Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-08-27
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Springfield Union.
Colonel Aleck Mcclure is too indie.
pendent for the Democrats. He tells
the truth occasionally, as when he
wrote to his Philadelphia paper from
Saratoga, the headquarters of the
Clevelandites, that Blaine was much
ahead, so far, in the political contest.
This was giving the thing away" the
bows say, and they want the Philadel,
phia Journalist read out of the party.
By the way, Mr.. Mcclure was about
leaving the party last winter without
being asked. He may not wait to be
told to so now.
ga forty-year Democrat" writes TIC
the N. Y. Sun: "The leading men and
minds of the Democratic party of the
of the country should meet and demand
the withdrawal of Mr.. Cleveland. The
interests at stake are far too important
to be sacrificed, in compliance with the
conventions foolish choice or Mr.
Cleveland 's.personal ambition. These
are in one scale, the honor and welfare
of the Nation in the other. The des
perate situation warrants a desperate
remedy. If Cleveland will not Volun
tarily withdraw he should be forcibly
set aside"
The Labor World, published in
Philadelphia, is unreseryed in condem-
nation of the Democratic candidates.
The following is among its latest para
graphs: "Veto Cleveland and monopo-
". No man was ever SO successful In
bringing upon his head the condemna-
tion of labor as Grover Cleveland.
From Maine to California the uniyer-
sal sentiment among the working peo-
pie is Down with Cleveland and mo-
nopoly." The labor papers are unit
upon that subject, and aCleveland man
is rarity. Veto Cleveland, who veto
ed the conductors and drivers bill.
Mr.. McMaster, editor of the New
York Free9ldR'S Journal, who has been
a Democrat to the verge OF Copper
headism, says: The Democratic plat
form on the principle mainly at issue
the principle of protecting or not pro-
tecting monopolies at the expense of
the multitude of laborers-talks with
double tongue, and stammers. The
Democratic andidate-fOrced on the
party by a trick-at a critical moment
for organization leaves his cause in the
hands of the clique who own him, and
takes to the woods as country bump
kins, to doff his shoes and stockings,
roll up his trousers, and angle for mud
fish in the Adirondacks.
In 1876 George William Curtis
wrote of Mr.. Hendricks, whom he is
supporting now for the office for which
MI. Hendricks was then a candidate:
He was the inconsiderate ally of the
aggressions of slavery and the de-
bauchery of the National mind and
conscience. He was a faithful sup
porter bf the degrading Democratic
effort to stifle freedom in Kansas and
to dishonor the Nations name. \
Since the war he has been known only
as a Democratic aspirant for the Pres
idency. apparently for the reason that
he lived in Western State and would
be acceptable to ex-Rebels, Copper
heads, and infationists.
The Democrats have given up as
serting that nine-tenths OF the German
American voters in the country are en-
| thusiastics for Cleveland and are now
mildly piping instead that there is
great indifference among the sons of
the Fatherland. We have not noticed,
however, that any Democratic journal
has noted as an illustration of this in
difference a Republican meeting in st.
Louis the other evening at which near
ly 3, 900 Germans listened with delight
and responded with tremendous cheer
ing while DR.. Preetorius, editor OF the
Westliche Post, proclaimed the impera-
tive necessity and the bright promise OF
a Republi can triumph.
The Louisville CoUrier-Journ0l,
which is Ostensibly edited by Mr.. Henry
Watterso1, has this to say of the scan
dial in which the reform candidate for
the Presidency is. involved: ut is adj
mitted that, about thirteen years ago,
| being then a young bachelor of four
and thirty, Grover Cleveland had made
the acquaintance of and, as so often
happens, in such affairs, drifted into
an unlawful connection with widow"
This is an important admission. The
E.reSult of that unlawful connection was
| a male child who is now 10 years of
age. The admission, therefore, implies
| that MI. Cleveland not only drifted in
| to this unlawful connection, but kept
| drifting for a period of three years,
| more OF less. The trouble with him
seems that he didn't let so soon enough.
The New York Star has given Off
| cial notice to the Democratic party
| that at least 100000 Wage-earners in
that State have resolved to act for
| themselves, and, whatever else they
may do, they will not vote for CleVe-
| land. 1t has notified the party that in
| 1881 Tammany Hall issued its declara-
ton of principles, Of which anti-mon-
opoly was the keynote, and that Gov.
Cleveland was nominated and elected
! on an explicit apti-monopoly platform,
devoid of evasion or eQuiVocation.
Neither Gov. Cleveland nor the Legis=
lature of 1883 fulfilled the expectations
! of those who elected them. AS the
consequence the Democrats lost con-
nor has forfeited the confidence of the
| farmers and workingmen generally,
"These men have resolved to act for
| themselves and it will be a very diff
cult task to find votes which will com.
pensate for their detection" All OF
which may be regarded as notltica-
ton from Tammany that the machine
must substract 100000 at least from its
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