Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-25
THE NEW YOKk NoMlNATIONS.

THE NEW YOkk NOMlNATIONS.
Both parties in New York have made
very superior nominations ior Governor,
and to whom shall belong the victory
no one can tell New York is the most
independent State in tho Union in the
matter of elections, and she has long since
learned that the grandest and most COM
prehensive political principles when put
into party platforms do not amount to
much if the men nominated to carry
them into effect are not OF sterling
worth and honest conviction in
their devotion to those principles.
New Iord contains very large popula-
tion upon which neither party can rely in
any election, as that population believes
there is something higher than mere
fidelity to party. The primary cause OF
Clcveland's success when he ran for Gov
crnor was his record rs Mayor of Buffalo,
but the reason for his unprecedented ma
jority over Judge Folger was the fact that
Judge Folger was the Administration
candidate, and President Arthur and
others of his immediate circle interested
themselves personally in behalf of Fol-
ger. The people OF New York very prop
erly looked upon such IL proceeding as
an unwarranted and impudent inter-
ference by the General Government in
their domestic affairs, and while there was
no objection to Judge Folger personally,
they showed their dsapprobation and dis
approval OF such course by rejecting
Judge Folgcr and olcctng Mr.. Cleveland
Governor by II majority of 192,S54 votes.
That majority was Il solemn protest
against Federal interference in State
affairs, and distinct announcement to
President Arthur that Mr.. Arthur rs a
citizen OF New York had perfect right to
participate in State affairs, but that when
Mr.. Arthur az President OF the United
States assumed to control and dictate in
New York politics he was meddling with
things that did not concern him. The
lesson was well taught and was well
learned, and it will be long time before
it is forgotten. President Cleveland has
let New York take care OF itself since he
ceased to be her Governor, and by his
strict attention TO his duties as President
he has won far more favorable opinion in
New York than ho could possibly havo
done by taking hand" in her local
politics.
From all accounts, ii seems that the
Republican nominee for Governor il n
very superior man, and such an one as
the independents or Mugwumps will be
liable to endorse. He does not seem to
be y machine politician, tho politician
who has brought his party into-well-
merited defeat. The machine politician
is a man who perfects method for the
sake OF the method, and after the aim or
object of party is long since ac-
complished. The machine is shell,
the kcrnal having gone long ago.
Mr.. Davenport appears to be the very
opposite OF this and he is very liable to
run we'll. His nomination is an acknowl-
edgment by his party that its theory of
last year about compact Spartan band
does not work SO well in politics, where
everything rests upon the number oi
votes cast for the bands nominees, as on
the field of battle. They have been
forced to this acknowledgment by the
Gubernatorial election of two years ago
and the Presidential election OF last year.
1t is always matter OF congratulation to
the whole county when step in the
right direction by one party forces the
! other to put forward its best men, and to
| put them forward on honest methods.
! The Democrats have forced the Republi-
cans to do this, and it lisa good and worthy
work.
The Democrats could scarcely have put
I forward as nominee for Governor better
man or one more fitted for the place than
Governor Hill AS Lieutenant Governor
he ran on the same ticket with President
I Cleveland, and ran ahead OF Cleveland by
four thousand votes. In his capacity OF
Lieutenant-Governor ne was an able and
efficient aid to Governor Cleveland and in
full sympathy with him. Upon Cleye,
lands resignation of the Governorship OF
New York, Lieutenant Governor Hill tool;
his place and began the discharge OF the
duties OF an office which had been exccp,
'tionally well filed, but he has proven him,
self most worthy successor to his chief
and the Democrats are 10 be congratu
ated upon their wise and iudiciou,
nomination. 1t is 10 be hoped
that New York will give him that
endorsement to which he is 90 Justly en-