The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-31
GROVER CLEVELAND.


The nomination Of Governor Cleye.
land defines sharply the actual Issue OF
| the Presidential election OF this year.
He is man whose absolute official in-
| tegrity has never been questioned, who
has no laboriOus and doubtful explana'
tiOns TO undertake, and who Ia unlyer-
sally known 90 the Governor OF New
York elected by an unprecedented ma
| jority which was not partisan, and rep.
| resented both the votes and the consent
OF an enormous body OF Republicans,
and who as the Chief Executive OF the
State has steadily withstOOd the bland.
ishments and tho threats OF the worst
elements OF his party, and has Justly
earned the reputation OF q courageous,
independent, and efficient friend and
promoter of administrative reform. His
name has become that of The especial
representative among our public men OF
the integrity, purity and economy OF
administration which are the objects OF
the most intelligent aud patriotic cili-
zena, The bitter and furious hostility
of Tammany Hall and of General But
ler 10 Governor Cleveland Ia his pass.
pOIt to the confidence OF good men, ana
the general conviction that Iammany
will do all that II can to deleat him VIII
be an additional incentive TO the voters
who can not support MIR. Blaine, ana
who are unwilling not TO vote at OIL, 10
secure the election OF a candidate whom
the political rings and the party traders
instinctiyely hate and unitedly oppose.
SO firm and "clean" and independent
In his high Office has Gov. Cleveland
shown himself 10 be, that no Is denoun'
ced ~ not being Democrat by his
Democratic opponents, This denuncia-
tiOn springs from the fact that he has
not hesltaled 10 prefer the public well
fare to the mere interest OF his party.
Last autumn, when the Democratic Dis
trict Attorney OF Queens county was
charged with misconduct, the Governor
Z heard the accusation and the defense,
and decided that II was his duty TO re-
move the officer. He was asked by his
party friends TO defer the removal until
after the election, as otherwise the
party would lose the district by The op'
position Of the attorneys friends. The
Governor understood his duty, and re-
moved the officer some days before the
election, and the party did lose the dis
trict. This kind OF courage and devo'
tion TO public duty In the teeth Of the
most ylTulent opposition OF traders OF
his own party 10 unusual IN any public
! man, and II shows precisely the execn'
tive quality which 10 demanded at q
time when every form Of speculation
, and fraud presses upon the public treas
! nry under the speci0us plea OF party adj
vantage.
The argument that In an election II Is
not u man but party that is supported,
: and that the Democratic party is less to
be trusted than the Republican 10 futile
,, nj q time when the Republican party
has nominated candidate whom a
great body OF the most conscientious
Republicans cannot support, and the
, Democratic party has nominated a can
didate whom great body OF the most
yenal Democrats practically bolt. Dis
trust OF the Democratic party sprlng'
from the conduct Of the very Democrats
= who madly oppose Gov, Cleveland be-
cause they know that they cannot use
him. The mere party argument Ia vain
: also because no honorable man Will ba
whipped In TO vote for candidate
whom no believes 10 be personally dis
qualified for the Presidency on the
ground that party ought 10 be sus.
talned. No honest Republican would
sustain his party for such q reason, and
/, the honest Republicans who propose TO
vote for Mr.. Blaine, will do 30 Necanse
they do not believe, M the protesting
Republicans do believe that Mr.,
Blaine made hi4 official action
subserye u personal ADVANTAGE, Moth
ing Is more hopeless than an attempt 70
persuade such Republicans 10 sustain
their party by voting for an unworthy
candidate, Should the Republicans help
TO reward such u candidate by confer
ring upon him the highest Official honor
In the world they could not reasonably
expect the nomination Of u wOrthier
candidate at the next election, and they
could not consistently oppose the elec'
tion Oi any candidate whom the party
might select. The time 10 defeat UNI.
nominations Ia when they are made not
next time. The nomination OF Governor
Cleveland II due not 80 much 10 the pre-.
ference Of his party as TO the general
demands Of the country for n candidate
who stands for precisely the qualities
and services which are associated with
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