The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-19
TEE CURSE OF cLEyrLASD1sM.
The Attempt to fasten IL o. the Denoeraey
"A DEFEATED Candidates Tresehery.

"A Defsatea Candidates. Tresehery.
Fom IRE C7iougo Herald.
WASHINGTON. May 13.-There are Democrats
OF high station and unimpeachable record In
the party service who do not hesitate to ex-
press their thoughts about the rule or ruin
coterie which has gathered round Grover
Cleveland and attempted to force his nomina-
tion upon Democracy. Four years ago Grover
Cleveland. as President and with all the power
OF Federal patronage in his hands, was able to
force his own denomination upon the party,
but he was not able to elect himself His
nomination then was a mistake. as every one
knows 1t was q blunder which never could
have been made but for the subtle and perya-
sive influence OF the politicians who brought
1t about as reward for favors had and as a
bid for favors yet to como Now coterie OF
MIR. Coveland's friends arc Attempting to lead
the Democratic party to another feat OF hari-
Kari in tho name of consistency. The theory Of
this coterie is that there is but one man great
and good enough to be Democracy's candidate
for the Presidency: that without his leadership
Democracy will be q failure: that defeat with
him Is preferable to victory with another.
democratic Senators object not only to the
claim that Is made for Mr.. Clevelend that no
is the divinely appointed candidate, tho only.
the incarnation OF Democracy. but they object
to tho rule-or-ruin tactics OF his immediate
supporters. What are the facts2 New York's
electoral votes are absolutely essential to
Democratic success next November This
| cannot be gainsaid. Any other plan for win
ming the Presidency than one which puts New
| York In the Democratic column is chimericnl.
| ridiculous. In the now electoral college. and
as statos have voted in the past. tho Eepubli-
| can candidate might DO elected without Now
YORK. The Democratic candidate could not
De unless political miracle interviewed TO
save him. Therefore. New York is the key to
the situation. and it bchooves ali Democrats
to turn their eyes toward New York and see
what is going on there.
| new YORK met in State Convention last Fob.
ruary. 1t was regularly called Convention.
with no faint Of illegally or irreGularity upon
its proceedings The primaries were adver.
| tised in advance were open and fair Every
Democrat who cared to participate Ind oppor.
| tunity TO do SO. The friends Of every candi-
| cate had notice and FREQ access to tho polls
rms convention almost unanimously chose
| Gov. Hill as its candidate as the candidnte OF
the state for the national nomination. 1t SO.
lected delegation Of the abicst and best men
In the party to go to Chicago and present
Hills name. When this Convention adjourned
Gov. Hill was the candidate of the State of
New York. the State which is to BIO the battle
ground OF the comm: contest. as honestly, as
fairly. as regularly as Gov. Doies is tho candi-
date OF Iowa. or as Gov. Palmer might have
been the candidate Of Illinois had hi. friends
not permitted themselves to he outwittcd.
Then what happened Did the friends Of Mr.
Cleveland. who had up to this time held
their peace acGuiesce like good Democrats?
Did they. evcn If disappointed bow to tho
party Will and keep the peace? No. They at
once began the organization of kicking, a
boiling convention. Thoy Mt once began to
SDlit tba Dam rio ~ 10,
into two bitterly contendnG factions. They
not only revoltcd against the authority md
the party action. but they hearcd abuse upon
the head Of Hill and his friends. Tho Cover.
nor they denounced as tri,kstcr. as a politi-
cal burglar. rs II man unworthy the confidence
and tho company Of decent men. Governor
Hill 5 solo offence was that he had stepped in
the way Of Cleveland. 1t was Cleyclapd's
blind infatuated friends. and they alone, who
had cause to complain Of him. The Demo-
cratic party certainly had none. He had won
Democracys battles. he had never trailcd her
banners in tho dust. Even whilo the Cleve.
land men were traducing him he saved to tho
party tie Legislature Of the State, on which
SO much depends for the Democracy of tho
whole country. winning thereby the applause
and gratitude Of Democrats everywhere. From
that day to this tho Cleveland idolaters have
pursued their boiling. their revolt against tho
party their abuse Of Hill and all his followers
who acted with him in the lawful. the regular
business tho party.
lfthcrc is disharmony In New York the i'm
mediate friends of Grover Cleveland are di-
rectly and wholly responsible for it There
was harmony till they began rebellion against
party authority-till they began to SOW the
State with their venom. II the State be lost TO
Democracy next November. and with it tho
Presidency. tho blood will he upon tho head OF
the near. the confidential. the professional
friends OF Grover Cleveland. And while still
engaged in rebellion. whi!o still ndustriously
pittng Democrat against Democrat while pre-
pairing the soil for defeat. they have the phe-
nomenal audacity. tho incom parabl effrontery
to ask the national Democracy to take UP and
nominate the very man in whose behalf all this
work OF destruction is carried on!
Their pretsnce that Mr. Cleveland is not
concerned in this work Of disorganizng the |
Democracy Of New York. that he know.
nothing about it. is mere impertinence. No
one Is fooled by it. Who are tho three men
most prominent In tho New York revolt
Head and shoulders above all Others W. Il
Grace. Mr.. Clevelands intimate friend. the
man who has sworn Mr.. Cleveland shall he
again nominated for President If 1t costs him q
million dollars. W. r. Grace. o: guano fame
the contldant Of Blaine. the plutocratc slugger
OF New York politics. Next to him comes Mr.
Clcveland's intimate friend and former Cabinet
officer Charles s. Fairch!d. After Falrchia.
Mr.. Cleveand's friend, Frederic r. Coudeit
After Coudert. more intimate friends Of Grover
Cleveland. Who could have stopped nil this
with a word. with wave Of his hand2 Mr.
Cleveland. But he has not snid the word. His
hand has not moved. He stands ready to profit
by the movement il there be profit in it, to re-
pudiate 1t If 1t BIO unsuccessful.
COINJ:LL'S NEW PHESIDEAI.