New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-14
TWO CONVENTIONS.

TWO CONVENTIONS
Our friends the eneIaS, as usual, know great
deal more about Republican purposes and pros
poets, or profess to know great deal more
than the Republicans themselves. 1t is their
way, and they indulge the hope that they may
stir up discords in the Republican party by in
dustiiOusly playing upon the preiudces, the
rivalries and the local and personal interests Of
Republicans. The amusement pleases the DEM
ocrats, and so far it hurts nobody. All the in
formation which comes from different sections
points to the conclusion that the National Re-
publican Convention, which is soon to assemble,
will be the best deiberative convention ever
held by the Republican party. 1t will embrace
smaller proportion than has been seen in other
conventions Of delegates who come for no
other purpose than to promote the nomination
of particular candidates; of delegates who arc
therefore in no humor to put aside personal
preferences for the good of the party and the
country Circumstances have caused the seec-
ton this year Of remarkably few delegates who
are AIS men or BIS men, bound TO fight to the
end for their favorites, whether the Republican
party suffers or not. Fully three-quarters of
the delegates in the convention, if one may
Judge from information thus far obtained, are
men who care for the welfare Of the party more
than for the success Of any candidate, and who
will deliberate carefully and candidly, in order
to select the best candidate for the party and
the country.
This does not please our friends the enemy.
1t is not a good sign for them, and besides the
contrast with the ST. Louis Convention threat
ems to be painfully strong. That large ra,if
of <fi -bold arr aud hair
embraced about 500 delegates, Of whom about
500 were owned by Grover Cleveland, and
would deliberately have voted for anything,
however fatal to the Democratic party in their
judgment, if he had so ordered For he had
bought the delegates themselves, or the men
who owned the delegates, with offices or the
hope Of Offices. 1t is safe to predict that the
order of no one man will be submissively
obeyed by three-quarters Of the Republican del
egates, as the orders transmitted through Baron
Scott were obeyed by the entire Democratic
Convention.
II is also safe to predict that the Republican
Convention will not nominate ticket which
is expected to crawl with its fore legs, and run
with its hind legs; ticket which will kinde
gushing enthusiasm Of its supporters for its
tail, and elicit only tame and perfunctory ac-
ceptance of its head. 1t is safe to predict that
the Republican candidate for Vice. President
will not supply the gonfaon Of the party with
his handkerchief, or his old clothes, or any
thing else that is his, and that the proceedings
of the first week after the nomination Of the
ticket will not be a studied insult Of the Presi-
/ Dental candidate under the guise of boiling
affection for his associate. In brief, the Re-
| publican Convention will not hang out the red
flag, nor announce an auction on the premises
| II may be safely predicted. moreover, that
the Republican Convention of this year will not
frame a platform which as printed in some
! States will contain resolutions on Civil Ser
vice and sundry other subjects, but as printed
in other States will contain no such resolutions
Whatever else the convention does, il will not
adopt thimble-rig platform as tho best rec
ommendation of its candidates. Neither will
Republicans as soon as they have returned
home after the convention, begin to pronounce
each other liars, because some hold its most
important resolution declaration for protec-
ton, while others hold it declaration against
protection. The platform will be an honest
declaration of convictions upon which honest
candidates and an honest party can stand with
out sense Of shame.
The Democrats have done the will of their
master, Cleveland l. The Republicans will do
the will OF their masters, the people; and will
strive to submit ticket which the people will
support, though the Office holders will not
NJ. Cleveland's offce-holders constitute 4 pow
erful and well disciplined army, 100000
strong, thanks to the painstaking defeat of
Civil Service reform by reform President
But he will find that his 1000 disappont-
ments have hurt him at least as much as they
have helped and that the zeal of Republicans
for sound principles is worth at least as much
as the zeal Of ofiice-holdcrs for their pay.