The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-06-14
DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.

If the Democratic managers counted
on their National Convention to give a
considerable boom to their campaign, il
is already evident that they are certain
to be disappointed. The nominations
have been made and the platform has
been presented and approved, but no.
where are there signs of an uplcapimg
enthusiasm. Mr.. Thurman has been
visited by various returning delega-
tiOns, and in answer to the waving of
bandanas has voiced his congratulations
to the Democratic party ON its selection
of its standard bearers. Mr., Cleveland.
so the story runs, has received one con-
gratulatory telegram. The free trade
Mugwump organs, most dutilul Of all
the ClevelanU following, have cheered
and thrown up their hats over Mr..
Cleveland and his Kentucky PLATFORM
and Obediently acceD.ed Mr.. Thurman.
But this demonstration of the Cleveland
Mugwumps hardly counts any more
than the grief Of hired mourners at a
funeral. 1t is what is expected of them.
Of real popular enthusiasm the Demo-
cratic nominees and platform have yet
seen almost nothing. The Republicans
expected this. The platform is, for the
most part, composed of glittering gener-
alities, or boasts and aflirmatiOns of a
nature so obviously unsubstantial that
it is not worth while to reiute them.
The civil service plank, however, has
the merit of being explicit. 1t declares
Enthusiastically that the President has
fulfilled the ideals Of his followers in
this direction. 1t expresses perfect sat
islaction with him in this regard, and
indeed we see no reason why it should
not do SO, The "rascals" have been
turned out with neatness and dispatch
at rate which Andrew Jackson never
equaled. Their places have been filled
with good reliable friends of the admin
istration.
The standard bearers of the party are
epitomized as follows in the press des-
patches:
Grover Cleveland, whom the Demo.
Gratis have TenOminated to the Presi-
dental office, vas born at Caldwell. n.
Y, March Is, 1887, His father was the
Presbyterian pastor in that town, and
died when Grover, then known as
Stephen Grover, was ID. Young Cleve-
land soon after became resident of
| Buffalo and studied law in the Office of
Rogers, Brown e. Rogers. lie was ad-
mitted to the Bar in 1850 and in 1868
was appointed Assistant District AttOr-
ney for the county of Erie, which office
he held for three years. In 1865 he was
nominated for District A tOrney, but
was defeated. In 1866 he formed law
o-partnership with the late j. V. Van
derpOOl which lasted three years. In
1869 he became a member of the firm OF
Laning, Cleveland & Folsom. In 1870
MIR. Cleveland was chosen Sheriff OF
Erie county. In 1881 he was elected
! Mayor of Buffalo by n decisive majority
and in November 1852 he was elected
Governor of New York by an over.
whelming vote over Mr.. FOlger, the Re.
publican nominee. He was in the Cub.
ernatOrial Office when nominated TO the
Presidency in 1891. His marriage tC
Miss Frances Folsom, daughter of hi,
former law partner, and the variou.
incidents of his public life as President
are fresh in the public mind.
The Hon. Allan G.. Thurman, the
Democratic candidate for Vice Presi.
dent, is native of Virginia, having
been born at Lynchburg, Nov 10, 1913
His family removed to Ohio, however
when he was six years old, and he has
since been a resident of that State. lie
received an academic education, and
afterward studied law, being admitted
TO the Bar in 1885. He was elected as a
Representative from Ohio in the Goth
congress; he became Judge of the Su-
preme Court of Ohio in 1851, and from
1854 to 1856 was Chief Justice of that
Court In 1867 he was the Democratic
candidate for Governor of Ohio against
J Mr.. Hayes and made strong run,