen and politicians in this
city, In word, will il enable Gle, land
TO carry New York Viii it bring over to
MIN states which are now doubtful? All
these questions are to be answered by the
demonstrations al the canvass
Of the polls.
New York Evening Telegram.
All that nialignity and vituperation could
bring to bear against the nomination of Gov.
Cleveland was employed by Tammany ia
just the same manner as that notorious or
did with 1ilden eight wears ago.
The result was the same in both instances.
and II may be expected that the parallel
will be carried out on the day Of election.
All respectable citizens will rejoice a. the
ignominiou. defeat of Kelly and his coyotes.
not forgetting the political guerilla, Ben
Butler. The nomination of Cleveland will
attract the hearty support of the independent
Republicans 10 the Democratic ticket.
Providence Journal
The nomination of Cleveland is mis-
take. The whole claim of Mr.. Cleveland
upon the attention of the Democratic party
rested upon the fact of his election to the
gubernatorial chair in the state of New
! ork. That elevation was political acct
dent. 1t was owing TO dissensions in the
Republican party Of the Empire state. 1t is
not pretended that Mr.. Cleveland is a man
Of any more than ordinary mental ability.
tie has not experience in craftsmanship.
save such as has cast grave doubts upon his
capacity. SO far as the country is concerned,
he is an unknown man. Where he is best
known, IN his own state, he is not recogniz-
I'd by the ablest Democratic newspapers as
4 mt and proper person TO be voted for for
President The opposition in the Democrat
c ranks to Cleveland. SO far as the state of
New York is concerned, rests at last, and
in the con, lotion that he is not. in
my sense, the friend of the common people.
His action in relation to the elevated rail-
Dad fare bill may or may not be critically
understood, but it is plain upon the face of ,
Kings that the General Assembly had given
he people chance as against the monopo-
y, and Gov. Cleveland vetoed what was
bought to be the peoples bill.
springfield Republican.
The nomination Of this ticket gives the ,
Democracy approximately an even chance i
# carrying the country. They have sound |
andidates upon a good platform. They I
will have to contend probably with more or /
ess detection to Butler and Kelly, but the s
otal absence Of real grievances on the part 8
fthe latter, and the prospect of success If '
armony prevails, will tend to solidify the '
arty vote in New York. On the other q
and. the independent vote, which the nom c
nation of Blaine has disaffected toward the d
republican ticket, will be cast for Cleve- Il
and. The independents will put up no il
bird candidate, but will heartily support 2
'leyeland and Hen ricks. The Democratic
ominations, theref, re .stand an even chance I,
carrying the states Of New York, Con- L
ecticut and New Jersey, which are at pres a
Mt in Democratic hands, But the cam Il
aign will be 6ercely contested on both b
des, and we apprehend that the use of 2
loney will be unrestricted, and will be car D
ed to an alarming degree. 5