Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-22


The detection of the New y ork indie
pendent from Cleveland Is tie first
break in the ranks OF the independents
of that State. and it will prove very
serious one The influence of the In
dependent in drawing Republican re-
cruits to the support of Cleveland was
greater than any other instrumentality,
and now that it abandons the Demo
cratic candidate as morally unworthy
the support of the American people, a
very considerable portion of its large
following will naturally return to the
support of the Republican ticket
When the charges against Cleveland
were made, the Independent was ear
nestly at work for him; and, not to be
misled By mere campaign SANDERS, the
editor dispatched one Of his staff, DR..
Kingsley Twining, to Buffalo to make
personal investigation. 1t was the re-
port of this special agent that satisfied
Mr. Bowen that the charges were sub
stantially true, and that Mr.. Cleveland
was not worthy the high position to
which he aspired. After stating these
facts, and adding that the support given
Governor Cleveland by the Independent
had been without the least knowledge
of the existing facts, and that their dis
covery had been surprise totally unex-
pected, the Independent proceeds to
say: f8s#
We hence desire to have all our read
ers plainly understand, once for all, that
whatever has been said in the editorial
columns of the Independent favorable
to the election of Governor Cleveland
was said prior to the recent sickening
disclosures in regard to his private
character, which have justly shocked
the moral sense of all pure and right
minded people The attempt now to
force such a candidate upon the people
would, in our opinion, disgrace the par
Nation if he should be elected. We
will have no hand or voice in helping
on this matter, let the consequences be
readers of the Independent to smother
their conscience and disgrace them
selves by engaging directly or indirectly
in any such movement We are now in
serious difficulty as Nation in regard
to the unchecked progress of Mormon
ism; and shall We now, in the face OF
threatening evils and perils, plunge into
deeper gulf by any seeming indiffer
ence as to the private character OF one
who has been nominated to fill the
highest office in the gift of the people?
We say no, thousand times no. Gov
ernor Cleveland should positively de-
cline to be a candidate and withdraw
Immediately from the canvass, and be
compelled to do so if it is necessary.
This is undoubtedly the sentiment of
thousands of Republicans who, while
they really knew nothing of the man,
believed in Grover Cleveland as moral |
and political reformer and as such
pledged him their support. All these |
are quietly falling away from him. OIL
course there are others who will remain. |
Such men as Curtis, whose mere stub |
bornness of opinion will not permit |
them to admit they could make mis-
take, and political adventures like
Schurz, who care nothing for merit or
worth in candidate, will manufacture |
excuses for their conduct and eulo-
gize Cleveland. But all who are act
uated by conscientious motives will ad-
nit their mistake and retrace their
course.
In political circles this detection has
caused profound sensation. The Dem
,crats are visibly depressed and annoy
I'd by it, and rumors are again revived
hat Cleveland must go. When it is
that Cleveland was nom
mated almost solely to catch these in
dependent voters, the chagrin of the
Democrats at the prospect of losing
hem may be better imagined than de-
'cribed.