Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-07-05
Some ofthe New York Papers Oh the
Nohtpati ION pfHartison and 1
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vi Morton ~ n
The Tines SAYS: A'Fot the working
out Of the reforms which the Times be-
leves to be the chief issues of our poll
tics the Democratic party, with its
pre1tnt candidates, is the "bettef IN
str1he1ts,,to use Mrspi pildsn,s, express
sion Its ahdidatesnre incompaTably'
supefiof to- those of the Republicans.
and the anuouncement OF purposes
with which it enters the contest is more
satisfactory and IN respect to the domi-
nant issue is firmly right when the
other is hopeIe@ly wfoDgN Ez@ ga
The Epenind Rst says: YThe ticket
nominated zat Chicago after such pro-
longed agony is not of kind to excite
much enthusiasm but is, nevertheless,
very respectable one, and for this we
return thanks without reserve or stint
to the Republican convention and the
Republican party, Its an ideal con-
ditionin politics when the public have
reasonable Assurance that whichever
party is successful, the dignity of the
nation will receive no harm from the
character of, the occupant of the Presi-
dental Office. When it is remembered
how much has been escaped, how mar
row the one great party has avoided q
candidacy which. would haveS again
made the personal issue the absorbing
one of the campaign, the feeling of
thankfulness is deepened, Mr.. Harri-
son is a fair representative of his party,
not the best one, not so good as Gresh-
am would have been, not so command
ing figure as Sherman, but infinitely
better than Blaine. He has not the
personal qualities that attract the muI-
titude. nor has he accumulated the re-
noYn which belongs to. an. extended
public career; button the other hand he
has made none of the antagOnisms
which are usually inseparable from q
long period of public service and since
his record is comparatively brief, his
opponents will find few points of attack
and his supporters will have little to
defend. In brief, Mr.. Harrison is not
stronger than his party, but he is not
weaker than his party. His nomina-
tion leaves the field open for the freest
discussion of the principles which di-
vide the American people. Mr.. Cleve-
land is stronger than his party, but not
so much stronger that the issues are
likely to be obscured. 1t will be the
merit of the coming campaign that it
will be fought more distinctly on prin-
ciples than any other since the first
election of General Grant, which de-
termined the reconstruction of the
Southern States.n ,.tsr ,tsH s-a,H
The Commercials advertiser, Inde-
pendent says ofthe Chicago convention:
1.-THE platform adopted is astonishing
in its proposals. lis, as we have said,
un-Republican and un-American. It,
is q platform in direct contradiction Of
the history, the principles, the teach
ings and the oft-reiterated promises of
the party in whose name q conspiracy
of unscrupulous politicians has put it
forth. Lincoln would have repudiated
it with disgust and loathing because it
antagonizes individual liberty and the
rights ofthe people in the interast of q
favored and would be aristocratie class.
Henry Wilson would never have as,
sented to it, Salmon p. Chase would
have seornedit, Garfield, Grant, Arthur,
Mccullough and Folger left words on
record which condemn its most vital
parts, and we mistake the character
and temper of intelligent Republicans
of to-day if many thousands of them
do not condemn it with their ballots as
their representative newspapers have
through many months condemned its
suggestions in ADVANCE" .s
In another article headed what are
we going to do about it," the same pa
per says: What are we-thel people
of the United States-going to do about
it? We will tell you plainly, gentle
men monopolists who desire to tax us
for your enrichment and to make of
yourselves our aristocratic rulers, we
are going to enforce the American
ideas which all great parties in this
country have hitherto respected and to
which only cranks, anarchists and
themselves oal fe.1s ~ sf7E