The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-01-21

surely carry New York, and il so one
most serious objection to his renomi-
nation will drop. Meantime the duty
of the party chiefs is to look about
them and see with what other names
they can hope to cunjure or conqure
success. To do otherwise, to place
themselves and their party supinely in
the hands Of the overzealous and not
overmodest clique who have consti-
tuted themselves what, without of.
fence 70 the ex-President, we may call
Cleveland Howlers, would be unwise
to the last degree.
This is So clear that we have some
times wondered that Mr.. Cleveland
himself, free'as he is in giving advice
to his party, has not expressed what we
suppose must be his own opinion and
urged the party not to commit itself
to him completely beforehand, but
look over the whole field and see if
there are not men equally able, equal
| ly high principled, equally Democratic
with whom the party could win more
surely than by taking him up again.
There is no lack of conspicuous,
able and popular men. 1t is not COM
plimentary to such men as Gray and
Campbell, as German and Villas, a
Whitney and Morrison, as Russell,
OF Massachusetts, Of Wells, of Con-
necticut, or Phelps, Of Vermont, or
Hilson, of West Virginia, or Boies, OF
Iowa, and others to see Mr.. Cleveland
alone considered.
1t dampens the ardor and enthus-
iasm OF the party to let it see but one
, man, and he defeated candidate
probably unable to carry his own
state next year, as he lost it in 1888,
: and carried it by mere scratch in
r 1884.
4 A one man party has only defeat
f and disgrace before it. The Republi
8 can leaders saw this when they at
e tempted to make theirs mere Gran
!. party. They foresaw that even tina
It great and august name could not car
d ry them to victory. To make Gle
l. veland party out If the Democratic
it party would be still more disastrous.
a If the Herald urges these considera
n tions strenuously this is not that it un
g derestiInates Mr.. Cleveland's qualities
d because we desire ~ warn the Demo
Gratis away from the edge OF danger
a GUS pit. Generals are put in comman
e to win battles. If Mr.. Cleveland cal
% better and more surely than any othe
d man carry the Democratic party t
g success next year then he ought to b
p nominated. But the question whethe
he can deserves to be freely. openl!
candidly and honestly discussed b
~ the Democrats in the meantime.
I'd We have chosen to take such SUI
u =, vey OF the Democratic field, and "
~ have found number of men any on
% of whom has craftsmanship and chal
al acter enough to deserve the confdenc
y of his party and of the people at larg,
i0 OF them all, we will frankly comics
y no one seems to us so fit by the pc
% session of broad craftsmanship, gem
eS inc patriotism, wide knowledge of pul
60 lie men and questions and universi
u. popularity as Henry Watterson, {
~ Kentucky.
~ If any Cleveland man asks. why M
W Cleveland? we have only to reply, VIII
SC not Watterson?
~ w, do not intend offence to NJ
~ Cleveland when we say, what lie hin
'o' self we believe will admit, that in ever
quality which Democratic Presidel
AZ ought to possess in courage, in know
u edge of Democratic principles Al
policies, in intelligent statesManshi
in knowledge of men, in sincere ar
burning patriotism, In the broad al
generous humanity which is SO impo
tant in a ruler-in all these quait'
" Mr.. Watterson is at asst the equal
:" Mr.. Cleveland or Of any other man
:: his party.
" Why not Watterson?-N. Y. Heral
To-
- A resolution providing for an invt
- tigation of Mr.. Brice as senator for