The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-12-06
What Beat Cleveland

Il What Beat Cleveland
The gres, question, what best Cle,e
lsDd2' siill agitaies the Democratic mind
Their journals have DO end Of theori a
: TO the Condition that conironis them.
D At present the answer seems to be as m
D decided as the answer t. the ancient ques
7 ton "Who struck Billy Paterson" o.
: the first page Of the present issue We bay
tried to throw light on this vexed ques
lion. Our cartoon 10 seems convey Thu
+, ldea that " hen Cleveland went out Of BIZ
way to ''go it alone among the free trad
rapids" he miscalcnlsted his strength. III
listened to the sweet talk Of Carlisle aud
Mills aud the foolish assertions Of III,
Mugwumps and WAS led TO believe that il
would be safe TO fool with that great
American institution, the Protective Tariff
hen 1t woull have been better for him ia
have listened to the horse sense OF Randall,
Bsrnum, Smith Weed, and other protec'
ton Democrats The result Is well Illus
trsted on our first page. and the finale =
Randall dragging the Democratic wreck
ashore shows the position 10 which tie
party was left by Ceyesnd's fiasco.
While the above expresses our view OF
the situation II is we'll to state 10 this COZ
nection that other causes for the recent
Democratic defeat are given by prominent
men. One Of the most Influential north I.
ern Democrats in recent interview pub
lished in the N. Y. World says that the
south was gwen too prominent position
in the Cleveland administration. All the
important committees in Congress were
controlled by southern members while the
south was given more than its share OF the
| important Offices under the government.
This fact was made prominent in the cam
paign and the north were naturally indig
naDt, especially the northern veterans.
The tariff bill was also championed by
southerners both in Congress and out OF
it. This gave color TO the claim that the
Mills bill was a southern measure and
especially designed to benefit the nouth to
the detriment OF the north. This Democrat
comes to the conclusion that il the south
had been less prominent in the admins
tration and in the campaign the Democrats
would have won again.
Below we give editorial clippings. most
ly from Democratic papera, concerning
the recent election and Kindred topics
Much disappointment was felt smoug
the people at the failure Of OF the admins.
tration to meet many OF the expectations
that were reasonably cherished ss a result
of the Democratic success In 1884. The
war cry in that campaign was: Turn tho
Rascals Oniv" 1t was unquestionably dis
heartening to the fiiends Of honest aud
clean government 10 perceive that more
real rascals we're let 10 than we're turned
ont
Mr.. Cleveland will prob IDLY live in his
tory a. the President who seated himself
on a red hot stove sithout even the excuse
Of cold weather That's the view taken OF
his tariff message now by the gentlemen
who wsgered large sums on bis reelection.
II Abram Stevens Hewitt had not been
aud incursbe msrplot Gro
yer Cleveland would today unquestionsbly
be the President.elect
One grea, error OF President Cleveland
was tie Endorsement Of the candidacy OF
Col. John Il Fellows TO be District Attor
,sy
Mr.. Abrsm ). Hewitt is very great
nau. He settled The fate OF a nation.
Cleveland was apparently defeated 10
New York By the Mayorsl'y trading. Mr.
ibe Hewitt seems to be largely RESPONSE
Die for this result
A great many Democrats who yielded
more or less Reluctantly, to " threats OF z
be c0efc.io, AZ the PresideGt would now
Iaily refaee 10 vote again for the Mills bill I,
Il for any measure Of similar tendencies.
a The IN mediste future We are likely TO
&c great Democratic revulsion against 0
lie besten Presidcniial dictator aud bis
iugsnmp lvisers. and turniae to Mr. d
.sndall rs the onls sAne and level.heaied
,ader who has 20. helped to bring the
ariy into disgrace. q
/, is quite sppsrent ths. The Intelligent
mericau people do not sgree uiih james
assell Loseli's top-loi,y opinion Of Gro 81
. Cleveland -'ihe best rerreseatsiive Of u
u highest type Of Americsuism bat We ID
I'VE seen .iace Lincoln was snsiebed from
The eouhiry survived the death Of Aler. .,
der Hamiliou. ADD We shall Dot b. snr. Z,
Used II. II some far distant day We sin So
rely hope, IL . MD make the cheerful x.
.corefy that II could og,lirc ,lsr ao,tor
The Mills bill
'.Daniel, remember ihie. thai Il Is con !
ton 90, theory which con'roais ns.snd M ~
mus, meet it. even tho7sh orr hearts nj
sak and We sweat blood ~
''Daaisl, stick up sisn TO Let" 90 the ee'