St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-14


that he had named Senators Mcmillan,
La Due and Dean as the senate portion
of the joint worlds fair committee.
CLEVELAND'S CANDIDACY.
The Secretary Of the Irish-Ameri-
can Club Answers Gen. John
son.
II the Editor of the q lobe.
In recent number of the Globe Gen.
II. W. johnson raises a warning Tolce
and attempts to stay and turn back the
tidal wave of public sentiment in favor
of the nomination of eX-PresidentC leve-
land as the Democratic candidate IN
1892. He claims that Mr.. Cleveland is
mistaken about his defeat i'll 1888 being
due TO insufficient popular education on
the tariff question, and contends that 1t
was accomplished i'll a large measure
by the hostility of old soldiers, disregard
of personal claims, concessions 10 the
| mugWumpS, and retention of Republic
can officehOlders. He concludes that
Cleveland, with the New York
Sun and 10000 old soldiers against
him, icannOt carry New York, and
therefore cannot succeed; but believes
that tile nomination OF David Il. Hill for
president, and EX-GOv. Gray for vice
president, would secure Democratic
victory. Ii 1t were the old soldiers, and
not insufficient popular education on the
tariff, that caused Cleveland'S defeat,
why is it that. after the most lavish APP
preparation for pensions made by the
last congress. when congressman at times
almost scrambled over each other in the
| ri
such legislation, the next cleo
lions resulted in the most sur
prising and deepest political SNOW
Storm known to the oldest inhabitant to-
day, in which the greatabulk OF Repub-
| Iicans OF prominence who stood for re-
election-though in many instances men
| OF undoubted ability and character
found themselves hopeIesSly showed
under? 1t was rebuke to their advo-
cacy of tariff measure which the awak-
ened intelligence of the people would
not permit them to tolerate.
Moreover, the people have had time to
reflect on Cleveland and his administra-
| ton. nor have they been unobServing
of his manly course in establishing for
| himself a lucrative professional prac-
| tice, setting for eX-presidents all eXam-
| pie of marked business success I'M
| eQualed by any eX-pre5ident before
| him. Only a few weeks since he APP
| peared at the supreme court in Wash
! ingtGn, as counsel in the great New Or
| leans drainage case. and made sturdy
| argument before that august body, pre-
! sided over by the very man who owed
his appointment to Cleveland when
president The people see these thugs,
| and the effect is irresistible.
| Yet Mr.. Cleveland keeps we'll in touch
with matters of public interest, not ne
glecting his duty as an American cltI-
zen in the discussion of public questions.
! That he is equal to almost any occasion,
public or private, has been repeatedly
illustrated since his entrance into pri-
vate life.
The record of his administration as to
pensions issued will compare favOrably
| with that of any other administration,
and the wisdom of number of his pen
| sion yetoeS has been proven. Mary
Ann Doherty, whose case was widely
used as a rallying cry against him, has
since been familiar figure at the police
court in Washington, where she has
| been repeatedly arraigned for drunken
ness and diSOrderly conduct. Her pen-
sion was vetoed OH the very just ground
that she was never enrolled in the gov
ernment'S service.
AS to Cleveland'S treatment of his
friends, the public is more concerned
with questions of general administra-
ton than with adjustments Of personal
| accounts, and the people recognize that
their interests will be safer in the hands
of Il solid, able, broad-minded, untiring
president, possessed of mind and
courage of his own, than if they were
intruSteG to one entangled and beSet by
personal pledges and obligations; and,
with personal matters, a little time often
accomplisheS a great S0ftening Of feel
ing even among those personally
affected, and especially with the public
at large.
In view of the present divisions in
the Republican party and the renewed
strength given the cause of civil service
by the last congressional investigation
and discussion, Cleveiand'S strength
with the independent element of the
country is by no means a matter to be
disregarded in the consideration of his
fitness for nomination.
After the sweeping changes of senti-
ment evidenced by the last election,
when one state after another added its
rebuke to the claim that our tariff SyS-
TEN IS benefit to the people, the New
York Sun and 10000 old soldiers" in
NEW 1OIk, ulGHliOuCu ny Ge1. JOuIiSOIt
as arrayed against Cleveland, would cut
a comparatively insignificant figure in
.hiS commercial state, famous for its
wonderful variations in election re-
turns.
aDavid B. Hill has proved himself a
local leader. but many of his Demo
cratic friends doubt whether he will
rise to the dignity and breadth of ma
tional leadership. Many of his friends
do not regard his acceptance of a place
in the senate as favorable to his pros
poets. and he would awaken intense OPP
position from a large class of people
who are opposed 10 his political meth
DDS and general makeup. Cleveland is
known by the people, and it is probable
they would rather accept him, with
what they know him to be, and with the
Improvement in administration he
would naturally show, as the result OF
his former experience, than to take
their chances on new candidate, whose
course oft procedure would be neceS'
Sarily uncertain.
Cleveland'S experience in presidential
politics would naturally tend to make
him more, rather than less, acceptable
to Democrats; and his hold on the PEG
pie-fOr reasons mentioned above
would add to the vote cast for him OF
political grounds. The movement il
his favor is certainly lot traceable t.
him; it is deeper, wider. and daily be
coming stronger; if it continues unit
1892 it will be Il giant-the giant of the
nanOpratIc convention