National Republican., 1886-07-07
4 Brace of Booms.


Two notable moves on the Democratic
side Of the Presidential checker.board have
just been made one the booming OF Til
den by the New York Sun, the other sit.
ting down on Cleveland and setting up Of
Hill by the New York World. Thus the
two great Democratic dailies in the com.
mcrclal metropolis virtually declare against
the denomination of that son OF the Empire
state who now holds the presidential office
through the suppression of the Republican
vote OF the south and the seduction Of five
or six hundred Republicans Of facile vir-
tue In Gotham and vicinity.
When the editor of the .SWp desires TO as
tonish the nation with some great display
of political strategy he begins his work as
correspondent Of his own paper. "An Old
Observer" is his latest disguise, and under
this piece Of gauze Mr.. Dana thus ad-
dresses "the editor of the ,SWl:"
4 multitude Of his (Cleyeland's) Democratic
supporters in 1891 are openly opposing him
now, and the Mugwumps (neyer amounting to
so much as they claimed) would amount to
little or nothing again. 1t is not Mr.. Cleveland
VS.. Mr.. Tilden, or vica versa but 1t Is in part.
existing disappolntments and, in part, the
rCctiieation of the everlasting wrongs OF the
fraud Of 1876 X, Il. Hayes IS morally dead,
but the fraud still lives, not only to Ieproach
Its authors, but TO disgrace the country that
did not wipe It out. The Republicans could
not put up a man to beat Mr.. Tllden, and It Is
very doubtful whether any man could be found
to run against him, not even one like ''our own
Evarts," who is supposed to be over.anxious
for the nomination However he would be Il
good one upon whom to put the test. lean tell
you That Judging from my observation, Il very
large portion Of the Republican party are still
as they have been for the past ten years
anxious TO vote for Samuel ]. Tilden, not only
because he was cheated, but because he aud
lis friends submitted so quietly to the outrage
all for the sake of tho peace, prosperity, and
happiness Of their country. No matter whether
Mr.. TIldcn would consent to be candidate
In 1885 or not, let him be nominated and
elected. lie would serve, II he lives, with
the help OF God"
That is but one Of q series OF "An Old
Observers" slashing epistles which the
Sua has double loaded and otherwise dis.
played.
So much for the boom OF that feeble old
man. If intended for fun 1t is a ghastly
joke.
Ex-senator Francis Herman having ex-
pressed the opinion that II the presidential
nominating conventions should be held to.
morrow, and Mr.. Blaine should be the Re-
publican candidate, the Democrats would
at once nominate Mr.. Cleveland as his op.
ponent, the World rises to remark that
"this is an error.n 1t comedies that the
Democratic convention would have the
greatest respect for Mr. Cleveland, and
would, beyond doubt, indorse the honesty
and general excellence OF his administra-
tion quite as warmly as the Republican con-
ventlon Of 1884 indorsed the admirable ad.
ministraton of President Arthur, as the
convention Of 1850 indorsed the administra-
tion Of President Hayes, and as the conven.
tion Of 1876 indorsed the administration OF
Gen. Grant, without giving either Of them
the nomination, At the same time It ap-
pears TO the World that the object OF the
convention would be to select as the party's
candidate under such circumstances some
one from whom Mr.. Blaine could not draw
the large number Of Democratic votes that
was cast for him In 1884.
narrow escape Of the Democracy from de-
feat in 1884 was due to the fact that large
and important body OF Democrats turned
from Mr.. Cleveland, some to Gen. Butler
and some to Mr.. Blaine, and adds;
Would Democratic convention, If held to-
morrow, come TO the conclusion that the stal.
wart Democratic detection from Mr. Cleveland
would be less now than 1t was in 1851; that the
great labor and Irlsh-American Democratic
vote would be less likely to prefer Mr. Blaine
TO Mr.. Cleveland now than It did then? And
II the judgment of the convention should fail
TO reach such Il conclusion, would not its wis
dom point out the expediency of selecting
candidate who would solidly unite the Democ.
racy and prevent any of its natural allies from
going over TO the enemy2
Having thus disposed OF Mr.. Cleveland,
the World enthrones Hill In this way:
In the event suggested by Mr.. Herman, would
not GOV. David B, Hill be more probable
nominee than Mr.. Cleveland? Gov. Hill car
ried this state last year by plurality more
than ten times larger than that secured by Mr..
Cleveland in the preceding years presidential
election. HIS success was due to the fact that
he satisfied the Democratic party and received
It's solid support. The federal patronage was
Still in Republican hands and the admInistra-
ton was passive, The Mugwumps who sup.
ported Mr., Cleveland in 1854 and had large in.
iluence with his administration opposed GOV,
Hill and made n determined effort to defeat
him, claiming, without foundation no doubt,
but with pcrsistency. that their course met
the approval OF the President. Hence Gov.
Hill's great victory was due to his pronounced
Democracy ana his solid Democratic support.
And nominations are made, not by the people
or the press, but by conventions of politicians
who would be very likely to prefer Gov. Hill,
who is from his position the actual head of the
Democracy Of this state, to Mr., Cleveland the
titular head.
1t will now deyolye upon Brer Dors.
heimer,the pOnderous but agile editor of the
Presidents sole New York organ, to show
that both Of these rash newspapers are
away of the track. Now is the time to
eXaggerate the Mugwump element-"the
most respectable element in American
politics." as described by good Demo
cratic organ.
In will be remembered that one OF the
pension claims recently vetoed by the Presi-
dent was that Of Charles A. Chase, OF Fair.
field, Me, who was private in tho 18th
Maine and was 1isChnrVnd for 1Isnoga onn