The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-24
NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.

Political events in New York since the
election of Governor FLOWER appear to
have taken that state entirely out of con-
sideration as furnishing Democratic can
didate for President. 1t is not necessary
to go into the question of whether the
friends Of Governor HILL actually took
snap Judgment upon the friends of Mr..
CLEVELAND in the call for mid-winter
convention to elect delegates to Chicago.
1t is not necessary to inquire whether the
friends of Mr. CLEVELAND are acting out
side the regular organization of the Demo
cratic party in their movement of revolt.
The undeniable fact is that there is an ir-
reconcilable fractional contest on hand be-
tween these two wings of the party, and
that the Democracy of the country are not
called upon to determine the question
whether either or neither is right. Indi-
vlduals may have their preference
between the two as persons, as politicians,
or as statesmen, and yet rule
them both out as candidates or leaders of
their party. And reluctant as Democrats
may be to perform this task, as cruel as it
may be to compel them to SO determine,
there seems, in the present lights, to be no
other course to pursue.
Considering the magnificent service per-
formed by Mr.. CLEVELAND when, regard
less of all personal considerations he pre-
sents the issue Of tariff reform to the coun-
try; considering the purity and fidelity of
his administration; considering, too, his
services on the hastings since he left the
Presidential chair, a great part of them
| performed in the canvass leading to the
great victory of last fall, for which Cover
nor HILLS friends claim SO much credit
for their champion-considering these
things, it must be confessed the country
was i'll prepared for SO complete an ignor-
ing Of him by the Albany convention of
Monday last. 1t is surprising that
men deferred to as good party man.
ayers, with their home victory SO emphatic
ally assured, should not have looked
abroad and made some conciliatory move
in recognition of Mr.. CLEvELAND's friends.
Instead of this we scan the proceedings in
vain for the faintest recognition of even
Mr.. C.'s name, and moreover there seems
to have been painfully studious effort tc
|
the Democracy of the United States have
been holding in their grateful thoughts 6
person who is not known to his ueighbors
and have been exhibiting as an ideal Of
their conception of patriot one moi
worthy to be spoken of in the same breath
with the really honored sons of the Empire
state. This, plainly said, is uncomfortable
and will not be tolerated except by persons
who entertain the notion that Mr.. CLEvE
LAND is traitor. unfit to be remembered
There was no occasion for display OF this
bitter spirit, and The HERALD is greatly
mistaken if it shall not turn out that it viii
be resented and repudiated.
The country has had too many shameful
examples of the character of New York in
ternecine party dissenions for outside Dem
) ocrats to care to go into Presidential can
' vass with such fight impending as TIT
political situation in that state now pre-
sents. To be candid, it is tired of the bull
doing. hectoring methods of the Empir
. stste ''mschine," and will eagerly embrace
= even pretext to go elsewhere for a candi
5 date. With CLEVELAND at the head of tn
ticket, the man would have bean the plat
form. Unfortunately, with all Governo
HILLS ability and with his good admins
trative record, such could not be frank
said of him. But since Gov. HILL
candidacy appears to have not only mad
= CLEyELAND's candidacy impracticbale, bu
to have paralyzed the party interest Of hi
friends, prudence and sound politics
policy require that both be set aside.
Nor is it essential that what are Gale
the doubtful states shall be represented 0
= the Democratic ticket. The considerable
of state pride is generally overweighed b
personal considerations of adverse natur
so that the probability is that New Jerse,
= Indiana and Connecticut, as well as Ne
York, can be carried as easily by reside1
of another state as by one of its own cit
+, zens. 1t is sure almost, that with HARR
SON as the Republican nominee, any GOO
Democrat may expect the electoral vote
. Indiana, and careful calculators do not r
:, gard as doubtful any of the states won
CLEVELAND in 1884, with the possible e.
ceptlon of West Virginia On the 9th,
n hands the Democrats have excellent pro-
q poets in. several of the other states.
This is good season for Democrats
recur to the old-time maxims of the part
It One of these is principles, not men; ever
e thing for the cause" In respect 10 VIII
is involved in next Novembers electio
viewed as individuals, CLEVELAND is mott
l. ing, HILL is nothing. The first essential
,e harmony.