Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-12
The Next President.

Of the people at home, the Democrats OF the
National Convention nominated GRovHR
CLEVELAND as their candidate for Presi-
dent Of the United States. II he Is not the
right man, the people have only themselves
TO blame; for certainly no man WAS ever
nominated for that high Office who had
more OF the voters at his back, He was
nominated on the first real ballot, that OF
THURSDAY night having been . nero formal
manner Of paying compliment 10 each OF
several gentlemen who had been named In
connection with the ONCE.
We present elsewhere brief history OF
the principal events in Mr.. CLxvsLAND's
life. The reader win Of course find In u
interesting reading. Whatever concerns
nominee for that exalted position 10 eagerly
sought for few days after his nomination.
The pubic wish to know what manner Of
man he Is. As our readers know, We have
favored CLEvELAnD's nomination ever since
Mr.. TILpES's letter Of June 10th appeared
In print. We took him on trust because
his claims had enabled bis friends In New
York 10 take possession OF the State
Democratic Convention without Q serious
struggle. and TO present him as the choice
Of the great Empire State. Let Us explain
why tho New York opposition to Mr..
CLEVELAND need not be feared.
Who Is the Mr.. GRADY that figured 10
the Chicago Convention! He "a ono OF
JOHN KELLY's henchmen. He was State
senator and an obstructionist. Governor
CLEVELAND wrote to KE.LY saying that
such man ought not to be returned 10 the
Senate. "Hence these tears" GRADY will
now find his level.
What as to the fvecent fares blu, which
Mr.. CLEVELAND vetoed! Well, nothing
that can damage him with the poor men
and workipgmen for whom Mr.. KALLr ex-
pressed so much sympathy. The conmu-
tation hours, during which i've cents only
IL charged, arc from $50 to $40 A. n. and
from 4:30 TO 7:30 in the afternoon. This
pretty well covers the hours when the
laboring classes use the road. Evidently
the ten-cent fare is paid by men who are
able TO pay II, whilst the poor men who 60
to work before half-past and 90
home after half-past pay only five
cents. There is no capital to DO
made out OF that veto. BY tho way,
e6 members OF the lower house Of the
Legislature voted 10 sustain the veto After
hearing Governor CLEvELAsD's veto mes
sage read, although only had voted
against the bill on It's passage.
We might 60 over his whole record and
justify every public oct Of Governor CLsvs-
LAND, so far as We know. We shall no
doubt have occasion to refer to 1t often
enough hereafter.
The Democratic State Convention Of
New York when II instructed the delegates
from that State TO the Chicago Convention
90 cast q solid vote for CLEVELAND (as
It did In effect) also struck ost from
its platform all reference TO the tariff, aud
RENTED that question TO the Democratic
National Convention. Governor CLEvs-
LAND, therefore, Is not only not hampered
by any record OF his own on that question,
but was left perfectly free by the Demo-
Gratis OF New York to mount the platform
Of the National Convention. The reader
knows already what TINT platform is. or
all the aspirants whose names were before
The Convention yesterday, there was no
other to whom that great body could so
confidently say, "This is the way. Walk
you in it,"
But the tariff question has always seemed
10 us matter OF comparatively little i'm
portanee when contrasted with the objects
sought to be accomplished by driving the
Republican party from power. Not rs
form Of the tariff simply, but reform
wherever reform 10 needed. The southern
people will breathe freely and feel as IL in
dependence day had come again when
GROVER CLEVELAND takes possession Of the
White House.