The Forrest City times., 1888-07-07
The Great Convention.


 Nothing has so much disturbed the enna. nimity of the opposition as the enthusiasm and harmony of the St Louis convention.
 That nearly thousand representatives ot great party coming together from every seetlon or the union, should be substantlally oi one mind in respect to their action, should nominate their candidates and adopt tbelr platform by exclamation, is so unexampled in me history of parties that the ordinary noll. teisns s.n may well stand and yond,f at if .rII Iut ~ ana dried' ls ,au slang tSease tbev tha hpg roai .U !" eT,eus hs an epthet to obscure 2 % ies meaning of what Is pothirg less than . popular uprising. They would try to make out that. Cleveland, by intrigue or hy force Sompehec thfs great convention of indepen. ueht gentlemen to do bis bidding, and to register only his will Ever f thIs were true " would show the president to be the most eAtra9rairnsy man of modern times For it nnss oe borne in mind that this was not an oiticeholders' convention, composed of men sho owed their bread and butter to the presl- ueht-his creatures merely. Every member was was Nhat he purported to be, the representa- tNs oi the democrats of his state or district and 70 say that they could possibly be tools, ana uid not represent their constituents is tr say what Is manfestly false.
 , History shows no precedent where a presi- pent has been able to dictate his own renom- ination against the sense of his party or Of the people. Polk, Fillmore, Pierce, John son and Arthur all tried it, and tried 1t In vain, though welding the enormous power of patronage a president possesses tleVeland has used DO such means, has pun ished uo enemies and made no threats. He has not set up mart of the public offices. be- slowing them for his own personal aggrand- lzement. His eye has ever been single 10 the Ialthtui service of the people. and this 1t is that had made the demand for his renomina- tian all but universal The people know a faithful public servant They know that as De Is human he must have faults and must commit errors, but they know also when they see honesty Of purpose and adherence to inc right.
 The nomination of Thurman was as clearly spontaneous as the nomination Of Cleveland. It was not made to plscate defeated faction or to please the vanity of locality, as such nominations too often are. 1t was not the re- suit of months of intrigue or elactioneering. It was not case Of the man seeking the of lice. It was the just recognition of emine ent fitness for the exhalted station, combined with admiration for illustrations services.
 So, too in regard to the work of the con- vention as respects the platform. A single issue clearly defined and boldly put has been tendered to the opposition. By that the demo- cratic party is ready to stand or fall. Shall the present monstrous tariff law be revised and reduced to the requirements of govern mental income, or shall the surplus in the treasury be allowed to accumulate indefinite ly, taking from the channels of trade the money needed by the people, and offering a standing temptation to corruption and ex- travagance.
 This is the issue of the hour And in thus presenting it, with candidates Of approved statesfnanship, the convention showed itself to be the best and wisest, in all respects it was the most unprecedented In the history of American politics --CNicdqo Herald.