New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-26
Crrrr1ayD or DEMOCRACY.

The OutCry OF Democratic partisahS' Nio'o'
land and anti Cleveland, does not abate Pas-
sion and venom seem to increase, as opposing
factions realize that each is to meet strong OPP
nosition I'm this region Governor Hill is the
"a voritn among those who reject Cleveland, but
at the West and in some parts OF the oou'h nc
docs not seem to be liked any better thah the
OK President himself The situation at present
looks not wholly unpromisng Tor the dark morse
in a TIN &C. COrnercd contest
The Democrats who turn their faces toward
the Mecca of Free Trade when they pray ought
70 he unanimous for Mr. Cleveland but they
are not. Some oppose him on grounds OF policy
only. lie led the party into disastrous deleaU'
they saw, BY forcing the issue for selfish purposes
at wrong time and in most unfortunate wa!
Not DENYING his zeal these men object that MS
nomination again would compel the party 10
fight once more with all the disadvantages uhder
which it went down in 1888, and with the
added prestige of personal defeat. Ihey ASK
with some force in what respect Mr. Cleveland,
now out of office and powerleSS can be stronger
than he was when the head of an admiring host
IF officials bound to him alike by ties OF graf
itude and of hope.
Democrats of another sort, more numerous
and more influential, not only oppose Mr. CieVe-
land but denOrnce him because, III their estlma-
ton. he is their enemy on every phase and part
of the money question. mere echo OF all
Street. and the tool of money and other mo-
nopolics. Many Of these Democrats are ardent
FREQ Traders. and praise Mr.. Cleveland without
stint for his course on that question, and 50 lar
from cenSulnc him for his fatal WOOL message
and his eff ortS for the Mills bill, think that ne
did lust the right thing in the right way. let
they cannot abide his silver letter, ana declare
that this was only the OutcrOpping OF an intense
and implacable hostility TO all their financial
ideas. They are Jealous for Free Trade, with
out doubt. but care incomparably more for
change of monetary policy, and about that are
simply frantic
The stumbling block, for the Democrats who
look at the situation with the eyes oil ShrcWd
and pIactccd politicians. is that they have won
their recent remarkable victory in Congressional
elections. as they we'll know by the open
aid Of the Farmers Alliance and the still mole
effective assistance it gave by dividing the re
publican vote in States where it ran separate
candidates. IF the Alliance could be counted
upon 20 repeat new party performance III re-
publican states only, and TO help the Democrats
in Democratic States. the prospect wonld he
bright. But this is precisely what cannot he
expected. If Southern Democrats refuse 10
abandon their party for the new party IN Dem
ocratic States it is clear that the Alliance VIII
be ale 10 draw of few Republicans second
time in Northern Republican states. Not even
the most Jealous Alliance man wants to be uscd
AS a catSDaw in q Presidential election. But the
Southern members Of the Alliance ale showing
that they do not mean to separate from the
Democratic partv. even though il will not adopt
their peculiar notions.
Hence the nomination Of a candidate peculiar
" Objectionable to the Alliance would turn the
scale for many thousand voters. and in several
States about which Democrats have hopes. 1t
would not merely make entirely futile any al
tempt to unite Alliance and Democratic forces,
but in view OF the attitude of Southern Alliance
men. would drive back a great body OF FORMER
Republicans who have gone into the movement
with honest expectation that new and inde-
pendent party would arise. If these men have
to choose between cecting Mr.. Cleveland, either
directly Oh indirectly, or the candidate OF the
Republican patty with which they voted against
him at tie last election, so few Of them would
consent to help Democracy that its chance III
Western States would be small
In spite OF these facts which make the nom
inati9n of Mr. Cleveland exceedingly dangerous
as respects Western possibilities Democrats find
him the candidate who has much the best
chance. The Governor senator will take the
New York delegation from him, it may be as
sumed, only IL case he can see strength enough
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there il not much yet 10 encourage his hope.
His attitude Oh silver has not been made so
conspicuous as to attract the favor of Western
and Southern Democrats and while he has time
in the Senate next winter to make a record 1t is
not likely that he will so overcome his cat-footed
md cautious habits as to seize the affection Of
the monetary fanatics.