Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-09
Presidcntiai Candidates.

Journals OF RepuDllcdu uiao III "'i
sections of the Union, either in order
to create political capital, as they
hope, or perhaps more probably from
. careless habit Of thinking, are prone
to represent the Democratic camp as
= Rome which can furnish but one
man of sufficient ability to aspire to
the Presidential chair. They assert
tn at we are in such beggarly poverty
Of able men that Mr.. Cleveland is
with us q case Of Hobson's choice.
Mr.. Cleveland at the same time is by
. g TRANCE confusion of ideas said to be
opposed by larger number OF ele-
m ents in his party than ever beset
The steps of candidate for Office.
The utter inconsistency of these views
does not seem to trouble the mind of
our esteemed friends on the other side
of the House.
Mr.. Cleveland seems to us to have
. practically clear field for the nomi-
nation Of his party. But why has he
sc seemingly certain thing of it? It
is n OF because he bestrides our party
world like colossus. There are other
Richmonds in the field who would
run we'll, but we think not so well as
the man who won the last race. The
fact of the. matter is, four years ago
Mr.. Cleveland was not altogether the
most satisfactory man in the party to
MANY of us. He was somewhat coldly
received by many of our leading men
in all parts of the Union. He has
pro we'd as capable man in office as
the most enthusiastic of his admirers
dared to hope. He has surpassed all
expectation. His administration has
been absolutely free from all suspicion
Of corrupt practices. He has sur
70 unded himself with most capable
men. He and his advisers have been
most patriotic in their endeavors to
perform their functions for the good
Of the whole nation, and to this end
they have been indefatigable in their
deyo ton to public affairs. The efforts
Of the President have been directed
wisel y .and have been crowned by sue
cess beyond the average exper-
fence of men in such
positions. These are facts patent to
eyes which inhabit other than Demo.
cratic heads, They are 80 patent
to the party that opposition
to him has been reduced to the very
be ggarly account Of such as are never
sati SIZED with anything that is, 30 i'm
patient are. they to try something that
has not been yet. These are the
facts which apparently give Mr..
Cleveland walk-over before the con-
ventien, which will meet in st. Louis
next June. Such circumstance indi-
Gates unusual unanimity OF party feel
ing in the presence of such men as
Hill, Randall, Beck, Vest, Blackburn,
Reagan, Bayard, and a host of other
honest, capable men, experienced in
public affairs.
In the same ratio that our friends
belittle our Presidential material, do
they exalt their own plethora of Pres
idential timber. To read their out
riyings one would be led to think any
man in the Republican party has
only to be nominated to secure the
prize. Let us enquire into this. Mr..
Blaine has been supposed to have
some strength before the people. But
he had not enough to be elected four
years ago. He does not him
self think he has enough to
BE- elected next November. He
fears his fate too much, or he
would never have withdrawn from
the race. No sane man thinks Mr..
Blaine would not like to be President
but Mr.. Blaine thinks he does moi
eare to ~ y be. Why?
Take ~ man whose shoulders the
Dlaine mantle is supposed to have
lslIeu upoa cold, callous, insincere,
~ sherman. Gould he be
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