The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-06
A Frank Acknowledsment.


The New York World, speaking Of the
campaign in New York, says: The ser
vice of Grover Cleveland 10 the democratic
cause in the campaign in this state was very
great"
There Is not a fair minded man in New
| York no will not admit that the forego-
/ ingis true. Even Mr. ClevelsEds political
enemies in his own party say that he Is
popular, and that the people have greater
/ confidence IN him than in any other public
man. During the campaign 6 well known
! democrat. who frankly says he does not like
/ Mr.. Cleveland, declared that when address
ing an audience that was Indifferent and
unrssponsive, he had only TO mention Mr..
Clsveland's name TO arouse enthusiasm and
excite applause. Il Is worthy Of notice that
vast crowds attended the campaign meet
ings at which SIR. Cleveland spoke. and
that the applause he received was greater
than that accorded to any other speaker.
The people like an honest straightforward
man. They do not think that Mr.. Cleve-
land is brilliant man or statesman Of the
highest order, but they know he is thor
oughly honest man, and that he has plenty
also that when President he gave the coua-
try clean and economical administration,
and that he had the backbone to disregard
the appeals and threats Of the politicians
whsn IL was for the best interests Of the
country for him to do so. And that is the
reason be is so popular. Gov. Russell of
Massachusetts, is much the same sort of a
man, and the people OF that state have just
reelected him governor by a handsome plu-
rality, although about ali the othsr demo-
cratic candidates were defeated.
All the indications point to Mr.. Cleveland
as the democratic nominee for President
next year. Many who doubted the advis
ability of nominating him prior to the
election now openly advocate his nomina-
ton.
Mr.. Cleveland was very popular In the
south before he wrote his letter against the
free coinage of silver. and his popularity in
this section is still great. Many OF those who
condemned him for that letter will have
TO admit that they made a mistake. The
demand for free silver coinage is not SC
great either in the west or south as its ad
vocates would have the country believe.
There is no doubt that one of the things
which contributed to Campbells defeat in
Ohio was the free silver coinage plank in
the democratic platform. The silver ques-
ton was an issue in the Ohio campaign,
second only to the tariff in importance. II
free silver coinage is popular anywhere it
ought to be in Ohio, and yet that state gave
a plurality Of 10000 against it
No party that favors the free coinage of
silver can carry single eastern state. and
without help from these states no party can
elect President. New York and Massa-
chusetts, which have just elected democratic
governors, are against it, and the Demo-
cratic parties Of those states were wise
enough TO condemn it in their platforms.
1t does not look as il the nomination Of
Mr.. Cleveland for President could be pre-
vented. His popularity is greater now than
1t was a week ago, and it will continue to
increase until the meeting Of the national
democratic convention. The presidential
ticket will be Mr.. Cleveland for President
and western man, perhaps Gov Boies. for
Vice President.