The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14

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AZ We predicted lasi week the Demo
Gratis have chosen Tor their standard bear
ers Tor the coming campaign Groye'
ClsyelapA Of New York aud Allen q.
Tharmsn a. Ohio. 10 regard 10 Cleveland
there wss 90 doubt His nomination was
party necessity. For good,or III be bss
made himself Supreme in bis party. and il
was compelled 10 take hin ''.or better o.
for worse To this end the whole pat
ronAgs o. the government was used 10 an
extent never attempted before From The
tiuss Of The election Of the first delegate 70
State OF dis'ric, convention anti the tnal
Aciion at 81. Lonis officials have taken 80
active part 10 I'll proceedings and IN not
cAscs have determined results There
could be bnt one outcome
II was 10 obedience TO mandates from
Washington ihst Thurman was chosen for
the second place. The result was doubt
ful until the preference Of the President
was made known. The friends Of the 9th
or candidates made show a keepioe mp
the fght but with no hope OF success.
Thurman was taken because Il was tup
posed that bis upright character w.nld
add strength to the ticket, despite his age
aud inhrmi;ies The President has had
no use for Thurman until be is needed to
pull the ticket through. Can he do !,
-Four years ago the cry was Cleveland
aud reform. Now, reform is played out,
is not even mentioned in the platform,
and Thurman is TO take its place He is
the best living representative OF what IS
best IN the Democratic party, but the rank
aud file have never taken kindly TO him
and il is doubtful whether bis nomination
wall create much enthusiasm. BY taking
Thurman Instead Of Gov. Gray Of Indiana
the Democrats have greatly weakened
their chances OF carrying that state and
can hardly have any hope that Thurman
viii be strong enough to overcome the
Republican majority in Ohio There is a
feeling among many Democrats that bad
mistake was made, but II it was mistake
the blame is Cleyelsnd's II he wins in
the coming campaign be vii! be more Of
an au,ocrat, If possible than be now Is,
but II he fails there will be none SO poor
as to do him reverence. 1t will, with
him, be life aud death struggle aud the
whole power aud patronage of the gov
ernment will be strained to the utiermust
to accomplish favorable result.
The platform adopted at St Louis says
nothing about civil service reform, and
its chief interest centers IN its declaration |
in regard to the tariff Ibe Den cratic |
platform OF 1884 was ambiguous on the |
question, or what is termed 'stra1dle.
This year the tariff plank of 1884 was
reailirmed but the tariff message Of the
President was taken rs the true Demo
cratic Interpretation Of il. This removes
the ambiguity aud makes the Presidents
message the real platform OF the party.
resolution was also passed by the couven-
tion indoreing the mills bill.
The Republicans will no doubt declare
strongly ia favor OF protection to AMER
can industries and American labor, SO The
will be fought out chiefly on
issue OF the tariff For the past six
months the Democrats in Congress, follow
ing out the ideas contained in the Presi
dents message, have been attempting to
reform the tariff on revenue basis, by
putting wool, lumber, salt, marble, pota
toes aud many other things on the flee
list, aud by reducing the tariff on most
goods, leaving high tariff
on sugar and other things which IRE most
ly imported and cannot he produced
largely In this country. The Republicans
will declare against this policy and 10 fs.
vor Of making needed reductions Of reve-
nue. by abolishing the internal revenue
aud reductions on sugar and articles not
produced IN this country to great ex
tent. Il the Democrats win in this con-
test 1t is quite likely that their revenue
tariff will be adopted sooner or later. IL
they are defeated the Republican plan Of
protection will prevail. The Issue is
plain one and We think the Republicans
will win.