Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-10

The Troubled Democracy.
To-day may determine who is to be
the Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency, but it will not bring forth tho
man who is TO be President of the
United States for four years more from
the fourth OF next March. The con-
vention that met in Chicago the third
of June settled that question. This
much seems to be admitted even by the
majority of the speakers who have
taken part in the discussions in the
Democratic Convention now in SEES
sion.
They do not cay plainly that Mr..
Blaine will be elected, but the tone Of
the leaders is that it will take the best
and most popular man in the Demo-
cratic party to beat him. Only month
ago, even some so-called Republican
journals had Blaine beaten already"
To use familiar expression of theirs,
the air was full of revolt"
Hot headed and hilarious Democrats
threw up their hats in glee, and were
quite sure that New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Massachusetts and In
diana would swing into the solid South
column of States that were to elect q
Democratic President. Why should
this not be so? There is Curtis,
Beecher, Bristow, Schurz, Elliott, Hig.
ginson and many other well known
and influential Republicans and their
followers who were ready to vote for
"any good Democrat Even Mr..
Randall for the time lost his reckoning
and said =" II we can't beat that
ticket, we can't beat anybody" What
does Mr.. Randall think now? After
one month and the National Democratic
Convention is in session, how does 1t
look ?
We cannot give the situation in q
more plain or explicit manner than the
New. York Tribune gives the talk at
Chicago
Every Democratic leader without
exception warns his party that the Re-
publican ticket is going to be very hard
to beat, and is the strongest ticket the
Republicans could have nominated
Ohio Democrats say it calls out the
hole Garfield vote. Indiana Demo
Gratis say that defence of American citi-
zenship and American interests sweeps
through the west like prairie ire.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey Demo-
Gratis report that 1t kindles the enthu-
siasm OF the miners and iron workers
California Democrats declare that Thur
man alone has a chance 10 combat his
popularity in any Pacific State. South
ern Democrats solemnly warn the Con-
vention that Blaine's foreign policy
threatens to stampede the voters in
several Southern States. Massachu-
setts Democrats confess that Irish voters
in great numbers lean toward Blaine.
New York Democrats disputed among
themselves, some having faith that
" ninety thousand Independent votes -
will pull the Democratic ticket through
while others, who best know the
workingmen, say that stampede
among them will give Blaine a hun
dred thousand majority over Cleveland.
These are accounts given by Demo-
cratic leaders to each other, about
ticket which month ago was pro-
nounced "beaten already"
Chaos family describes the situation
at Chicago. The Committee on Resolu-
t ons are beset with protectionists,
free-traders, woman suffragists, indie
pendent Republicans, temperance adj
vocates, the Liquor League, the Labor
League, the Irish League, monopolists
and anti-monopoliat-, civil service re-
form and hundreds OF other conflicting
elements, and platform is asked to be
formulated TO please all General But
Ter, the only true representative of a
live issue coming to the Convention
| with the >tateofMassachuset al hisback
for Presidential nomination, has vir-
tua ly been Missed out of the Conven-
ton. Kelly and Tammany have been
booted. Bayard has been placed be
fore the Convention for the nomination
and the Southern Brigadiers with the
old rebel yell, are coming to his sup
port.
Tilden fatty refuses 10 run. Mellon
aid has been set up, but the New Workers
say 10 free trade man can carry II.
Payne says he is satisfied with seat in
the Srnat-, and Thurman Ohio Demo
Gratis say they would be overwhelmed at
the October election. Nobody thinks
| ''tiiAHiS "ohid anu INT Tree
Traders would scout the idea of Randall
pretending to be a candidate, and
Tammany stands ready to choke Cleve-
land.
Thus ii goes and there is the batch.
Frot them out. Cleveland, Bayard,
Mcdonald, Thurman, Carlisle and r an
dali. These compose the Democratic
Presidential timber unless Democratic
lightning strikes dark horse only to
b" another victim. Republicans Ia We
cause to rejoice. They are prepared to
work aud are on the high road 10 sue
cess, while the Democrats are searching
in doubt and gloom for a meaningless
policy and an empty candidate.
Mr.. BAYARD don't say much abou,
r. G irade. He calls it international
courtesy. He says the staEnatiou OF
business in this country is over-produc-
zion, that is, We manufacture more than
we consume. Mr.. Bayard proposes to
remedy this by bis international cour.
tesy doctrine, that is, open the doors OF
Tree trade and let the English send