The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-16
The Coming Struggle and the Mean
ing OF 1t.

ing o7
from the Philadelphia Times.
Let none misunderstood the issue Of
the great conflict that is upon us. 1t in
wolves a sweeping political revolution
not merely the transfer of power from
che political party to another, but the
revolutionary overthrow of the worst
methods and purposes of both parties
and the triumph of the best inspirations
Of every political faith. 1t is not simply
whether there shall be a republican or a
democratic president, nor is it a struggle
to make James g. Blaine or Grover
Cleveland the Chief Magistrate of the re-
public. A revolution has dawned upon
both parties and it has been borne of su-
preme necessity. Its seeds have been
lavishly strewn by the republican abuses
and democratic follies of the past half
generation, and they have been watered
end nourished and grown to apparent
harvest time by the distinctly opposite
men and measures declared by the two
Chicago conventions of 1884.
Cleveland will lose many democratic
votes for the single offense of IMPLYING
practical, honest administration. The
blatant demagogues who hang on to the
edges Of every hopeful party by turns
will decry him and the leprous jobbers
of all parties will make common and ex-
haustive battle against him. But more
than 100000 men of sincere republican
faith in the debatable states will openly
espouse his cause and press the result to
successful revolution. New York will
be desperately contested, but the more
desperately it shall be fought the more
signal will be the Cleveland victory.
Connecticut and New Hampshire prom
iea to be Cleveland states, and Massachu-
setts will tremble in the balance between
the Plumed Knight and the man who is
known. only as a resolutely honest public
servant
The conflict will be one of the most
violent and exhaustive of our political
history. The republicans have their
ablest leader. His undiscovered resour-
css are vast and will be employed in
desperation. His party has boundless
means of political welfare and they will
be summoned to the uttermost. There
will be money for the venal, hOnors for
the ambitious, plumber for thieves, prOmi-
sns for the weak and fiattery for fools;
but the very desperation of the strife will
multiply and crystalize the forces of re-
form, and only some monumental demo-
c.atic folly can hinder the election of
Grover Cleveland.
The Beginning ola Practical ReOrgan-
ization of Parties.
From the Boston Herald.
In nominating Governor Cleveland for
president the democratic party has dis
played the wisdom of its opportunity, as
the republican party in nominating Mr..
Paine manifested the audacity of its de-
sires. There are corrupt and dangerous
elements in both parties. In the republi-
can party they have at last prevailed. In
the democratic party they have been
beaten down. The republican party is
led by its tail, the democratic party by
its head With q reform candidate nomi-
mated by the democratic party solely be-
cause he is and has always been u reform
e. and is acceptable to the reform voters,
it looks like the beginning of a practical
reorganization of parties. 1t sertainly
looks like the beginning of the end ofthe
Republican party as at present organized
and led. On the whole, a change is de-
sirable We take it as reasonably certain
that Governor Cleveland will be elected.
The independent voters will all support
him. The revolted republicans have
named him as the one democrat for
whom they could vote. If his own party
does not support him Loyalty, it will be
evidence that its time has come to die.
The democracy at last deserves success.
The Democrats have an Even Chance.
from the Springfield, Mass, Republican.
The Republican says: The nomination
OF this ticket gives the democracy an
even chance of carrying the country.
They have sound candidates upon a good
platform. They will have to contend
with more or less detection to Butler
and Kelly, but the total absence of real
grievances on the part of the latter and
the prospect of success if harmony pre-
walls will tend to solidify the party vote
in New York. On the other hand, the
independent vote, which the nomination
Of Blaine has lost the republican ticket,
will be cast for Cleveland The indie
pendents will put up no third candidate,
bat will heartily support Cleveland and
Hendricks. The democratic nominations
therefore stand an even chance of carry
ing the States of New York, Connecticut
and New Jersey, which at present are in
the democratic hands, but the cam.
Paign will be fiercely contested on both
sides, and we apprehend that the use Of
money will be unstinted and will be car
RED to an alarming degree.