Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-19

rHuRspAY EVENING. JUNE 10. 1884
The New York Convention.

sentiment Of the country, and a good
augury Of the success of the party. 1t
was not little surprising, however, in
view of the outgivings Of the metropoli-
tan newspapers as to the dissension
among the delegates In their views
as to both candidates and plat
form. The result shows how little
the newspapers know and how poo'
Is their Judgment and foresight. Ihere
was everything to counsel harmony
to the delegates, in the Importance oi
unity and the real insignificance OF the
things about which they were supposed
to differ. Ifthe Democratic leaders had
been given The credit for good sense
which they have shown was their due, 1t
would never have been believed that they
would show themselves "spoiling for
fight" The newspapers, in their search
for interesting news, manage to print
a great deal OF matter that has
no value, because 1t Is not true, though
it is interesting as long as its lack Of
truth is not discovered.
The New York Democrats have shown
no division in their choice of candi-
dates or principles. They have said
what the national convention will en-
dorse heartily, namely, "that no issue
can be more important than the election
of president Of the United States
whose character aud public reputation
shall give to the whole people assur
ance of an honest, impartial and
efficient administration of the laws
without suspicious of personal ends or
private interests"
With this declaration, 1t committed all
further exhibition of the national issues
to the national convention which it is
safe to say, whatever IL may further
declare, will make the main issue of the
canvass to reprse upon the character or
the candidate. There will be various
interpretations of whatever may
be declared upon the tariff, upon
which issue the truth Is tnat
proper legislation can only be reached
through the discriminating intelligence
of the legislator; since, in the cOuntry'5
condition, after its long practice of pro-
tective principles, free trade is presently
as impracticable as high and horizontal
tariff is unnecessary and impracticaole
The leading issue of this campaign is
undoubtedly pointed out in the New
York declaration. 1t was made at
Chicago when Blaine was nominated.
The question "is he honest and fit, y
which will test the right of the Republi
eau candidate TO receive the intelligent
vote of the country, cannot be answered
affirmatively. MIR. Blaine is distrusted by
the business and conservative interests of
the country, whichhave u well grounded
apprehension of the rashness of his
judgment. His brief reign as premier of
Garfield's cabinet nearly sutiiced to break
up our peaceful foreign relations aud
his career in Congress and the character
of his present and past associates give
no assurance of prudence and cleanliness
in the government conducted under his
supreme hand.
The New York convention presented
no candidate, but it is unders: ood that
the majority of the delegates chosen to
the Chicago convention will name Gov
ernor Cleveland. who will Therefore
receive the whole vote of the state under
the unit rule, which they were instructed
to observe in conformity with the
uninterrupted practice of the state
in national conventions. 1t is
natural presumption that, if the voice
of New York is thus solidly declared
for Governor Cleveland's nomina
tion, he will be nominated by the
convention, the general understanding
being that as New York's vote must
be polled by our candidate, the decision
OF her delegates rs to the man who can
best do the work will be potential, if it
is unhestatingly and decidedly uttered.
Should it possibly not be thus clearly
given, there are other candidates before
the people who will ill the re.
quirements of the New York platform,
and with whom our canvass could be
made upon the issue of honesty and tit.
ness, with as much force as with Gov
ernor Cleveland. He is by no means the
only Democratic statesman who would
have the confidence of the people in the
honesty, efficiency and impartialty Of
his administration.
Pennsylyania'S candidate, NJ. Ran
dali, has earned quite as high Il tiJls as
any of our statesmen topubhc confidence
in the integrity and capacity which he
would bring to the discharge of
the presidential functions. Della
ware has Bayard, Ohio Thurman,
Illinois Palmer, and Connecticut
Eaton, in either OF whom the public
confidence would be supreme, We have
abundant material with which to pre-
sent the clear cut issue of purity and
efficiency In administration but the
indications are that the choice of other
states as to candidates will be subordi.
mated to the choice Of New York.
The Louisiana Idea.