New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-09
THE DEuOCRATIC NOMINEE ~ 1872

Tho fact that this is an off year III state poll
tics-the only state officer to be voted Tor Ill
Novambcr being Judge of the Court OF APP
no,Is--some of our Democratic contemporaries
arc taking advantage Of the leisure thus al
forded them to boom their Candidates Ior the
presidential nomination of 1892. Chief among
these in industry, if not III Discretion Is ne
albany Times Tho Times has come TO be
recognized as the leading nurse OF the liiii
boom. II is an ardent believer i'll the Governor
but IFS exertions in his behalf are calculated to
do him more harm than Good-so at least II
strikes an unpreudiced obScrver-S'ncc one OF
IFS fayorte schemes OF electionccrng Tor MIN
is 70 stab ex-Presidcnt Cleveland II was once
said Of Randolph Of Roanoke, to illustrate his
love for cotton as an exponent OF inc "oulh'
that che would 60 ten miles out OF his way at
anv time 10 lIicl, a sheep II Is evident that
"Tbo Times" would make as great sacrifice
in order to insert its knife beneath Mr.. Cleyc-
lands fifth rib.
The course pursued by This Hill organ has
aroused tho indignation Of the leading Demo
cratic newspaper of western Newly ork, The
Rufalo Courier" II talks TO d" The Times in
this vigorous fashion
seek his prccrmcnt and expect to accomplish It by
v,fvnr and slandcrfng President Cleveland. or by
.ssaiuc that large number II Democrats wa" SIN rs
gard him rs tho foremost and htcs representative "i
the principles 10 which their party adher's Inc DC
rnocracv Of Sew York thus iar have authorized no one
10 anticipate their choice - oandid''" Tor inc i'c'
Dental nomination. ana they not likcly to maze
rch choice prior 10 the conc, that will decide which
q, tho two rival parties Will control tho state Govern
1rent of New York during the Presidential campaign
Instead of receiving the rcbukc with Il meek
and ouiot spirit 1.-THE Times" retortS by calling
"Tho Courier "insiucoic ard hypocritlcai
and by broadly insnuating that its friendship
for the Governor IS n sham. 1.-The Courier
does not indeed come out for Cleveland or como
ont against Hill. l. simply comes ont in op-
nosition 10 what it styles "injudiclou, zcal''-
meaning of course, the zeal displayed by iiN
Albany ncighbor Nevertheless, reading be-
troen the lines Of It's scoding one seems To
gather that il prefers tho cx-PrcNidcnt I" inc
Governor as the partys standard-beaTer III
1892. The most painful thing connected WIN
tho IIIl boom must be the fact that the veneer
able Albany Argus" which is published WITHIN
= stones throw or two Of the Executive Cham
her il one Of the most halcyon and vociicrouS
az Mr. Cleveland's admirers. \ few days ago
1.-THE Argus" took occasion TO review ne
Public Papers of Grover Cleveland ana IN
doing so it pronounced a number of beautiful
and unstintcd culOCics upon him. II Is learned
for instance. from this editorial review that
Mr.. Clcvclands popularity is solid. enduring
and constantly dcvcopng' that the Demo
cratic party is " unaltcrably devoted" 70 him
tina. "no better Democratic campaign book
T. 4 = ,bou tho public pIDprS
~ Mr. Cleveland rs Prcsident"; that he Is
stronger to-day not only with his party, but
with all fair minded citizens irrespective OF
notifies than he has ever been All this Is
discouraging reading for the Governor, nor VIII
his spirits improve if he turns from The Ar
gus" 10 the chief Independent Democratic news
naper Of Long Island, 1.-The Brooklyn Eagle"
1.-THE Eagle. in an article on tho recent Demo
cratic conventions in Illinois and Maine, asserts
that 4" their proceedings point ncrringly to the
continued leadership in the National Democ-
racy of Grover Cleveland. lbs star
as matters stand is clearly in the ascendant.
Time may bring a change or that change
there is now no visible sign"
The Republicans OF Newlork view these
Democratic exercises with only languid in
torcst The nominee of the Republican Ma
tfonal Convention Of 1892 Is going 10 win, and
| in view of that rather pivotal fact it makes no
difference 10 them what their opponents may
decide To do. There is question az to which
would be the easier to beat Cleveland or Hill ;
but there is no question about the ability OF the
party which triumphcd in 1888 to beat either.
| The result Of the Oregon election is significant.
| Democratic journals arc fond of telling their
readers that the ideas for which Mr.. Cleveland
fought and was defeated are constantly grow
ing in popularity. Bur Republican goes back
to Congress from Oregon by the biggest ma
iority ever given in that State Oh, no. The
free-trade tide is not rising.