Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-13

I shaken remnants u a Democracy that has
| survived from The days before the war.
But there is another Kind Of Democracy.
/ There il that growing az Democracy for
| which General Bragg, OF Wisconsin, spoke
| with such ant energy and logical force m
| the Convention. There Is a vigorous
| rising party Of men who have smdiel ihr
! political theories Of the Democratic teach
! erS % earlier days OF the republic, and.
Observing the evils in Our politics. have
| formed the conviction that these evils must
| bc corrected In the light OF those theories.
Til !. Sic vital pOli,ic1l clement 81 our
! Day, and CT The immediate future, and thi
| is the element which Kelly and Butler mot
| for Tie iifst time in the Jhic1So Convention.
| 81 WIS an element not 40 be brow-Deatcn
10y . coarse and brutal Tlmmany bully,
mr. led bv the nose ly dwelling Old
| PolonioUs o. political antiquity. Tli,
element had its wey In the Convention,
and We believe that it win have It's way in
tie country. With an intgtiye perception
81 Tie first need IS a vigorous party, il has
chosen the rght sort OF . standard bearer,
ard on electiou-day the people will be
with ii.
VIII be Hailed IS anCmou ofSuccess.
New lor, Wo''i.j
The Democratic Convention Ia; done its
work We'll. The nomination OF Grover
Cleveland. demanded by the overwhelming
stntimr ut OF the party, Will be hailed as m
omen Of success all over the United States
from the lakes TO the ocean, from Maine 20
California.
The association Of the name Of Thomas
4. Hendricks with that 81 New GOrES
Governor brings into the campaign the
D.. ~. Of Il
:. gildcn STEPS aside. With his approval
Lis friends aud admirers put into his place
Grover Cleveland. the heir II his reform
principles as we'll as 90 his state and ma
honal honors. Cleveland and llendricE,
stand practically as the representatives OF
Tilden and Hendricks.
Governor CieyeHuds nomination means
a triumph for the better elements of the
party ard for better methods Of govern
ment and reform over machines and dis
appointed Ciiicc-ho!ders. 1t is precisely
the opposite OF The nomination OF Blaine,
which was clearly The triumph Of the
baScst and most corrupt elements OF Re
publicani>m over rs reform elements.
The issue ls distinctly made. 1t is Clean
Government .ainSt Corruption; q Gov
clnmcpl administered for thc benefit 81 the
whole yCoplc against = Government admin
i>teryi for private and party p,under. l.
Is the issue OF \ Purified Administration
against laundering Administration be-
bWCen Robbery and Reform.
Governor ClBfand's nomination il an
act Of courage rs well as OF common sense.
81 courage. BECAUSE the Convention which
made il doDtd TIE opposition OF the bad
element OF the party 10 secure the support
OF the good element. OF common sense,
becau,c in Grover Cleveland j. presented
not only = cand date. but ~ issue oirc!orm
which pIecIudos the Republicans from
raising other the rebel or the froe-tradc
cay.
Fortunately these sound candidates stand
on p sound platform. The Convention has
made 10 hiundcr either in il, choioc ot
non or IN is declaration OF principles.
Nothing N the platform i Objectionable 10
ary Democrat. u contains not word in
favor ~ free trade: not a word about
"IcvCrue only" Vet it unite, The party.
Morrison. Nattcr>0n. Carlisle. Randall.
ard Converse stand on ii. side by side.
There j. in this no remuneration OF prin-
ciple. The happy result is simply due 10
tie adoption of = conservative middle
ground. for which the Ib0rd has Away
contcnGcl. fgyJriuy a tariff for revenue.
viii reasonable protection. limited 20 the
nccCSsi.i,, o. the Government and opposed
both TO high protection and free trade.
with such candidate, on such q platform
victory ought not 10 be doubtful.
The Strongest rz5iIation Possible"
baltimore san.
Aside from the Butler contingent and
TalmaHy Hall. TIE extent and importance
~ whose opposition .rc cyideaij" cXaggrT-
atcd. Governor Cleveland VIII undoubtedly
command inc united support o. n, party
aud 40 inConsiu,ra5.c number Of votes
from the Iudcpellt lent c,eHcli o.! iac Re
pubiicans. Il, Ia, certainly excited fy"cr
auupIlh.cs and won irIcal> over q wider
area thin any other candidate tia' NIs
named iu The Convention. Vn' l1l,nJl
majority, VIII which, when comparatively
unknown, be- carried NeE E.l. two
yCIS $50. VS. luc rs much 90 the ronyi,-
ton on the part OF Tie p pIhlicans Tint h.
N.- "a >aic Mau - "a. 90 The active -upp)r
oi the Democracy. Much more Is b. % be-
cyp. 'tcd that after t1o years oi trial that
ia,1 confirmed tbc best aut.ripl'ioG> oil
Tine public, hOY NOR ',tyri"lu VIII D." r.
ye.ued iy Republican. nd Democrat, no.
cniy in New York bW throughout ta'
Union. 81, "a SIZE man IN COM
glrson with bis competitor, For
Che second place on the ticket the
pane ~ Ex-Governor Heuirirhs. o. Ind
aua. viii Ice REGARDED Dy Democrats, cSpn-
Cai'y those who WISHED Tor ihe rcaomina.
ton oi 1.-THE odd ticket 90, ptr,,ruiIrl"
appl0nriatc. y haicler strength the m
dhnian contributed 70 the ticket oi 1916 be
VIII $50 add 70 tie ticket u 1875. IN So
.ecting Cleveland and Eeudrlcb, IRON the
two pivotal stl:rs tie Democracy, il viii
De- generally conceded. lIy3 mad, the
strongest comb'nat on possible within the
arcs to which thoy confined their choice.
Tse B.sinniug cr Practical Reersanizs-
ton.
CDo,iou H..ald, iudcbendent Republican.
In nominating Governor Cleveland To-
President lhe Democratic party IN, dis
paved the wisdom o. It's opportunity, ~
The Republican party in nominating Mr..
Blaine manifested The audacity oi IT, de-
sire. There are corrupt ard dangerous
elements IN both parties. In the RepuCh-
can Tuty obey have at last prevailed. IL
tie Democratic party they have been
beaten down. The Republican party j.
led by its tail, the Democrat party by
it, head. With reform candidate noml-
mated Dy the Democratic party solely be-
cause he is and has always been reiormer
and /, acceptable to the reform voters, 1t
looks Ike tie beginning oi practical re-
organization 81 parties. II certainly looks
like the beginning Of the end OF the RepIb-
lean party as 1T present organized and lei.
On the whole. . change i desirable. We
take IL IL reasonably certain that Governor
Cleveland will Re elected. Tho indepen-
dent voters will all support him. The re-
yol.ed Republicans have named him Is me
one Democrat FOX whom they coN.l Note.
II bis Own party doc, not anppoft MN 10Y
ally, il will De- evidence t.ia, - time hH'
come to die. The Democracy at last de-
serves SUCCESS.
The Ird.peu TENS Nlll support tA' Wicket
Is2rln.f IL Republican, iu!. HcpI
The nomination Il this tickc, gives the
Democracy IA even chance Of carrying tha
country. They have sound clndi IIie- upon
a good Platform. They vii have ID c3h-
tend with more or les detection 10 Buticr
and Kelly, but the total absence Of real
grievance. on the pant OF the latter and the
vrospect of success ii harmony prevails
viii tend to sOidiiy the party yo-e IN
New York. On the other hand, the me
perdent vote. which tie nomination OF
Blaine has lost the Republican ticket, VIII
be cast for Cleycand. The Independent,
win IN. up no third candidate. but VIII
heartily suppor; cleveland and Hondr.chs.
Tie Democratic nominations, therefor
stand an even chance OF carrying w
States Of New York, Connecticut. ana
New jersey. which at present gre III H -,